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LATEST - MAY 2008    
     
The Architects' Journal - 08 May 2008  
1 Thing to do this week  

Enter this 'fast architecture' competition, for which the AJ is media partner, to design a 6 x 5 x 4m structure that can be built in 48 hours and disassembled in 24. The Workspace Urbantine Project challenges architects to build an urban workspace that takes into account the...

 
   
 

 

APRIL 2008    
     
Photon magazine - Issue 10/April 2008  
Design Event Becomes Design Movement  

This photon issue uncovers the true nature of these design events in the midst of becoming a full-fledged movement.

 
   
     
JANUARY 2008    
   

 

Belle - January 2008  
London Calling!  
Belle's lowdown on the best of the recent London Design Festival.  
 

 

 
DECEMBER 2007    
     
Gulf Interiors - December 2007  
Spaced Out  

September means London – for the London Design Festival [LDF] which not only incorporates 100% Design, Decorex, Designers Block and Tent London, but around 300 individual exhibitions, product launches and installations at venues across the city – from Brompton Cross to Brick Lane

 
 
     
Esquire - December 2007  
(Dutch)  
Esquire's visit to Tent London. Features Corinna Warm.  
 
     
DAMn - December 2007  
Extensive product feature of Tent London exhibitors.  
 
   
     
Blueprint - December 2007 (article one)  
Produce (LDF review)  
"For the first time, Tent London,... dedicated a show to vintage furniture market, using it as a introduction to the new designer talent show. Tent Also engaged witih architecture launching the Urbantine Project, an architectural project open to young practices."  
 
     
NOVEMBER 2007    
     
Icon - November 2007  
London Design Festival Report - Tent London  
"...Tent London brought together the two events in the Truman Brewery to dominate east London. Under the Tent umbrella was a hall reminiscent of Milan's Superstudio called Superbrands, an area selling vintage furniture, and Content and Talent Zone, which showed mainly... "  
 
 
onoffice - November 2007 (article one)  
News  
"The London Design Festival had us running from east to west and straight through the middle of our favourite city of London. Here is what caught our eye out there in the jungle of design wins and wannabes... "  
 
 
onoffice - November 2007 (article two)  
Industry heads review LDF  
"Our cover story tells you what our selected industry heads found relevant and influential for workplace design." Comments from Deyan Sudjic, Max Fraser and Andre Morral on Tent London.  
 
     
     
Plan - November 2007  
What's new  
"Some of our favourites from the recent Tent London design show."  
 
     
La Mia Casa - November 2007  
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Maison Francaise - November 2007  
(Turkish)  
   
 
     
Hospitality Interiors - November 2007  
"Located in the Truman Brewery in Brick Lane, the event attracted over 300 exhibitor who covered every aspect of design from vintage to modern, art and architecture, plus a number of stops in between."  
   
READ MORE...
 
     
Arena - November 2007  
Interiors / The insider  
The best bachelor-pad kit from the London Design Festival (Giles Miller, Farm Designs featured).  
 
 
OCTOBER 2007    
     
Cabinet Maker - 19 October 2007  
What's brewing?  

"Tent London is designed to span the divide between consumer and designer, and therefore a good place to gauge consumer wants. The show that takes up 11acres of London's Truman Brewery on Brick Lane is divided up into themed spaces to mark out for visitors... "

 
 
     
DesignMag China - October 2007  
The most comprehensive and diverse of the year  
Features Content, Circa, Talent Zone, Superbrands and Your Space.  
 
     
ELLE DECORATION UK - OCTOBER 2007  
Design Guide - What to see  
"A hotly anticipated new umbrella event across East London's hip 61-acre Truman Brewery site, including: 'Content', a showacase of cutting-edge furniture, lighting and digital designs (such as Mikaol Ling's 'Bourgogne' chair from Young Swedish Design); 'Superbrands' - international... "  
 
     
ELLE DECORATION BRITISH DESIGN AWARDS 2007  
Don't miss! Free design giveaway  
"Up for grabs is 'Link' a new polypropylene pot cum wall compoenants! Designed by awards-nominated Brit duo PearsonLloyd, there will be a tousand freebies available on a first-come, first served basis..."  
 
 
WORLD INTERIORS - OCTOBER 2007  
Winning Design  
Eyes down for another round of design that really takes the gamble. Nathalie Wilson checks out the competition at the London Design Festival and the pick of the shows.  
 

 

 

SEPTEMBER 2007    
     
Evening Standard - 25 September 2007  
A fabulous East End revival  
"Half of Razorlight were there. So was Wayne Hemingway. And the production designer on the new James Bond film was busy snapping up props for "Bond 21". The new design fair, Tent, which took over Brick... "  
 
     
Guardian Weekend - 22 September 2007  
Hello, good buys  
"Forget Eames and Jacobsen: these are the designers you should be collecting now, before their prices sky-rocket."  
 
     
The London Paper - 20 September 2007  
Plan your weekend  
"This four-day event sees the world's best designers come to the Truman Brewery to showcase their most innovative and imaginative designs."  
 
     
Design Week - 20 September 2007  
"Link is a new product designed by PearsonLloyd, which combines to build elegant lightweight temporary structures for both domestic and contract use."  
 
     
Daily Telegraph - 20 September 2007  
London property section  
What are the UK's most talented young designers up to? Check out Tent London this weekend, where 300 will be exhibiting for London Design Week , says Rachel Loos  
 
     
Evening Standard Homes & Property - 19 September 2007  
They are our future  
Visit the London Design Festival this week, and discover the work of our very best new designers, reports Barbara Chandler. (Features the work of Diplomat, Ryan Frank, Lucy Renshaw, Angharad McLaren, Elli Popp, Ku-Designs, Lauren Moriarty, Nick Rawcliffe, Katy Beardshall and more.)  
 
     
Sunday Times - 16 September 2007  
Home section  
A taste of the Milan furniture fair, with trendsetting and leading international brands, and a showcase of graduate designers.  
 
     
Telegraph magazine - 15 September 2007  
Beautiful, clever, mad - What's in store at the London Design Festival  
"A new event with 10 separate shows. ...including Ercol, Farm Designs, Corian and Freshwest; and Circa, which features 20th-century pieces"  
 
     
Design Week - 13 September 2007  
Festival perspective  

"The scale and scope of the London Design Festival means you need to steer a well-planned route through the mammoth event that covers every discipline as well as multiple sites across the capital." Max Fraser provides a guide.

 
 
 
Metro - 11 September 2007  
Stand out from the rest  

Why buy cheap, disposible furnishings when you can have a one-off? Chloe Scott celebrates individuality. ...Here are some of our favourites from one of the exhibitions, Tent.

 
 
 
Design Week - 06 September 2007  
"Scandinavian design is putting a strong showing during this month's London design festivals with, among others,... a Swedish show at Tent..."  

 

 
 
     
Evening Standard Homes & Property - 05 September 2007  
On with the shows  
"Tent London is an ambitious project filling the whole of the vast ex-industrial space..., with hip happenings - new design installations and general showing-off including Content for cutting-edge contemporary design, Circa for vintage furnishings, Superbrands... "  
 
 
Grand Designs - September 2007  
Canvas support - this month's essential update  
"New for this year's London Design Festival, the Tent event at the Truman Brewery in London is the place to spot innovative designs, ..."  
 
     
Crafts - September 2007  
   
   
 
     
FX - September 2007  
Tent's new camp  
Jimmy MacDonald takes you on a tour of what's store at Tent's inaugural exhibition...  
 
     
BBC Homes & Antiques - September 2007  
What's New H&A's must-see shows  
"Embracing vintage design this year with a new attraction, 'Circa', which will include classics from 1950s to the 1980s from more than 40 specialists dealers."  
 
     
House & Garden - September 2007  
News  
Tent London is a new event at the Truman Brewery,.. It comprises four shows: Content, where up-and-coming and more established designers, producers and manufacturers will display their work; Circa, a vintage... "  
 
     
idFX - September 2007  
Diary - Tent London  
Launching this month, this is a range of expos and shows occupying a 11-acre site.  
 
     
Living etc - September 2007  
Festive Season  
It's London Design Festival time, and new this year is Tent London, with specialist vintage zone.  
 
     
Mix Interiors - September 2007  
   
   
 
     
My Space - September 2007  
Show Preview Tent London  
Tent London emerges as the capital's newest and must-see design show.  
 
     
New Design - Issue 55  
Young Blood  
"This September visitors to Tent London will be able to do some serious talent spotting. Talent Zone - The result is an exciting mix covering all design disciplines from interaction design through to furniture and product design as well as ceramics and jewellery. "  
 
     
On Diseno - September 2007  
Tent London Preview  
   
 
     
onoffice - September 2007  
"It's the new kid on the block, but given brains behind it, it's no surprise that this show is hitting the ground running. As well as a vintage design show, Circa, and a smattering of top Italian names in the Superbrands area, ..."  
   
 
     
Selvedge - September 2007  
"Carefully curated, young and accessible show. Don't miss... "  
   
 
     
Sussex Life - September 2007  
Circa - Vintage Design at London's Biggest New Design Show  
"Circa pickes up on the growing trend for vinage design. With an increasing number of designers, collectors and discerning consumers realising the appeal of sourcing good design from across the decades."  
 
     
Total Lighting - September 2007  
New show in town...  
   
 
     

 

 

AUGUST 2007    
     
Wharf Style - 30 August 2007  
Tent London heads east  
"Tent London design show is pitching up for the first time in east London."  
 
 
Evening Standard - 13 August 2007  
London Live - Helping you make the most out of your city today  
 

 

 

JUNE/JULY 2007

 

 

     
New Design - Issue 52  
Show Man  
Tanya Weaver meets the man who not only nutured 100% Design from its humble beginnings... has now gone on to launch Tent London.  
 
 
Read all about it! The Urbantine Project on the web...    
Coolhunting, Dezeen, Designboom, Core77, Design Council, Architecture Week, AA School of Architecture, FX magazine, Architectural Review, Blueprint, Design Week
 
Casa Brutus - May 2007  
Tent London Kick Off!  
 
 
 
Design Week - 31 January 2007  

The more the merrier?

 
"100% Design founder Ian Rudge sounds confident. And for good reason. After months of industry speculation, he has finally stepped out with his business partner Jimmy MacDonald to unveil their long-anticipated start-up, Tent London..."
 

THE SNEAK PREVIEW

 

 
Design Week - 16 November 2006  
Where next for 100% Design?  
"It is now almost two weeks since the revelation that 100% Design founder Ian Rudge will launch a breakaway venture from Reed Exhibitions with 100% East founder Jimmy MacDonald..."  
READ MORE...  
 

Design Week - 02 November 2006

 
Speculation over Rudge with 100% Design breakaway  
" A question mark looms over Ian Rudge's position as brand director at 100% Design, as 100% East founder Jimmy MacDonald breaks away from event owner Reed Exhibitions to launch a start-up..."  
 
 
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Blueprint - December 2006

 
100% East  
"... the prognosis looks good. Some 12,000 people visited 100% East in September, double the number that went in 2005, the show's first year. More important, there were serveral significant follow-ups..."  
 
 

Evening Standard - 20 September 2006

 
Bright young things go on show  

"London is the global capital of design. This week you can enjoy a feast of new ideas from designers with the very latest and best to offer..."

 
 
 

Evening Standard / Homes & Property - 13 September 2006

 
Meet the movers and shakers  
"London is now the world's design capital - in the words of Giorgio Armani: "London is where ideas are born." This is why the Italian designer has chosen the city to be the exclusive launchpad..."  
 
 

Icon Design Trail - September 2006

 
100% East  
"If 100% Design is the grande dame of London's design festivities then 100% East is her somewhat ambitious sibling. Established last year, the 100% East event is dedicated to showcasing emerging..."  
 
 
FX - September 2006  
Mathmos Candlelight Competition at 100% East  
"To complement the launch of three candlelight-based products this year, Mathmos is running a design competition on the same theme over at this month's 100% East. In the Mathmos Candlelight Competition, designers are challenged to redefine candlelight..."  
 
 
FX - June 2006  
Go East  
"The edition of the 100% East is set to build on its fantastic inaugural success last year. Crossing all design disciplines, there is plenty there for those looking for an egde when specifying for commercial..."  
 
 
Elle Deco - October 2006  
Double Meaning  
"Meet the Brit designer transforming everyday objects with her artistic eye. You may not expect a talented young furniture designer to have a background in fine art, but Lucy Merchant does."  
 
     
   

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