SATURDAY 09.05 - INTERIORS & ARCHITECTURE

Our Coal Office hub in Kings Cross, London may be temporarily closed but our studio remains alive. We not only design product and interiors but we cook, build, host, photograph, visualise, paint and more. Featuring @design_research_studio @coaloffice @teenageengineering @thebarefootwelder @peer_lindgreen.

FRIDAY 01.05 - MATERIALITY / Stacking

Tom is obsessed with STACKING. From small desktop ornaments to large architectural blocks and everything in between. In the studio there’s also a tendency to stack, we do it at home, in the studio and in our work. So we challenged our studio team, from home to take 5 minutes out, to stack. This short film shows love and skill of stacking.

THURSDAY 30.04 - MATERIALITY / Clay

CLAY: used everywhere and for everything, this humble material can be transformed into the most extraordinary functional or decorative artefacts through embellishment, exotic firing techniques and complex glazes.

TUESDAY 28.04 - MATERIALITY / Cast Iron

Starting MATERIALITY week with CAST IRON⁠. Dark, heavy and indestructible, cast iron is the metal credited with kick starting the industrial revolution, thanks to its complete versatility.⁠ We use it when we need weight (our SCREW table base), but it can also be surprisingly decorative (our SPIN candelabra) thanks to the opportunities afforded by the casting process.

FRIDAY 24.04 - LUMINOSITY / A History Of.

A brief history of Tom Dixon’s Lighting Design journey; outlining his discoveries throughout the years, and what materials and design processes fascinated him the most. His latest interest: the naked beauty of the circuit board and LED lighting source.

THURSDAY 23.04 - LUMINOSITY

Working with the Austrian architectural lighting specialists to launch a new lighting range: CODE. The goal is clear – we are completing each other by merging the technical lighting knowledge of PROLICHT with the unique design vision of Tom Dixon.

WEDNESDAY 22.04 - LUMINOSITY

Handmade Tom Dixon x TIKAU FIBRE lamp (Limited Edition). At this difficult time for the whole world, we need action – and we need design which helps.

FRIDAY 17.04 - NOISY

'Designers, brands, and manufacturers now need to be more and more conscious of the provenance and the qualities of the materials that they use. We've been using cork for a long time, but we've never really been aware of its extraordinary sustainability profile.' - Tom Dixon

WEDNESDAY 15.04 - NOISY

Stella (@i_m_s_t_e_l_l_a) is a young aspirational music curator and DJ. Here’s Stella sharing her Stayin’ Alive playlist (https://bit.ly/StayinAliveStella). Created with these 5 principles: Free, Hopeful, Powerful, Happy, Energetic, for everyone that has to stay home.

TUESDAY 14.04 - NOISY

Listen to Tom Dixon's full interview with @dezeen’s Marcus Fairs - from Dezeen's Face to Face podcast series - where Tom Dixon describes how a motorcycle crash forced him to abandon a career as a bass guitarist.
⁠⁠"As long as you have attitude, you don't have to be talented."

THURSDAY 09.04 - SPACE CAMP

TOM SACHS is a contemporary artist and sculptor, probably best known for his elaborate recreations of various Modern icons, all of them masterpieces of engineering and design of one kind or another. Video is directed by Van Neistat, 2012. Produced on the occasion of Tom Sachs' Space Program: MARS

WEDNESDAY 08.04 - #USEYOURHANDS #DIY

A step by step guide on (HOW TO) Be More Like Arthur - “A creator, a maker and a collector.” There are many words for the type of art made by Arthur Milo (@made_by_arthur), New York’s youngest design wunderkind.

TUESDAY 07.04 - #USEYOURHANDS #DIY

One of the world's leading print companies, La Imprimerie du Marais etches its own story - across eight Paris ateliers, producing the world’s finest printed products, writing their new story through timeless keepsakes, diaries, and ephemera.

MONDAY 06.04 - #USEYOURHANDS #DIY

Talented freelance furniture Designer/model-maker, Tom Butterfield prototypes new improved S-Chair to be made out of hard/soft foam moulding...

FRIDAY 03.04 - #USEYOURHANDS #DIY

Here’s Tom Dixon back in the Peckham, London workshop where the original PYLON chair was first produced many moons ago.

THURSDAY 02.04 - #USEYOURHANDS #DIY

These Paper Factor sustainable micropaper surfaces are created by hands and machines for architecture, art, and interior design. ⁠2 of which have adorned the Manzoni, a monastic dining experience in Milan.

WEDNESDAY 01.04 - #USEYOURHANDS #DIY

Inspired by our SWIRL family, now you can create something unique and swirly of your own at home with our Marbling (HOW TO) guide on our blog.

TUESDAY 31.03 - #USEYOURHANDS #DIY

For LDF 2019, Tom designed and welded a one-off chaise longue and during the week Felicity from @rushmatters brought her hand-cut East Anglian bulrush and completed the silhouette.

MONDAY 30.03 - #USEYOURHANDS #DIY

Starting a new week, introducing CRAFTS week. With a throwback to when Tom made something, in under an hour, with a limited number of items (including a copy of the New York Times) and a wild card pick (which Tom chose white tissue paper).⁠ ⁠ Video owned NYT.

FRIDAY 27.03 - Fresh Food Hub

‘Grow your own produce.’ Tom Dixon and James Futcher talk about how gardening can save the world. The raised garden is a botanic oasis with a naturalistic aesthetic...

THURSDAY 26.03 - Fresh Food Hub

Chef Nitai Shevach talks about the importance of helping farmers to stay active and have a circulation despite the circumstances.

WEDNESDAY 25.03 - Fresh Food Hub

Chef Nitai Shevach talks about Natoora introducing him to two types of courgettes, Coal Office's KUSSA Salad recipe, and what makes it come to life.

TUESDAY 24.03 - Fresh Food Hub

Nitai Shevach, head chef of Coal Office Restaurant talks about the iconic KUBALAH bread. 'Be careful because it's addictive.

MONDAY 23.03 - Fresh Food Hub

TOMORROW, our fresh food hub at the Tom Dixon shop in Kings Cross, opened yesterday in collaboration with Natoora - bringing the farm to the city at wholesale prices. Open from Mon to Sat: 10am - 7pm. We also bake. We also cook. Find our daily menu for takeaway and recipes to cook for yourself on the Coal Office's IG page.

SUNDAY 22.03 - INTRO

Introducing TOMorrow Channel, Tom takes us through the changes made at our headquarters in Kings Cross and Coal Office Restaurant. Serving their last service before the lockdown. 'The farmers are still looking for somewhere to sell. All the restaurants have closed, but we can set up a food distribution service right here, at the Coal Office and we can get fresh food from the farm, to the City. Tomorrow.'