Clerkenwell, a small area of London historically known for clock-making and jewelry, is said to be one of the contemporary world’s most important design hubs, with more creative businesses per square mile than anywhere else in the world. The 7th Clerkenwell Design Week (though really a three-day event) has by now become established as one of the leading independent design festivals in the UK, showing the work of some 200 architecture studio and 80 design studios in the area. Having doubled in size since 2015, the festival is by now big enough to have its own Clerkenwell Design Week Fringe.With such a wealth of prominent design practices, great things have been launched at Clerkenwell this week. Here are five of our favorites.Click on the slideshow to see more.Clerkenwell Design Week ran from May 24 through 26 in London.
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