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London Design Festival 2026

London Design Festival celebrates and promotes London as the design capital of the world. The 24th edition brings together creatives, partners, and audiences to showcase the city's global leadership in design through installations, exhibitions, and events across multiple districts. Participants are encouraged to take part and share their stories with global…

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24Speakers
41Sponsors
4On the bill · sessions
53Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at London, in alphabetical order.
Alicja Patanowska
Visual artist
Alisha Morenike Fisher
Migrants Bureau
Andrew Beaton
Composer, sound designer
Anmol Ahuja
Features Editor · STIR
Ben Payne
Vice President of Design · Lotus
Cher Potter
Cultural Strategy Director · Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts
Chrissy Levett
Creative Conscience
Elizabeth Dellert
Consultant · London Design Festival
Gareth Rees
Lead Strategic Designer · Lotus
Indy Johar
Dark Matters Lab
James Lee
Director of Access and Inclusion · Publica
Johanna Agerman Ross
V&A and Disegno
Kay Watson
Head of Arts and Technologies · Serpentine
Kristian Krogh
Partner · Lighting Design Collective
Kristian Volsing
Senior Curator for the Contemporary Programme · V&A
Kyle Bergman
Architect & Founder · ADFF
Lee Broom
Designer
Leo Warner
Managing Director · Journey | Founder & Creative Director, 59
Marie Camille-Lecoq
Head of CMF and Sustainability · Lotus
Nigel Cottier
Design director · Accept & Proceed
Paul Bavister
Architect, Researcher, Academic
Rana Haddad
200Grs
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Aesthetica
Aesthetica Magazine
Arthotel London Hoxton
art’otel London Hoxton
Art'otel London Hoxton
Arup
Atelier
Birra Moretti
Birra Morretti
Bloomberg Connects
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Brokis
Design Museum
Dezeen
Fortnum & Mason
Google Arts & Culture
Interni
LC (London Collective)
Liberty Communications
Lomography
London Collective
London Communications Agency
Lotus
Materials Assemble
Mayor of London
On
ON
Pentagram
Pith
Secure
Sir Devonshire Square
Southbank Centre
STIR
Studio Saar
Sun Media
the Design Museum
The Hoxton, London
The Standard
Victoria & Albert Museum
Wide Times
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Agenda

Selected from 4 sessions on the bill.
  • Monday 21 November, 15.30 - 16.30

    Design for Positive Action!

    Do you feel like we live in a troubled world? How can we use our skills and talents to build a better one? In this workshop, led by Chrissy Levett from Creative Conscience, delve i…

  • Monday 21 November, 16.45 – 17.30

    Materials Narratives

    How can you be educated and remain informed about the materials that are available now? In this session, find out how to create longevity in design through material choices and wha…

  • Tuesday 8 November, 15.30 - 16.30

    Workshop: Design and Future Me

    Where do we fit into this ever-changing world? This interactive workshop will share insightful data and important information about future careers in design thinking.

  • Tuesday 8 November, 16.45 – 17.30

    Panel: Bright Futures How to be Equipped for a Future in Design

    What skills and knowledge do the next generation of designers need to face the social and environmental challenges of tomorrow?

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 53 companies show up — and 2 bet on three roles at once?

53 companies. two are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
2All threespeak · spons · exh
36Sponsoringsponsor only
15Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Lotus·STIR

Speakers by seniority

46% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • Founder / Owner313%
  • VP-level14%
  • Director / Head of729%
  • Manager / Lead14%
  • Engineer · IC313%
  • Research / Science14%
  • Other roles833%

Of 24 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01LotusSp3V
  2. 02STIRSp1V
  3. 03AestheticaSp
  4. 04Aesthetica MagazineSp
  5. 05Arthotel London HoxtonSp
  6. 06art’otel London HoxtonSp
  7. 07ArupSp
  8. 08AtelierSp
  9. 09Birra MorettiSp
  10. 10Birra MorrettiSp
  11. 11Bloomberg ConnectsSp
  12. 12Bloomberg PhilanthropiesSp
  13. 13BrokisSp
  14. 14Design MuseumSp
Sponsors by tier
unspecified41
100% of 41