Design Nation - Getting Started: turning your ideas into a Business

What is your next step after finishing your studies and exhibiting at New Designers?  Have you thought about starting your own business?  Are you considering it or have you already decided that you want to start up? Or do you feel there is no other option open to you because there are no jobs in your discipline?

Design-Nation, in partnership with Briffa, The Bishopsland Trust and Akker &Co presents  three seminars for graduates wondering what to do next.  ‘Setting up in business’ covers some legal and financial essentials; ‘Support for Silversmiths & Jewellers’ is about The Bishopsland Trust’s residential post-graduate course, and ‘Making the most of New Designers’ aims to get you to start networking right here at the show.

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Maggie's - An evening in conversation with leading designers hosted by Max Fraser

Maggie’s, the charity of the design industry, held an exciting evening in conversation with top designers from the Joy of Living project. Limited editions are available to purchase throughout New Designers. Contributors to the Joy of Living Project include world famous designers Barber Osgerby, Terence Conran, Tom Dixon, Ella Doran, Max Lamb, Rob Ryan and Sebastian Wrong.

RSA - What are the new opportunities for designers today? Sevra Davies, Senior Developer, Design Education, RSA

In a much evolved manufacturing and business context, with the pressures of environmental degradation, economic crisis and proliferating social diversity and where consumers access the world and each other instantaneously and have design tools of their own, the role of design and the traditional opportunities for design are changing. So, what are the new opportunities for design today and how can designers add value?

Cockpit Arts - How to brand your business

Established, successful designer makers who have successfully been through the process discussed how best to go about branding your design business and how to avoid pitfalls along the way.

Cockpit Arts have been supporting talented designer-makers for 25 years. Cockpit Arts is an award winning social enterprise and the UK's only creative-business incubator for designer-makers, helping resident designer-makers to grow their businesses and hundreds more through workshops and seminars.

Facing the challenges ahead with New Designers

We are aware of the many challenges and changes universities are now being faced with following government cuts. Therefore, it is even more important for universities to use New Designers to showcase the excellent standard of teaching, celebrate and support its graduates, communicate changes and ensure future growth through recruitment.  

Habitat's Interactive Talk

An interactive discussion involving real Habitat design stories from the design studio team and invited guests to demonstrate the opportunities for creative people in the design retail business.

Fashion and Textile Museum

Curator, Dennis Nothdruft, will talk about the Fashion & Textile Museum exhibition programme and Chris Hall, Training & Curriculum Manager, discussed the exhibition programme and business support workshops and masterclasses on offer at the Fashion and Textile Museum.

The importance of online portfolios with ARTS THREAD

The future of the portfolio is changing. Employers in the creative industries will expect to see your work online as an e-portfolio. Drawing on his experience in the design industry, co-founder of Arts Thread, Alex Brownless  explains the increasing importance of online portfolios for getting you and your work noticed. 

Craft Council - Hothouse: Support for emerging designer makers 

Hothouse is the Crafts Council’s new programme to provide emerging makers with the skills and knowledge to develop and run a long term, high quality craft business.

Beatrice Mayfield, Maker Development Manger at Crafts Council will talk about this new initiative, what it entails and how it can help new graduates.

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Careers Advice from Design Industry Specialists - followed by questions from the audience

In both Part 1 and Part 2 of New Designers, careers experts from the design specialisms relevant to those of the graduates showcasing their work, will discuss the changing world of work in their sector and will take questions from the audience on all aspects of launching your career in today's challenging market - whether you are looking for employment, freelance or starting your own business.
 

Craft Central - Kate Hodgson's discusses her career journey and how Craft Central can support you

Jewellery designer Kate Hodgson will discuss her career journey and how Craft Central’s have supported her along the way. Kate will be accompanied by Craft Central CEO, Tina Searle, who will introduce Crafts Central and how they can support you, answering any questions regarding their services. http://www.craftcentral.org.uk/kate-hodgson-jewellery 

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