London Design Festival retail round-up: the new stores to open their doors this month

Design | 12 Sep 2013 | By Henrietta Thompson

Klaus Haapaniemi

Pop-up shops and temporary exhibitions may pepper the capital in September, but this year's London Design Festival is also leaving a legacy of more permanent additions to the city's design map. Among the brand new stores flipping over their signs to 'Open' for the first time this month is that of Klaus Haapaniemi. The Finnish designer and artist (of Iittala fame) has opened his first ever boutique in Shoreditch to sell and display his signature textile collection along with ceramics and limited edition design pieces.

17-22 September; 81 Redchurch Street, E2 7DJ, London; www.klaush.com

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Lee Broom launches Electra House

Another curiosity shop for Shoreditch, Lee Broom is opening the doors to Electra House, his first dedicated retail space. To mark the occasion the designer is also launching a number of new pieces: Carousel, a light fitting; a new upholstery collection called Quilt; and Fulcrum, a collection of glass candlesticks. The space will interconnect with Broom's design studio.

18-22 September; 93 Rivington Street, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3AY; www.leebroom.com

Valcucine

Opening a new showroom floor at Forza, in partnership with the Barzaghi Store, impeccable Italian kitchen maker Valcucine is celebrating by bringing the all-new Sine Tempore and Meccanica ranges from sister brand demode to the UK for the first time.

143-149 Great Portland Street London W1W 6QN; www.valcucine.com

CP Hart

Since it was established some 75 years ago, CP Hart has made its name as king of the contemporary designer bathroom in the UK. The first to bring suites by Philippe Starck, Ross Lovegrove, Antonio Citterio and Jaime Hayon to these shores, its new showroom promises to be a working studio with innovative product displays, kicking off with a dramatic lighting sculpture by Jason Bruges.

18 September; CP Hart Chelsea, 243 - 245 Fulham Road, SW3 6HY; www.cphart.co.uk

Les Trois Garcons

Famous for their eponymous restaurant as well as their nearby cocktail bar Loungelover, Les Trois Garcons are taking their eclectic and much-copied style to the next level with the opening of their own store and lifestyle café. This September it will be the venue for the launch of their own range of furniture, a gorgeous collaboration with Portugese makers De Pau.

16-20 September; 45 Redchurch street. London E2 7DJ; www.lestroisgarcons.com

NUD Collection

This Swedish company promises to light up Clerkenwell with its first UK showroom. Established in 2008, the brand offers a colourful look at illumination, with the ambition to change the way designers, architects and consumers see this industry. The store marks a new era for the brand already popular for its Scandinavian design rigour.

17-22 September; 1 Dufferin Street, London, EC1Y 8NA; www.nudcollection.com

Fortnum & Mason

Not a new store, of course, but Fortnum & Mason is launching a brand new stationary department and has invited SORT - otherwise known as the Society of Revisionist Typographers - to take up residence during the Festival. Recreating a portion of their letterpress workshop, featuring one of their antique Victorian printing presses as well as a multitude of printing paraphernalia - they will offering a collection of bespoke stationery items to buy, while window-shoppers can also enjoy interactive demos.

12-22 september; 181 Piccadilly, London W1A 1ER; www.fortnumandmason.com

London Design Festival retail round-up: the new stores to open their doors this month

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