New Designers 2018

This summer, New Designers gathers more than 3,000 of the brightest and most radical new creative minds under one roof to launch the next generation of thinkers, makers and disruptors onto the UK design scene. Opening on 27 June, the exhibition is a celebration of visionary design and ideas that sees students of 200+ creative courses unveiling never-before-seen work to thousands of industry professionals and design lovers. 

It’s in this creative hotbed that the national design scene is fuelled, challenged and refreshed by ambitious emerging talents and where career-making connections and commissions are made. For its participating graduates, New Designers acts as a vital bridge between design education and professional design success.

Creativity is not confined to the graduates: as many universities cut back on programmes in design and the arts, others are reshaping their academic offering to accommodate the changing professional design climate. This year sees more than ten new courses represented at New Designers.

In addition to the graduate exhibitors, other key features of the show include the newly named One Year In, a curated section showcasing the work of 100 design entrepreneurs who have recently launched their businesses. Here, design-hungry visitors can browse and buy original pieces directly from their makers. 

With so much to see, New Designers is split into two, four-day parts, each devoted to a different set of design and craft disciplines. 

Week one takes place between 27 and 30 June and will showcase the following courses: Textiles,  Fashion, Costume Design, Jewellery, Glass, Ceramics and Contemporary Design Crafts. 

Week two takes place between 4 and 7 July and will showcase work from the following courses: Product, Furniture, Industrial, Automotive, Interior Design, Graphic Design, Animation, Illustration, Gaming and Motion Arts.