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News, views and insights from Viaduct - along with our personal take on European furniture.

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  • Monday 3rd October 2011

    Suzie's London Design Festival

    Click 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 /

     

    Suzie's LDF 2011

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  • Tuesday 27th September 2011

    The Viaduct Table Talk

    Click to view highlights of our 'Kitchen Table Talk', featuring Ilse Crawford, Magnus Wästberg, Jane Withers and Janet Turner /

     

    Viaduct Table Talk

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  • Monday 5th September 2011

    Viaduct's London Design Festival Trail

    Overwhelmed 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

    Architectural lighting designer Rogier Van Der Heide discusses the beauty to be found in darkness as well as light /

     

    forcefield 2010

    Talk via TED.com, image via Arup.com

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  • Sunday 4th September 2011

    Presenting 'Show 3'

     We 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

    Peter 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

    It's the last week of the Viaduct Summer Sale, watch our video to see if any of our discounted items tickle your fancy? /

     

     

    Viaduct Summer Sale 2011 from Viaduct Furniture on Vimeo.

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  • Wednesday 29th June 2011

    Ten Years Yesterday

    Last chance to see exhibition presenting the work, thoughts and craft of Madethought /

     

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  • Tuesday 24th May 2011

    Clerkenwell Design Week / 24 - 26 May 2011

    Visit 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

    There 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 /

     

     

    led-is-more

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  • Thursday 21st April 2011

    Milan 2011 / Video Journal

    Have a quick peek at our short film documenting our trip to Milan /

     

     

    video journal milan 2011

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  • Wednesday 20th April 2011

    Milan 2011 / The Debrief / Part 1

    Whether 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

    Maruni 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

    Pastoe demonstrate how a company can look to both the past and the future for inspiration /

     

    SMo5

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  • Thursday 14th April 2011

    Milan 2011 / New Products / e15

    The 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

    We are pleased to announce the second event in our dedicated exhibition space /

     

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  • Friday 28th January 2011

    Austere Beauty

    Quality 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

    Looking for design inspiration in 2011? Why not try doing it yourself ? /

     

     

    Outdoor Kitchen

     


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  • Wednesday 29th December 2010

    The New Craft

    "Industrialised Craftwork" is Maruni's design philosophy, this short film explains why / 


     


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  • Monday 29th November 2010

    No More Nails

    The making of the Houdini Chair by Stefan Diez /

     


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  • Monday 15th November 2010

    The Lotus Position

    Viaduct supply furniture for the Lotus brand relaunch at the Paris Motorshow /

     


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  • Monday 25th October 2010

    A Brave New World ?

    Missed Interieur this year ? Don't fret! We've got all the highlights for you right here /

     


    studiomk27

    (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

    Northern Lights is the inaugural show in our newly dedicated exhibition space

     


    LDF 2010 / Northern Lights at Viaduct



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