Monday 24th November 2008, 12.16
We’re delighted to introduce a new name in design to Liberty – DecodeLondon. Winner of Best New Brand 2008 at the British Design Awards, DecodeLondon is a partnership between longstanding friends Ryan Malone and Giles Massie-Taylor who formed the company to showcase the creative talent of London based designers.
They look to work with anyone of a creative nature; whether they are designers, architects, illustrators or performers, the focus is always on representing an idea in the form of a product whether this is through aesthetic, function, material or process.
Ryan was kind enough to visit the store last week to give us an insight into his company and to explain a little bit more about the DecodeLondon products that we currently have available at Regent Street.
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Both the products featured in this video are availble to buy online or in-store. You can take a closer look by visitng the links below -
We also encourage you to visit the DecodeLondon website where you’ll find more information about the company, their inspiration and their work. And if you would like to know more about the Liberty furniture buying ethos then please feel free to email our furniture buyer Michelle Alger.
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Wednesday 6th August 2008, 14.00
The 4th Floor has seen a lot of action in the last couple of weeks; it has played host to a Walpole Press Day, Christmas and now the much anticipated Knoll Exhibition. You may not have heard of the company but even if you are not familiar with Knoll you’d definitely recognise at least one or two of the pieces. The chairs and tables from the Saarinen Tulip collection are our favourites. For the full back story on Knoll click here.
The exhibition titled ‘Liberty celebrates 70 years of Knoll Past, Present and Future’ is a specially curated collection of Knoll furniture made for the space; all colour ways and styles were agreed upon meticulously by Knoll and Michelle Alger. We hosted an event to launch the exhibition, which will run from 25th July until 8th September 2008. Justin Pratt from Knoll, Michelle our furniture buyer and Stephen Bayley (pictured above) were all at the event attended by over 150 people. Justin talked about why Liberty was chosen as the host of the exhibition stating that “both companies were built on a bedrock of design with great heritage and tradition”.
Stephen Bayley, in his speech stated: ”..modern is not a style. It is an attitude. It is making the best of contemporary opportunities. Which is, I think, what Knoll has done“. He talked of the history of Knoll and its relevance to the times it has managed to transcend. Knoll is still producing furniture, discovering new eco-friendly, sustainable materials and ways of turning them into design classics.
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