Last month I attended the 22nd edition of the London Art Fair. The show represents a variety of Modern British and Contemporary Art, drawing around 25,000 visitors each year from the UK and around the world. This year 116 galleries took part with most reporting strong sales, significant considering the current economic climate. Sir Peter Blake, Gavin Turk, Nicholas Serrota (Director of Tate) and Matthew Collings were among those attending the fair.
Credit: The CCA Art Bus designed by Sir Peter Blake (more…)
Category: Arts Review
Review: London Art Fair
On February 7th, 2010 by Keinton Butler.
Arts Review: Editions area of The Zoo Art Fair 2009
On November 9th, 2009 by pippa.
Image credit: “Gold Thioglucose” by Damien Hirst – Copyright Damien Hirst, Image courtesy Other Criteria
The Zoo Art Fair held in October each year, aims to introduce emerging contemporary artists to collectors, curators, critics, dealers, artists and art enthusiasts. This year, from a group of Victorian industrial warehouses in London’s East End, fifty contemporary arts organizations and practitioners showcased the next generation of art professionals through a series of exhibitions, solo shows and stand presentations. (more…)
100% Design review, featuring trends for 2009/2010
On October 16th, 2009 by pippa.
100% Design London 2009
As the new Arts & Design Contributor for Pippa Jameson Interiors, I will be reviewing the leading design shows and reporting my findings on the blog. My first review was for 100% Design London, the contemporary interiors and architectural event which showcases and celebrates the best of British and international design at Earls Court each year. 100% Design London exhibits new products from UK based manufacturers, as well as British designers collaborating with international brands, and is the biggest event during the London Design Festival.
The London Furniture Show
On July 14th, 2009 by pippa.
The new London Furniture Show taking place from 25th – 27th May 2010 at Excel.
The London Furniture Show is a design-led show with a difference. It will provide a unique mix of medium, high-end and luxury furniture and furnishing accessories, all under one roof. It will be affordable with extremely competitive rates for exhibitors supported by a commitment to provide ‘second to none’ customer service.
The Next retail chain was launched in February 1982 and the first store opened with an exclusive coordinated collection of stylish clothes, shoes and accessories for women. Collections for men, children and the home quickly followed. Next clothes are styled by the in-house design team to offer consistency of style, quality and value for money with a contemporary fashion edge.
Today Next trades from more than 480 stores in the UK and Eire and over 140 franchise stores overseas. Over the last few years several larger format stores have opened across the UK and, in October 2005, Next opened the anchor store at the Manchester Arndale Centre with a store in excess of 80,000 square feet.
The groundbreaking mail order operation Next Directory launched in 1988 with a hardback book containing 350 pages, creating the blueprint for catalogue retailing. There are more than 1,200 pages in the Autumn Winter 2007 book offering extensive collections for men, women, children and everything for the well dressed home.
Online shopping was introduced in 1999 and the entire book is available to shop from on the internet, page by page – another first in home shopping in the UK.
Next continues to improve customer service, introducing new initiatives such as next day delivery as standard for Next Directory orders placed before 5pm.
Customers may collect or return unwanted items at any of 488 stores nationwide should this be more convenient, and a new in-house delivery service has been set up to deliver large Home items with the ability to deliver at weekends. As well as placing orders, customers are able to check their accounts and make payments online.
