IntroductionInspiration or perspiration? Design Icons pays homage to the unique connection between a designer and the products they create – by uncovering the creative mind behind it. Welcoming a handful of designers from difference fields, Design Icons delivers a lecture series that explores where inspiration comes from. Designers and ProductsVisit Harrods from 14th April to 24th May and discover your favourite products from a fresh new perspective with unique displays across the store. You’ll also find exciting limited-edition pieces created exclusively for Design Icons. EventsFrom the awe-inspiring to the eccentric, Harrods in-store events will tease your perceptions by showcasing designs from the leading edge of innovation. Visit Harrods during Design Icons to view limited-edition and exclusively designed products across seven floors - including Lacroix-designed Evian and Jade Jagger’s diamond-encrusted ice-pick. Milan Furniture FairFrom 16th to 21st April, leading interior designers commune in Milan for the world’s most exciting design event – the Milan Furniture Fair. Showcasing spectacular products from renowned brands such as Flexform, Ligne Roset and Fendi, the 47th annual Fair offers a tantalising insight into the interiors of the future. Luckily Harrods customers needn’t wait. With an exclusive insider’s look of the fair, Harrods will be showing footage of the international exhibitors, that only trade insiders have seen, online and in Furniture, third floor, from Saturday 26th April. CompetitionEnter into our Design Icons prize draw for your chance to win one of six fabulous prizes. First prize offers a pair of annual memberships to the iconic Design Museum plus one of our 100 exclusive, special-edition Posh Noodles. Four runners-up will receive a pair of annual memberships to the prestigious Design Museum in London, where benefits include invitations to private views and priority booking with discounted tickets for Design Museum Talks.
Lecture seriesA unique series of lectures, in partnership with London’s Design Museum, brings together the most revered international designers – from Vivienne Westwood to Ross Lovegrove – to explore what makes certain products and designers the leaders in their fields. Tickets are available through www.designmuseum.org. Full videos of each lecture will be available from Designicons.harrods.com 24 hours after each event, including a live streaming of Vivienne Westwood’s lecture. Ask Vivienne Westwood, and other speakers, your own question! What would you like to find out from our esteemed speakers? Submit a question that could be asked live at one of the events below through designicons.harrods.com. Lecture datesWhat Makes a Design Iconic?Tuesday 15th April 2008 Building an IconFriday 25th April 2008 Active Resistance to Propoganda: A new approach to the worldFriday 2nd May, 7.15pm Ross LovegroveFriday 9th May 2008 Richard SapperFriday 16th May 2008 Supersonic DesignFriday 23rd May 2008
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