London Design Festival 2026: Seven Debuts Across the Thames
A steel bench shaped by air pressure, anodised, riveted furniture and a console made of crafted wooden skipping stones: our picks from this year’s London Design Festival.
One Tool, One Stool: RCA Students Take On a Design Challenge in London
For the ONE TOOL, ONE STOOL exhibition at the Brompton Design District, students were tasked with creating a stool using only a single tool.
MADE x Barbican: celebrating a Brutalist icon with design
The MADE x Barbican homeware collection aims “to bring one of Britain’s most iconic estates into the heart of the contemporary home.”
Craft x Tech Tokai Project: When Japanese Artisans Meet International Designers
The Craft x Tech Tokai Project exhibition at the V&A explores the future of traditional craft through cross-cultural collaborations, from translucent paper screens to porcelain furniture.
Studio Saar’s Pangolin Shield Pavilion Reflects On Britain And India’s Colonial Legacies
In London, the Pangolin Shield Pavilion features a bamboo grid covered with shields used both for protection and aggression.
London Design Festival 2026: Fifteen Highlights Across The Thames
Our guide to London Design Festival 2026 takes in AI’s creeping influence at the V&A, the Barbican reimagined as a furniture collection, and a temporary library for queer design history.