SHOREDITCH DESIGN WEEK
SHOREDITCH DESIGN WEEK UNVEILS ITS 2026 PROGRAMME
Groundbreaking Exhibitions, Collaborations and Design Destinations Championing Material Innovation, Emerging Talent and Inclusive Design.
Above: The‘ Voices of Shoreditch’ design cohort on behalf of Shoreditch Design Week Back Row Standing, Left to right: Freya Bolton( Mitre & Mondays); Andu Masebo; Josef Shanley-Jackson; Jordan Cluroe( 2LG); Jutta Guessl; Russell Whitehead( 2LG); Lee Broom; Finn Thompson( Mitre & Mondays); Alexandra Gerber; Shay Alkalay( Raw Edges); Ollie Olanipekun; Martino Gamper; Rio Kobayashi Front Row Seated, left to right: Donna Wilson; Yael Mer( Raw Edges); Bethan Laura Wood
Running from 15 – 20 September 2026 Shoreditch Design Week brings together more than 100 showrooms, exhibitions, installations and events across LDF’ s largest design district. This year ' s programme expands with the addition of Material Matters at Unlocked, ND Selects at Kachette and Neuroplaces alongside returning favourites including Design at Work, Isola Design, 2LG Studio and Raw Collaborative at House of Icon further cementing Shoreditch ' s reputation as a leading destination for contemporary design.
This year, to reflect the depth and diversity of talent in East London, Shoreditch Design Week are working with‘ Voices of Shoreditch’, a cohort of local designers and creatives in our Shoreditch Design Week 2026 programme.
From product, furniture, lighting and interior designers to community builders and invigorators, Shoreditch Design Week are proud to present a group that truly celebrates the creativity of London, where cross-pollination across creative sectors ensures a special kind of outcome.
Names include: 2LG( Jordan Cluroe and Russell Whitehead); Alexandra Gerber; Andu Masebo; Bethan Laura Wood; Donna Wilson; Jasper Morrison; and Jutta Goessl; Lee Broom; Martino Gamper; Michael Marriott; Mitre & Mondays( Finn Thomson, Josef Shanley-Jackson, Freya Bolton); Ollie Olanipekun; Raw Edges( Yael Mer & Shay Alkalay); and Rio Kobayashi. Expect to see work from these leading designers across the SDW programme, hear them at talks and speakeasies and enjoy their perspectives in the SDW Newspaper.
Joining Shoreditch Design Week for the first time, Material Matters at Unlocked makes its fifth edition debut, bringing together pioneering designers, manufacturers and researchers exploring the future of materials.
Material Matters showcases groundbreaking innovations, from FRONT ® and Biomason ' s worldfirst Mimmik Tile™, grown using bacteria rather than fired in a kiln, to Carbon Cell ' s biomaterial alternative to plastic foams and The Or Foundation ' s acoustic products created from post-consumer
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