Organised by Ace Hotel London
A new design initiative investigating opportunities by reusing, re-purposing and reinterpreting existing objects.
Ace Hotel London Shoreditch
Tue 17 September, 19:00 – 21:00
Ace Hotel London introduces this year’s design initiative, during London Design Festival, that investigates the opportunities made possible by reusing, repurposing and reinterpreting existing methods, materials and techniques. Approaching items through this lens, the project takes form as a collective endeavour, working with a cadre of designers to responsibly create custom, customised and customisable objects for Ace Hotel London. London Design Festival promotes the city’s creativity, drawing in the country’s greatest thinkers, practitioners, retailers and educators to deliver an unmissable celebration of design.
This year’s designers include French-born, Mexico-based furniture and product designer Fabien Cappello, who will be designing water jugs and cutlery holders for the lobby; London design studio Raw Edges, producing rugs in association with GAN for The Rooftop; Amsterdam-based studio BCXSY, who will unveil room dividers for The Rooftop; as well as French-born, emerging designer Diego Faivre who has created door stops for the property.
To carry forward the theme of customisation, Faivre will be operating a pop-up Minute Manufacture factory in the Lobby of the hotel for the duration of the London Design Festival. Guests are invited to have new items made and existing items customised in Faivre’s joyful aesthetic at the rate of £1 a minute. Faivre will also create a dynamic installation for the front entrance of the hotel.
This year’s design initiative, which showcases eclectic and unique designs that become both necessary operational tools and a way to spotlight exciting global talent, has been collaborated with consultant Libby Sellers.
- acehotel
- londondesignfestival