EXHIBITING AS A UNIVERSITY AT NEW DESIGNERS

WEEK 1: 26 – 29 JUNE 2024

WEEK 2: 6 – 9 JULY 2024

New Designers is the UK’s most important event for emerging design. It is a focal point for the top design courses from across the nation to connect with industry, employers, buyers, the media, trend predictors and a design hungry public.

WHY EXHIBIT?

ND CONNECTS

New Designers is dedicated to creating meaningful connections between innovative young designers and industry specialists.

The event provides networking opportunities which lead directly to employment. Alongside this the PR and marketing campaign raise awareness of that years cohort of students within the industry both in advance and during the event.

ND EDUCATES

In the run up to New Designers and over the two weeks of the event we host a range of inspiring talks and workshops, offering advice from leading industry professionals. 

These offer students advice and guidance on how to make the most out of New Designers and also provide the tools to start navigating the next steps in their career path.

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ND AWARDS

Each year, New Designers collaborates with leading industry sponsors and invites them to be part of our prestigious awards programme.

These awards offer graduates the chance to win a range of prizes that will boost their transition into the professional sphere.

The carefully curated prizes aim to provide the students with a professional platform to find work placements and commissions, and employment opportunities. 

ND FUTURES

New Designers is also an opportunity for University tutors to interact with design inspired A-Level and GCSE students, to promote their courses and recruit future students through our dedicated Schools’ campaign.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FOLLOWING DISCIPLINES AT ND, CLICK BELOW

“Nothing else comes close in terms of the experience our graduates get in putting on a professional design show and meeting creative professionals, industrialists and design enthusiasts.”

Nigel Ball, Course Leader, Sheffield Institute for the Arts

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To see stand options available, or for more information about exhibiting, please get in touch with Isobel Stretton, Sales Manager

We have limited stands available, to see options or for more information, please get in touch below.

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    HEAR FROM THE ND COMMUNITY

    "ND was a platform to exhibit my work which subsequently connected me with established individuals in the industry, through this I have created a career."
    Huw EvansFurniture Designer & Product Developer, The Conran Shop
    "New Designers was the most invaluable experience I had graduating as a BA student as I was able to establish multiple industry connections. The connections formed at ND opened up opportunities for me with more than one company and kick started my working career. The show itself was a great platform to present my portfolio and have meaningful conversations with designers in industry. This helped grow my confidence as a designer and also provided me with great advice for my first steps out of uni."
    Lucy DayDesigner, Home Product - John Lewis
    "Fresh ideas and new innovators keep our business alive, relevant and forward looking. ND is the springboard."
    Sally CostenBusiness Owner, The Clerkenwell Jeweller Ltd & Costen Creative Ltd
    "Exhibiting at ND allowed me to showcase my work to prospective recruiters, to socialise with other students, to see the standard of work of my peers, and to stay connected with the design world after graduating. Through ND, I was offered several creative job opportunities, one of which I took on and am still working at now! I now head up a team of designers and regularly attend ND to search for the best new talents to join my own team. ND continues to be a source of creative inspiration for me and offers me a view into the latest trends from the next generation of designers."
    Lai Chiu TangHead of Design, Cambridge Consultants
    "Nothing else comes close in terms of the experience our graduates get in putting on a professional design show and meeting creative professionals, industrialists and design enthusiasts."
    Nigel BallCourse Leader, Shefield Hallam University
    “New Designers is a fantastic opportunity to start your creative career! […] The networking and the interaction is the best part. […] I had a friend who won the Designer of the Year award and the press he had and the amount of help New designers had given him, really gave him a lot of exposure, nationally, if not internationally. My friend did so well at the show, and it all came off the back of him doing New Designers. He has his own studio now and is a success story.”
    Daniel Durnin Furniture and Product Design Course Leader, Bucks New University
    "New Designers provides such an important opportunity to network and present work to a larger audience."
    Olivia DunnStudent, Bath Spa University
    "Supporting the next generation of designers. Breaking down the barriers to design. Giving the space for innovation and creativity to flourish."
    Karen HallerBehavioural Colour & Design Psychology and Author of The Little Book of Colour
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