New Perspective

THE CONRAN SHOP PRESENTS NEW PERSPECTIVE SHOWCASE WITH CURATOR STELLA SMITH FOR LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL 2024

The Conran Shop launches New Perspective for the 22nd edition of London Design Festival, taking place across A close collaboration between The Conran Shop and curator Stella Smith, the installation at The Conran Shop’s Flagship store on Sloane Square exhibits the works by an exciting new generation of UK-based artists, explores the ever-changing relationship between fine art and design with a forward-looking outlook.

New Perspective is an exploration of form, material, and process – on the ontology of craft. The installation explores the correlation between art and design, looking at how these spheres interact within the same space and enhance one another’s spatial presence and narrative values.

The visitor will be taken on a journey through a plethora of creative practices; from textiles to painting, to woodwork, sculpture, and photography. Including works by Millie Harris, Maximilian Kusuma, Annie Rose Fiddian-Green, Burniture, Joss Stoddart and many more – New Perspective celebrates the vision and creativity of these artists, showcasing diverse ideas of how art and design can be conceptually interchangeable whilst simultaneously demonstrating the future of innovation and creativity in the UK.

Curated by Stella Smith

Curator’s note

“I am delighted to present New Perspective, an exhibition celebrating the creative legacy of The Conran Shop and proposing an inspiring future for art and design in the UK. It has been a wonderful journey working with creatives from such a diversity of practice and philosophy for this show. Throughout the curation process, I wanted to draw attention to the methods of making, thinking, and conversation that have gone into each individual piece. The idea of function is something I have considered throughout this process, functionality often being delegated to notions of physical usefulness. However, I believe an important aspect of an object’s function is also in its ability to elevate the spirit. Whether playing games across tables, eating from beautiful plates, conversing in our favourite chair, admiring a painting in our living room every morning – these are all qualities that elevate our lives both practically and spiritually. I hope this sentiment is communicated through this exhibition and the fantastic work which constitutes it.”

Featured artists: Alessandro Raimondo, Alma Berrow, Annie Rose Fiddian-Green, Burniture, Callum Hansen, Daniela Maria, Enzo Medeiros, Felix Seymour, Finn Gibson, Harrison Armstrong, Iona Hutley, Jade Delmage, John Sant, Joss Stoddart, Livia Papiernik, Luke Hamel Cooke, Maximilian Kusuma, Mia Vallance, Millie Harris, Pera Studios, Poppy Booth, Rhian Harris-Mussi, Will Miller, Ylam Deme.