Tom Dixon Wins the 2019 London Design Medal

LDF 2019

London Design Festival has awarded Tom Dixon with the 2019 London Design Medal. The award is the highest accolade bestowed upon an individual who has distinguished themselves within the industry and demonstrated consistent design excellence.

Tom says, ‘I’m still confused as to why I won’t be getting the ‘Emerging Design Medal’, as it still feels very much like I have only just started – I’ve so much left to design! But I’m very touched to be noticed by this super jury, thank you very much.’

For London Design Festival, starting on Saturday 14th September, Tom Dixon will host TouchySmellyFeelyNoisyTasty at his King’s Cross hub. The Coal Office will become a multi-sensory lab with a series of talks, workshops, parties and events taking place in the Shop, Factory, Restaurant and Gallery. For the entire duration of LDF, The Coal Office will be an open house, with a full event schedule accessible to the public.

With so much to see, hear, touch, smell and taste, we want to encourage visitors to experience a journey through the senses at the Coal Office. Using our TouchySmellyFeelyNoisyTasty map, guests can navigate their way from Reception to the Factory to the Arches of the Shop, visiting each of our exhibitions and marking them off. Upon completion of the game, guests will receive a limited-edition Tom Dixon tote bag (limited allocation per day, first-come, first-served basis). 

New collections: The latest Tom Dixon designs and innovations - Fat, Swirl, Spring and Opal and our two new fragrances, Alchemy and Underground - will be available to buy at our flagship shop. 

Opening Hours

Open all week to the public:
Tom Dixon Shop – 10am till 8pm daily, Sunday's 11am till 5pm
Harry’s Razor Bar - Arch 10, 10am till 8pm daily, Sunday's 11 till 5pm
Natoora Café – Factory, 11.30am till 6pm, Sunday's 11.30am till 5pm
Coal Office Restaurant – Breakfast 8am till 11am, Lunch 12pm till 3:30pm, Dinner 5:30pm till 11pm 
‘Art of the Wild’ Perrier-Jouët Champagne Garden, 14th to 21st September - Terrace open to the public from 5.30pm till 10pm

Saturday 14^th September:
1:30-3pm – The Guardian Live Presents a Q&A with Tom Dixon and the Guardian’s Creative Director Alex Breuer, moderated by The Design Magazine's Editor Alice Fisher, Coal Office Terrace

Sunday 15^th September:
12-5pm – Empirical Spirits will host an immersive tasting experience in the Gallery – Open to the public 

Monday 16^th September:

• 8.30-11am – Coal Office Collective Presentation – Invitation only
• 10-5pm – Rush Matters will weave an original S chair frame using English Bulrush in the TouchyFeely Arch – Open to the public 
• 11.30am–12pm – Bute Fabrics will exhibit live weaving demonstrations in the Textile Arch - Invitation only 
• 12-2pm – Teenage Engineering will host daily demonstrations of their synthesizers in Reception - Open to the public 
• 6pm–8pm – Harry’s Happy Hour – Invitation only

Tuesday 17^th September:

• 11-12pm – International Flavours & Fragrances will host a talk around the development of Tom Dixon’s latest scents, Underground and Alchemy in the Perfumery – Open to the public   
• 10-2pm – Rush Matters will weave an original S chair frame using English Bulrush in the TouchyFeely Arch – Open to the public 
• 10.30–11am – Bute Fabrics will exhibit live weaving demonstrations in the Textile Arch - Invitation only 
• 12-2pm – Teenage Engineering will host daily demonstrations of their synthesizers in Reception - Open to the public 
• 5- 8pm – Dinesen Q&A with Tom Dixon & Sissel Tolaas in Reception/Gallery – Invitation only 
• 10-8pm - Harry’s Central Saint Martin’s event, Arch 10 – Invitation only

Wednesday 18^th September:

• 9-10am – Architects & Designers ‘Tom Talk’ in the Reception/Gallery – Invitation only
• 10.30 – 11am – Bute Fabrics will exhibit live weaving demonstrations in the Textile Arch - Invitation only 
• 12-2pm – Teenage Engineering will host daily demonstrations of their synthesizers in Reception - Open to the public 
• 6-6.30 - The Rug Company x David Rockwell x Tom Dixon Talk in the Trade Counter – Invitation only  
• 7-late – Official Tom Dixon VIP Party – Invitation only

Thursday 19^th September

• 9-10am – Architects & Designers ‘Tom Talk’ in the Reception/Gallery – Invitation only
• 9-11.0am – Press Preview Open House with a talk hosted by Tom in the Reception/Gallery from 9-10am – Invitation only 
• 9-11.00am – Harry’s Press Preview in Arch 10 – Invitation only
• 10.30–11am – Bute Fabrics will exhibit live weaving demonstrations in the Textile Arch - Invitation only 
• 11-11.30am – Natoora Talk in the Factory – Invitation only
• 12-8pm – Empirical Spirits will host an immersive tasting experience in the Gallery – Open to the public   
• 2-2pm – Teenage Engineering will host daily demonstrations of their synthesizers in Reception - Open to the public 
• 5.30-7pm – Perrier-Jouët x Assaf Granit Champagne Pairing on the Coal Office Terrace – Invitation only
• 6-9pm – Late Night Shopping in the shop - Open to the public 

Friday 20^th September:

• 10.30–11am – Bute Fabrics will exhibit live weaving demonstrations in the Textile Arch - Invitation only 
• 12-2pm – Teenage Engineering will host daily demonstrations of their synthesizers in Reception - Open to the public  
• 12-8pm – Empirical Spirits will host an immersive tasting experience in the Gallery – Open to the public 
• 5.30-7pm – Perrier-Jouët x Nitai Shevach Champagne Pairing on the Coal Office Terrace – Tickets available here

Saturday 21^st September:

• 12-5pm – Empirical Spirits will host an immersive tasting experience in the Gallery – Open to the public 
• 5.30-7pm – Perrier-Jouët x Nitai Shevach Champagne Pairing on the Coal Office Terrace – Tickets available here

Sunday 22^nd September:
12-5pm – Empirical Spirits will host an immersive tasting experience in the Gallery – Open to the public 

Click here to buy this collection by Tom Dixon .