{"id":8367,"date":"2015-10-12T19:44:24","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T18:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/?p=8367"},"modified":"2018-01-17T15:20:22","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T15:20:22","slug":"tom-dixon-and-london-design-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/tom-dixon-and-london-design-festival","title":{"rendered":"Tom Dixon and London Design Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have to admit the London Design Festival was quite exhausting but this was because there was an awe inspiring amount of design this year. It\u2019s a great place to get excited about design and craft and after the week my mind was buzzing with ideas for new projects and designs.<\/p>\n

As part of London Design Week I had the opportunity to see a designer I have always admired and studied throughout my design education and career. Tom Dixon was speaking at the V&A. He was doing a talk on \u2018Industry\u2019 as part of the Global Futures program and I was lucky enough to be able to go.<\/p>\n

He spoke about the change in the design industry in London over the last 200 years with reference to his own work. He touched upon the early design and craft industry based in individual homes in the medieval times and the development of design through and as a result of the war. Following this the industry seemed to spread away from the capital to Northern cities and started to be outsourced abroad to places such as China. It was a brief overview but he concluded by discussing how today design is being brought back to the capital because of the introduction of computer technology. Computers and the internet allow not only quick and small scale production by rapid prototyping but also an easy access to an online network of funding, suppliers and customers.<\/p>\n

Tom had a great attitude towards design and the industry. In the question and answer session after the talk he spoke about how there will always be a craving and an addiction to cheap products. He admittedly knows his products are not very useful or life changing. What he aspires to create is products that have longevity and as a result an element of sustainability.<\/p>\n

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