Part of the furniture: Ready Made Go

  • Vickie Hayward
  • Tas Elias
  • Kevin Arulrajah
Some London Design Festival projects disappear into the ether – they’re fleeting moments that no matter how creative and inspiring come and go without leaving a trace. Others like Modern Design Review’s Ready Made Go, which tasks a handful of designers to make new products for London’s Ace Hotel, have year-round sticking power. Each of the designers respond to a real need dictated by Ace’s team – whether it be door handles or a new artwork – with their designs permanently merging into the fabric of the hotel, enriching the space for all that pass through and giving visitors a flavour of the capital’s rich creative scene.

Laura Houseley, the editor of one of our favourite mags Modern Design Review, is the mastermind behind the unique project. Dreaming up its first edition in 2015, Laura seeks out talent creatives to bring into the fold, then perfectly matches their skills, approaches and uses of materials with the objects that the Ace Hotel team desire. These have ranged from the utterly practical (Philippe Malouin’s door handles and Tomás Alonso’s spun-copper ashtrays for example) to the wildly imaginative, as in PATTERNITY’s 2016 climbing wall.

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