London Craft Week Exhibition: Zié Object(s) × Dr Johnson's House

London Craft Week Exhibition

Friday 15 May & Saturday 16 May

10am - 5pm

Free Entry to Exhibition

No booking required

Developed from archival research, this exhibition considers material as a carrier of time. The works respond to historical documents, found objects, and site-specific records, transforming archival traces into contemporary design explorations of memory, history, and place.

This design project originates from an ancient London tree that collapsed due to pest infestation.

Xianghi Zhao acquired a section of its wood and used it as a starting point to observe and capture details at a highly microscopic level, attempting to piece together a complete story. Over the past year, they have visited archives and flea markets, uncovering historical traces related to the tree and its surrounding environment, collecting and interpreting the objects they found. Ultimately, they transformed these clues into a series of design works that combine materials such as wood, silver, ceramic, and glass. Through the language of design, they reinterpreted the relationship between materials and humans before they became “materials,” as well as the new connections formed after they were crafted into designed objects.

London Craft Week

Celebrating outstanding British and international creativity, the festival brings together over 1000 established and emerging makers, designers, brands and galleries from around the world. A curated selection based not on price or fame, but underlying substance. Plus, that essential dash of magic and inspiration that separates great from good.

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Accessibility

There is regrettably no step-free access to Dr Johnson's House.

There are seven steps to access the entrance (with a handrail).

The building is a four-storey townhouse with a staircase between each floor.

There are handrails on each side of the staircase and visitor seating in every room.

Toilets are located down a steep set of stairs.