I am delighted to announce details of the launch of my very first solo exhibition in Milan during the Salone del Mobile this April. The exhibition is called 'Public House' and will showcase all my favorite pieces I have designed for myself and other brands over the past 5 years. There will also be a few new editions to existing pieces as well as a brand new light fitting which will also launch at the show.
As well as this I will be debuting a new collaboration with renowned international Scotch whisky, Ballantine’s 12 Year Old. I have designed an exclusive bottle and serving ritual for the brand, influenced by vintage crystal whisky decanters with a very modern twist to be exclusively launched at the exhibition.
As this is my first solo show in Milan, I wanted to showcase all of this work in a quintessentially British environment, so what better way than create my very own Public House! We will be literally be transporting remnants from an old London Boozer to Milan creating an experience which visitors to the show could usually only experience in the UK. And although we wont be pulling pints, the atmosphere will certainly be there.
Hope to see you all there in April!
For more details on dates and for press enquiries please go to http://leebroom.com/contact-us/
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Here are details of our first ever sample sale in 4 years! Its gonna be a good one so get yourselves down for some Christmas bargains ;-)
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I have been asked by one of my all time favorite publications i-D Magazine to provide some furniture and lighting pieces to accompany an exhibition showcasing all of their covers from the past three decades. The exhibition entitled i-D Now takes place at The Red Gallery on Rivington St in Shoreditch just a few doors up from Lee Broom HQ . It will give fans the opportunity to retrace the magazines history from its humble beginnings as a stapled fanzine, through iconic winks from Madonna, Kate Moss and Lady Gaga to its now multi platformed position at the front of the field. The exhibition runs from from 1st until the 18th September and will offer an exciting programme of events over the course of the three weeks. Be sure to get more info on http://www.i-Donline.com. Click on 'read full post' to see some of my personal favorite i-D covers from over the years
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For my fifth collection at The London Design Festival, I will be launching my debut upholstery collection entitled 'Salon'.
The collection will consist of six furniture pieces which are a contemporary take on 1930's upholstery. These will be contrasted and accentuated with modern stud detailing traditionally used in upholstery to hide elements of the manufacturing process. I decided to focus on these faceted metal embellishments to give the collection a chic and edgy look. The finished result is a polished, contemporary furniture range that echoes the iconic designs of luxury fashion accessories and punk rock couture!
Also as part of the London Design Festival, I will be dramatically transforming my Shoreditch studio into an exclusive design Salon where visitors can view the furniture range in a surreal and intimate setting. The collection will launch during The London Design Festival, 20th - 25th September 2011 where all the pieces for Salon will be revealed. Until then, click 'read full post' to see other images of the the Salon Arm Chair and Foot stool.
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My 'Parq Life' collection for brand Deadgood finally launched at Clerkenwell Design Week today. I am so pleased with how the entire project has turned out....here's a sneaky peek of their stand at the show...
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This month i'll be co judging the exhibit entries for Origin- the contemporary craft fair to be held at Spitalfields during The London Design Festival in September. They have a discerning panel poring over the entries this year comprising of Brigid Howarth, craft consultant for National Heritage, Henrietta Thompson, editor at large of Wallpaper Magazine, Michelle Alger, buying manager for home and gift at Liberty department store, Flow Gallery director Yvonna Demczynska and me. Should be fun.
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Last week I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Michelle Ogundehin, Editor-in-Cheif of ELLE Decoration for London Design Week at the Design Centre Chelsea Harbour. Over 100 people bought tickets to hear us chat about design in Britain and my work in general.....so no pressure! It was a lot of fun and Michelle is an absolute pleasure to chat with and made me feel very much at ease.
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Last week saw the opening of my very first store within The Shop at Bluebird on the Kings Road. I am really pleased to be involved with such an amazing shop and the Lee Broom space looks great so thank you to my team for all their hard work in putting it together. Click on read full post to see more images of the space and shots of new products; The Decanterlamp and the Decanterlight in a frosted finish.
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Last week saw the opening of my very first store within The Shop at Bluebird on the Kings Road. I am really pleased to be involved with such an amazing shop and the Lee Broom space looks great so thank you to my team for all their hard work in putting it together. Click on read full post to see more images of the space and shots of new products; The Decanterlamp and the Decanterlight in a frosted finish.
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I am thrilled to announce the launch of the first ever Lee Broom store within The Shop at Bluebird on Kings Road. I have been a massive fan of The Shop of Bluebird since I was studying fashion at Central Saint Martins so I'm delighted to have been asked by head buyer Paul Babtiste to launch this exciting collaboration on 8th February. The Shop at Bluebird especially loved my Decanterlight range so to celebrate this launch I have designed a new colour way exclusively for the store. As well as this I will also be launching a brand new Decanter product called 'The Decanterlamp'. This will also be exclusive to The Shop at Bluebird for the duration of the collaboration. I will post some images of The Decanterlamp shortly. Many of the pieces from all my collections including Heritage Boy and One Light Only will be available for sale at the store.
For press enquiries for this launch please contact Katie Richardson at katie@leebroom.com
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So I have been slightly hopeless at posting stuff over the past couple of months as life has been a little hectic. These images are from the bash I threw at my Shoreditch studio to celebrate winning my two Elle Decoration awards and also my birthday, they should have really been posted last November so apologies for the delay (slap wrists, will try harder next time). The main pic is of me with my mum and my Auntie Carol......the guests of honour!
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following the raucous shenanigans of last years LDF party, this years was no different.....click on read more to see images
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The London Design Festival is finally over and we can all breathe a sign of relief! Fortunately now I have my own space we don't need to take down all the lights so we still have our installation glistening away around our work stations. Here are some images of the installation.
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I just came back from a week in Hong Kong where the very stylish Lane Crawford department store held a big exhibition of my work. It was an amazing trip and I met so many wonderful people. Hong Kong is an incredible city with huge energy, I promise to go back soon. Click on read full post to see more images from the exhibition.
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Finally here are details for my new show during The London Design Festival. Its called One light Only and will debut at my new gallery space at 93, Rivington St in Shoreditch. The show is on from 22nd-26th Sep so please drop in. I'll be creating a light show of over 50 lights taking you right back to the last dayz of disco....not to be missed ;-)
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On the 26th May we had the launch of my new Decanterlight collection at my new bar design Coquine in West London. It was a great event and great to catch up with friends and colleagues. Click on the image to see more pics from the event.
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So the launch of my new Decanterlight collection is imminent and I'm actually quite excited. It'll take place at Coquine end of this month which is doing really well. Pity same can't be said for the invites which went out with the incorrect postage!! Apologies to all those who had to actually PAY for their own invite, this wasn't my intention honestly....we'll refund your pound at the door....;-) x
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The Milan furniture fair was an interesting one this year as most of the week was spent trying to work out how to get out of the country due to Volcanic Ash. After a taxi to Switzerland (yes, a taxi) and then a train to Paris, we managed to finally get the Eurostar back to London just two days later than planned....not bad. The fair was fun as usual and the furniture was good too, here's some stuff I particularly liked.
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Went to the private view of Kate Garner and Marchella De Angelis Jolly Darkness exhibition at the Future Gallery this week. It was a great mix of art, fashion and music with a private gig from Boy George thrown in for good measure. For those of you that don't know, Kate was one of the members of 80's new wave pop group Hayzi Fantayzee (had to check Wiki for the spelling of that one!) along with now super DJ Jeremy Healy. Kate is now an acclaimed artist and photographer whose work has included portraits of David Bowie and Kate Moss. I met Marchella De Angelis through the Courvoisier Future 500 network for which we are both members. Marchella is the owner and designer of The Cotswolds 88 Hotel. It was a truly great evening and here are some photos.
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Finally dragged myself off to Pop Life at the Tate Modern and obviously loved it. One of the highlights for me was the recreation of Keith Haring's Pop Shop. My partner is a big fan of Keith Haring's work and we actually have one of Keith's own jackets which he painted on to hanging proudly on a wall in our flat. Its a great piece of art because its not as obvious as a canvas and Haring often painted on anything and everything. Here are my favorite bits from the show and the jacket in question kindly modeled by my good friend and stylist Shirley Amartey.
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