On Thursday 8th December 2011, to celebrate the launch of the website, the Rachel Spelling pop-up shop will open its doors for three days only!

Go along along for a drink and a chance to see the whole Rachel Spelling collection in a huge, beautiful, hidden basement. The first five people to buy a large print on the opening night will receive a small print of their choice for free, so get there early and stock up on fabulous Christmas presents.

An alarm clock will be set for a secret time during the evening; the last person to have bought a print before the alarm rings will win the chance to commission a unique 30x40cm Rachel Spelling print!

Rachel Spelling- Limited Edition Prints
8 Egerton Garden Mews
SW3 2EH

8 December, 6pm – 9pm
9 & 10 December, 11am – 6pm 

www.rachelspelling.com

The glassware on show takes a variety of form such as: mouth blown, crystal, hand cut, Borosilicate and recycled from Bahaus design to contemporary, from French bistrot to Lobmeyer. The collection covers a vast range of table and glass decorative pieces making it perfect for presents to give or to keep. A summer exhibition of Glass is on sale from 29 April until 29 August 2011, except for 23-29 May when a Mediterranean garden will occupy the space.

FX10 Lounge Chair by Thomas Feichtner

The Austrian Cultural Forum brings the work of the award-winning Austrian designer Thomas Feichtner to London for the first time. Feichtner‘s work is positioned midway between the industrial and the artisanal, mass-production and one-of-a-kinds. Feichtner‘s experimental approach to design will be evident in the exhibition‘s detailed presentation of the designer‘s working methods.

As well as a retrospective of his work, the exhibition will unveil six new products by the designer. Feichtner is professor of design at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Kiel, Germany.

Husk swivel armchair by Patricia Urquiola

This year‘s London Design Festival is a particularly auspicious event for B&B Italia. It marks the tenth anniversary of the opening of the Italian design house‘s London store.

For the LDF, B&B Italia will be unveiling its 2011 collection, which will include pieces by Antonio Citterio, Patricia Urquiola, Jeffrey Bernett, Vincent Van Duysen, and Gabriele and Oscar Buratti.

And to mark the anniversary B&B Italia has asked its art, design, and journalism friends to send mementos, photographs, sketches and personal messages to be exhibited in the store. Contributors include Zaha Hadid, Tony Chambers, Michelle Ogundehin and Libby Sellers.

Bisazza Bagno The Hayon Collection

Bisazza returns to this year‘s festival and re-establishes its longstanding creative partnership with Spanish designer Jaime Hayon. The celebrated collaboration has become an anticipated feature of the festival and it‘s not difficult to see why.

This year Bisazza will be presenting its bathroom collection designed by Hayon called Bisazza Bagno. The collection recalls the glamour of the 1930s. It masterfully synthesises elements that are at once modern, decorative, playful and elegant, in a demonstration of Hayon‘s very distinctive style. Thanks to Hayon, the bathroom is now no longer a creative afterthought.

Solferino wardrobe system by Piero Lissoni

Boffi will be introducing its new range of kitchen, bathroom and bedroom furniture during this year’s London Design Festival. On display for the first time will be Piero Lissoni’s new Solferino wardrobe system. The wardrobe’s unique load-bearing structure allows the wardrobe to be completely freestanding.

The Square Light by Johanna Grawunder

The Conran Shop will host a number of exhibitions for the London Design Festival. Highlights include a display of the French Curves Table by Terence Conran and an exact replica of the Lord Snowdon cabinet recreated by Benchmark for The Conran Shop.

Highlights from Superdesign, London&slquo;s most important and innovative exhibition of contemporary, international design art, will be shown in the shop‘s windows. It‘s curated by the Apartment Gallery&slquo;s Patrick Brillet.

Thonet wooden table by Claudio Bellini

Crest living will be displaying new products by iconic German furniture manufacturer Thonet throughout the London Design Festival.

Michael Thonet created his company in 1819 to take advantage of the then new bent wood furniture-making process. In the 1830s Thonet worked closely with the Bauhaus, designing its now classic steel-tube frame furniture. Crest Living is exhibiting new pieces from Thonet including new designs by Claudio Bellini.

Crest Living will also be hosting a Mad Hatter‘s tea party on the 20 September between 12am and 4pm. Reserve your place at the party by replying to RSVP@crestliving.co.uk.

Whiteout at Ordrupgaard, Denmark

Each year, the Danish Cabinetmakers’ Autumn Exhibition presents experimental pieces by Danish furniture manufacturers and designers. The idea is to present works in a non-commercial forum in order to set innovation free.

Fresh from an outing in Tokyo, this year’s exhibition, Whiteout, presents 38 new chairs. Every chair is white and combines the practicality, artistry and craftsmanship we’ve come to expect of Danish design.

The exhibition will be shown at the Drill Hall Depot on Brompton Road, where the industrial setting offers a raw contrast to the light and elegant chairs.

Candelero by Nadadora

Five design studios located in five cities across Europe have been brought together, under the auspices of Federal Office and its founder Oscar Diaz, to produce work that celebrates the influence of the city on design and designers. Each studio will produce work that in some way relates to the city they live and work in.

The studios will also be using recently developed methods of online digital production so the works can be ordered and manufactured individually.