Our Events
Browse upcoming events, talks, workshops, festivals and much more from the Design Council.
Re-use is the new black
9 May 2024
15.15–16.15
Interiors Focus stage, Old Billingsgate
As part of the FOOTPRINT+ event, Cat Drew, our Chief Design Officer, will be chairing a panel examining the increasing focus on carbon reduction from the large-scale Interiors Fit-Out sector.
Re-Industry: Designing a world of mass circularity
21 May 2024
14.00–15.00
Clerkenwell Design Week
With less and less of our waste going back into production and more new materials being mined, we are moving in the wrong direction. How can design help us to “Re-Industry” using tools such as big data and AI to shape consumer behaviour and create circular business models that will drive the green transition.
Design for Planet Festival
6 November 2024
Manchester Metropolitan University
It's time to build Planet Positive Business at our fourth free online festival! Join our incredible programme to discover how design can achieve both economic and environmental good. This does not simply mean selling the same things but made of recycled materials, nor does it mean creating shiny new green products - it means transforming the wider business system.
World Design Congress London 2025
9 September 2025
Barbican Centre, London
Get ready to put the planet at the heart of design. The prestigious World Design Congress is coming to London for the first time in over 50 years. The 34th edition will be hosted by the Design Council at the Barbican Centre, recognised worldwide for its iconic brutalist architecture and commitment to sustainable design.