London Design Festival 2024 Schedule: Don't Overlook Any Event
The London Design Festival 2024 is set to captivate visitors with a diverse array of exhibitions and installations, running from 14 to 22 September. Here are some must-see highlights:
BLOND Laboratory by BLOND, debuting in London's Shoreditch Design Triangle, presents an industrial design exhibition showcasing innovative design experiments and collaborations that celebrate diversity. The exhibition will be held at 1 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, London, E2 8AA from 16 to 22 September.
At House of ICON, 2LGStudio’s “You Can Sit With Us” offers an inclusive installation centering Queer designers. The installation fosters a safe space for connection and conversations within design, featuring queer tarot readings. This noteworthy event takes place from 14 September to 22 September.
Poltrona Frau with Faye Toogood presents an installation titled 'A Squashed Space' at 157-153 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6S. The installation will be open from 14 to 22 September.
Ben Cullen Williams’ “Self Portrait”, a collaboration with Google Deepmind and Google Arts & Culture Lab, uses advanced generative AI models to create a self-portrait by blending the artist’s archive with AI. The audio-video installation and online platform will be available at Design London Shoreditch (September 16-18, 2025).
While not strictly part of the festival, notable concurrent London exhibitions include Ed Atkins’ retrospective at Tate Britain, which combines digital art and personal narratives exploring identity and grief through innovative technology. Feel the Sound at the Barbican is a multi-sensory exhibition exploring sound beyond hearing, featuring holographic choirs and AI-generated installations.
Additional highlights include the Chandigarh Furniture by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret at Blue Mountain School 9 Chance St, London E2 7JB, running from 7 September to 4 October. POoR Collective partners with Battersea Power Station to create an installation titled 'Together In Battersea' in the Turbine Hall A from 20 September to 20 October.
Material Matters returns at Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf, showcasing over 50 globally renowned designers, manufacturers, and organizations, focusing on themes of 'Biodesign' and 'Working with Waste'. The Craft x Tech project is hosted at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, Prince Consort Gallery from 14 September to 13 October.
The London Design Festival also offers a variety of experimental design, new collection launches, and events from international design brands. London's Brompton Design District showcases these offerings with a theme of 'The Practice of Learning' curated by Jane Withers Studio.
These highlights represent a blend of cutting-edge technology, inclusive design narratives, and immersive experiences emphasizing both form and social themes, making them essential visits during the London Design Festival 2024.
- The 'Poltrona Frau with Faye Toogood' installation, featuring 'A Squashed Space', offers a fusion of lifestyle and fashion-and-beauty, providing an interactive, immersive experience at 157-153 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6S, from 14 to 22 September.
- Food-and-drink enthusiasts should not miss '2LGStudio’s “You Can Sit With Us”', an inclusive installation offering queer tarot readings and fostering connections within design, found at the House of ICON during the London Design Festival 2024, which runs from 14 September to 22 September.
- Education-and-self-development is about more than just learning - witness Ben Cullen Williams’ “Self Portrait”, a unique collaboration between the artist, Google Deepmind, and Google Arts & Culture Lab, using advanced generative AI models, presented at Design London Shoreditch (September 16-18, 2025), showcasing entertainment and general news through innovative technology.
