London Design Festival

This week @londonbiennale announced Dr Samuel Ross MBE @SRD_____ as Artistic Director of London Design Biennale 2025. Find out more #LDB25

Today Deputy Mayor @justinesimons1 shared how @MayorOfLDN support of fashion, design, film & games has helped secure +£2.8bn in sales, trade & investment since 2019. LDF is proud to support creatives like @SimoneBrewster through #LondonDesignFestival

Delighted to be at the Fashion Residency @studiosmithfield launch today. Delivered by @MayorofLondon @paulsmithsfoundation @ThisIsProjekt & supported by @BritishGQ, the programme will provide free workspace to the capital’s fashion designers. More here➡️

Happy new year! What a year 2023 was. In our final Design Notes newsletter of 2023, we went down memory lane to retrace some of our favourite design moments... Don’t forget to save the date for this year’s Festival: 14-22 September. #LDF23 ➡️ #LDF24

A journey from London to Istanbul: Turkish artist and designer @zeynepxmelek ‘OpenWork I Açık Yapıt’ from London Design Festival 2023 has a new home is outside Atatürk Cultural Center in Istanbul.

News! 1 in 5 London jobs are now in the creative economy 🥳 New data shows that London's creative industries are worth £51.7bn and contribute over half of the UK’s entire creative industries economic output💷 #LondonCreates Find out more

RT @designcouncil: The “Olympics of design” is coming to London! 🎉 We have been selected to host the 34th World Design Congress in the UK’s capital with an all-important theme of Design for Planet. Find out more here: #LONDONCALLING

Explore your everyday emotions through five experiences inspired by Buddhist principles at the Mandala Lab London on at @CanaryWharfGrp until 25 November. Part of #LDF23, the Mandala Lab London is by the @RubinMuseum

What is design intelligence? During this year’s Global Design Forum at #LDF23 with @pearlfisherlive, we explored this concept and how it could be used to solve real-world problems. To find out more and to watch all the sessions, click the link below 👇

This week is your last chance to experience ‘Aura’ by artist Pablo Valbuena at @StPaulsLondon! We recommend visiting during the daily Evensong, which is free and un-ticketed. Supported by @BloombergDotOrg with engineering consultancy services by @Arup .

Applications for @LoeweOfficial Foundation's #CraftPrize close tomorrow 25 October! The award celebrates excellence in craftsmanship, with the shortlisted and winning works featured in an exhibition and catalogue in Paris in spring 2024. #loewe

Michael Wolff co-founder of pioneering brand consultancy @WolffOlins and winner of the #LDF21 Lifetime Achievement Medal is publishing his first and only biography. See how you can support!

“It is about feeling your body and what you are capable of.” says Ninomiya when discussing community with running. Listen to the full podcast interview with SOAR's LDF panel now available on the The Big Run Podcast. 📷 Listen to the full podcast here:

Did you attend an LDF event this past week? Take our survey and be entered to win one of five LDF20 Anniversary Books!

RT @EleanorLakelin: This Saturday 23 September @MyerscoughArt will host the symposium 'Making It : The Landscape of Craft, Art and Design Today' for @L_D_F I'll be part of a discussion chaired by craft curator and critic, Corinne Julius.

RT @TfL: Discover TfL's design legacy at the London Design Festival, 16 – 24 September 🚇✨ 📲 Download TfL Go to navigate our exciting trail and discover how TfL’s design legacy has shaped London's identity over centuries 👉🏽 @L_D_F #LDF2023

“Humans have always had symbolism with gates,” says Turkish artist and architect @zeynepxmelek on ‘OpenWork I Açık Yapıt’. Visit Bulut's installation at Bankside Design District during #LDF23.

RT @BritishArts: It’s that time of year again…✨ London Design Festival @L_D_F is happening now! As part of our #UKVNSeason, see UK and Viet Nam cross-cultural design and shared heritage at ‘Mother Goddess of the Three Realms’. 👉

RT @CulturalWed: WEDNESDAY WISHES Things to do in London this week Marina Abramović @royalacademy London Sculpture Week @friezeofficial @sculpturecity @L_D_F Turner &Bonnington @wallacemuseum The Mother & the Weaver @foundlingmuseum The Vaster Wilds by @legroff

RT @keiichiban: We're launching our mobile AR game 'Overbeast' in the UK and Ireland! Come to our launch event in London's Kings Cross this Saturday (no ticket or signup required) Part of @L_D_F #AR #game #launch #event #free #London #weekend #design