All Things Considered

People Will Always Need Plates
Posted by Angie Lewin

Spent last night at an event celebrating Liberty's "Britain Can (Still) Make It" event, curated by David Nicholls (design editor of The Telegraph Magazine) and Michelle Alger (Liberty's home & furniture buyer). It was great to see reactions to our collaboration with the Race Furniture Company and to have the chance to see the other exhibits - all UK designed and produced.

Stand out items for us included Matthew Hilton's Treviso desk, Benjamin Hubert's Gradient chair (both for Ercol) and the new range from People Will Always Need Plates, 'British Industry Is Dead, Long Live British Industry'...

"This new edition is a response to the perceived wisdom that Britain no longer makes anything. While the traditional, heavy industries have long been in a steep decline, a few are still struggling on and in some cases enjoying a resurgence.

Though coal mining, ship building, and much of our motor industry has been lost, the UK is not simply a nation of shopkeepers - or more latterly, IT consultants and telecoms engineers..." More

The exhibition runs until Sunday 27th September 2009 at Liberty, Regent St, W1 (once there, head up to the 4th Floor).

Posted by Angie Lewin on September 24th, 2009