The Green Carnation: 2LG’s Queer Salon, Shoreditch
A Fluxx Guide
London Design Festival 2025 is alive in the East End, and one of the most unmissable highlights is The Green Carnation, the third iteration of 2LG Studio’s acclaimed inclusive show You Can Sit with Us. Transforming Shoreditch Town Hall into an underground salon for Design Shoreditch, 2LG are curating a bold celebration of queer design talent.
Inspired by Oscar Wilde’s symbolic green carnation, the show is a gathering of voices across lighting, furniture, ceramics, glass, art and textiles. And from the 2LG Studio, expect new rugs with FloorStory and 3D-printed vases with Vienna-based SHEYN.
Visitors will also enjoy tarot readings and a programme of talks and spoken word to deepen the narrative.
Here’s a Fluxx guide to the standout designers shaping this year’s show:
Marf Summers
London-based artist, architect and leatherworker, Marf creates work centred on trans and dyke identity, with a butch-camp sensibility that turns the mundane into the erotic. Their designs span silicone, leather and sandpaper, often blurring domesticity with subversive humour.
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Henry Svendsen
Working between furniture and sculpture, Svendsen explores intimacy, ritual and the queer body through metal. His work transforms structures of support into sensual, autonomous forms, rethinking how objects can hold presence.
Ben Savizon
A multidisciplinary artist from Manchester, Savizon moves across sculpture, design, performance and painting. His practice treats instability as a generative force, drawing on queer Caribbean heritage to create ritualistic artefacts charged with survival and resistance.
bensavizon.com
Odd Universe (Jutta Goessl)
Part studio, part label, Odd Universe fuses community, identity and design. From furniture to fashion, their playful yet authentic practice champions self-expression and the ownership of difference.
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Richard Henley
A multidisciplinary London designer working across set, product and exhibition design, Henley roots his practice in storytelling. His work thrives on cross-disciplinary collaboration, opening fresh possibilities in design.
richardhenley.com
Drew Kent
A Central Saint Martin’s graduate, Kent is known for ceramics that sit at the intersection of fashion, craft and art. His work has been spotlighted by Dazed and Hunger for its originality and subversive beauty.
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Ceramic Azem
Originally from Suriname, Roser sculpts ceramics infused with intimacy and tension. His portrait-based pieces capture moments of connection, energy and silence, with layered glaze techniques that feel painterly and human.
Tino Seubert
German-born designer based in London, Seubert creates furniture and products that juxtapose organic craft with sleek industrial design. His wicker-and-aluminium stools marked the start of a career defined by material clashes and obsessive detailing.
tinoseubert.com
Les Keepers (Pablo)
With roots in global fashion houses, Pablo now brings his ethos of sustainable, intentional design to Les Keepers. His work fuses storytelling with responsible craft, blending luxury with accountability.
leskeepers.com
Katie Eraser
A painter and collagist, Eraser uses her archive of past works as a method of collaboration with herself. Her layered, conversational canvases explore memory, identity and the process of becoming.
Studio Bence Magyarlaki
Founded in Paris, Bence Magyarlaki’s practice fuses sculpture, architecture and furniture design into tactile, anthropomorphic forms. Sustainability is central, with upcycled sponge parts reimagined as sculptural objects.
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Giuseppe Parrinello
A London-based ceramicist with Italian roots, Parrinello reinterprets classical forms into contemporary decorative objects. His handmade, slip-cast pieces merge antiquity with modern flair.
Voidfill Studio (Sebastian Bidegain)
Originally trained in medicine, Bidegain brings a scientific sensibility to functional design. His jewellery, furniture and sculptural pieces fuse engineering with playful experimentation.
voidfillstudio.com
Roser Design
Roser crafts heirloom-quality furniture and objects in collaboration with small European workshops. Each piece is designed to tell a story, grounded in sustainability and artisan heritage.
roserdesign.com
Fluxx Picks - Make a Day of It in Shoreditch
After diving into The Green Carnation, why not linger in East London and soak up the local scene? Here are five nearby spots worth a stop:
Industrial vibes, roasted-on-site coffee, and pastries that fuel creatives.
Sticky barbecue, craft beers and a buzzing atmosphere on Shoreditch High Street.
Legendary bacon naan rolls and Bombay-inspired dining.
A Kiwi-born café with killer brunch and smooth brews.
Leila’s Shop – A Shoreditch institution for seasonal plates and cosy café culture.
Design Shoreditch: The Green Carnation Show
London Design Festival 2025, Shoreditch Town Hall