Multidisciplinary artist and designer, Yinka Ilori, is the latest name added to the exciting line-up of Clerkenwell Design Week (CDW) 2023. He will be joined by fellow designers, Sebastian Cox, and Nipa Doshi of Doshi Levien. The 12th edition of the festival returns this May (23 – 25) with its biggest programme yet, featuring a total of over 600 industry events.
Yinka Ilori x Domus
Domus has teamed up with Yinka Ilori to create his debut tile collection – Yinka Ilori x Domus.
Launching at CDW, Yinka Ilori x Domus introduces the London-based designer’s eclectic moodboosting colour palette and patterns across two new ranges, aiming to encourage playfulness, joy and boundless possibility into surface design and interiors. To mark the launch, Ilori will present a window display installation in his characteristic style, demonstrating the creative potential of the new collection across both ranges. The installation will be on view at Domus Clerkenwell on Great Sutton Street.
Sebastian Cox
Known for his heirloom furniture produced from a nature-first perspective, Sebastian Cox will launch his first lounge chair made in British-grown wood and upholstered in entirely natural, sustainable and non-toxic materials. His other key pieces shown in British Collection include the Quartered coworking table, featuring four dramatic legs carved from a single trunk, and a new tabletop edition of the Chalara light, created in collaboration with SCP.
Nipa Doshi
The designer will close the talks programme, Conversations at Clerkenwell, on 25 May (15:00). She will speak to Kaye Preston, Editor of OnOffice, about her recent projects and the significance of colour in design across a client base which varies from furniture and accessories to textiles.
In addition to some of the best names from the industry, this year’s festival welcomes more than 300 design brands and makers exhibiting across 11 temporary venues and six design destinations. Together with a network of over 130 local showrooms, they offer architects and specifiers, interior designers and the general public alike the opportunity to experience everything from new furniture and lighting to kitchens and bathrooms, materials and surfaces, decorative accessories, and more.