London’s most important design graduate exhibition New Designers returns to Islington’s Business Centre on 25-28 June and 2-5 July 2014. With its focus on fresh the show is great springboard for new designers entering the marketplace and a place to spot emerging talent. The first week focuses on textiles, fashion and accessories, contemporary applied arts (ceramics, glass etc), jewellery and metalwork whilst week two features visual communications (graphic design and illustration), furniture and product design, and motion arts and theatre design.
Young, entrepreneurial designers in their first year of business will also feature within New Designers in One Year On. It runs across both weeks of the show and covers all disciplines, with exhibitors chosen through a selection process judging the strength of their work, flair and quality of product.
A daily programme of talks and tours will run during both Parts of New Designers and are free to attend. Current issues and topics pertinent to the design sector will be addressed, offering support and insight to anyone in the design industry. Contributors include Global Color Research, Design Museum, John Lewis, Procter & Gamble, Design Council and The Design Trust.
Arts University Bournemouth, Emily Swan
Arts University Bournemouth, Mary Locke
Arts University Bournemouth, Melissa Payne
Bath School of Art & Design, Joy Merron
Bath School of Art & Design, Mayumi Kaneko
Birmingham City University, Yanique Moodie
Colchester School of Art & Design, Demi Rose
Coleg Sir Gar, Niamh Clarke
Edinburgh College of Art, John Mcnair
Farnham, University for the Creative Arts, Elinor Rothero
Farnham, University for the Creative Arts, Fiona MacKenzie
Farnham, University for the Creative Arts, Lauren Gregory
University of Leeds, Amy Deane
