CLERKENWELL DESIGN WEEK
SYMBIOCENE LIVING : Mycelium Building Block by PLP Architecture
BUBBLETECTURE , EDIBLE TABLESCAPE AND MODERN CRAFT
HIGHLIGHTS AT CLERKENWELL DESIGN WEEK 2023 23 – 25 MAY 2023
Clerkenwell Design Week ( CDW ), now in its 12th edition , will return to EC1 London between 23 – 25 May 2023 . Taking place across the whole of Clerkenwell , a neighbourhood renowned for its high concentration of architects and designers , the festival is set to offer its biggest programme yet – featuring more than 600 events and , for the first time , merging with its sister show , Design London .
CDW 2023 sees a total of 12 exhibition venues ( see “ notes to editors ” for details ) across Clerkenwell including : Design Fields , Contract , Light , Project , Elements , British Collection , Detail , Platform , Ceramics of Italy , Old Sessions House ( the festival hub ), and two new additions – Catapult and The Garden . While these unique venues will present over 300 design brands and emerging talent covering furniture , kitchens and bathrooms , materials and surfaces , textiles , decorative accessories , and lighting , an extensive network of more than 130 local showroom partners will host product launches , workshops and talks over the three days of the festival .
ARCHITECTURE GOES INFLATABLE
Headlining this year ’ s CDW Presents programme is a specially commissioned installation by British artist , Steve Messam – who exhibits internationally and is well known for his large-scale , inflatable artwork reimagining our everyday surroundings . At the festival , the County Durham-based artist will bring his distinctive public art –
Box K2 on Clerkenwell Road – by artist Steve Messam
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