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New Talent at Tent London

Tent London is always a great place to spot new talent during London Design Festival and here are some of our favorites that we scoped out.

10.02.14 | By
New Talent at Tent London

Andy Murray calls his candleholder Frank – new in yellow for Tent it’s made from copper, resin, and honeycomb concrete, making it surprisingly light.

Tent London LDF14

Victoria Umansky’s new collection is made from sustainable and organic hemps and cottons, and all hand-printed, crafted, and sewn in Victoria’s studio in West London. I love the neon color pops in an otherwise understated palette.

Tent London LDF14

Inspired by warm Mexican hospitality, Piel Cacahuate by Beatriz Georgina Lamas De Anda is a set of snack bowls each one exploring a different copper finish.

Tent London LDF14

Kate Farley was exhibiting at Tent London for the first time, with her collection of fabrics, wall coverings, and accessories inspired by British formal gardens.

Tent London LDF14

The Random Light by Studio If was possibly my favorite find of the festival – pulling one copper tab slowly extinguishes the lights one by one, and pulling the other one switches them back on – in a different order every time.

Tent London LDF14

A collaboration between ceramicist Sue Pryke and her husband’s wooden homewares brand Wild + Wood: their styles complement each other so well, I can’t imagine why they haven’t worked together before!

Tent London LDF14

It was great to see Vera & Kyte in residence with their Prop Up Chair and Ottoman. They were also showing their Apparel room screen in green for the first time at 100% Norway.

Tent London LDF14

I love the Olly Stool by Junction Fifteen in yellow, a new take on the traditional tri-symmetric stool, with fun bowling ball style finger holes for lifting and positioning.

Tent London LDF14

Zoe Murphy’s new strategy for staying creative is to travel somewhere new as inspiration for her annual collection – this year she headed off to Mexico and her “Mexico to Margate” collection is the result. What a great idea!

Tent London LDF14

Finally, the inspirational Sebastian Cox launched his Underwood Collection of furniture using his trademark coppiced hazel – this time using the pieces often left over by traditional furniture production and leaving it in as close to its natural state as possible. I’m a huge fan!

Katie Treggiden is a purpose-driven journalist, author and, podcaster championing a circular approach to design – because Planet Earth needs better stories. She is also the founder and director of Making Design Circular, a program and membership community for designer-makers who want to join the circular economy. With 20 years' experience in the creative industries, she regularly contributes to publications such as The Guardian, Crafts Magazine and Monocle24 – as well as being Editor at Large for Design Milk. She is currently exploring the question ‘can craft save the world?’ through an emerging body of work that includes her fifth book, Wasted: When Trash Becomes Treasure (Ludion, 2020), and a podcast, Circular with Katie Treggiden.