Those Londoners amongst you who are serious about design but short of cash, will be interested to know that many furniture brands and shops are having summer sales over the next few weeks. A number of bargains are on offer: you can get a Martino Gamper chair for £150, 50 per cent off the original £300 in The Conran Shop; and a Myto Chair by Konstantin Grcic at Skandium (pictured above) for £122, also 50 per cent off the original £245 in SCP. Jasper Morrison’s shop in Shoreditch is also worth a visit, although the items aren’t discounted.
Skandium
Skandium is offering up to 20 per cent off furniture orders; 30-70 per cent off selected display furniture; and 30-70 per cent off selected accessories. The Superstructure Chair, by David Design (pictured above) has been reduced by 50 per cent: the chair was £3,320, but in the sale will be £1,660.
Skandium has three shops in London: 245-249 Brompton Road, SW3; 86 Marylebone High Street, W1; Selfridges, 400 Oxford Street, W1
Taschen books
Taschen will be selling thousands of slightly damaged and display copies at reduced prices; 50-75 per cent off. Friday, June 19th, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday 20 June 20, 10am to 7pm; Sunday 21 June, 12pm to 6pm.
Taschen Store London: 12 Duke of York Square, London, SW3 4LY
Up to 50 per cent off on over 2000 product lines. Highlights include two Martino Gamper chairs (pictured below) designed exclusively for The Conran Shop; the Ferguson Hill Speakers; and the Tom Kovac bowl from Alessi. During the sale there will be a 20per cent reduction off all furniture orders throughout the store. Sale items are also available on the website. Sale starts 9 July
Conran has two shops in London: 81 Fulham Road, SW3; 55 Marylebone High Street, W1U
Poltrona Frau and Capellini
The PF Group (the umbrella company for the following brands Poltrona Frau, Cappellini, Alias, Cassina, Gufram, Nemo Luce and Thonet-Vienna) will beholding a one-off sample sale at its London showroom, in preparation for the new collection arriving and the launch of the new Poltrona Frau Group showroom in September. Included in the sale will be the Poltrona Frau Kennedee three seat sofa designed by Jean Marie Massaud (pictured below).The sale runs 22 June-10 July.
150 St John Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1V 4UD
Twentytwentyone
Up to 60 per cent off contemporary furniture, lighting and accessories. Showroom samples of furniture, lighting and accessories from a host of leading manufacturers including Estsablished and Sons, Cassina, Knoll, Vitra, Asplund, Iittala, Tom Dixon, Thorsten Van Elten and Moooi. 20 June – 31 July. There are also discounts of up to 20 per cent off of lighting and furniture orders during the sale period. The sale will include the 13-drawer Stack unit by Shay Alkalay for Established & Sons (pictured below).
18c River Street, London, EC1R 1XN
SCP
The company’s 2009 summer sale starts on 27 June, with up to 50 per cent off floor samples, 20 per cent off SCP furniture, 15 per cent off other furniture (including Myto Chairs by Konstantin Grcic, pictured below) and 10 per cent off all lighting.
135-139 Curtain Road
Shoreditch, London EC2A 3BX
Jasper Morrison: Shop
Products of the Month include cutlery tray, frying pan, spatulas and shoe brush. Special products from around the world can also be found in the shop.
24B Kingsland Road, E2 8DA
Viaduct
Summer sale with up to 70 per cent off selected items in the showroom and 15 – 20 per cent off all new orders of furniture, lighting and accessories. 27 June – 11 July
1-10 Summers St, London, EC1R 5BD
Beyond the Valley
This outlet pops in Covent Garden for three weeks only. End of season, samples and deadstock from its own fashion and product ranges, plus guest designers and artists. 5-27 June, Mon-Sat 11-7/ Sun 12.30-5.30
19 Earlham Street, Seven Dials, London WC2H 9LL
