Sheffield Design Week Information

The inaugural Sheffield Design Week in June 2014 will be a citywide celebration of design in all its forms. Sheffield Design Week is a collaborative platform aiming to increase awareness and appreciation of design and develop new audiences. It will offer both cultural and commercial opportunities, showcasing established and emerging design talent and innovative projects. Sheffield Design Week is hosted in one of the UK’s most creative cities. Taking place annually, this 7 day festival will host an array of local, regional, national and international design, architectural and creative names. It will showcase all disciplines of design, from graphic design to architecture, advanced manufacturing and technology to fashion and product design and more. We will promote an exciting, varied programme, including exhibitions, workshops, talks, design conferences, installations, product launches, open studios and walking trails. The week’s worth of activity will join together venues across Sheffield and beyond in the 2014 celebration. Programme Sheffield Design Week takes place over seven days (23-29 June 2014) and will see a broad and varied range of design activity taking place in venues, spaces and places. This will range from small scale workshops, talks and installations through to a design industry conference, film screenings and exhibitions. The schedule brings together a wide variety of partnerships with venues, event organisers and industry experts from across the north and beyond, intersecting frequently with manufacture and craft. The programme will feature the MADE NORTH Conference as a key event during the Design Week, drawing together speakers and delegates from across design, craft and manufacturing to explore a core theme of ‘Can Design Save the World?’.