Super Contemporary is the current showcase exhibition at The Design Museum, who have teamed up with Beefeater 24 to commission 15 new design projects by established and emerging London designers. Each design touches on a social consideration of design within London, such as the ‘K9 Post Office Kiosk’ by Industrial Facility; ‘The Listening Station’ by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby; and Paul Smith’s reactive rabbit shaped rubbish bin, whose ears light up in thanks when receiving a piece of rubbish.

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Wow, so design week is upon us again. The festival has begun and so have the openings, the parties and the free drinks. Several glasses of champagne were enjoyed by myself and Ian Atkins at the LDF launch with Boris Johnson at City Hall on Monday night, a pleasant evening that was certainly brought to life by his speech, despite its late deliverance. That man has a wonderful knack of digging himself a hole, almost deep enough to fall in, but somehow saving himself from the precipice with some charming wit and characterful bumbling.

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We’re proud to announce KithKin will be back again at the London Design Festival presenting the finest work we have spotted at this years degree shows; taking a space in DesignersBlock at Earls Court London.  More images after the jump….

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KithKin have created a series of unique graphic designs, on a range of garments, in collaboration with retail and fashion outlet Beyond the Valley. The range will be available in-store during the London Design Festival, at 2 Newburgh Street (off Carnaby Street) London W1F 7RD.

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