Design Events
The best of the year's design events calendar, compiled by Wallpaper*
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Svenskt Tenn shrinks a century of interiors into miniature formThe Swedish design company creates dollhouse-sized fabrics and furnishings for its latest exhibition, ‘Svenskt Tenn on a Small Scale’ (until 19 October 2025)
By Ali Morris Published
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Lake Como’s rationalist past inspires future creative ideasThe work of emerging designers, iconic architects, and sustainable makers combined to shape fresh ideas at Lake Como Design Festival 2025
By Ifeoluwa Adedeji Published
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London Design Festival 2025: live updates from the Wallpaper* teamFrom 11-21 September, London is celebrating design in all its forms. Here's the latest news, launches and other goings-on from London Design Festival 2025, as seen by Wallpaper* editors
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Aram Gallery spotlights a pioneering material that could be upholstered furniture’s less toxic futureAt Aram Gallery for London Design Festival 2025, eight designers experiment with EcoLattice’s 3D-printed foam to showcase the material’s comfort, creativity, and everyday use
By Aditi Sharma Published
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These benches are made from £2.5m worth of shredded banknotesYou could be sitting on a fortune this London Design Festival, as the Bank of England Museum explores the creative repurposing of waste with furniture made from decommissioned banknotes
By Emma Moore Published
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Material Matters: Grant Gibson reflects on his popular design fair, about to open at LDF 2025As Material Matters returns to London Design Festival from 17-21 September, we catch up with founder Grant Gibson to learn more about crucial material conversations in contemporary design
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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Can happiness be designed? A Helsinki exhibition looks for an answer‘Happiness is both deeply personal and undeniably collective,’ says curator Anniina Koivu, whose exhibition explored the perfect equation for happiness at Helsinki Design Week 2025
By Hugo Macdonald Published
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A family home turns into an immersive exhibition space for London Design FestivalCeramicist Emma Louise Payne displays design in domestic surrounds for group show ‘The Objects We Live By’
By Francesca Perry Published
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Ramzi Mallat’s London Design Festival installation is a bittersweet ode to BeirutCreated as a memorial to the 2020 Beirut Port Blast, Mallat's ‘Not Your Martyr’ installation at the V&A (until 19 October 2025) is made of 260 colourful glass ma’amouls
By Maghie Ghali Published
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A travelling exhibition of chairs hits the road for London Design Festival 2025Organised by Design Everything, ‘A Seat at the Table’ travels to different venues in the city, where the chairs support communal events
By Francesca Perry Published
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Norman Foster and nine other architects design birdhouses for charity – you can bid‘Architects for the Birds’ is spearheaded by Norman Foster and the Tessa Jowell Foundation to raise funds to improve treatment for brain cancer. Ten architect-designed birdhouses will go up for auction
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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What not to miss at London Design Festival 2025We bring you the best new installations, exhibitions and products to launch at London Design Festival 2025 (13–21 September)
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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The David Collins Foundation celebrates creativity in all its forms at London Design FestivalThe David Collins Foundation presents ‘Convergence’ at the Lavery during London Design Festival 2025 (on view until 19 September), featuring works from the Arts Foundation’s annual Futures Awards
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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How do you design a country? Singapore Design Week 2025 looks back at the state's transformation over 60 yearsSingapore Design Week 2025 (11-21 September) returns with the theme 'Nation by Design'
By Daven Wu Published
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Dieter Rams is awarded the World Design Medal 2025The Braun alumnus, famous for his ‘less but better’ approach, has been recognised for his invaluable contributions to the world of industrial design
By Anna Solomon Published
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This Paris Design Week exhibition is conceived as a disco‘Design Disco Club’, curated by Christopher Dessus during Paris Design Week 2025, presents 30 emerging designers in a dark, disco-like environment
By Brian Ng Published
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Postcard from Paris Design Week 2025As the French capital inaugurates the autumn design calendar, we look at the highlights from Paris Design Week 2025 (4-13 September)
By Brian Ng Published
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Design Miami in Seoul: inside the fair’s spectacular South Korean debutAs Design Miami launches its inaugural Seoul event, we discover its showcases spotlighting South Korean designers who have shaped the country’s creative landscape, from traditional craft to pioneering design innovations
By SuhYoung Yun Published
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Lee Broom’s brutalist-inspired ‘Beacon’ will light up London as Big Ben strikes the hourSet to pulse through London Design Festival 2025 (13-22 September) and beyond, the British industrial designer’s sculptural light installation on the South Bank draws on its surroundings
By Tianna Williams Published
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Yuri Suzuki turns sound into architecture at Camden Arts ProjectsThe sound designer unveils ‘Utooto’, an interactive installation at London’s Camden Arts Projects (until 5 October 2025), in which visitors collaboratively build a sonic piece of architecture
By Ali Morris Published
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Design postcard from Indonesia: Jia Curated is an ecosystem of creativity in the heart of BaliWant to find out about design in Indonesia? Look no further than Jia Curated, a spotlight on local creative culture housed in an abandoned theme park with 'an Indiana Jones vibe'
By Giovanna Dunmall Published
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Alex Tieghi-Walker unveils his plans for Brompton Design District 2025Ahead of London Design Festival 2025, we catch up with New York gallerist Alex Tieghi-Walker about his appointment as curator of the Brompton Design District programme
By Ali Morris Published
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‘The point was giving ordinary people access to bold taste’: how Ikea brought pattern into the home‘Ikea: Magical Patterns’ at Dovecot Gallery in Edinburgh tells the story of a brand that gave us not only furniture, but a new way of seeing our homes – as canvases for self-expression
By Anna Solomon Published
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Design beyond humans: a new exhibition argues that the world doesn’t revolve around us‘More Than Human’ at London's Design Museum (until 5 October 2025) asks what happens when design focuses on the perspectives and needs of other species, from bees to seaweed
By Anna Solomon Published
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‘100 Years, 60 Designers, 1 Future’: 1882 Ltd plate auction supports ceramic craftThe ceramics brand’s founder Emily Johnson asked 60 artists, designers, musicians and architects – from John Pawson to Robbie Williams – to design plates, which will be auctioned to fund the next generation of craftspeople
By Malaika Byng Published
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Reimagining roots: highlights from Design Shanghai 2025The 12th edition of Design Shanghai reflected the evolution of Chinese creativity despite challenges to the sector, with participants exploring the intersection of tradition and innovation
By Yoko Choy Published
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3 Days of Design 2025: live updates from the Wallpaper* teamFrom 18-20 June, design is taking over Copenhagen. Follow along with the latest news, launches and other goings-on from 3 Days of Design, as seen by Wallpaper* editors.
By Hugo Macdonald Last updated


