Check it out The Design Festival 2011

17 June 2011 Join us on

Just three months to go to the most significant event in the UK's design calendar - the London Design Festival 2011. Apart from our own Landmark Projects, over the last few weeks our Partners have been submitting hundreds events that'll be taking place across the capital. It's going to be an amazing September. From the start of July, the London Design Festival website starts showcasing what's coming up in 2011. Meanwhile, if you're looking for events over the next 30 days, take a look below at over 45 design events and opportunities taking place in London and beyond. Recommend Tweet Partner events National Art & Design Saturday Club Summer Show Somerset House / 18 June–17 July The Sorrell Foundation’s transformational Saturday Club initiative has 14 colleges and universities opening their doors to thousands of 14–16-year-olds every Saturday to encourage them to learn art and design skills with the help of masterclasses from leading practitioners. The achievements of 400+ students are on display. More Club members from Cleveland College of Art & Design, Summmer Show 2010 Cockpit Arts 25th Anniversary Open Studios Deptford / 17 – 19 June The second of two Open Studios weekends marking designer-maker business incubator Cockpit Arts’ 25th anniversary. More Digital Wallpaper by Claire Coles Design, a Cockpit Arts exhibitor Gordon Baldwin Dark Water and Boulders Shouting Marsden Woo Gallery / 23 June–30 July One of two new ceramics exhibitions opening at Marsden Woo; sculptures and vessels from Gordon Baldwin, with James Rigler’s strangely familiar looking flower shapes downstairs. More Gordon Baldwin, work in progress in the artist’s studio, 2011. Photo Graham Baldwin Craft Central Gets Hitched Craft Central / 23 – 25 June The first wedding fair from the craft and design promotion charity Craft Central. More A Alicia Wedding, ribbon garter in vintage ribbon Jacqueline Mina – Touching Gold Contemporary Applied Arts / 17 June–23 July Major retrospective touring exhibition from goldsmith and Jerwood Prize winner Jacqueline Mina. More A Summer Selection Electrum / 10 June–20 Aug Exhibition of non-precious contemporary jewellery. More 20 Houses Architecture Foundation / 19 June–14 July Twenty fantasy residences designed by the twenty international practices featured in the 2011 Wallpaper* Architects Directory. More House by FourFourSixSix Family Day 2011 Design Museum / 26 June Meet designer Donna Wilson, design your own letters, create your own automata and more.More Tom Dixon Friends and Family Sale Portobello Dock / 30 June-3 July Up to 70% off selected items of lighting and furniture: ex-exhibition stock sale at the West London store. More Tom Dixon Copper Shades Artsmart Rootstein Hopkins Parade Ground / 1-2 July Curated art and design market by 100+ selected alumni of the University of the Arts London, plus workshops, industry stalls and a recruitment fair. More Imaginary Friends, print by Yann Brien at Artsmart Summer Party Design Museum / 1 July A festive last chance to see Wim Crouwel and the Brit Design Awards at their annual summer party. More Alsos* & Akousmaflore by Scenocosme Watermans / 6 July - 30 September In an exhibition that will feature as part of the London Design Festival 2011, French artists Scenosceme create playful hybrids between plants and digital technology to create relationships between the plants and sound. More Alsos* by Scenocosme More Martin Smith: Pots – Plates – Chairs Marsden Woo Gallery until 18 June More Lab Craft, artsdepot until 26 June More Wim Crouwel: A Graphic Odyssey, Design Museum until 3 July More Material Table by Adjaye Associates, The Aram Gallery until 9 July More Mindful of Silver Goldsmiths Hall until 16 July More At Home in Japan, Geffrye Museum until 29 August More Degree shows and graduate showcases University of the Arts London Central St Martins: BA Graphic Design, BA Performance Design 16–22 June; BA Architecture, BA Ceramic Design, BA Jewllery Design, BA Product Design, BA Textile Design, 20–23 June More Chelsea: BA Graphic Design Communication, BA Interior Spatial Design, BA Textile Design, FdA Interior Design, Graduate Dipoma Interior Design 18–25 June More Camberwell: BA Ceramics, BA Graphic Design, BA Illustration, BA 3D Design, FFdA Design Practice 21–25 June More London College of Communication: Show 3 Upside Down: including BA Surface Design, BA Interior Design, ABC Dip Interior Design, ABC Dip Graphic Design17–22 June More London College of Communication: Show 4 Round About: including BA & FdA Design for Graphic Communication, BA & FdA Digital Media Design, BA & FdA Games Design, BA Graphic & Media Design, FdA Graphic and Spatial Communication, BA Graphic Product Innovation 1–8 July More Wimbledon: BA Costume Design, BA Design for Performance, BA Set Design for Stage and Screen, BA Technical Arts and Special Effects, FdA Production for Live Events and Television 17–23 June More New Designers Business Design Centre / 29 June-2 July & 6-9 July Part 1: Textiles, Fashion & Accessories, Contemporary Applied Arts, Ceramics & Glass, Jewellery & Precious Metalwork. Part 2: Product Design, Furniture Design, Visual Communications (including Graphic Design & Illustration), Spatial Design. Over 3,500 newly graduated designers, representing the top 200 UK design courses, come together to meet industry employers and show their work. More Molly Perrin, Stiff Upper Lip Pendant, New Designers 'One Year On' Special offer for London Design Festival e-Bulletin readers London Design Festival e-Bulletin ticket offer. Subscribers to London Design Festival e-bulletin pay just £8.50* instead of £14 on the door. To take advantage of this special offer please quote ND135 when booking in advance at www.newdesigners.com or call 08448 480140 . (*£1.50 booking fee applies per ticket purchased in advance). Free Range Old Truman Brewery / untll 25 July The national graduate showcase established by Tamsin O'Hanlon ten years ago continues at the Old Truman Brewery. More Talks and conferences Duro Olowu Sackler Centre, V&A / 18 June Fashion designer Olowu discusses what inspires him. More CREATE DESTROY INNOVATE Various locations / 20-23 June As part of MA in Innovation Design at Central St Martin’s , CREATE DESTROY INNOVATE includes three panel talks from academics and practioners. More Dan Pearson: A Garden for a Thousand Years V&A / 21 June Landscape designer Dan Pearson on sustainable garden design. More V&A Connects: Creative Careers V&A / 21 June Meet likeminded practitioners, students and professionals. More Create11 Shoreditch House / 23 June Symposium on interaction design, “the muscle that joins visual design to information design”. More Design for Growth Summit 2011 Design Council / 23 June David Willets, Jonathan Ive, Kevin McCloud and others at a major design summit exploring how design can play a more central role in driving economic growth. Some parts will be webcast. More Imagining Japan: Anglo-Japanese Influences on British Design V&A / 25 June Study day on the influence of Japan on 19th century design. More Design-Nation Creative Business Seminar Metropolitan Works / 29 June Seminar on implementing a design business strategy. More PechaKucha X Wim Crouwel Design Museum / 1 July Designers proclaim their enthusiasm for Crouwel and his work. More David Adjaye Talking Architecture V&A / 8 July The award winning British architect talks to Lucy Bullivant. More Introducing William Morris V&A / 9 July Seminar on the influential 19th century designer, maker and socialist. More Opportunities onedotzero_adventures in motion Deadline / 30 June Seeking innovative short films, installations, interactive work and live audio-visual performances to showcase at the BFI Southbank this November. More onedotzero_cascade Deadline / 29 July Offering 40 collaborative graduates the chance to participate in onedotzero’s education platform in October and the chance to take part in Adventures in Motion later in November.More DBA Design Effectiveness Awards Deadline / 24 June Annual award for demonstrating how design can create success for businesses and brands. More Free Practical Prototyping Workshop Week Metropolitan Works / 11-15 July Attendees receive support from an experienced maker to help plan and make a prototype.More Decorex Loves Bloggers Decorex is looking for a design blogger to become Decorex International 2011’s official affiliate. More Cornwall Design Fair 2011 Deadline / 30 June Call for submissions for design fair held in association with Hidden Art, 10-21 August. More FX International Interior Design Awards 2011 Deadline / 20 July FX magazine’s annual interior design contest invites entries in multiple categories. More