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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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144Speakers
52Sponsors
171On the bill · sessions
91Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at London, in alphabetical order.
Abid Javed
Alicja Patanowska
Visual artist
Alisha Morenike Fisher
Migrants Bureau
Andreu World
Andrew Beaton
Composer, sound designer
Anmol Ahuja
Features Editor · STIR
Aram
ArtOrb
art'otel London Hoxton
Atelier One
Aurora Art LTD
Bank of England Museum
B&B
B&B
BEKUNST
(BE)LONGING/S PROJECT
Ben Payne
Vice President of Design · Lotus
Béton Brut
Blackdot Gallery
Blackdot Gallery
Bluerider ART
Boffi
DePadova
Boffi | DePadova
Boffi | DePadova
BOLIA A/S
BOLIA A/S
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
1800
Aesthetica
Aesthetica Magazine
Art Hotel London Hoxton
Arthotel London Hoxton
Art'otel London Hoxton
art’otel London Hoxton
Arup
Atelier
Belvedere
Birra Moretti
Birra Morretti
Bloomberg Connects
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Brokis
Craft x Tech
Design Museum
Dezeen
Expolight
Fortnum & Mason
Google Arts & Culture
Interni
Kabluka
Landsec
LC
LC combined corporate
LC (London Collective)
Liberty Communications
Lomography
London Collective
London Communications Agency
London Hoxton Art Hotel
Lotus
Materials Assemble
Mayor of London
On
Pentagram
Pith
RH London
Secure
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Agenda

Selected from 171 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?

  • TBA

    A creative moment to remember

  • TBA

    Afterimage: an exhibition on light, memory and material.

  • TBA

    A Kind of Exchange

  • TBA

    A Life in Colour – An Evening with Joa Studholme, Colour Curator for Farrow & Ball

  • TBA

    A living, live-in archive

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 91 companies show up, and 3 bet on three roles at once?

91 companies. three 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
3All threespeak · spons · exh
47Sponsoringsponsor only
41Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Lotus·Design Museum·STIR

Speakers by seniority

8% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • Founder / Owner32%
  • VP-level11%
  • Director / Head of75%
  • Manager / Lead11%
  • Engineer · IC32%
  • Research / Science11%
  • Other roles12889%

Of 144 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01LotusSp3V
  2. 02Design MuseumSp1V
  3. 03STIRSp1V
  4. 041800Sp
  5. 05AestheticaSp
  6. 06Aesthetica MagazineSp
  7. 07Arthotel London HoxtonSp
  8. 08art’otel London HoxtonSp
  9. 09ArupSp
  10. 10AtelierSp
  11. 11BelvedereSp
  12. 12Birra MorettiSp
  13. 13Birra MorrettiSp
  14. 14Bloomberg ConnectsSp
Sponsors by tier
unspecified52
100% of 52
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