Clerkenwell Design Week 2018
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Event description
Clerkenwell is home to more creative businesses and architects per square mile than anywhere else on the planet, making it truly one of the most important design hubs in the world. To celebrate this rich and diverse community, Clerkenwell Design Week has created a showcase of leading UK and international brands and companies presented in a series of showroom events, exhibitions and special installations that take place across the area.
Celebrating its 9th year
in May 2018 (22-24) the award-winning* CDW has firmly established itself as the
UK’s leading independent design festival and annually attracts the
international design community to this small area of London for three days of
exciting events. In 2017, the design community flocked to Clerkenwell with
34,128 attendees and over 300 exhibiting brands.
Points of Interest:
Designing for the Future: how innovation and cultural change shape contemporary Design - Wednesday 23rd May - 14.00-14.45 -Spa Fields, Northampton Road EC1R 0DF
Charles Leon, President of the BIID, will host a panel discussion with Nicola Harding of Harding & Read, David Collins Studio and Rachel Forster of Foresterinc. The talk will focus on future trends, technological innovation and the diversification of brands, with the panellists sharing examples of their work and experience.
*Winner of Best UK Tradeshow at the AEO Awards 2016.
No 1 UK event on the Dezeen Hot List 2016
Clerkenwell Design Week is free to attend, but visitors will need to register at www.clerkenwelldesignweek.com
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