INDIGO MATTER

An exhibition with design studio Dust London and textile artist Emi Fujisawa. Both studios have a strong research-led focus on sustainability - here linked through their common use of plant dyes (Madder and Indigo) applied to recycled toxic cardboard and upcycled vintage natural fabrics, to make new furniture, home décor pieces & slow fashion garments.

Curated by otherprojections | NID
14-30th March 2022
G.7 South Arcade, Islington Square

otheprojections | NID

A collaborative showroom by otherprojections and NID from January till June 2022 at the South Arcade, Islington Square.

Carefully curated with a selection of furniture, homeware & lifestyle pieces in timeless design and pure materials by talented designers and makers.

Tactile Baltics

Tactile Baltics is a collaboration project started in 2020 between NID, Latvian Design Centre and Lithuanian Design Forum. The new exhibition debuting at LDF21 is a momentous and exciting opportunity to introduce the contemporary Baltic design scene and to build an appreciation and awareness of design from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. With a focus on tactility, visitors can feel the environment around them as they trace a path through the exhibition.

18th September - 3rd October 2021
London Design Festival
The Dray Walk Gallery

Estonia showcase | Tactile Baltics

A collaboration with photographer Albert Kerstna - capturing the work of Oliver Kanniste, Aap Piho, Annike Laigo, Raili Keiv and Siim Simmermann. Photos were used to promote the designers and Tactile Baltics exhibition.

Dezeen | Raili Keiv

A promotional imagery for Dezeen launch. Raili Keiv Dancing vases captured by photographer Albert Kerstna.

Ethical production

A conversation about sustainable production between fashion designer Reet Aus, ceramic artist Eva Spoof, and Matthew Grant from the design studio Dust London. The talk was moderated by Disegno's editor-in-chief Oli Stratford.

20 September 2019
Finnish Institute in London

Finno-Ugric approach to sustainable design

Estonian-Finnish Design Showroom, bringing together up to 30 designers and artisans who share values of environmentally-conscious production through utilising local organic materials and who incorporate up-cycling and recycling as part of their work.

14 - 22 September 2019
Shoreditch Design Triangle
London Design Festival 2019

NID x Taste Estonia

A selection of Estonian food companies in collaboration with NID introducing their products to French partners at the Estonian Embassy in Paris.


23 October 2018
Estonian Embassy in Paris

Back to Basics

The collection showcased during Paris Design Week 2018 brought us back to basics, offering solutions that are simultaneously timeless and contemporary.

Galerie Résidences
Paris Design Week 2018

Loov Kultuur

From December 8, 2017 through January 21, 2018 Loov Kultuur, an immersive voyage into the heart of Estonian culture and lifestyle, celebrating a century of independence was presented at the Cité de la Mode et du Design.

8 December 2017 - 21 January 2018
Cité de la Mode et du Design, Paris

Offset

“Offset” showcased the shift in the use of traditional materials in the jewellery art. The selection varied from dry mushrooms, titanium, crystal vases as well as squashed wire sponges.

Galerie Résidences
Paris Design Week 2017

Nordic identity moulded into ceramics

In 2016, the focus was on ceramics. Alongside with Finnish designers, NID showcased a wide selection of design pieces, mixing archetypal Nordic features.

Now! le OFF
Paris Design Week 2016

NID Pop up showroom

Paris Design Week 2015 marks the first pop-up for NID in Paris. NID presented Estonian contemporary design by focusing on the main characteristics it is known for: innovation, recycling, sustainability and smart design.

Anticafe Louvre
Paris Design Week 2015