May 2014

'useful + beautiful: contemporary design for the home’ at the Geffrye Museum

If you’re in East London in the next few months, be sure to head to the Geffrye Museum to see ‘useful + beautiful: contemporary design for the home’, an exhibition celebrating innovative domestic design.

Including our 100 Years textile, Magnetic Fields table and O-Nest chairs – not to be missed in the beautiful gardens - this special exhibition showcases a selection of cutting edge design for the home by both well-established industry figures and emerging talent. A broad range of domestic products, from furniture to wallpaper and textiles, lighting to technology, is on show, spilling out into the museum’s gardens with a display of innovative garden furniture design. As well as highlighting local design from Hackney and London, the show looks further afield and includes work by leading national and international designers.

The Geffrye focuses on the urban living rooms and gardens of the English middle classes. Their collections show how homes have been used and furnished over the past 400 years, reflecting changes in society and behaviour as well as style, fashion and taste.

The museum is a much-loved gem in the lively and creative Hoxton area - historically a centre for furniture-making and market gardening. Set in 18th-century almshouses and surrounded by gardens, it is often described as an oasis in the heart of the city.

'useful + beautiful: contemporary design for the home’ is on until 25th August 2014.