James Christian’s work tackles arguably the biggest issue facing London as a city – housing. Responding to disruption – this year’s Designers In Residence theme – James has looked back at slum housing from London’s history to see what modern planners and architects can learn from the way they operated.
It’s provocative stuff on one level and James doesn’t sugarcoat the reality of life in these slums; rather he probes how we might address the impersonal nature of so much contemporary living. As part of our broadcast partnership with the show, we went into James’ studio to get a better insight into him and his design thinking.
Designers In Residence runs until 8 March 2015.
James Christian in his studio (Photo by Cat Garcia)
James Christian in his studio (Photo by Cat Garcia)
James Christian in his studio (Photo by Cat Garcia)
James Christian in his studio (Photo by Cat Garcia)
James Christian’s work at Designers In Residence 2014 (Photo by Luke Hayes)
James Christian’s work at Designers In Residence 2014 (Photo by Luke Hayes)
We are excited to present a social evening with this year’s Designers in Residence and Special Guests on Tuesday 14 October. Come along to meet the designers and find out more about their interests and working methods through informal presentations, followed by drinks and discussions. Tickets cost £14 (£10.50 students) and includes entry to the show. Find out more here.
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Rob Alderson is a freelance writer, editor and strategist. He was previously editor-in-chief of It’s Nice That and WePresent, and editor of Design Week. He publishes the newsletter Undo, which tries to make sense of how AI is changing design work, the design process and the design industry.
