Designers Andu Masebo and Mikey Krzyzanowski have staged a London Design Festival exhibition where visitors made the furniture and objects on show.
Making Room took over a vacant shop unit on Brompton Road for the duration of London Design Festival (LDF).
The Making Room exhibition took shape over the course of the festival week. Photo is by Diogo
It hosted a programme of workshops with different designers and creatives, with activities including building stools, crafting hooks, arranging flowers and creative brainstorming.
Objects produced in the workshops remained in the space for the nine-day duration of the festival, allowing them to be used by future visitors and workshop attendees.
Visitors made objects for the space, including shelves and lamps. Photo is by Diogo The title, Making Room, is both a reference to the physical process of furnishing a room and a metaphor for the idea of bringing new people into the design industry.
"Making Room has become a mantra for how we approach things," said Masebo, as he and Krzyzanowski showed Dezeen around the space.
Andu Masebo and Mikey Krzyzanowski curated the exhibition. Photo is by Diogo
"We thought about how we could give people the tools and the agency to make physical objects, but also to create moments where people can talk about how they navigate the creative industry," Masebo told Dezeen.
"Hopefully it gives people the idea that they can make room in different spaces."
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