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September 2024 sees London Design Festival return for its 22nd edition with a schedule of events, including exhibitions, open showrooms and studios, talks, installations and workshops. More
September 2024 sees London Design Festival return for its 22nd edition with a schedule of events, including exhibitions, open showrooms and studios, talks, installations and workshops.
Dates
The festival runs for nine days, taking place from 14 to 22 September.
Attendance
Over 600,000 visitors from 75 countries have attended previous iterations of the festival.
Districts
There are 11 participating districts in the 2024 festival: Bankside Design District, Battersea Design District, Brompton Design District, Chelsea Design District, Dalston to Stokey Design District, Fitzrovia Design District, Greenwich Peninsula Design District, Mayfair Design District, Park Royal Design District, Shoreditch Design Triangle and William Morris Design Line.
Map
Use our curated map to navigate your way around the festival.
London Design Festival 2024 takes place from 14 to 22 September 2024 at various locations across London, UK.
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Raise the Roof: Building for Change
27 Apr27 April - 21 Sep21 September 2024 -
Modern Masters at Chelsea Barracks featuring Dale Chihuly
13 May13 May - 30 Oct30 October 2024Former barracks and residential estate Chelsea Barracks hosts an outdoor exhibition featuring four installations by American artist Dale Chihuly. More -
Spectrum by 2LG Studio for Hart Shoreditch
27 Aug27 August - 30 Sep30 September 2024 -
Digital and Physicals – Asprey Studio
1-30 SepSeptember 2024London-based art gallery Asprey Studio hosts an exhibition during London Design Festival 2024. More -
Celebrate Traditional Craftsmanship | Anthropologie x nkuku
5-28 SepSeptember 2024American retailer Anthropologie hosts the Celebrate Traditional Craftsmanship exhibition in collaboration with interior design brand Nkuku during London Design Festival 2024, presenting a curated selection of homewares. More -
London Mural Festival 2024
5-29 SepSeptember 2024London Mural Festival is an outdoor exhibition located across the city, showcasing more than 100 pieces of street art. More -
Tom Dixon unveils refreshed flagship shop and new sofa collections
9-30 SepSeptember 2024British design brand Tom Dixon launches its latest collection of furniture during London Design Festival 2024 at its flagship store in the Kings Cross neighbourhood. More -
CSM Observatory
12 Sep12 September - 31 Oct31 October 2024London university Central Saint Martins hosts the CSM Observatory exhibition, celebrating "interdependence in creative practice" through a network of people, resources and skills. More -
Light in Motion
13-22 SepSeptember 2024Creative studio Acrylicize presents Light in Motion during London Design Festival 2024, an exhibition featuring the work of multiple designers, artists and engineers conveying ideas about light, space, time, movement and perception. More -
Momentum: A Design Narrative
13-20 SepSeptember 2024London-based fashion and design school Istituto Marangoni presents its inaugural graduate exhibition Momentum: A Design Narrative. More -
A Squashed Space installation
14-22 SepSeptember 2024British designer Faye Toogood partners with Italian furniture brand Poltrona Frau to create an installation in the brand's flagship London store. More -
Alexander Kneller presents Lamina
14-22 SepSeptember 2024London-based designer Alexander Kneller presents four versions of its Lamina wooden chair and a small table during London Design Festival 2024. More -
Alloy – Contemporary Craft Exhibition
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Bloqs x Opendesk: make a stool workshop
14 Sep14 September 2024Pay-as-you-go factory Bloqs and Joni Steiner, architect and designer at workplace design brand Opendesk, are hosting a stool-making workshop during London Design Festival 2024. More -
Boffi | 90th anniversary and DePadova 2024 novelties
14-22 SepSeptember 2024To celebrate London Design Festival and the brand's 90th anniversary, Italian furniture maker Boffi opens its showroom to showcase its Boffi|DePadova 2024 collections. More -
Brompton Design District – The Practice of Learning
14-22 SepSeptember 2024During the 2024 edition of London Design Festival, Brompton Design District follows the theme The Practice of Learning, with a programme of curated exhibitions established by Jane Withers Studio. More -
CORKtography_Map 01_ London, by Gencork
14-22 SepSeptember 2024Cork brand Gencork hosts three exhibitions during London Design Festival 2024, located at Zaha Hadid Architects Gallery, Roca Gallery London and Viajante 87. More -
Costes x Liaigre's UK launch
14-22 SepSeptember 2024French interiors studio Liaigre partners with French hotelier Jean-Louis Costes to create a collection of furniture, on display during London Design Festival 2024. More -
Craft x Tech Tohoku Project 2024
14 Sep14 September - 13 Oct13 October 2024Creative initiative Craft x Tech presents the Tohoku Project during London Design Festival 2024, showcasing six pieces of work at the V&A Museum. More -
Crossing Paths and New Design Languages
14-22 SepSeptember 2024Crossing Paths and New Design Languages is a group exhibition displaying the work of four designers during London Design Festival 2024. More -
Cubitts bespoke spectacle auction for Create
14-22 SepSeptember 2024 -
Emerging Architects Redesign Outdoor Urban Life exhibition
14-22 SepSeptember 2024Building materials brand Envirobuild presents an exhibition of winning projects from its Reimagining London's High-Rise Green Spaces awards. More -
Equinox: An exhibition of work Duffy London
14-22 SepSeptember 2024The Art Academy presents Equinox, an exhibition showcasing sculptural furniture informed by light patterns in nature by design studio Duffy London. More -
Formations in Clay Furniture
14 Sep14 September - 10 Nov10 November 2024 -
Fretwork Collection by Triqis
14-15 SepSeptember 2024 -
Global Design Forum 2024
14-22 SepSeptember 2024London Design Festival's Global Design Forum returns in 2024, with daily themes including Please Design Responsibly, The Healthy City, Resilience and Repair and More than Human. More -
Greenwich Peninsula Design District
14-22 SepSeptember 2024London Design Festival 2024 design district Greenwich Peninsula hosts a programme of workshops, tours and art trails. More -
Grymsdyke Farm presents: Reading Design
14-22 SepSeptember 2024Research facility and workspace Grymsdyke Farm, located in Buckinghamshire, UK, hosts its exhibition Reading Design during London Design Festival 2024. More -
Immaterial Objects by Optical Arts
14-22 SepSeptember 2024The Immaterial Objects exhibition by creative studio Optical Arts takes place during London Design Festival 2024, following the theme of the tangibility of objects. More -
Johnnie Walker presents Liquid Light
14-22 SepSeptember 2024Whisky brand Johnnie Walker has created the Liquid Light installation for London Design Festival 2024, made in partnership with art collective Marshmallow Laser Feast. More -
Letter B by Dan Tobin Smith
14-22 SepSeptember 2024During London Design Festival 2024, photographer Dan Tobin Smith presents an installation at Art Practice as part of his Alphabetical series. More -
New Perspective
14-29 SepSeptember 2024Design retailer The Conran Shop presents New Perspective, an installation on display at its store in the Chelsea neighbourhood during London Design Festival 2024. More -
Nol-ee, a sense of joy, innovative sustainable jewellery by Jihyo Kim Jewellery
14-22 SepSeptember 2024Jewellery designer Jihyo Kim hosts an online exhibition during London Design Festival 2024, showcasing her latest Nol-ee, a sense of joy collection. More -
Occhio introduces Lunanova and Light Space
14-21 SepSeptember 2024During London Design Fair 2024, German lighting brand Occhio showcases the first chandelier in its collection, titled Lunanova, expanding on its celestial-informed Luna collection. More -
Off The Shelf Pavilion at Olympia
14 Sep 202414 September 2024 - 28 Feb 202528 February 2025Cultural location Olympia presents the Off The Shelf pavilion during London Design Festival 2024, designed by artist Rio Kobayashi in collaboration with engineering firm Webb Yates. More -
Open Park Royal
14-15 SepSeptember 2024Not-for-profit workshop POW partners with furniture brand Opendesk to host an exhibition at the EX2 gallery during London Design Festival 2024. More -
Oyster[Crete] by Matter Forms
14-22 SepSeptember 2024Design and materials studio Matter Forms presents its new material Oyster[Crete] in an exhibition at luxury clothing store UJNG during London Design Festival 2024. More -
Pith You-do-Yuzu – Notebook making workshop
14-22 SepSeptember 2024Stationery brand Pith hosts a series of workshops during London Design Festival 2024, encouraging visitors to use waste paper materials – saved by the brand when making its other products – to make one of its Yuzu notebooks. More -
Porro: Architectural Interiors and a Vibrant Colour Palette
14-22 SepSeptember 2024Italian furniture brand Porro showcases its new Origata collection by Nao Tamura at its store in London's Kings Cross, during the city's 2024 design festival. More -
Project Guérison
14-20 SepSeptember 2024 -
Promemoria Open Showroom
14-22 SepSeptember 2024Italian furniture brand Prememoria hosts an open showroom during London Design Festival 2024, presenting its latest pieces informed by the concept of wonder, incorporating new forms and materials. More -
Rapha20
14-22 SepSeptember 2024 -
Slamp New Collection 2024
14-21 SepSeptember 2024During London Design Festival 2024, Italian lighting brand Slamp presents its latest Fiordlys collection at its showroom, informed by the aurora borealis. More -
Terra: A Modern Twist on Terracotta by Mosaic Factory
14-21 SepSeptember 2024Tile brand Mosaic Factory launches a new collection of tiles, titled Terra, made from Morrocan clay. More -
The Heart of the Matter
14-22 SepSeptember 2024Upholstery brand SCP hosts an exhibition at its showroom in London Design Festival's Shoreditch Design Triangle, titled The Heart of the Matter. More -
Together and A Part
14-22 SepSeptember 2024 -
Unfixed at the YKK London Showroom
14-22 SepSeptember 2024Unfixed is an exhibition exploring the intersections of design, technology and ecology, with a focus on identity, materials and movement. More -
Vessel – OHSH Projects
14-22 SepSeptember 2024Vessel is a group exhibition curated by art gallery OHSH Projects, showcasing the work of 22 creatives responding to the concept of a vessel or container. More -
Workshops with Makerversity Experts
14-22 SepSeptember 2024Digital, design and engineering initiative at Somerset House known as Makerversity hosts a series of workshops during London Design Festival 2024. More -
Workspace hosts Kristjana S Williams at Metal Box Factory Bankside
14-22 SepSeptember 2024London-based Icelandic artist Kristjana S Williams hosts an exhibition at Office company Workspace during London Design Festival 2024. More -
Workspace hosts Studio Hands, Akmaral Khassen, Studio Loud and Ivan Zahrebeniuk
14-22 SepSeptember 2024Office brand Workspace hosts an exhibition with architecture and design practice Studio Hands, artists Akmaral Khassen and Ivan Zahrebeniuk and creative brand Studio Loud. More -
Workspace hosts तुला tulā at Workspace Leroy House
14-22 SepSeptember 2024Office brand Workspace hosts the तुला tulā exhibition by design studios Blurck and Dasein Lab, whose focuses lie within architecture and material science. More -
Woven Brushstrokes: The Fusion of Nanjing Yunjin Brocade and Chinese Painting
14-22 SepSeptember 2024Taking place during London Design Festival 2024, Woven Brushstrokes: The Fusion of Nanjing Yunjin Brocade and Chinese Painting is an exhibition exploring Chinese paintings and brocade. More -
Yara Abu Aataya ~1 Hour collection
14-22 SepSeptember 2024Czech designer Yara Abu Aataya presents the ~1 Hour collection at London Design Festival 2024, which explores the concept of time. More -
London Chronicles Collection – Owen Brouwer
15-22 SepSeptember 2024Multidisciplinary artist Owen Brouwer hosts a travelling pop-up shop and installation during London Design Festival 2024, showcasing his first limited edition jewellery collection London Chronicles, inspired by Victorian architecture in London. More -
Resonance
15-22 SepSeptember 2024Global architecture firm M Moser presents Resonance, an audio-visual installation that explores the differences between how brains respond to environmental stimuli. More -
10 Years of The Collective
16-20 SepSeptember 2024Acoustic brand The Collective celebrates its 10-year anniversary with Café Collective, a pop-up cafe, in collaboration with Colours of Arley and Woven Image, and The Lab at its London Showroom. More -
10 x 10
16-22 SepSeptember 202410 x 10 is an exhibition by London-based rug manufacturer Floor Story for London Design Festival 2024, showcasing 10 new designs by global collaborators in the design, art fashion, print and craft industries. More -
An Exhibition: The Life and Creative Legacy of Robin Day
16-20 SepSeptember 2024 -
Apparatus: Open Gallery
16-17 SepSeptember 2024New York-based design studio Apparatus hosts an open gallery during London Design Festival 2024, displaying lighting, furniture and objects informed by theatre and literature. More -
Blond Laboratory 2024
16-22 SepSeptember 2024London-based industrial design studio Blond presents its exhibition Blond Laboratory during London Design Festival 2024. More -
Christopher Farr x Fondation Arp
16-22 SepSeptember 2024Rug producer Christopher Farr partners with Fondation Arp to create two new pieces developed from original artworks by Swiss artist and designer Sophie Taeuber-Arp. More -
DRK Lighting – Saving the planet one remanufacture at a time
16 Sep16 September 2024Lighting brand DRK Lighting presents an open studio, hosting workshops and talks, as well as enabling visitors to interact with the brand's technicians. More -
Dagmar: Open Showroom
16-20 SepSeptember 2024 -
Gensuke Kishi – Still Life Flower Vase
16-20 SepSeptember 2024France-based product designer Gensuke Kishi presents Still Life Flower Vase, a collection of vases made from upcycled stone. More -
Holly Hunt at Mayfair Design District Late Night
16 Sep16 September 2024Furniture brand Holly Hunt hosts an evening open showroom during London Design Festival 2024, showcasing its latest Fall 2024 collection. More -
Object Lessons – Archivio 10
16-20 SepSeptember 2024 -
Voices of Wandsworth – Roopadesigns
16-21 SepSeptember 2024Community-led installation Voices of Wandsworth is on display during London Design Festival 2024, with participants responding to the prompt: If a butterfly could hear you, what would you say? More -
Board of Dinner: XAI for Empathy project by Deep Food x Joseph Wan
17-22 SepSeptember 2024Creative collective Deep Food partners with Joseph Wan, MA student in Data-Driven Design at the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, to create the XAI for Empathy project. More -
Celebrating 40 Years of Bill Amberg Studio
17-20 SepSeptember 2024 -
Crafting a Sustainable Future: The Legacy of Timeless Design
17 Sep17 September 2024 -
DRK Lighting Up London – Our latest creations
17 Sep17 September 2024Lighting brand DRK Lighting hosts an open studio during London Design Festival 2024, enabling visitors to explore its range of products. More -
Design You Can Feel
17-22 SepSeptember 2024The Design You Can Feel exhibition at London Design Festival 2024, curated by Dezeen, explores the properties and possibilities of Ceraluminum, an innovative new material created by technology company ASUS. More -
Garro Éditions and Isokon
17-21 SepSeptember 2024French textile editor Garro Éditions and British furniture brand Isokon present an exhibition to celebrate the partnership between Garro Éditions and the Henry Moore Foundation. More -
Lee Broom presents new Alchemist lighting collection in Shoreditch showroom
17-22 SepSeptember 2024The Alchemist collection by furniture and lighting designer Lee Broom is displayed in London during the city's 2024 design festival, following its debut at NYCxDesign. More -
Nine x Objective Studies
17-20 SepSeptember 2024 -
Rewild your gut with Sproutiful, presented by ustwo x Juice HQ
17-20 SepSeptember 2024Digital production studio ustwo launches an artificial intelligence (AI) gut health tool during London Design Festival 2024. More -
Soft Power – Local Wool Initiatives for a New Industrial Revolution
17 Sep17 September 2024The Embassy of Sweden partners with the Swedish Institute to host Soft Power – Local Wool Initiatives for a New Industrial Revolution, a talk addressing sustainability in the upholstery industry. More -
Vitra and Artek present new launches at Tramshed
17-21 SepSeptember 2024 -
100R by Hydro
18-21 SepSeptember 2024Norwegian aluminium and energy firm Hydro presents its 100R exhibition at London Design Festival's Material Matters fair, having previously debuted it at this year's Milan More -
Artist discussion: Roxane Lahidji and Kris Lamba in conversation
18 Sep18 September 2024London's 88 Gallery hosts a talk between designers Roxane Lahidji and Kris Lamba exploring the topic Functional Art: Practice and Process. More -
Bioplastic Sabrina Merayo Nuñez at Material Matters
18-21 SepSeptember 2024Artist Sabrina Merayo Nuñez presents a lighting exhibition at design fair Material Matters, showcasing her biodegradable collagen-based bioplastic. More -
Clayworks at Material Matters
18-21 SepSeptember 2024Clay plastering brand Clayworks presents its Rammed Earth exterior finish at design fair Material Matters during London Design Festival 2024. More -
Dezeen x ustwo: Designing for behaviour change
18 Sep18 September 2024Digital production studio ustwo partners with Dezeen to host a discussion addressing behavioural changes by designers and consumers alike. More -
For Everyday Life – Housing Salinas
18-21 SepSeptember 2024Design studio For Everyday Life presents its Housing Salinas project at design fair Material Matters during London Design Festival 2024. More -
Herewear Project at Material Matters
18-21 SepSeptember 2024Biomaterials research project Herewear presents the findings at design fair Material Matters. More -
Material Matters 2024
18-21 SepSeptember 2024Design fair Material Matters returns to Oxo Tower Wharf during London Design Festival for its 2024 edition, spotlighting over 50 designers, brands, makers and manufacturers. More -
Material Matters 2024: Talks and Workshops
18-21 SepSeptember 2024 -
Meet Benjamin Hubert – Designing the Future: A Circular Design Showcase
18 Sep18 September 2024Furniture brand Andreu World hosts a party during London Design Festival 2024, inviting visitors to meet the founder of industrial design brand Layer, Benjamin Hubert. More -
Minus and Variable at Material Matters
18-21 SepSeptember 2024Furniture brand Minus partners with low-carbon software Variable to create a new iteration of the Minus chair, on display at design fair Material Matters 2024. More -
The Lotus Theory
18 Sep18 September 2024 -
Twentytwentyone – The Plunkett Plan
18-22 SepSeptember 2024The Plunkett Plan, an exhibition by Twentytwentyone, showcases the work of furniture designer William Plunkett during London Design Festival 2024. More -
A347's The North Arch – Redefining Community Space
19 Sep19 September 2024London-based studio A347 launches its redesign of community space The North Arch during London Design Festival 2024, with an exhibition detailing processes behind the studio's first spatial project. More -
All in Proportion at Plain English, Pimlico Road
19 Sep19 September 2024Cupboardmaker Plain English hosts a discussion during London Design Festival 2024, exploring creating harmony with interior design. More -
An Industrial Design Exhibition
19-20 SepSeptember 2024 -
Autex Acoustics x Dezeen discussion panel
19 Sep19 September 2024Dezeen has partnered with acoustic panel brand Autex Acoustics to host a talk exploring innovation possibilities in product design. More -
Henge London Grand Opening
19-22 SepSeptember 2024Design brand Henge opens its flagship London store during the city's design festival, aiming to create a creative hub in the Brompton Design District. More -
Innovative Sustainability: Redefining Green Design
19-22 SepSeptember 2024Innovative Sustainability: Redefining Green Design is an exhibition that showcases sustainability-focused design solutions across technology, science and art during London Design Festival 2024. More -
Kartell x Liberty | The Garden of Endless Design
19 Sep19 September 2024 -
Molteni&C x Dezeen talk
19 Sep19 September 2024Italian furniture company Molteni&C partners with Dezeen to host a talk during London Design Festival 2024, celebrating the launch of Molteni Mondo: An Italian Design Story, a book marking the brand's 90th anniversary. More -
Music + Awe collage workshop
19 Sep19 September 2024Now Gallery presents the Music + Awe collage workshop, encouraging visitors to draw and create collage artworks while listening to a live DJ set from Guava Jamz resident DJ Marley. More -
Project Love exhibition
19-22 SepSeptember 2024 -
The Objects Pantry: Stoke Newington by Flawk
19-22 SepSeptember 2024Property developer Flawk hosts the The Objects Pantry: Stoke Newington collaborative exhibition, showcasing redefined household objects. More -
Antonia Claudie, A Harmony in Variation
20-22 SepSeptember 2024Silk wallpaper brand Antonia Claudie hosts an exhibition during London Design Festival 2024, focusing on natural dye use in the industry. More -
Camden Highline – Signage Workshop
20 Sep20 September 2024 -
Natural Utopia – Boom Art Associate
20-22 SepSeptember 2024London-based art collective Boom Art Associate presents the Natural Utopia exhibition during London Design Festival 2024. More -
We Shape Space
20-22 SepSeptember 2024Art school Art Academy partners with property developers JTRE London to host drawing, collage and printmaking workshops. More -
Designers' Pledge: Crafting the future, responsibly!
21 Sep21 September 2024Wolffkraft Design Studio hosts an exhibition during London Design Week 2024, exploring designers' commitments to benefit the environment and design community. More -
Unbroken Threads: Creative Resistance for Palestine
21-22 SepSeptember 2024Curated by the Royal College of Art Palestine Society, Unbroken Threads: Creative Resistance for Palestine is an exhibition showing the work of 23 artists. More -
0&1 by Deepsee Digital Creative
22 Sep22 September 2024The 0&1 video installation was created by Deepsee Digital Creative and directed by Royal College of Art graduate Bo-Young Lee for London Design Festival 2024. More -
Reclaimed: The Silo Collection
15 Sep 202515 September 2025 - 17 Sep 202417 September 2024London-based restaurant and brewery The White Building partners with creative collective Studio Omelette to host Reclaimed: The Silo Collection, an exhibition of ceramics pieces. More
14-22 SepSeptember 2024