Brompton Design District 2025 X LDF - The Fluxx Guide
Brompton Design District has long established itself as one of London Design Festival’s most dynamic hubs, uniting global design brands, pioneering cultural institutions, and independent voices within a neighbourhood renowned for its creativity. Home to the V&A and a vibrant constellation of showrooms, retailers, and hospitality, Brompton continues to redefine what a design district can be.
For LDF 2025, Brompton Design District welcomes Alex Tieghi-Walker as curator. Alongside the unveiling of new collections in leading design showrooms, Tieghi-Walker presents a series of temporary exhibitions shaped around the curatorial theme “A Softer World.”
This year’s programme celebrates design that listens, connects, and invites care at its centre. Bringing together designers who resist the hard edges of dominant systems, “A Softer World” favours sensitivity over speed, and nuance over noise. From tactility and material memory to poetic form and emotional resonance, softness emerges as a vital tool—reconnecting us with each other, with the environments we inhabit, and with the objects we create and use every day.
Anchored at The Lavery, 4 Cromwell Place, with further exhibitions across the District, Brompton offers visitors a journey through a unique landscape of design, where innovation, reflection, and care meet
Exhibitions
Jakkai Siributr : There’s No Place - V&A
There’s No Place by artist Jakkai Siributr is a collaborative embroidery project that explores identity, belonging, and home, inspired by his response to the ongoing refugee crisis along the Thai-Burma border. Created in dialogue with displaced Shan communities at Thailand’s Koung Jor Shan Refugee Camp, the installation invites participants to embroider their reflections directly onto the textiles, blurring the boundaries between citizen and refugee. Accompanied by a specially composed soundscape of field recordings—capturing the voices, hopes, and dreams of young refugees—the work offers a poignant, multi-sensory experience. Developed in collaboration with Shan Youth Power and architect Jamjaras Suchiva, and supported by the Royal Thai Embassy, London, on the 170th Anniversary of Thai–UK diplomatic relations, with additional support from Flowers Gallery, the installation opens a powerful cross-border dialogue on resilience, identity, and collective memory.
V&A South Kensington, Cromwell Rd, London, SW7 2RL
Bisazza | Grand Opening
Bisazza proudly announces the opening of its London flagship showroom at 60 Sloane Avenue, marking a celebrated return to the heart of the Brompton Design District and reaffirming the brand’s commitment to craftsmanship and design culture. Occupying a 140-square-metre single-floor space, the showroom embodies a dialogue between Italian decorative mastery and English elegance. Designed by architect Carlo Dal Bianco, the interiors feature bold parquet flooring with marble mosaic inlays, vibrant green and purple hues referencing traditional English colours, and ornate details including gold-tiled columns, crystal chandeliers, and expansive mirrors. The showroom presents the full breadth of Bisazza’s collections—among them the latest Marble, Marmomosaico, and Supermarmo lines, which introduce marble as a new material to the brand’s offering. Highlights include Liz2 by pixel art pioneers eBoy, a vivid London streetscape reimagined in mosaic, and Silenzio by Fornasetti x Bisazza, a surreal new design featuring Lina Cavalieri’s enigmatic face, adding to the collaboration’s iconic repertoire.
Bisazza London Showroom, 60 Sloane Avenue, London, SW3 3DD
Be inspired by the Boffi | DePadova Way of Living
As part of its ongoing exploration of contemporary design, Boffi|DePadova London invites visitors to experience an immersive expression of its vision for how architecture and design shape the way we live today. The presentation unfolds as a refined domestic setting that captures the Boffi|DePadova Way of Living—a seamless dialogue between architecture, design, and contemporary lifestyle. Bringing together the distinct yet complementary design languages of Boffi, De Padova, and ADL, the exhibition showcases how these three brands preserve their unique identities while collectively defining a sophisticated, modern approach to living.
Boffi|DePadova, 72-74 Sloane Avenue SW3 3DZ, London, SW3 3DZ
Ramzi Mallat : Not Your Martyr - V&A
Not Your Martyr by artist Ramzi Mallat is an intimate memorial to the lives lost in the 2020 Beirut Port explosion, which killed over 240 people and devastated the city. Marking five years since the blast, the work takes the form of vibrant glass ma’amoul—traditional Lebanese shortbread pastries shared during Easter and Eid as symbols of unity and shared heritage that transcend religious difference. In a context where official memory remains fraught and contested, Mallat describes the piece as a “counter-monument,” not only to the explosion but also to the Lebanese Civil War, which began fifty years ago. Shown alongside Debris of Text and Eyeglasses by Lebanese artists Rana Haddad and Pascal Hachem, within the display Counter-Monuments, Beirut, the work uses the fragility of glass and the intimacy of the everyday to reflect on loss, memory, and resilience. Supported by the V&A’s Jameel Programme.
V&A South Kensington, Cromwell Rd, London, SW7 2RL
Staging Modernity - Cassina
Cassina celebrates the 60th anniversary of its iconic Le Corbusier®, Pierre Jeanneret®, Charlotte Perriand® Collection with an exploration of modernity and its evolving role in contemporary life. The event presents an original dialogue between emblematic furniture and animal reproductions, inviting visitors to reflect on how the concept of modernity—the rational machine for living—has expanded to embrace ecology and a deeper connection with nature. The showroom also features Cassina’s newly launched 2025 Collection, offering a fresh perspective on design innovation. Join us to mark this milestone at a special cocktail party on Thursday, 18 September 2025, from 7 PM at the Cassina Store London.
In Person / Free / ticket required
Cassina Store London, 238-242 Brompton Road, London, SW3 2BB
Workshops / Events
Make Seaweed Streamers with Bethan Laura Wood - The Design Centre
Make Seaweed Streamers with Bethan Laura Wood -invites visitors into a playful and hands-on workshop led by the acclaimed designer. Drawing inspiration from the colours, textures, and fluid forms of seaweed, participants are encouraged to create their own vibrant streamers using simple materials and imaginative techniques. This collaborative activity celebrates creativity, material exploration, and collective making—transforming an everyday object into a joyful expression of movement and marine-inspired design.
13 Sept - 11:00—15:00 & 16:00—17:00 / In Person / Paid / ticket required
the Design Museum, 224-238 Kensington High Street, London, W8 6AG
The Architecture of Light with Lasvit at YDF Interiors
YDF Interiors presents Architecture of Light, an exclusive evening with Lasvit during London Design Festival. Taking place on 18 September 2025 at 6PM, the event explores Lasvit’s visionary approach to lighting design, where centuries-old Bohemian glassmaking traditions meet bold contemporary innovation. Known for bespoke installations in prestigious destinations worldwide—including the celebrated Poppies at Raffles London at The OWO—Lasvit transforms handmade glass into sculptural statements that shape both character and atmosphere. At YDF, visitors will discover a curated presentation of Lasvit’s tailor-made designs, including pieces created for YDF’s own projects, offering rare insight into the journey from concept sketches to handcrafted works of light. By hosting Architecture of Light within the Brompton Design District, YDF reaffirms its role as a hub of global design excellence, uniting world-leading brands, creatives, and craftsmanship under one roof.
18 Sept 18:00—20:30 / In Person /free/ ticket required
YDF Interiors, 70 Brompton Road, London, SW3 1ER
Lunchtime Lectures: Artist talk by Jakkai Siributr: Narrating Identity, Belonging and Home Through Textiles and Embroidery - V&A
This lecture offers an in-depth overview of Jakkai Siributr’s ongoing exploration of identity, belonging, and home, focusing on how his work creates meaningful dialogues between displaced ethnic Shan communities at Thailand’s Koung Jor Shan Refugee Camp and audiences worldwide. Recognised as one of Thailand’s leading contemporary artists, Siributr is renowned for addressing social and political issues through textile and embroidery, weaving together personal family histories with the nation’s broader struggles—from military conflict to social disparity and religious tensions. His most recent long-term project, There’s No Place, co-created with Shan refugees, is currently on display at the V&A South Kensington as part of London Design Festival. Following the lecture, Siributr will be joined by Carrie Chan, Contemporary Programme Curator, for a short discussion and Q&A.
V&A South Kensington,Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre, London, SW7 2RL
