DESIGN EVENT FESTIVAL - GET INVOLVED!
Take part in the 2013 Northern Design Festival - more info available here.
DESIGN EVENT MART - OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS LIVE
The open call for submissions for the Design Event MART exhibition 2013 is now live. Download the call documents here to find out more.
Deadline is 31 January 2013
BRITISH BY DESIGN POP UP SHOP!
Our design e-shop is coming to life! We're having our first ever pop up shop during Ouseburn Open Studios on 24 and 25 November at the Toffee Factory Newcastle. We'll be open between 10am and 5pm on both days so come along and do some Christmas shopping!
DESIGN EVENT TENT LONDON EXHIBITORS
We have announced the 11 designers that will be exhibiting at Tent London with us this September.
WE HAVE MOVED
Our new offices are located at Brick Works, Studio 1, Hannington Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1JT. The telephone number stays the same and is 0191 265 3537.
BRITISH BY DESIGN - NEW GIFT AND DESIGN PRODUCT WEBSITE
Design Event have been busy over the last few months pulling together a new e-commerce website featuring products designed in Britain. By making a purchase from the website you are directly supporting designers in Britain. Click on the title to visit the site.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - NOW OPEN!
If you are a Northern designer and would like to exhibit with Design Event at 100% Design this coming September click on the title above to find out more.
DESIGN EVENT FESTIVAL 2011 BLOG
Arts Thread covered the festial with their official blog on what was hot and heppening!
A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SPONSORS!
We here at Design Event are delighted to be working once again with a wonderful range of generous sponsors for this year’s festival. We want to say a big thank you to all of them and urge you to click through on the above link and find out a little more about their respective businesses.
ARTS COUNCIL FUNDING FOR DESIGN EVENT FESTIVAL 2011
Through their Grants for the Arts programme the Arts Council England have confirmed their support for this year’s festival, scheduled to take place, a little earlier than usual, from the 14-18 October. Design Event is pleased to be suported by the National Lottery through the Arts Council England, thank you!
DESIGN COUNCIL GRANT FOR DESIGN EVENT
Design Event is one of nine organisations around the coutry that will receive a grant from the Design Council. the aim of the Design Council grant is to support design organisations to work with their members to promote design to business, to build skills and capability and to create a 'drumbeat' for design nationwide. Through the Design Exchange programme Design Event will deliver a programme of masterclasses and workshops presented by industry specialists.
OPPORTUNITES FOR DESIGNERS
Take a look at our Design Exchange site for opportunities, tenders, competitions, factsheets and case studies.
PARLIMENTARY DESIGN COMMISSION SET UP
The Associate Parlimentary Design and Innovation Group has set up a Design Commission to promote design to Government.
DESIGN EVENT PAST EVENTS AND FESTIVALS
A full run down of our past events and festivals including talks from Adrian Shaughnessy, Airside, Michael C Place from Build, Marcus Fairs, Daisy De Villeneuve
NATIONAL PORTFOLIO ORGANISATION - ARTS COUNCIL FUNDING
Design Event has been selected to be a national portfolio organisation by the Arts Council over the 2012-2014 period .
Check our website soon for news on what activity we will be doing over the coming years.
