The hotlist: seven of the best design events happening in London this October

From the Peter Pilotto Townhouse to PAD London, there is lots happening across the capital this month. Here's our selection of the best shows not to miss out on...
Barbara Chandler6 October 2017

Peter Pilotto Townhouse

Here’s a ritzy takeover of a handsome Victorian terrace house by fashion designer Peter Pilotto and his partner, Christopher de Vos.

Swoon on plush banquettes amid sweetie-pie colours for walls and floors, applied as bold geometric motifs, then rifle through racks of OTT fashion straight from the autumn catwalk.

Furnishings by the duo’s avantgarde pals include chunky glass lights by Bethan Laura Wood, with Martino Gamper and Max Lamb doing furniture.

And the fashion brand themselves are entering interiors, using recycled yarns from previous collections, with hand-knotted rugs by artisans in Ecuador plus blankets, embroidered cushions and throws.

Until October 13, 3 Cromwell Place, SW7.

The Knitting & Stitching Show

Instagram abounds with perfect craft creations but here you can hone your own skills at 220 practical workshops given by top textile tutors.

Stock up with craft supplies at 350 specialist retailers, and there’s the chance to admire the gallery shows by leading artists — and post some pictures.

Curated by Hand & Lock, The Embellished Handbag spotlights 250 years of fashion and embroidery, including this design by Lulu Guinness.

A show of Red Work by textile artist Rachael Howard is inspired by 19th-century redwork “story” quilts — “the Instagram of their day”.

October 11-15, Alexandra Palace, N22. Shuttle buses from Wood Green and Alexandra Palace stations.
Tickets: £14.50 in advance; concessions £13; on the door £17 adult, £15.50 concessions, £8 child ages five to 18 (theknittingandstitchingshow.com).
Reader offer: show a copy of Wednesday's paper to get two tickets for the price of one.

Decorators adore this show for special antiques from 160 exhibitors that add ambience and exclusivity to a room.

This season’s set-piece in the foyer shows “The Admiral’s Eyrie”, a study with models, maps and charts, Second World War Zeiss naval binoculars and a large lamp from the Mumbles lighthouse in Swansea.

We love this Thirties Continental green glass and ceramicware, above, from various exhibitors and, from McWhirter Antiques, a mounted fragment of a 17th-century green glazed salavaged tile.

Until Sunday at Battersea Evolution, Battersea Park, SW11.
Free shuttle from Sloane Square. Tickets: £10 on the door
Reader offer: show a copy of Wednesday's paper for one free entry.

The Pavilion of Art and Design venue is a posh tent that’s full of contemporary art, furniture, lighting, glass, ceramics, paintings, sculpture and more from 68 prestigious international galleries, spread around the trunks of the square’s fine plane trees.

Go and goggle — once sold, these pieces will disappear from public view. Patrick Perrin founded PAD Paris in 1997 and PAD London in 2007, and will show in Geneva next year.

Parisian galleries are here in force, and from Milan come grand dealer dames Rosanna Orlandi and Nina Yasha of Nilufar. On home ground are London’s FUMI, Kreo, Rose Uniacke and Carpenters Workshop, with Sarah Myerscough flaunting bold experiments in wood.

The Fonteyn chair, below, by British design duo Brooksbank & Collins in marble and burr walnut, is at Gallery FUMI, 2 Hay Hill, Mayfair W1.

Until Sunday, Berkeley Square, W1. Tickets: £25; students, £15; under-15s go free (0033 (0)1 53 30 85 20).

Wool grabs the spotlight here every autumn and this year, wool for the home is set against photographs and video of fashion and interiors.

Designer Allistair Covell has made a London Streets rug, and there are throws from Wallace Sewell and Beatrice Larkin, plus a striking chair from Charlotte Kingsnorth and samples of fabrics and yarns.

There’s wool yoga in the Wool Room and workshops include macramé and stitching — check the list and book via the website. We like this pleated seat by Jule Waibel, with cushion and throws from Bronte by Moon and Melanie Porter, and fabrics by Nina Campbell and Bute.

Saturday until October 15, Carousel, 35 Baker Street, W1. Free entry

(Kevin Dutton c Modern Shows) 

James Bond posters galore, including a rare one from Japan, from one of 55 vintage furniture dealers showcased in this mid-century interiors fair featuring classics of European (including some Bauhaus) American and Scandinavian twentieth-century design.

It's a stylish showcase of highly covetable furniture and homewares that you can buy direct from the dealers. Haggling for the perfect sideboard, sleek ceramic or iconic chair will be order of the day at this unpretentious show.

Sunday 15th October. Tickets online £9, £10 for two afternoon deal otherwise £10 on for all day (0787543818)

This annual pop-up British Makers Store BOB LONDON features over 150 of Britain’s brightest brands in interiors, art, fashion, food & drink, ceramics, beauty, jewellery plus an urban cycling zone in association with Eroica Britannia.

Representing the very best in British design and manufacturing, visitors will be able to meet the makers face-to-face, hear their stories, watch product being honed and crafted, browse and buy and enjoy great food and drink.

Thursday 12th October (10am to 10pm) and  Friday 13th October (10am to 7pm.) The Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London, E1 6QL. Free entry

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