Young Creative Poland: 4 Years On London Design Festival 2013

Location: Ognisko Polskie (Polish Hearth Club), 55 Exhibition Road, London SW7 2PN
Exhibition: Monday 16 – Sunday 22 September, 11am-6pm
Press View: Thursday 19 September 2013, 4pm-6pm
Private View: Thursday 19 September 2013, 6pm onwards

Images from left to right: RM58 armchair by Vzór, Rondo mirror by Zieta Prozessdesign,
From Poland with Shorts by Edgar Bąk and ARTpanel FLORO by Aleksandra Gaca.

• Adam Mickiewicz Institute (Warsaw, Poland) together with Creative Project Foundation, brings the best of contemporary Polish design back to the London Design Festival showcasing award-winning designers across furniture, ceramics, glassware, textiles and graphic design.
• In a newly renovated historic venue, Ognisko Polskie (Polish Hearth Club), in the heart of Brompton Design District
• Curated by Miśka Miller-Lovegrove, Anna Pietrzyk-Simone and Kasia Jeżowska
• Multi-experiential space also includes Art Yard Sale – Young Creative Poland pop-up shop and new Ognisko Restaurant with terrace run by the owner of Baltic restaurant, London

Since the debut Young Creative Poland exhibition in 2009, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute has promoted Polish design globally at leading design festivals including
Salone del Mobile in Milan, Paris' Maison&Objet, International Furniture Fair Singapore and ICFF in New York.

Four years on, following two successful Young Creative Poland exhibitions in Milan, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute together with Creative Project Foundation is bringing the
spirit and energy of contemporary Polish design back to the Brompton Design District for the London Design Festival (16th–22nd September 2013).

The carefully curated exhibition will feature state-of-the-art Polish design including furniture, architectural textiles, home accessories and lighting pieces alongside graphic
design. For the duration of the festival, Ognisko Polskie will provide a lively networking platform for visitors to meet Polish designers, learn about the creative landscape in
Poland and explore future partnerships.
Highlights of Young Creative Poland: 4 Years On will include:

Aleksandra Gaca's innovative textile work using 3D weaving techniques for furniture and interior design. Her Slumber poufs for Casalis will be on show along with her
Architextile panels. The ribbed 3D structure of the panels absorbs sound waves more efficiently than flat textiles. This allows them to combine the aesthetics of art with the science of noise-reduction.

Pioneering work transforming the use of sheet metal by Zieta Prozessdesign, an interdisciplinary team of architects, designers, engineers and sociologists, established by Polish architect Oskar Zieta. Their trademarked FiDU technology (Free Inner Pressure Forming) creates remarkable objects from welded metal sheets inflated with air. The latest concept from the studio, 3+ collection, will demonstrate how sheet metal can be used to make furniture offering users stability and flexibility using a simple system of connectors and structural elements.

Vzór's faithful production of the iconic RM58 armchair, originally designed by Roman Modzelewski in 1958. An early prototype of the celebrated armchair is in the permanent collection of the V&A Museum. For the first time in over 50 years, the armchair is being commercially produced there by linking visionary design in the 20th-century with the 21st-century consumer.

Maria Jeglińska's Goodie footstool for Ligne Roset and her boldly graphic
Natalie & George tea set specially designed for Polish porcelain brand Kristoff. Contemporary graphic design across the creative spectrum with works by Edgar Bąk and creative duo Fontarte, formed by Artur Frankowski and Magdalena Frankowska.

Book designers working with Polish publishing houses, as represented by Przemek
Dębowski's work for Karakter, which includes designs for Piotr Rypson's Against All Odds. Polish Graphic Design 1919–1949. There will also be work from the award-winning duo Hipopotam (Aleksandra Mizielińska and Daniel Mizieliński) for Dwie Siostry.
Their books, published in 20 countries, include H.O.U.S.E., a stimulating educational book for children about the art of design and construction. Other books on show by the couple will be What Will Become of You?, Maps and the Welcome to Mamoko series.
Further projects supported by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute during London Design Festival :

Kosmos Project presenting Collective Unconscious at Tent London (Old Truman Brewery, Hanbury St, London E1 6QR). Kosmos Project is a Warsaw-based design studio run by Ewa Bochen and Maciej Jelski, their work is inspired by observations of modern society and the basic social phenomena within them. Collective Unconscious revolves around two Polish rites: the Kupala Night (Noc Kupaly) and Dziady (Forefathers' Eve). The former is the ceremony of life, the future, wealth, erotic force, the latter is the mystery of death, the past, recalling ancestors, meditation. Prior to its London presentation, the project was successfully featured during the Salone del Mobile 2013.

The Flow Gallery in Notting Hill will be exhibiting Art Food, a new project and exhibition from the Ceramics & Glass programme at the Royal College of Art and School of Form, Poznań, Poland in collaboration with the Adam Mickiewicz Institute and Polish heritage porcelain manufacturer, Cmielow Porcelain (1-5 Needham Rd, London, W11 2RP).
The 14 pieces on show have been specifically designed to enhance the beauty of food.

The full list of designers & studios showing at Young Creative
Poland: 4 years on:

Products: Agnieszka Bar / Beton / Stanisław Czarnocki + Jakub Marzoch /
Aleksandra Gaca (Casalis) / Paweł Grobelny / Maria Jeglińska (Ligne Roset & Kristoff) /
Jarosław Kozakiewicz / Jan Kochański (Delivie) / Piotr Kuchciński (Noti) / Krzysztof J.
Łukasik /Jan Lutyk / Malafor / Bartek Mejor (Vista Alegre) / Bartosz Mucha / Jeremi
Nagrabecki (Velt) / Joanna Rusin / Studio Rygalik (Moroso & Comforty) / To Do Product
Design / Bashko Trybek / Vzór / Tomasz Walenta (Kristoff) / Zieta Prozessdesign /
Mikołaj Wierszyłłowski (Noti)

Graphic Art: Edgar Bąk / Rafał Benedek / Fontarte / Homework / Karakter /
Grzegorz Laszuk / Hipopotam Studio (Dwie Siostry) / Mariusz Waras / Monika Zawadzk