Visualisation of Endless Stair at Tate Modern, Image Copyrights\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0Cityscape<\/p>\n

The London Design Festival<\/a> is an annual event, held to celebrate and promote London as the design capital of the world, and as the gateway to the international creative community.\u00a0The 11th edition of the London Design Festival will be will be held for a duration of 10 days from 14th to 22nd September 2013 with over 300 events and exhibitions showcasing the best of global design.\u00a0The Festival is funded through a combination of public and private sources. The Mayor Of London’s office provides grant funding for the Festival; Arts Council England have been long term supporters of the Festival.\u00a0Private funding (approx 60%) is raised through sponsorship of Festival projects alongside a small range of London Design Festival products and services delivered throughout the year.<\/p>\n

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London Design Festival is an\u00a0umbrella for a number of high-profile design festivals taking place in London during the same period. Some of the well known festivals are\u00a0100% Design<\/a>\u00a0at Earls Court from 18th to 21st September 2013,\u00a0FOCUS\/13 at\u00a0Design Centre Chelsea Harbour<\/a>\u00a0from 22nd to 25th \u00a0September 2013 and Design Junction<\/a> at\u00a0The Old Sorting Office<\/a>\u00a0from 18th to 22nd September 2013.<\/p>\n

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Image Copyrights\u00a0\u00a9 Design Junction<\/p><\/div>\n

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Concept\/Art Direction\/Design: Form
Photography\/styling: Sara Morris\/Sandy Suffield<\/p><\/div>\n

One of the highlights of the 2013 London Design Festival is the\u00a0Landmark Projects which involves some of the\u00a0world’s greatest architects and designers to create pieces of work in some of London’s best-loved public spaces. After the success of 2012’s Prism by Keiichi Matsuda<\/a>, this year architect\u00a0Alex de Rijke, Co-Founder of dRMM Architects and Dean of Architecture at the Royal College of Art in collaboration with engineers at Arup has designed an installation called ‘Endless Stair’ which will be installed\u00a0outside Tate Modern from 13th September – 10th October 2013. The towering structure will invite visitors to climb and explore a series of 15 Escher-like interlocking staircases made from a prefabricated construction using 44 cubic metres of American tulipwood donated by AHEC members. As a viewpoint, Endless Stair provides breath-taking views along the River Thames. While the installation will be open to public\u00a0during the day, the structure will be closed overnight but illuminated for public viewing with a scheme designed by London-based design practice Seam Design using equipment by Lumenpulse.<\/p>\n

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Endless Stair by dRMM Architects<\/p><\/div>\n

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Model of Endless Stair by dRMM Architects<\/p><\/div>\n

For further details, please visit\u00a0London Design Festival<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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