News, views and insights from Viaduct - along with our personal take on European furniture.
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Friday 3rd May 2013
Announcing Show 6
Read moreDuring Clerkenwell Design Week we'll be presenting 'Pastoe - a century of design' here at the showroom with support from Førest London /
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Wednesday 24th April 2013
Milan Unveiled / The Viaduct Review 2013
Read moreWelcome to our Milan 2013 Review. This is the first time we’ve attempted a review on this scale and it has been a real labour of love. We hope that you find the results an enjoyable read /
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Wednesday 17th April 2013
Milan 2013 / Video Journal
Read moreThe Milan film has become something of a tradition for Viaduct and we think Suzie has truly excelled herself this year. This film crams a weeks worth of parties, products and more into just over three and a half minutes /
To view on a tablet or mobile device please click this link through to Vimeo
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Monday 15th April 2013
Milan 2013 / Weekend
Read moreAs the sun finally shone, we went in search of the best of what the city had to offer, from student exhibitions to showrooms and designer installations there was much to see /
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Friday 12th April 2013
Milan 2013 / Day 3
Read moreMore of the Viaduct team arrived for a full day at the show, so we've done a lot more walking, covered some more ground and uncovered some great new products /
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Wednesday 10th April 2013
Milan 2013 / Day 2
Read moreDay two at Fiera was spent mainly in the halls of Euroluce, a biannual lighting event. We've picked out our highlights for the day here (and snuck a few furniture items in there too!) /
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Tuesday 9th April 2013
Milan 2013 / Day 1
Read moreOur first day at Salone Del Mobile is now over, here are ten of our favourite new products we've spotted so far /
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Tuesday 9th April 2013
Milan 2013 / New products from e15
Read moreDuring Milan Design Week 2013, e15 debut a number of playful and elegant new releases, including new products by Stefan Diez and Elizabeth Lux /
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Tuesday 9th April 2013
Milan 2013 / New products from Maruni
Read moreThis year in Milan, Maruni introduce five new designs to their collection from Jasper Morrison and their art director Naoto Fukasawa /
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Wednesday 3rd April 2013
Interview : Scott Bridgens from Resident
Read moreAhead of this years' Milan festivities we had a chat with Resident's co founder and director Scott Bridgens about their upcoming product launches at MOST, how to establish a new brand and the importance of a strong design philosophy /
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Wednesday 20th March 2013
New in the showroom this month
Read moreOur Clerkenwell showroom plays host to an ever-revolving cast of the latest products and collections. These are just two of our new arrivals for March /
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Thursday 7th March 2013
Pastoe celebrates 100 years of design innovation
Read morePastoe celebrates its centenary with an exhibition looking back at a century of furniture production. To mark the anniversary Pastoe introduce the Jubilee cabinet, inspired by the U+N and Berken series from the 1950s and 60s and publishes the book, 'Pastoe: 100 years of design innovation' /
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Thursday 14th February 2013
Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair 2013
Read moreOur very own Todd Mendham headed off for climes even colder than our own to seek out the best new products from Scandinavian design companies large and small - this is what he came back with /
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Wednesday 23rd January 2013
Viaduct's IMM and Maison Edit
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Wednesday 26th September 2012
London Design Festival 2012 - Whistlestop Tour
Read moreClick below to see Suzie Joyce's dash round London to see the best on offer at this year's LDF, from delicate ceramics to huge installations, there is something here for everyone /
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Sunday 16th September 2012
Ferdinand Kramer: the rediscovery of an avant-gardist
Read moreFerdinand Kramer would have been delighted to know that, after more than 50 years, some of his furniture is being reproduced by e15 and that it can be used once again /
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Friday 14th September 2012
SHOW 5: FERDINAND KRAMER
Read moreShow 5 at Viaduct will be dedicated to the work of modernist architect Ferdinand Kramer. e15 has worked closely with Kramer’s family and archives to re-issue eight of his iconic designs and this is the first time the collection will be showcased in the UK /
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Monday 10th September 2012
London Design Festival 2012 - What We'll Be Seeing
Read moreDon't pack away the celebratory bunting just yet, there is still one more party to come in the capital /
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Thursday 16th August 2012
New in the showroom this month
Read moreOur Clerkenwell showroom hosts an ever-revolving cast of the latest products and collections. These are just three of the new arrivals in August /
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Friday 25th May 2012
Clerkenwell Design Week 2012
Read moreCDW is a three-day event that takes place every year at the end of May. It is now in its third year and is bigger than ever. Just in case you missed it, here are a few of our highlights /
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Wednesday 9th May 2012
Milan 2012 / Video Journal
Read moreFilmed at the Milan furniture fair and around the various events in the city, we explored every corner and captured as much as possible of this year's design /
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Thursday 3rd May 2012
Milan 2012 / Photo Journal
Read moreThere was an overall honesty in design this year in Milan with the construction being apparent and a focus on materials and colour /
Rossana Orlandi's signature glasses, the epitomy of Milanese style.
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Tuesday 17th April 2012
Milan 2012 / New Products
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Sunday 25th March 2012
Show 4 / Food & Chairs Shared
Read moreClick below to view our highlights from our 'Food and Chairs' exhibition and the second of our Viaduct Table Talks /
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Wednesday 21st March 2012
Show 4 / Food & Design Part 1 : Provenance
Read moreHow are changing attitudes to provenance of food and materials influencing a new vanguard of chefs, community activists and designers? /
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Friday 16th March 2012
Announcing Show 4 : Food and Chairs Shared
Read moreWe asked Sam Clark from Moro Restaurant, Fergus Henderson from St John and Michael Belben from the Eagle to tell us about the food they personally associate with fifteen of our favourite dining chairs. /
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Friday 11th November 2011
Qubique and Designers Open
Read moreImages and inspiration from our trip to Berlin to check out new furniture fair Qubique and Designer's Open in Leipzig. /
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Monday 3rd October 2011
Suzie's London Design Festival
Read moreClick to view a short film showing highlights of the London Design Festival from a personal perspective. Filmed by Suzie Hogan and featured by Dezeen, we think this film captures the spirit of the week perfectly /
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Tuesday 27th September 2011
The Viaduct Table Talk
Read moreClick to view highlights of our 'Kitchen Table Talk', featuring Ilse Crawford, Magnus Wästberg, Jane Withers and Janet Turner /
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Monday 5th September 2011
Viaduct's London Design Festival Trail
Read moreOverwhelmed by the array of events on offer at this year? Let us simplify matters for you with our handy design trail of personal highlights /
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Monday 5th September 2011
Why Light Needs Darkness / Rogier Van Der Heide
Read moreArchitectural lighting designer Rogier Van Der Heide discusses the beauty to be found in darkness as well as light /
Talk via TED.com, image via Arup.com
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Sunday 4th September 2011
Presenting 'Show 3'
Read moreWe will be playing host to exciting and original lighting during this years' London Design Festival, including the official launch of Ilse Crawford's new products for Wästberg /
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Monday 11th July 2011
Hortus Conclusus
Read morePeter Zumthor's Serpentine Pavillion is both a sanctuary and a playground, no mean feat for a monastic black box /
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Tuesday 5th July 2011
Summer Sale 2011
Read moreIt's the last week of the Viaduct Summer Sale, watch our video to see if any of our discounted items tickle your fancy? /
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Wednesday 29th June 2011
Ten Years Yesterday
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Tuesday 24th May 2011
Clerkenwell Design Week / 24 - 26 May 2011
Read moreVisit us at the Farmiloe Building this week for the UK launch of new products from Maruni, e15, Bensen, Pastoe, Zeus and Montis /
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Monday 2nd May 2011
Milan 2011 / The Debrief / Part Two
Read moreThere was plenty of experimentation on view in Milan this year. Our second debrief looks at how a reinterpretation of materials and processes has brought intriguing new results /
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Thursday 21st April 2011
Milan 2011 / Video Journal
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Wednesday 20th April 2011
Milan 2011 / The Debrief / Part 1
Read moreWhether through choice of forms, materials or process, it felt as though reinterpretation was everywhere in Milan this year /
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Thursday 14th April 2011
Milan 2011 / New Products / Maruni
Read moreMaruni offer new collections designed by Jasper Morrison and their Creative Director Naoto Fukasawa. The results are understated and beautiful, demonstrating true commitment to quality of both design and manufacture /
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Thursday 14th April 2011
Milan 2011 / New Products / Pastoe
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Thursday 14th April 2011
Milan 2011 / New Products / e15
Read moreThe Milan Furniture Fair is still underway, but we couldn't resist showing you a brief selection of new offerings from our favourite companies.
First up is e15 with their additions to the Houdini family /
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Tuesday 15th February 2011
Show Two
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Friday 28th January 2011
Austere Beauty
Read moreQuality not luxury is the emerging theme of this year according to Patricia Urquiola, judging by IMM Cologne and Maison et Objet, it seems as though the global design community agrees /
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Tuesday 4th January 2011
New Year, New Ideas
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Wednesday 29th December 2010
The New Craft
Read more"Industrialised Craftwork" is Maruni's design philosophy, this short film explains why /
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Monday 29th November 2010
No More Nails
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Monday 15th November 2010
The Lotus Position
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Monday 25th October 2010
A Brave New World ?
Read moreMissed Interieur this year ? Don't fret! We've got all the highlights for you right here /
(Clockwise L-R / Prostheses and Grafts Series by Studio MK27: Radiola Table, Amostrado Bench, Quereres Table, Alumiada Table, Trillili Bar-wagon, Luizao Quinze Bench).
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Saturday 2nd October 2010
Northern Lights
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