FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

ND TICKETS

MAKING A BOOKING

BUYING TICKETS

Once you have selected the admission tickets you wish to purchase you will be presented with the following message;

Please enter the code here and click Use Code.

For prices and how to book tickets for New Designers, please click through here. 

To book tickets to New Designers, please click here

Concession tickets at New Designers are available for the following;

 Children under the age of 14 years

 Unwaged with proof of status

 Registered disabled guests

 Senior Citizens (65+)

Thursday Late tickets will not be available for 2024. If you would like to attend in the evening please book a Wednesday evening awards ceremony ticket.

GROUP BOOKINGS

For every 10 school group tickets purchased, receive two free tutor tickets.

School group booking tickets admit entry only on entry time slots on Schools Days from 11am to 1pm or from 2pm to 4pm on Thursday and Friday in both Week 1 and Week 2. 

To enquire about a group booking for your school fill in our pre-booking form here and someone from SEE Tickets will be in touch to confirm and process your booking. 

MY ORDER

CHANGE YOUR DETAILS

If you would like to add more tickets to your order, please track your order and click Already Ordered Tickets. Here you can group your orders together and only pay one transaction fee.

Tickets are subject to availability.

Please log in to your order. You can swap your tickets (or upgrade) to a different date, depending on availability.

Please note that the exchange tool can only be used if you are booking the same number of tickets at the same or greater price. if you are unable to make the desired changes to your order using the exchange tool, please rebook and send your original and new booking reference by clicking here. To receive a refund you must submit the correct information no later than 72 hours before the original event date.

Your E-Tickets can be downloaded via the link within your confirmation email, or alternatively track your order and click Download tickets.

Your tickets can be shown on your device, they do not need to be printed.

If you don’t know your reference number, please scroll down to the ‘Forgotten your details?‘ section, where we can send you a reminder email for all your bookings.

Please check your Junk / Spam folders as sometimes the confirmation email falls into these folders. If you still have not received your confirmation email, please track your order and click Resend confirmation email.

MAKE AMENDMENTS

Please log in to your order here. You can swap your tickets (or upgrade) to a different date, depending on availability.

Please note that the exchange tool can only be used if you are booking the same number of tickets at the same or greater price. if you are unable to make the desired changes to your order using the exchange tool, please rebook and send your original and new booking reference by clicking here. To receive a refund you must submit the correct information no later than 72 hours before the original event date.

If you would like to add more tickets to your order, please track your order and click Already Ordered Tickets. Here you can group your orders together and only pay one transaction fee.

Tickets are subject to availability.

Please log in to your order here. You can swap (or upgrade) your tickets to a different date, depending on availability.

Please note that the exchange tool can only be used if you are booking the same number of tickets at the same or greater price. if you are unable to make the desired changes to your order using the exchange tool, please rebook and send your original and new booking reference by clicking here. To receive a refund you must submit the correct information no later than 72 hours before the original event date.

Please log in to your order here. You can swap your tickets (like for like) to a different date, depending on availability.

Please note that the exchange tool can only be used if you are booking the same number of tickets at the same or greater price. if you are unable to make the desired changes to your order using the exchange tool, please rebook and send your original and new booking reference by clicking here. To receive a refund you must submit the correct information no later than 72 hours before the original event date.

If you are wanting to book more tickets and/or more expensive tickets please rebook subject to availability and send both your original and new booking reference by clicking here. To receive a refund you must submit the correct information no later than 48 hours before the original event date.

If you are wanting to book more tickets and/or more expensive tickets please rebook subject to availability and send both your original and new booking reference by clicking here. To receive a refund you must submit the correct information no later than 48 hours before the original event date.

If you would like to add more tickets to your order, please track your order and click Already Ordered Tickets. Here you can group your orders together and only pay one transaction fee.

Tickets are non-refundable. However, if you log into your order here you can swap (or upgrade) your tickets to a different date, depending on availability.

Please note that the exchange tool can only be used if you are booking the same number of tickets at the same or greater price. If you are unable to make the desired changes to your order using the exchange tool, please rebook and send your original and new booking reference by clicking here. To receive a refund you must submit the correct information no later than 72 hours before the original event date.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

Once you have submitted your query via the contact form you will get a reply via email to the email address on your order as soon as possible.

We must attempt to process the refund on to the original payment card. If the card you used has changed or expired but the account is still active then the funds will be returned directly to your account. If we are unable to refund the amount we will contact you for new details.

If you have had a refund approved due to a change in event circumstances (subject to the terms and conditions agreed to at the time of booking), then our online team will email you with further information once this has been confirmed.

Please allow 10 working days for refunds to clear, if you have still not received your funds after this time then please query this with your bank.

Please check your Junk / Spam folders as sometimes the confirmation email falls into these folders. If you still have not received your confirmation email, please track your order here and click Resend confirmation email.

We are sorry to hear that you can no longer attend, in this instance please get in touch with our team who can discuss this further.

To get in touch, please track your order and fill out our customer service form, please provide as much information as you can so we can try our best to assist.

Purchased Refund Protection?

We are sorry to hear that there were issues at the event, if you would like to get in touch to discuss any issues, please click here.

Your confirmation email cannot gain you entry into an event unless otherwise stated. Photos or scans of your tickets will also not be accepted. 

If your tickets have not arrived or you are unsure when they will be sent to you, please click here for more information.

If the event has been cancelled, you will receive an email to confirm this and the details of the refund. Refunds are automatically credited back to the original source of payment and will take 3-5 working days to clear. 

If there are any issues refunding you, we will contact you via email. 

Please contact us by tracking your order and selecting the ‘Cancelled/Postponed’ tab if you have not received your refund after 10 working days.

If you have received a confirmation email, your order has gone through successfully.

To confirm that your order has gone through and what you have paid you can track your order via the SEE Customer Service centre.

If you have not received your confirmation email, some times they can take up to a hour or so to deliver after purchase. If after one day you still have received your confirmation email, check your junk, and if you can’t locate it please check the SEE Customer Service centre. 

If you are running late for an event, we can only recommend that you get there as soon as you can. Please speak to a member of staff upon arrival who will be able to direct you. 

Unfortunately refunds are not available if you miss the event due to circumstances beyond our control.

To track and check your order and change your delivery address please click here.

If you have lost your booking reference number please click here.

Please ensure that you have entered the correct details when tracking your order, as well as your booking reference number you will need to enter either your post code, last 4 digits of the payment card OR full contact number that you used on your booking.

Got a question? Why not see if your question can be answered in our FAQs. There is a lot of information in our knowledge base. Enter your question in the search bar to find your answer. Most questions can be answered here without the need to speak to an advisor.

If your question is not being answered, please rephrase again, making sure your question, is short, simple and avoiding specific details.

If you are unable to find the answer to your question, please contact us and a member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible.

Your reference number is displayed in the subject line and body of your confirmation email from SEE Tickets. It will also appear on your bank statement.

If you are unable to locate your confirmation email, enter your email address under the Forgotten Details section at the bottom of the page. We will send you the details of any orders linked to that email which will then take you through to the customer service area and you can track your order. Please ensure this email matches the email address you entered on your booking.

E-TICKETS

That is correct, only the lead booker’s name will be printed on the tickets. This will be fine for each of your guests to use unless stated otherwise at the time of booking.

Your E-Tickets can be downloaded via the link within your confirmation email, or alternatively you can track your order on SEE Tickets Box Office and click Download tickets.

Your tickets can be shown on your device, they do not need to be printed but there will be the option to display your ticket at the event to show if you are a trade, exhibitor, or visitor to the show.

If you don’t know your reference number, please scroll down to the ‘Forgotten your details?‘ section, where we can send you a reminder email for all your bookings.

If you place multiple transactions, they will all be sent out separately via the delivery method selected. Please track your individual orders via the SEE Tickets customer service area to check the despatch status of each booking. Please use your order reference number and post code, full contact number or last 4 digits of the payment card to track your order.

If any order is not received two working days before the event, please contact us.

Please log in to your order in the SEE Tickets Customer Service Area Online. You can swap (or upgrade) your tickets to a different date, depending on availability.

Please note that the exchange tool can only be used if you are booking the same number of tickets at the same or greater price. if you are unable to make the desired changes to your order using the exchange tool, please rebook and send your original and new booking reference by clicking here. To receive a refund you must submit the correct information no later than 72 hours before the original event date.

Your E-Tickets can be downloaded via the link within your confirmation email, or alternatively track your order online via the SEE Tickets Customer Service Area and click Download tickets.

Your tickets can be shown on your device, they do not need to be printed.

If you don’t know your reference number, please scroll down to the ‘Forgotten your details?‘ section, where we can send you a reminder email for all your bookings.

Your E-Tickets can be downloaded via the link within your confirmation email, or alternatively track your order via the SEE Tickets Customer Service Area Online and click Download tickets.

Your tickets can be shown on your device, they do not need to be printed.

TICKETPLAN REFUND PROTECTION

The refund protection selected at the point of purchase is a personal cover designed to cover yourself and your designated party against an unforeseen circumstance that prevents you attending the event you have booked for. The refund protection is covered by TicketPlan. If you want to submit a claim, please fill in TicketPlan’s online application form which can be found here.

We will then liaise with TicketPlan to provide them with any information they may require regarding the details of your booking. Please note that you are only covered in certain circumstances and we do not guarantee that you will receive a refund from TicketPlan. If you wish to claim a refund for part of an order, that is not a problem, please fill out the application form accordingly. The full terms and conditions of the cover can be found here.

If you have any questions before submitting your claim, please contact TicketPlan here.

If you have purchased TicketPlan and would like to apply for a refund please fill out the online refund application form which can be found here.

Full terms and conditions can be found here. Please click here for more information on how to submit your claim.

If you have any questions before submitting your claim, please contact TicketPlan here.

Unfortunately TicketPlan cannot be added to your order once processed.

The full terms and conditions for TicketPlan can be found here.

TicketPlan Application Form

If you have any questions before submitting your claim, please contact TicketPlan here.

VISITING INFO

GETTING TO NEW DESIGNERS

Week 1

Week 2

Visitors are strongly recommended to use public transport where possible as Upper Street and the surrounding roads are very busy shopping areas.

There is on-site parking at Upper Street Car Park (SatNav N1 0PW), for which it is recommended that you pre-book your space.

Parking at Upper Street Car Park:
Note there is a minimum stay period of 4 hours and a booking fee of £2.50 applies.
Angel Station:
5 minute walk (Northern Line)
Highbury & Islington:
15 minute walk
(Victoria Line, National Rail, London Overground)
King’s Cross St Pancras:
10 minute walk
(Victoria, Circle, Northern, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan Lines, National Rail, Eurostar)
Buses:
The following bus routes all stop near to the Business Design Centre on Upper Street:
19, 30, 73, 43, 38, 56, 341 and 476
Angel Station:
5 minute walk (Northern Line)
Highbury & Islington:
15 minute walk
(Victoria Line, National Rail, London Overground)
King’s Cross St Pancras:
10 minute walk
(Victoria, Circle, Northern, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan Lines, National Rail, Eurostar)
Buses:
The following bus routes all stop near to the Business Design Centre on Upper Street:
19, 30, 73, 43, 38, 56, 341 and 476

ACCESS INFO

There are strictly no pets allowed at the Fair, with the exception of Assistance/Guide dogs.

Please select Concession ticket at the time of booking and the option to select a Carer Ticket will appear.

This is only available for Day Tickets.

The Business Design Centre is fully accessible and a fully DDA compliant venue.

Click here for further accessibility information.

We have a limited number of wheelchairs available for hire to BDC visitors. Please call our concierge team on 0207 288 6475 to book your wheelchair. Please bring proof of identification to confirm your booking.

The Business Design Centre has an accessible toilet on each level of the venue. Restrooms are accessible with a RADAR key (we keep a spare key in reception). Each toilet has low reach door handles and an emergency pull cord alarm.

You’ll find our accessible toilets at:

  • Ground floor – Stairwell B (no RADAR key required)
  • Mezzanine – Stairwell B
  • Gallery level – Stairwell F

If you want to use the toilets but do not have a RADAR key, please speak to our concierge team when you arrive, or call 0207 288 6475.

EXTRA INFO

Week 1

Week 2

Click here for more information on how to apply to exhibit at New Designers 2023.

Re-entry will permitted with your original ticket.

To gain access to the portal, please click here.

If you need any assistance, please contact [email protected].

Large bags and rucksacks will not be permitted inside the show. There will be cloakroom facilities available.

New Designers is in close proximity to an abundance of restaurants, bars and cafés.

Our recommendations can be found here.

Week 1

Week 2

At New Designers we believe that great design shapes the human experience. New Designers provides a unique platform for fresh design talent to connect with design educators, professionals and consumers, for creative exchange and collaboration. 

New Designers connects talented design graduates with businesses looking to bring in new design thinking; buyers looking to source the most innovative craft and design; and aspiring students with the widest range of design courses available to explore.
We provide two weeks of incredible design discovery. By breaking the boundaries between the different disciplines, an increasing number of collaborations and new opportunities come to light. You’ll discover new ideas, products, trends and talent.

ND Community is our community of alumni. They are top designers working across all disciplines. The ND Community has been flourishing for the last 37 years and over those years we have welcomed a huge variety of people through our doors. For example, learn about former exhibitor Evie Thomas’s work with Tu Sainsbury’s to produce a new collection.

New Designers is a platform for discourse and debate, from social, political and environmental influences and challenges to how we can use design to create a more sustainable future. Join us for the disruptive conversations taking place in June – July 2024 during the Talks programme. More details will be announced in the run up to the show and will be updated here.

Every year New Designers hosts a series of awards where they invite key industry leaders to select their rising stars of tomorrow who have created work in response to particular themes such as sustainability, design with mental health in mind, diversity in design and other topics of discussion in the design world. The ND24 awards categories will be announced in the run up to the show. Check here for updates.

The cloakroom is secure and staffed by the BDC, people hand over their bags and receive a number to return on collection.