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At a dinner in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral last night the London Design Medal was awarded to Ron Arad.
Accepting the award, the great Tel Aviv-born designer said, "Thank you London – I couldn't imagine doing whatever I'm doing anywhere else in the world".
Ron Arad last night, St Paul's Cathedral. Susan Smart Photography
In another moving moment the London Design Festival presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to Vidal Sassoon, inspirational entrepreneur and pioneer of the bob cut, who spoke of his origins as a 14-year-old apprentice barber in East London.
2010 Medal winner Thomas Heatherwick with Vidal Sassoon. Susan Smart Photography
Today much of the Festival's focus moves to the Design Districts. Keep an eye out for late openings and other special events in The Shoreditch Design Triangle and the Clerkenwell Design District.
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Moooi Mermaids
Moooi / until 25 September
Open from yesterday, Marcel Wanders' playful approach to design reaches The Dock as Moooi's London store becomes an aquatic wonderland, complete with underwater lighting and sound effects as Moooi guides you through its latest collection. Look out too for Marcel Wanders delivering Friday's Breakfast Talk with Surface magazine. More
Studio Ware
Gallery FUMI / until 25 September
An exhibition of new studio work by a select group of artists and designers who share a passion for manipulating materials by hand, including Max Lamb, Studio Glithero and Johannes Nagel. More
Squint
Squint / 17 - 25 September
Alongside its richly decorated furniture, Squint launches its first collection of wallpapers and fabrics at the Festival, as well as hosting a late night shopping evening tonight for the Shoreditch Design Triangle. More
Squint Bespoke sofa
Bernhardt Design presents the international launch of Workshop
Brands Limited / 20 - 23 September
Designers Kiki van Eijk and Joost van Bleiswijk join forces in the studio for Bernhardt Design with a collection titled Workshop, which makes its international debut at the London Design Festival. Leading the new generation of Dutch designers, much of Kiki’s and Joost’s work is based on the traditions of the workshop. Van Eijk and van Bleiswijk are also giving us tomorrow's Breakfast Talk with Surface magazine. More
Joost van Bleiswijk and Kiki van Eijk
Design and Style Trends in Furniture & Fashion - A Retrospective
The Boss Design Group Showroom / until 24 September
A week long exhibition for curated by Rag & Bow: The Roaming Vintage Store. More
Luge Armchair by Nick Munro, Lyndon Design for Boss
Dezeen Space
54 Rivington Street / until 16 October
Pop up gallery, experimental space, store and more, featuring The Dezeen Book of Ideas, the very literally named Dezeen Platform (one square metre of designer soapbox), the return of the Dezeen Watch Pop Up Store, Dominic Wilcox's much talked-about watch sculptures and more. More
Dezeen Watch Store
Showroom launch
Boffi Wigmore / until 24 September
Boffi launches its second London showroom in a former bank, showcasing design by Piero Lissoni and Monica Armani. More
1 Week Boutique
Craft Central / 20 - 25 September
Group show pop-up shop showcasing several London based Craft Central designer-makers who share a strong, graphical quality. More
Spiky Kinorhyncha Beakers by Ikuko Iwamoto
Cole & Son: Geometric Collection launch
Andaz Liverpool Street / until 25 September
Wallpaper maker Cole & Son's Geometric range has a distinctly Op Art-ish feel. Manufacturing wallpaper since 1853, Cole & Son will also host tea and a tour at the North London factory on Saturday 24 September. More
Geometric by Cole & Son
Dainow&Dainow
Department of Coffee and Social Affairs / until 13 October
Dainow&Dainow creates limited edition prints of drawings by architects. For London Design Festival Dainow&Dainow have selected the best work of London’s most recent graduates, shown alongside the work of established talents. More
Times Square at Night, NYC by Aqualta
Someday Collective: Design Diversions
Product of the Environment HQ / 20 - 25 September
Workshops, events, a shop, films; six days of design larks on Kingland Road including origami, "Speed Hating", moustache-making, "fitness video-tape knitting" and a general self-styled "Carnival of Design Delights", tempered with daily horror movie screenings. Free popcorn and coffee. More
Studio Lawrence: Landing in London
Annexe, Brick Lane Gallery / 20 - 25 September
This year the Dutch are here force. Furniture brand Studio Lawrence debut at the London Design Festival with a selection of pieces including their To Gather sofas. More
To Gather modular range by Studio Lawrence
Vic Lee: A Right Royal Makeover with the Prints of London
The Corner Shop, Craft Central / 20 - 25 September
Vic Lee's type-rich illustrations of London streets envisage a city made of pork scratchings and warm ale, quiffs and toffs and traders. More
Robert Stadler: Shading
Carpenters Workshop / until 12 November
Australian born Paris based designer Robert Stadler returns to Carpenters Workshop for a exhibition of furniture and lighting that seems to extracts new forms from old functions. More
Lightspot by Robert Stadler
Ideal Home
Chelse Space / 20 September - 22 October
Taking the theme of domestic bliss, Chelsea Space hosts an exhibition of works spanning 1913 - 2011 by over 50 artists and designers, from an Omega Workshop rug by Frederick Etchells made for the Ideal Home Exhibition of 1913 to original works by contemporary artists including Gavin Turk, Bruce McLean, and Yinka Shonibare. More
African & African-Caribbean Design Diaspora Festival 2011
Bargehouse / until 25 September
This major showcase of African and Caribbean art and design continues right until the end of the Festival. Look out for parallel events at The Hospital Club on 23 September, appearances at the Re-Loved Lounge at 100&% Design from 22 September, live streaming from TEDxSoweto 2011 on 24 September and lots more besides. More
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Portraits in the Making
PM Gallery and House / 21 September - 12 November
Show by 17 designer-makers who met through the Craft Council's Hothouse programme working in jewellery, wood, textiles, basketry, ceramics and glass. More
Hard Look by Helene Uffren
HUBA Hungarian Bazaar: Design for Takeaway!
Blackall Studios / 21 - 25 September
HUBA is a group of arund 30 young Hungarian applied artists, fine artists and designers; this group show features features fashion, textiles, ceramics, glass, lighting and more. Launch party tomorrow night. More
Vase by Bokor Gyöngyi
Baccarat at Midori House
Midori House / 21 - 22 September
Baccarat makes its debut at the London Design Festival by inviting interior designer Suzy Hoodless to transorm the ground floor event space of Midori House, the home of Monocle magazine and Winkreative, into a space showcasing Baccarat's latest collection of home ware and lighting. More
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In tomorrow's e-Bulletin, Fitrovia Now, news of Designersblock, designjunction, 100% Design, Tramshed and Tent
And, oh yes... if you've got a camera on your smartphone, why not video your feet to win a pair of Tracey Neuls shoes.
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