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Camper Together: Culture, Commerce and Commissioning

Under the Banner of ‘Camper Together’ a unique model of designer collaboration has underlined Camper’s desire to create products and world-class stores. To coincide with the new show at the Design Museum, esteemed Camper designers Nipa Doshi and Tomas Alonso join Head of Exhibitions Nina Due to discuss their unique work with Camper discussing culture, commerce, commissioning and where the designer fits in.

Camper Santander - photo Gonzalez Gomez Gandara

Booking information

Visitors interested in attending this talk can register to visit for free at the Clerkenwell Design Week site. You will then need to RSVP for the talk using the link below once you have your general entry ticket. The talk will take place on the 3rd floor of the Design Factory at the Farmiloe building

What's the talk about?

“Some concepts work better than others, but we don’t measure it really.” Miguel Fluxa on the commercial impact of Camper collaborations

Camper’s desire to try new things, innovate and allow space for the designer to experiment is well known. But what are the experiences of the designers themselves and how does this measure up against working with other brands?

This talk will explore the journey from concept to Camper store with the designers themselves and It will ask how the designers balance quality and originality with commercial success. Finally it will explore how commissioning changed and the lessons can be learned for designers working today.

This talk will take place at Clerkenwell Design Week and will coincide with the launch of Camper’s 40th year anniversary at the Design Museum.

more about the speakers

Tomas Alonso

Tomás Alonso has lived, studied and worked in the USA, Italy and Australia completing his MA at the Royal College of Art. In 2006 he co-founded the design collective OKAYstudio and his work has been widely published and exhibited around the world. Based in London, he combines his research and commercial design work with occasional teaching and workshops.

Nipa Doshi

Doshi Levien is an internationally acclaimed design studio founded by designers Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien. Nipa grew up in India and studied design at the National Institute of Design. Working across disciplines and industries, Doshi Levien’s work celebrates the hybrid and explores the coming together of cultures, technology, industrial design and fine craftsmanship.

Nina Due

Nina started her career researching for Dunne and Raby and has held curatorial positions at the British Council and the V&A before moving to the Design Museum just over seven years ago. She has been the Head of Exhibitions at the Museum since 2009.

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