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Design Festival was launched by Sir John Sorrell CBE and Ben Evans CBE in 2003. Building on London’s existing design activity, their concept was to create an annual event that would promote the city’s creativity, drawing in the country’s greatest thinkers, practitioners, retailers and educators to a deliver an unmissable celebration of design. The launch of the first Festival took place at Bloomberg on 25 March 2003, with a show of support from design, education, government and London organisations. 20 years later, this vision remains ever strong.
In 2019, the Festival welcomed a record-breaking 600,000 individual visitors from over 75 countries. Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2022, London Design Festival now moves into a new decade, celebrating how it has played a key role in the growth of the design industry, bolstering London’s position as a global destination for business, culture and tourism, and contributed to the UK’s reputation as a creative powerhouse. As one of the world’s leading design events, the Festival has also served as the blueprint for design weeks and festivals globally and continues to be a key moment on the cultural calendar.
“From the Forest”
May 21, 2025
The Lebanese House: “Saving home, Saving a City”
May 21, 2025
Osman Yousefzada:”What Is Seen And What Is Not”
May 22, 2025
What is Seen and What is Not: “Expressions on Class, Space and Identity”
May 23, 2025
Elissa Brunato Founder, Radiant Matter
Rowan Williams Creative Lead, Panasonic
Pablo Valbuena Artist and Designer
Jonathan Ford Pearlfisher Founding Partner & Group Creative Director
Cat Drew Chief Design Officer, The Design Council
Akis Evangelidis Head of Marketing & Co-founder, Nothing
Darren West Circular Economy Product Expert, SAP
Jesper Schleimann Strategy and Innovation Officer, SAP
Sarah Gillespie Customer Success, SAP
Sujata Burman Editor, London Design Festival