MY EDIT: A preview of LDF's designjunction 2012...

Picture courtesy of Another Country

With its move to a vast new Bloomsbury site, designjunction will really become the undisputed jewel in the crown of the London Design Festival in 2012. 

Trends include:

Materials: copper and brass, marble, unfinished wood, pottery, leather, rusted metal, unfinished metal

Colours: black, especially matte black, conker brown, off white, tan, yellow, soft orange

Forms: low-key, plain and simple, furniture with splayed legs, solid and heavy, milking stools

And also: industrial, functional design, matte / gloss juxtaposition, solid / heavy objects and materials

Here are some of the pieces that I'm looking forward to seeing...

Picture courtesy of Tatsuya Akita

Picture courtesy of Soren Rose Studio / De la Espada

Picture courtesy of Simon Hasan

Picture courtesy of Assembly Room

Picture courtesy of Young & Norgate

Picture courtesy of The Andes House

Picture courtesy of Iittala

Picture courtesy of G&T by Bethan Gray

Picture courtesy of Another Country

Picture courtesy of Aditi Studios

Picture courtesy of Crafts Council / Nick Moss

Picture courtesy of Atelier Areti

Picture courtesy of Klaus Haapaniemi

Picture courtesy of Lerival

Picture courtesy of Designers in Residence 

Picture courtesy of Tetra Shed

Picture courtesy of Very Good & Proper

Picture courtesy of Pinch

Picture courtesy of Hive

Picture courtesy of Gelupo / designjunction