CLERKENWELL DESIGN WEEK 25-27 MAY 2010

Clerkenwell Design Week is a brand new three-day festival celebrating designʼs creative richness, social relevance and technological advancements. The event aims to excite, inspire, educate and entertain visitors with its packed programme of exhibitions and installations. Bringing the festival feel to Clerkenwell and celebrating the areas public spaces will be daily live music performances on St Johnʼs Square, Benjamin Park, Clerkenwell Green and at the Farmiloeʼs Building, the events headquarters. Donʼt miss the unique sounds of the Laurel Collective, Magic Lantern, Orpheus Knoxx and Lulu and the Lampshades! All over Clerkenwell there will be new site-specific works specially commissioned for the event that will explore the vibrant design history of the area.

For all press enquiries, detailed press information, interviews and designer profiles please contact Helen Horten-Smith or Berna Sermet on 020 7336 8488 or Helen@carocommunications.com or Berna@carocommunications.com

MOLTENI & C AND DADA LAUNCH NEWLY ARRIVED INDada KITCHEN 27th May 2010

INDada proposes an innovative kitchen design that mirrors the steadily evolving contemporary domestic landscape. The project is dedicated to new generations – a youthful target in terms of age and, especially, of taste – that are accustomed to a dynamic lifestyle and rely on new technologies and solutions designed to improve individual wellbeing and social relations. A consumer who plays the protagonist, keenly aware of his choices and experiences, naturally skilled in passionately living to a global rhythm with a balanced blend of creativity and flexibility. In fact, modern homes are adjusting to flexibility, with rationality making the most of smaller surface areas, and multipurpose living areas continuously adjusting to our moods to either warmly welcome friends or to offer a quiet, cosy place to read, think and work. Hence the kitchen has been converted from a solely functional space to the site of our daily experiences, the heart of domestic life that merges harmoniously into traditional living environments.

For further press information and images contact Berna Sermet on 020 7336 8488 or Berna@carocommunications.com

TOTO LAUNCHING FIRST UK CONCEPT STORE OFFERING COMPLETE BATHROOM TECHNOLOGIES 25 MAY 2010

Much-loved Japanese luxury bathroom brand TOTO opens its first UK concept store in Clerkenwell on the 25 May 2010. Dedicated to displaying its revolutionary Total Bathroom philosophy and sophisticated products, the custom-built store will allow UK visitors to discover for themselves why more than 27 million WASHLETs have already been sold worldwide. Architect-designed spaces showcase the fully operational products in a stylish environment integrating the revolutionary products with TOTO’s sleek new furniture collections.

The showroom will include fully working models that show the advanced technology and beautifully refined style of all TOTO products, including CeFiONtect a self-cleaning protective glazing, the custom-made LUMINIST material that combines the translucence of glass with exceptional heat resistance, Hydrotect technology, a unique self-cleaning protective coating and TOTO’s revolutionary micro-sensor – one of the smallest in the world - within the self power faucets. The store incorporates demonstration rooms to help buyers imagine how the sanitary ware integrates with TOTO’s new furniture ranges to offer a complete bathroom experience. Spanning an impressive 300 square metres, the space was designed by Swiss architects MACH Architektur.

For all press enquiries contact Helen Horten-Smith on 020 7336 8488 or Helen@carocommunications.com

LONDON FESTIVAL OF ARCHITECTURE 2010 The UK’s largest celebration of architecture returns to the capital 19th June – 04th July

Three weekends, 16 days, over 300 events, 250,000 visitors, star names and an unrivalled variety and vibrancy of installations, exhibitions, debates and dialogue, the biennial London Festival of Architecture (LFA) returns to the capital with a bang.

Established in 2004, LFA is a celebration and exploration of buildings, streets, spaces and places in the capital and highlights London’s reputation as an international creative hub. Since its inception, LFA has engaged and excited a new audience helping to place architecture firmly at the forefront of the cultural agenda and shift its status from a specialist interest for the few, to an essential consideration for the many.A varied and colourful programme of events including exhibitions, debates, dance, breakfast picnics, street markets, workshops, talks, parties, guided walks, bicycle and boat tours will see London, a heavy place of bricks, steel and concrete, invaded by a lighter city of canvas, tents, towers and pavilions.

Run in conjunction with a broad range of cultural partners including the British Council, Tate Modern, London Metropolitan University and V&A, LFA provides a platform for many of the leading figures of architecture and urbanism including; Daniel Libeskind, Sir John Ritblat, Francine Houben, Rafael Vinoly, MVRDV, Alain de Botton, Rem Koolhaas, Ken Livingstone, Ed Jones, Sir Terry Farrell, Stephen Bayley, Deyan Sudjic, and Wayne Hemingway to debate and discuss timely themes and burning questions, addressing key issues such as how can we make London a better place to live and work in.

Centrally curated by three leading architectural institutions, RIBA London, The Architecture Foundation and New London Architecture, LFA is structured over three weekends across three London hubs: Central London (19th / 20th June), East London (26th / 27th) and South London (3rd /4thJuly) united under the Festival theme, ‘The Welcoming City.’ In addition to each weekend hub, a core series of activities and one-off events will run throughout the Festival scattered far and wide across the capital. In the true spirit of ‘The Welcoming City’ practices London-wide will also be opening their doors to the public and engaging with their local communities to provide a rich insight into the profession through open studio tours, events and school visits.

For images or further information on events contact Helen Horten-Smith or Rory Scott on 020 7336 8488 or Helen@carocommunications.com Rory@carocommunications.com