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Designer Philippe Malouin describes how the Olympics has changed Hackney in this movie we filmed at Dezeen Live during 100% Design.
Malouin talks about the gentrification of the east London borough, where his studio is based and that Dezeen featured prominently in our Designed in Hackney coverage. “We measure how fast Hackney is changing by the amount of ‘blackboard cafes’ selling flat white coffees that pop-up,” he says. “There’s a new one opening every week.”
“It’s also creating a giant demand which escalates prices,” he continues.”Inhabitants of Hackney can’t necessary live there any more.”
The second of five images he shows is of multidisciplinary American designers Charles and Ray Eames, who he cites as his inspiration. “In terms of a studio, what they represent and what I aspire to, they are the best possible example.”
He then shows photos of rolling up fabric to create stools without metal frames. “Form and style are extremely important but they usually come after a long, stretched out process-led design and then we think about the shape,” he says.
“We’re also interested in the way products inhabit spaces,” he explains about the space his studio created for furniture company Artek at designjunction this year.
He finishes by showing his spinning “light paintings” made of Swarovski crystals, currently on display at the Digital Crystal exhibition at London’s Design Museum.
Dezeen Live was a series of discussions between Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs and a number of designers and critics that took place as part of the talks programme at design exhibition 100% Design during this year’s London Design Festival.
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