London Art Fair VIP Lounge
Foundry has just signed up as one of the accociate sponsors for the London Art Fairs collectors lounge.
Foundry has teamed up with Selfridges concession Loft Living to create the London Art Fairs collectors lounge. The collectors lounge will be kitted out with fantastic furniture and lighting from both brands, offering a quite space away from the main exhibition to catch up with colleagues and friends.
Please re-visit this page or sign up to our newsletter for exclusive London Art Fair offers.
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Auction for Children in Need
This weekend at Selfridges London, Foundry partner Parkart colaborated with Selfridges concession Loft Living and artist Tom Lewis to create a one off piece of furniture which will be auctioned for the charity Children in Need.
Anyone wishing to bid for the item can click here for more information. Bidding closes on Friday AM 14th November 2008, the winner will be announced later that day!
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Winner of "Best new Brand"
At The British Design Awards last night, Decode London were the winners of the "Best new Brand" award.
Decode London have come a long way in a very short space of time, and last night at the British Design awards it all came together. Decode's fresh approach, will certainly make them one to watch!
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Moooi Bamboo Lamp Now Available
First seen in Milan 2007, the Moooi Bamboo Lamp by Deptford based design duo Committee is finally ready for sale. I first displayed this light as a prototype back in 2006 with my previous company and the interest it received was incredible. Each Bamboo Lamp comes with it's own unique pull cord decoration which could range from a small plastic boot to a bright orange carrott, giving each piece it's own true identity.
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Wire Light Now Available
Foundry is pleased to announce that the Wire Light from Decode London is now available.
Decode London, the hot new design brand have just released the first batch of Wire Lights. Be one of the first to get your hands on this future design classic with foundryonline.
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Flos increases prices from November 2008
The UK distributor for Flos has announced price increases to take effect 1st November 2008. The prices increases is due to the strong Euro and the ever increasing cost of raw materials, and is working out at 15-20% on most products. Anyone wishing to secure Flos products at the current prices needs to act fast. Price increases come into effect 1st November 2008!
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The Affordable Art Fair with Parkart
Foundry has teamed up with online art gallery "Parkart" to offer Foundry customer 1/2 price tickets to the Affordable Art Fair in Battersea Park, London.
The Affordable Art Fair, brings together 110 galleries from across the UK and overseas to exhibit contemporary art.The fair,s easy going atmosphere invites you to browse amongst the thousands of paintings, sculpture, photography and original prints - all priced under £3,000. For those of you looking to spot the next big thing, the Recent Graduates’ Exhibition showcases the diverse range of talent emerging from Britain's art schools.
To gain 1/2 voucher to the fair please send an email with your full postal address. Please allow 2-3 working days for delivery.
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The Icon Party "the best ever"
During the London Design Festival the Foundry Popupstore played host to the Icon magazine re-design party celebrating 5 years of Icon Magazine. The party was a great success drawing a crowd of almost a 1000 people throughout the evening and being heralded as "the best ever" Icon party. Read more..
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17th - 23rd September 2008
Foundry rolls out it's "POPUP RETAIL STORE" during London Design Week
Foundry will be converting a raw and industrial warehouse space into an exclusive retail concept store in the heart of Clerkenwell, East London. Visitors will be able to discover and purchase a diverse range of design products from lighting and furniture through to fashion and accessories.
For a short period of time, the venue will operate as a ‘popup’ guerrilla retail store and will be complemented by an exclusive design exhibition. On show will be everything from one-off, mass production pieces, fashion, digital installations, limited edition and bespoke artwork from new and established designers. These products are rarely shown together in such an expansive and interesting environment and will transform the room into a gallery-like shopping space.
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Evening Standard Homes & Property Readers Evening
18th September 6-9pm
Foundry has teamed up with the Evening Standard to offer their Homes & Property readers a night of Drinks, Design & exclusive offers.
Bring along you copy of Wednesday 10th September Homes & Property and enjoy an evening at the foundry popup store. Offers include 20% from Thorsten van Elten, Moooi lighting range and Ceramics by Voonwong & Bensonsaw, plus a range of original canvas artwork specially comissioned by internet gallery Parkart.
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