KI made its Clerkenwell Design Week debut in 2019 with a pop-up showroom at the landmark Paxton Locher House on Clerkenwell Green. Built in the mid-90’s the stunning home was transformed into ‘KI House’, making it an exciting & new destination for this year’s festival attendees.

The venue hosted the launch of KI’s new UK-designed & manufactured storage, seating and desking products. A variety of talks, workshops as well as a mid-week ‘House Party’, co-hosted with Bute Fabrics, took place during the week. 
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NEW PRODUCTS AT #CDW2019


All of these products have been certified Indoor Advantage Gold, making them suitable for WELL projects.

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STORAGE 

KI Storage, reinvented
Standalone or compatible with KI’s 800 Series steel storage system, this modular shelving can be configured in infinite ways to suit multiple applications, in a variety of colours

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DESKING

Next generation sit-stand
Work2.1 is KI's enhanced, cost-competitive sit-stand desk and bench range featuring sophisticated cable management solutions, co-created with some of KI’s largest clients

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SEATING

Stylish & versatile
Grafton has been designed for active learning at colleges and universities. Featuring a distinctive backrest, it is available with numerous base options, tablet arms and upholstery

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SEATING

Stackable elegance
Hatton is an elegant, one-piece polypropylene chair for multipurpose, cafe & dining spaces. Available in a range of colours, these chairs are comfortable, stackable and light 

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About Paxton Locher House
Situated right in the heart of Clerkenwell, Paxton Locher House was built in the mid-1990s and is a popular destination during ‘Open House London’. The ingenious architecture of this house embodies KI’s ethos of finding innovative solutions to unique design challenges for its clients. Secluded behind buildings facing the Green, this split-level home presented a design challenge – enclosed by its neighbours, the site had no opportunity for windows. Instead, the architects created a spaced flooded with natural light by adding skylights and a large retractable glass ceiling over the central atrium. This transforms into a beautiful open internal courtyard in fine weather – the perfect setting for KI’s programme of events within the space.

About Bute Fabrics
Bute Fabrics, the innovative textile design and manufacturing company based on the Isle of Bute off the west coast of Scotland, is known for its visionary colour palette and beautiful use of texture. The Bute name has always been an assurance of sustainability, quality and durability, recognised worldwide. Established by the 5th Marquess of Bute in 1947 to provide employment for returning servicemen and women at the end of WW2, the mill has historically been known for woven woollen upholstery fabric for the contract interiors market. Although still a key part of the business, its reach now extends to a range of sectors, encompassing, for instance, theatre auditoria, luxury home interiors, restaurants, hotels and fashion accessories. www.butefabrics.com
 
About Freyja Sewell
Freyja Sewell is a designer who creates for the mind. Much of her work is aimed at facilitating privacy and mindfulness with-in our increasingly hectic and connected world. She explores this though both traditional furniture and cutting-edge technologies, creating spaces and tools for increased metacognition and mental wellbeing.

Freyja graduated from 3D Design at Brighton University in 2011. During her degree, she won a scholarship to Nagoya University of Arts, which provided an inspiring insight to Japanese design culture, a core continuing source of inspiration in both her personal and professional life. Her HUSH chair is in production by Raskl Design and has been part of multiple exhibitions and articles. In 2012 she was awarded the London Design Museum Residency and her past clients include Selfridges and Unilever. Freyja completed a masters in Design Products from the Royal College of Art in 2018, during which time she received a KI Award for her final project, Sangha. www.freyjasewell.co.uk

About Plant Designs
Plant Designs help keep London’s workplaces green. Providing bespoke design and plant expertise, they bring live planting to office spaces, keeping buildings healthy and promoting wellbeing. Working with companies of all sizes since 2002, a passionate team of plant experts and Horticulturalists design, install and look after greenery across the capital.

Experts in bringing Biophilic design and award-winning plant maintenance service to interiors and exteriors in the commercial sector. Biophilia, the innate human need for a connection with nature, is at the heart of what they do. www.plantdesigns.co.uk

About KI
KI’s furniture helps the world’s leading organisations create happy, healthy, high performing working and learning environments. Bringing together good design, advanced engineering and sustainable resources, KI’s products are durable, flexible and offer excellent value.

Founded in 1941, KI (Krueger International, Inc.), has grown to become one of the world's largest, most respected furniture manufacturing groups. KI’s EMEA headquarters and showroom in Central London is supported by an established network of manufacturing facilities and distribution partners across the UK, Europe and the Middle East. For more information, visit: www.kieurope.com


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