LDF17: Creativity and Inspiration in the Shoreditch Design Triangle
The Shoreditch Design Triangle was buzzing with creativity and inspiration this year.
The Shoreditch Design Triangle is one of the London Design Festival’s more established design districts and this year was absolutely buzzing with creativity and inspiration. Described by its organizers as “a cultural event that celebrates the creative industry in East London,” it is active during LDF, but also at other key times throughout the year.
One of the stars of the show this year was London-based designer, Yinka Ilori, who specializes in up-cycling vintage furniture, inspired by the traditional Nigerian parables and Dutch wax fabrics that are part of his family’s heritage.
He had two projects in the Shoreditch Design Triangle ? one was Estate Playground outside citizenM Shoreditch inspired by the playground on the North London housing estate on which he grew up. He described it as a symbol of “freedom, adventure and friendship” and hoped his new iteration, comprising a swing, a slide and a round-about, would encourage visitors to stop and play, perhaps recapturing some of their own childhood. “Yinka Ilori is a passionate believer in the power of the community to unite, celebrate and bring out the very best in people, whatever their race, culture or beliefs,” said a statement from citizenM. “Like Yinka, we also believe in the power of the people, and commissioned him to create an installation at the entrance of citize...
The Shoreditch Design Triangle is one of the London Design Festival’s more established design districts and this year was absolutely buzzing with creativity and inspiration. Described by its organizers as “a cultural event that celebrates the creative industry in East London,” it is active during LDF, but also at other key times throughout the year.
One of the stars of the show this year was London-based designer, Yinka Ilori, who specializes in up-cycling vintage furniture, inspired by the traditional Nigerian parables and Dutch wax fabrics that are part of his family’s heritage.
He had two projects in the Shoreditch Design Triangle ? one was Estate Playground outside citizenM Shoreditch inspired by the playground on the North London housing estate on which he grew up. He described it as a symbol of “freedom, adventure and friendship” and hoped his new iteration, comprising a swing, a slide and a round-about, would encourage visitors to stop and play, perhaps recapturing some of their own childhood. “Yinka Ilori is a passionate believer in the power of the community to unite, celebrate and bring out the very best in people, whatever their race, culture or beliefs,” said a statement from citizenM. “Like Yinka, we also believe in the power of the people, and commissioned him to create an installation at the entrance of citize...
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