'n dot interiors' at the China Furniture Expo 2012

Nehaaoooo!

So I just attended the furniture expo in Shanghai which was the 18th international exhibition in China and probably the most awe-inspiring experiences in my life so far. The city was absolutely invigorating and the people were warm-hearted and full of life!

Participating in the exhibition resulted in me feeling extra motivated and a lot more inspired to reach my goals, I am so glad as everything I came across made a strong and vivid impression that I cannot wait to convey through my own designs. I managed to meet some of the designers and have them talk me through their work which was great, however, the ones that were not present were the ones I desperately wanted to meet so that was pretty unfortunate.

All the pictures posted below are of those that I found most appealing. Hope you enjoy them as much as I have :)

London Design Festival 2011

The London Design Festival is a yearly nine-day design event that was first organized in September 2003 to display different works of art and design of the people of the city. The programme consists of  installations, seminars and exhibitions, mostly free of charge permitting the visitors to take part and acquire products. There were over 250 events going on and I am only posting my favorites, starting with in my opinion, the best compared to the rest:

"Perspectives" at St.Paul's Cathedral generated by Sir Christopher Wren, where amazing architect John Pawson who collaborated with Swarovski Crystal Palace created an installation that was meant to reinforce Sir Christopher Wren's intention, that each and every one of his buildings need to embrace a scientific feature. Therefore Pawson designed  a colossal lens formed of metal and Swarovski crystal to allow the visitors to view the details beneath the spectacular staircase as you are looking down from the top, which emphasizes Pawson's huge appreciation for the masterpiece and that this sweet gesture is merely to take notice of Sir Christopher Wren's outstanding work.

UAE Interiors Exhibition May 2011

I recently attended the interiors exhibition that was held in Abu Dhabi last week and it turned out to be highly beneficial as I was introduced to many innovative designs. For the most part the exhibition consisted of international companies, some of which had an objective of finding a representative in the Middle East (mainly in the UAE) that they took this opportunity to expose their products to the locals, also used it to gain an idea on how the local react to new and different forms of design.

I also had the privilege of talking directly to some of the designers that I particularly liked, I find myself a lot more drawn into the artwork when the master behind the creation takes you through the journey of how and why it was produced.

I personally was in awe of all the bespoke pieces that were beautifully and carefully hand-made. 

I've attached my favorites:

Luke Irwin Rug