Heal's Highlights Of 2015
Alongside two seasons of new design, this year has been our busiest yet for events.
While we can’t fit them all into one post, here are a just a few of the many highlights in what has been a fantastic 2015.
Now a firm staple in the capitals design calendar, this year’s Heal’s Modern Craft Market played host to an array of exciting design talent, workshops and the first in our Great Heal’s Bodging Race.
London's premier lighting destination, our Queens store on Westbourne Grove opened its doors in May this year. Housed within a beautifully restored art deco cinema, the concept store is decked out in a bespoke interior by Matt Elton.
From sewing to screen printing, talks to terrariums, Heal's has played host to a diverse range of events including: Eley Kishimoto in Conversation (top left), London Terrariums Workshop (top right), Louise Wilkinson live mural drawing (bottom left) and Claire De Quenetain fabric painting.
In 1951 Heal’s introduced Scandinavian furniture to the UK with a huge party including a ‘smorgasbod’ on the fourth floor and a cannon from a Swedish warship in the entrance! Sixty-four years later we hosted Swedish Summer at our Tottenham Court Road store showcasing 20 new Nordic brands.
Kicking off London Design Festival in style, September saw the great and the good of the design world raise a toast as part of our ‘Dinner with the Designers’ event. Transforming Heal's into a banqueting hall fit for a feast, the evening brought together a host of internationally renowned designers including Sir Kenneth Grange (top left) and Sebastian Cox (bottom right).
Top left: Becky Sunshine of The Pool interviews Tom Dixon at our Meet the Designer event.
Bottom left: hosted by award winning London guide Peter Berthoud, There is a Light took guests on a tour of London's lighting landmarks.
Right: Joining Grown in Britain chief exec Dougal Driver, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Elizabeth Truss paid a visit to our flagship store to meet the teams behind the collections, and officially launch Grown In Britain Week. With next year's Modern Craft Market already shaping up to be bigger than ever, all we can say is bring on 2016!
