THE BIG RETURN
This spring, Clerkenwell Design Week will return for its eleventh edition, taking over London’s most creative district from 24-26 May.
CDW 2019
Since it made its debut in 2009, Clerkenwell Design Week (CDW) has become one of the UK’s leading independent design festivals, providing a welcome platform for brands to showcase their products and for the 100+ resident showrooms to open their doors to new audiences.
Clerkenwell boasts a deep layer of historical heritage, from clock making to gin distilling, along with a vibrant network of architects, designers and creatives that add a rich dimension to CDW. For 2022, the new identity for CDW has been inspired by the printing and craft industries that have traditionally been part of Clerkenwell’s creative history. The branding combines several typefaces, from traditional serif fonts that reference publishing and the old printing press, to contemporary display faces, which have a geometric and architectural quality. These styles can be seen through much of the designs and products displayed at the festival. When the individual letters are combined, they create a bold and expressive typographic style.
There is much excitement around CDW 2022 and its return to the design calendar since the 2019 edition, which welcomed 34,185 attendees and over 300 exhibiting brands including major names such as Deadgood, Ercol and Benchmark as well as flooring favourites Altro, Interface and Karndean Designflooring among many others.
This year CDW’s festival route has been extended to include Charterhouse Square which will see Orticolario’s Delenimentum installation taking centre stage. The gigantic version of the legendary Adirondack Chair created in 1903 by the designer Thomas Lee is a playful and photo-worthy addition to this year’s show.
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Visitors can expect a show full of the latest designs, innovations and creative ideas, plus installations celebrating the fascinating history of Clerkenwell, as well as hundreds of design-led fringe events, pop-ups, workshops, talks and showroom presentations. Once again, CDW will host a series of talks in Spa Fields by leading designers and architects tackling topical and newsworthy issues.
Across EC1, there will be nine exhibitions, in both purpose built and historical venues, all showcasing a curated mix of leading brands and emerging talent covering furniture, lighting, textiles, surfaces, accessories and product design from around the world. New for 2022 is Covered Sponsored by RAK Ceramics, an exhibition dedicated to interior surfaces. Forming part of a new festival location in Charterhouse Square, Covered will display the best in surface design and material innovation. Also new for 2022 is Contract where visitors can view the latest products for commercial interiors. Clerkenwell’s subterranean House of Detention, which was previously a prison in the mid- 19th century will showcase Light + Rising Stars where a host of new and upcoming designers will exhibit alongside leading lighting brands. Pop, the former cold store turned nightclub will be essential to visit hosting brand activations and immersive experiences throughout the three days of CDW.
CDW PRESENTS Each year CDW Presents showcases specially commissioned, site-specific street spectacles across Clerkenwell.
In a partnership that has spanned five years, CDW will once again collaborate with Scale Rule to present the NextGen
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