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.
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.
For The Ripple Effect installation, Alicja Patanowska crafts a space for rest and reflection on our relationship with natural resources. Through craft, “even discarded matter can be given new meaning and life.”
From futuristic garments to AI-empowering stones, these five key installations highlight themes of peace, ecology, identity, and community.
An urban chandelier glowing along the Southbank and a city view from Admiral Nelson’s perspective in Trafalgar Square—London Design Festival 2025 is full of surprises. Think visionary sustainable materials, AI co-designed self-portraits, camping tents, and a legendary 1980s nightclub.
Sarthak and Sahil blend the festive spirit of an ancient Hindu festival with Christmas celebrations with Kalpataru wishing tree installation at Victoria & Albert Museum.
