Award Partners
WHO WE ARE
Affinity is the only creative software package fully optimised across Mac, Windows and iPad.Best in class for creating concept art, print projects, logos, icons, UI designs, mock-ups and more, Affinity Designer is already the choice of thousands of professional illustrators, web designers and game developers who love its smooth and powerful combination of vector and raster design tools.Affinity Photo will revolutionise the way you work, whether you’re editing and retouching images, creating full-blown multi-layered compositions or making beautiful raster paintings.From books, magazines and marketing materials, to social media templates, website mock-ups and other projects, Affinity Publisher gives you the power to combine your images, graphics and text to make beautiful layouts ready for publication.WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERSAs a business routed in supporting designers, it only makes sense to be a part of New Designers. We are excited to support graduate talent and build the skills of a brilliant visual communications designer through our award at the show.YEARS SUPPORTING
Affinity have supported New Designers for 3 years.
Image: Affinity by Serif
Image: Work of Ashleigh Blades, 2021 winner of The Affinity Digital Design Award
WHO WE ARE
As a fifth generation family business, our lifetime guarantee is less a policy decision and more an extension of our longstanding commitment to service and the firm belief that an Anglepoise is a lifelong companion.
Considering our impact on the world has taken on increasing importance over the past few years. With all our lamps now Guaranteed for Life, we are one step towards being better. We are always rethinking and refining the way we do business. Better today than we were yesterday, with a heritage to live up to, and a future to illuminate.
WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERS
More than ever, we need to support our young designers. Designing for the sake of designing, attempting to resolve problems that do not exist is not acceptable. Our designers must address the many issues and challenges we face in terms of sustainability and by being a part of New Designers, we hope to influence the world of design through support and guidance.
We would like to encourage all young designers to apply and particularly welcome applications from underrepresented and disadvantaged groups.
YEARS SUPPORTING
Anglepoise have supported New Designers for 3 years.
Video: Anglepoise Brand Video
Image: Work of Billy-Jo Pierce, 2021 winner of the Anglepoise Task Lighting Award
ND ALUMNI
Lewis Small, Product Designer at Anglepoise
Lewis joined Anglepoise in 2019 after specialising in lighting design at Northumbria University. The technical aptitude Lewis showcased at New Designers he now uses day to day when making physical prototypes and using Computer-Aided Design to design products for mass production. Influenced by industrial machinery and mechanisms, he aims to encourage user interaction whilst paying close attention to the functional details in each design. Recent work includes the design and development of a range of spare parts for product repairs.
WHO WE ARE
The BDC is home to more than one hundred businesses and attracts almost a million visitors to over two hundred and fifty events held at the venue each year. The family run business holds its people key to delivering its objectives, with a culture of empowerment and innovation embodied in its values.
BDC has long supported philanthropic activities, community projects, environmental initiatives and a strong commitment to health and wellbeing, all of which contribute to sustainable development. This continues to play a key part of the company objectives and day-to-day operations of the business; the importance of which is vital in establishing and protecting a better future for all.
WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERS
With design at the very heart of its origins, the Business Design Centre (BDC) has been the event home of New Designers for over thirty years; welcoming the brightest minds entering the industry to showcase the future of design.
It is an honour to welcome students from all aspects of creative courses to come together over the two-week event to celebrate their work as well as highlighting their talent to businesses looking to attract the next bright young stars. Sponsoring the awards is an important way to reward those students who have demonstrated an exceptional level of creativity in their design approach as well as shining a spotlight on their work to the outside world.
YEARS SUPPORTING
The Business Design Centre has supported New Designers for 11 years.
Image: New Designers 2019 at The Business Design Centre
WHO WE ARE
We create a fairer, healthier, more sustainable and regenerative world, using the power of creative thinking, that’s why Creative Conscience formed in 2012.
We empower, inspire, train and reward creatives to apply their talents to socially valuable projects, promoting sustainability, regeneration, freedom, social health and wellbeing.
We are a global movement that improves the communities we live and work in, helping to transform the wider world. We promote socially valuable, human centred design that enables and inspires people to change their lives and the lives of those around them for the better.
We do this through our platform, events, education, talks, webinars, workshops, membership model, with our annual global awards scheme and through partnerships and collaborations, all with the aim of providing empowerment and practical tools to create positive impact.
Our award scheme encourages young creatives to become the change makers the world needs and beyond the awards, we aim to bring some of the brightest and imaginable projects to life. We provide the tools, contacts and advice, encouraging the creators and their projects to build real, tangible impact in the world.
We are a charitable incorporated organisation, built by a community and founded by Chrissy Levett. We encourage, recognise and reward creative thinking from around the world, across the creative spectrum, developing concepts and projects that are in line with our aims.
WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERS
“Working with New Designers at the Business Design Centre is a natural partnership for Creative Conscience as we too put young creatives at the heart of everything we do through our work in the design industry, creative education, workshops, webinars, awards scheme and events.
We believe it’s vital for young designers to have a platform to showcase their game changing work and shine, and thanks to New Designers, 3,000 students will have this opportunity. We know that young creatives have the power and talents to change our world for the better, and so, or the third year running, we are honoured to be one of the sponsors.” Chrissy Levett, Founder
YEARS SUPPORTING
Creative Conscience have supported New Designers for 3 years.
Video: About Creative Conscience
Image: Work of Lloyd Potter, 2021 winner of the Creative Conscience Social Impact Design Award
HOW WE SUPPORT ND GRADUATES
In 2021 we received hundreds of outstanding entries and we would like to say a massive THANK YOU to each and every graduate that entered, for sharing our vision for a fairer, healthier more sustainable and regenerative world using the power of creativity.
We especially want to celebrate the work of the five finalists in each category – their ideas and creative solutions were impressive and inspiring. Special CONGRATULATIONS go to our category winners: Dominik Bondicov and Lloyd Potter, for thinking big and creating brave, impactful designs.
WHO WE’VE SUPPORTEDImage: ‘Compound’, work of Alex Witty, runner up 2021
WHO WE ARE
DCA is a world-leading product design and development consultancy operating globally from our headquarters in the UK. We help global brands and start-ups, improve the success of their product innovation. Over the last 60 years, our work in the Medical, FMCG, Commercial and Transport sectors allow us to adapt a unique set of disciplines to address almost every type of design challenge. The combined experience of our researchers, industrial designers and engineers provide a deep understanding of the consumer, brand experiences, technical feasibility and sustainability. In the last 10 years, this has resulted in our clients being granted over 1700 patents and receiving 100 design awards.
WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERS
Raising the profile of DCA with students and graduates for the purpose of potential recruitment.
YEARS SUPPORTING
DCA have supported New Designers for 2 years.
Image: Work of Samantha Tung, DCA Packaging Futures Award 2021
ND ALUMNI
Alex D’Souza
Junior Industrial Designer
Exhibited at New Designers 2021
Blake Parkinson
Mid-Level Industrial Designer
Exhibited at New Designers 2017
Danielle Coffey
Mid-Level Industrial Designer
Exhibited at New Designers 2019
Dom Hargreaves
Transport Sector Manager
Exhibited at New Designers 2007
Ellie Bainton
Mid-Level Industrial Designer
Exhibited at New Designers 2018
Martin Crofton
Industrial Design Lead
Exhibited at New Designers 2006
Miles Kilburn
Mid-Level Industrial Designer
Exhibited at New Designers 2019
Rob Giles
Industrial Design Lead
Exhibited at New Designers 2009
WHO WE ARE
Taking place 21-24 September, Design London is the largest destination for contemporary design during London Design Festival.
Launched in 2021, Design London is an essential annual platform for architects and interior designers to source cutting-edge furniture, lighting and design pieces. The four-day event boasts a jam-packed programme of engaging content and a highly curated selection of sought-after design brands from around the globe all within a state-of-the-art venue on Greenwich Peninsula, just meters away from the iconic O2 Arena.
This year, the expansive venue will house a multitude of cutting-edge brands including Artemide, Penta, Bert Plantagie, HAY and Christian Watson as well as international pavilions, Denmark, Portugal and Korea.
Led by renowned industry influencers and thought leaders, Discussions at Design London will address the most pressing topics to encourage debate.
Find out more: www.designlondon.co.uk
Image: Design London.
WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERS
Supporting New Designers allows Design London to highlight its dedication to promoting newly established design talent and helping to provide a platform for designers to take the next step in their career.
YEARS SUPPORTING
Design London have supported New Designers for 3 years.
WHO WE ARE
Design-Nation is a leading portfolio of some of the most acclaimed and innovative designers and craftspeople from across the UK. Our mission is to bring together partners, champions and investment, to strengthen business and creative development in the contemporary design and crafts sector.
Our activities include a comprehensive programme of professional development workshops for designers and makers; structured national and regional peer networks; and exclusive and/or discounted trade and retail showcases for designer-makers with leading event organisers.
WHY WE SUPPORT
Design-Nation exists to support and promote contemporary designer-makers across the UK at all stages of their careers. We share our origins with New Designers, as the brain children of the remarkable Peta Levi MBE whose passion for supporting emerging design talent was formidable. As our respective businesses have grown, Design-Nation is proud to support succeeding iterations of One Year In exhibitors through mentoring, exclusive exhibition opportunities, an ongoing professional development programme, regional and national networking groups, and one to one tailored advice on both creative and business development.
YEARS SUPPORTING
Design-Nation have supported New Designers for 15 years.
Image: Design Nation 2021 at Design Centre Chelsea Harbour. Photo credit: James Trundle
WHO WE ARE
When Habitat opened its doors, there was a clear mission to make great design accessible, and with that, the British public’s relationship with furniture and homeware was forever changed. More than 50 years later, in an ever-changing home and furniture market, Sainsbury’s and Argos are well placed to continue the heritage of Habitat and future-proof this great British brand.
The Habitat Design Manager Andrew Tanner graduated from the University of Brighton in 3D Craft and exhibited at New Designers in 1997. The Habitat Design Studio houses over 20 designers from across ceramics, illustration, furniture, lighting, graphics, typography and print. Eleven of the creatives in the studio all showed at New Designers which is why we are proud to sponsor the New Designers Exhibition for its 5th consecutive year.
YEARS SUPPORTING
Habitat have supported New Designers for 6 years.
Image: Habitat ‘Optimist’ collection living room
WHO WE ARE
Hallmark helps you live a caring connected life full of meaningful moments.
We’re makers, creators, crafters and shakers.
We’re forward thinkers, wordsmiths and dreamers.
We love the magic of making people happy
And we’re serious about creating the TA-DA!
WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERS
“New Designers has most certainly fuelled our creative studio in many ways at Hallmark. We all have a direct or indirect association with the event as exhibitors, employees, sponsors, workshop hosts, judges and visitors. We understand the significance of New Designers as a great showcase for UK design talent and value our sponsorship of the event wholeheartedly.”
Eve Gray, Creative Development Director
YEARS SUPPORTING
Hallmark have supported New Designers for 24 years.
Video: Hallmark Brand Video.
ND ALUMNI
A large number of our Creative Team at Hallmark have either exhibited at New Designers, have been selected for placements with us, or have been winners of our award and eventually been employed by us. Meet some of our alumni:
Hannah Greenwood, Art Director, exhibited at New Designers 2008
Becca Clapham, Designer, exhibited at New Designers 2013
Gill Anderson, Senior Designer, exhibited at New Designers 2006
Helen Leeks, Senior Designer, exhibited at New Designers 2003
WHO WE ARE
We’re the John Lewis Partnership, a continuing experiment to create a better way of doing business. We’re driven by the extraordinary vision and values of our founder, John Spedan Lewis, who created our model of employee-ownership almost 100 years ago. He believed businesses would be more successful if employees were at the centre of everything they did. His vision means that today we’re more than employees, we’re owners of our business. That’s why we’re called Partners.
The John Lewis Partnership is the UK’s largest employee owned business and parent company of our two cherished retail brands – John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose & Partners. Everything we do is powered by our unique purpose, which puts the happiness of our Partners at its core. Our Partnership Values define how we work. Every one of us is committed to offering our customers quality products, great quality food and outstanding service, because for us, it’s personal.
WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERS
John Lewis & Partners is passionate about the role design plays in responding to the changes in how we are living in our homes and the inspiration creativity can bring to our lives. The Home Design Studio at John Lewis & Partners is delighted to be sponsoring New Designers again this year & to have this opportunity to connect with designers at the very start of their career. We believe these connections have the potential to evolve into great working relationships in the future. Over half of the designers in the Home Design Studio exhibited at New Designers which makes this an especially personal and special event for us to be a part of.
YEARS SUPPORTING
John Lewis have supported New Designers for 10 years.
Image: Work of Anna Burke, John Lewis & Partners Week 1 Award Winner 2021
Image: Work of Ellie Perry, John Lewis & Partners Week 2 Award Winner 2021
ND ALUMNI
Aaron Dunkerton
Designer
ND 2013
Bea Giannotto
Designer
ND 1999 / One Year On 2000
Claire Bevan
Designer
ND 2007 / One Year On 2008
Clare O’Reilly
Designer
ND 2006
Fionnuala Johnston
Category Design Lead, Textiles
ND One Year On 1994
July Lin
Designer
ND 2010
Lucy Day
Designer
ND 2015
Melissa Baggaley
Designer
ND 2013
Naomi Barber
Designer
ND 2007
Nicola James
Designer
ND 1999
Nina Willsher
Designer
ND 2014
Philippa Prinsloo
Head of Product Design, Home
ND 1999
Polly Edler
Category Design Lead, Gifts, Cook, Dine & Seasonal
ND 1995/98
Rosie Hamilton
Designer
ND 2018
Ryan Jewell-Sorrell
Designer
ND 2009
Dan Rawlings
Category Design Lead, Furniture & 3D Home Accessories
ND 2009
Matt Steels
Designer
ND 2012
WHO WE ARE
Twin brothers, Antony and Richard Joseph, grew up in a family with a long history of design and manufacturing. The family business specialised in the production of glass components and the brothers spent part of their summers working in the factory as well as creating products in a workshop at home.
Having both trained in product design, the twins embarked on their early careers – Antony as a freelance designer and Richard as a design engineer at Dyson. As a sideline to their jobs, and with the support of their father, they utilized the capabilities of the factory in Birmingham to develop their own range of functional glass chopping boards.
But what started as a fun project, soon became the seed of a new business idea and, in 2003, the Joseph Joseph brand was born.
Whilst glass chopping boards were just the start, the brothers were also designing other innovative kitchenware products and this gradually developed into a broader range of housewares, including cookware, cleaning tools and waste management.
A core, problem-solving approach quickly became a key foundation of the brand and this was combined with a distinctive design aesthetic to create some of their most iconic kitchenware.
WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERS
“From humble beginnings, the business has now grown to become an award-winning international housewares brand, sold in over 100 countries across the globe and with offices in London, New York, Paris, Dusseldorf, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
The whole Joseph Joseph team share the brothers’ enthusiasm for innovation and are passionate about bringing problem-solving products to as many households as possible.
We feel strongly about supporting fresh, new design talent and helping grow the design industry within the UK.” Chris Pearce, Senior Design Manager
YEARS SUPPORTING
Joseph Joseph have supported New Designers for 6 years.
Video: Joseph Joseph Brand Video
Image: Work of Alex D’Souza, 2021 winner of the Joseph Joseph – Brilliantly Useful Design Award
ND ALUMNI
Ollie Mosley, Junior Design Manager
Exhibited in New Designers 2019, winner of the Joseph Joseph – Brilliantly Useful Design Award
Ollie joined Joseph Joseph in 2019 after winning the Joseph Joseph – Brilliantly Useful Design Award. The broad range of skills Ollie demonstrated at New Designers has helped him progress within the team where he now designs and manages products in some of our core and future categories, taking projects from research and insights through to tooling and mass production.
WHO WE ARE
Kin Ltd is a UK based producer of home and garden products. Existing to free up hard-working families to be the best they can be, with products that simply help, made by people who care for you with respect for your hard-earned cash.
Applying over 90 years of hard-earned know-how from our sibling company wilko, Kin produces solution-oriented product brands that create excitement, provide true value and solve problems for our customers’ consumers.
While Kin shares values with our business family, we’re a company in our own right with aspirations to be a standard bearer for ethical sustainability and to have a material positive impact on society and the environment. Kin is a business with CSR embedded into its purpose.
Our brands: Kin brands include Clever Pots and Skin Therapy. We develop brands and design sustainable product solutions that are easy to use, reliable, and durable.
Our Design Ethos: Informed through ethnographical research and trend insights, our award-winning team of product designers take a holistic approach to creativity, usability and commerciality. Designing novel and inventive products as a better way to get jobs done in the home and garden.
Our values: We are a team that works together to be better every day. Our success is not only defined by what we do and the results we deliver, but also the culture we create as we go about our work. Our values are a big part of our culture and are embraced everywhere, by everyone, in everything we do.
WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERS
Design is one of the most important factors when building a brand/ business. If we don’t put time, effort and even money into this, it may result in an unsuccessful business.
The New Designer programme definitely is one of the best platforms to show how we honour design in our organization and how we encourage creativity with a business mindset.
We are absolutely delighted to support the event, help new designers develop their design career and contribute to the industry in the future.
YEARS SUPPORTING
Kin have supported New Designers for 2 years.
Video: Kin Clever Pots Brand Video.
ND ALUMNI
Chris Dolman, Junior Product Designer.
Exhibited at New Designers 2016.
I graduated from the University of Huddersfield in 2016 with a degree in Product Design. After meeting the Kin team at New Designers and chatting about my major project, they invited me to interview for a graduate placement… 6 years later I’m still here!
I’m now working from home, designing exciting new ranges of products for the home and garden, usually with the help of my two cats. I’m part of the same great team, a fantastic bunch of creative and friendly people. We’re always excited to meet the next generation of talent at New Designers.
Advice for graduates: design things in your spare time, apply for competitions and placements, and get yourself out there!
Abbie Fawcett, Junior Product Designer.
Exhibited at New Designers 2018.
I graduated from the University of the West of England in 2018 with a degree in Creative Product Design. I exhibited my final project at New Designers 2018 and subsequently was awarded the Wilko and W’innovate Award by the team at Kin. Part of the award was a placement opportunity at Kin, which I took and have never left.
I’m now a Junior Product Designer, my first product was launched in 2020 and is part of the Clever Pots range. It was a fantastic opportunity and a huge learning curve to take it all the way from sketch to shelf, I’m very thankful for all the support from the amazing team at Kin.
We’re a tightly knit team of designers and always on the lookout for emerging talent. If I had one piece of advice for graduates, it would be: apply for as many awards and schemes as you can find, it’s a great experience and you never know who you’ll meet!
WHO WE ARE
Liberty is a movement dedicated to discovery, animated by arts, culture, design and the pursuit of beauty. Liberty London is famed for its original curation, directional design and celebration of craftsmanship. In the spirit of our founder, Arthur Lasenby Liberty, we remain unapologetically eccentric and committed to bringing good design to all.
WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERS
“90% of our Design Studio are New Designers alumni. We are excited to be supporting New Designers for the first time and to discover and support young and emerging talent.” Mary-Ann Dunkley, Design Director
YEARS SUPPORTING
Liberty Fabrics have supported New Designers for 3 years.
Image: From the Liberty Fabrics Design Studio.
Images: Work of Daniel Embleton, 2021 winner of The Liberty Fabrics Studio Award
WHO WE ARE
We are LMC, an independent creative agency founded in 1985 and working across a broad range of disciplines, both in print and on screen. Our home is in Camden, North West London; our clients are sprinkled across the country and around the world.
We pride ourselves on the strong relationships we build with our clients, some of which have relied upon LMC for over 30 years. Our portfolio features projects for international businesses with multi-million pound budgets and work for small start-ups with limited resources.
LMC aims to add value to every brief. Our guiding principle is that all communication in whatever medium should seek to change consumers’ attitudes or their behaviour. Our work is based on clear thinking and effective creative solutions combined with productive working relationships with our clients.
WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERSNew Designers is an invaluable event for both students and potential employers to come together and short-circuit the process to find one another.YEARS SUPPORTINGLMC Design will be supporting New Designers for the first time this year.
Image: LMC Design.
WHO WE ARE
We’re makers of original homes. On a mission to make exceptional design accessible to all. We’re contemporary, agile and relevant. Daring, playful and unexpected. Obsessive about colour, material, detail and function. We embrace the unique, and reject the generic. Elevate the ordinary, and celebrate the statement.
Our exclusive product edit reflects these values, and makes homes feel as personal and original as the people living inside. We’re a rich design ecosystem. The destination to complete your dream home. A platform that supports creation and curation; featuring the best in up-and-coming and world-renowned talent, independent brands, and pieces by our own in-house team. Products designed by people – for people – to help them express themselves.
Founded in 2010, MADE.COM sells its products across the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands via its e-commerce platform. The brand also has seven showrooms across Europe, with flagship brand experiences in London and Paris.
WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERS
Championing new talent and the next generation of designers is extremely important to MADE.COM. New Designers helps us identify upcoming designers and allows us to work with them on the first steps of their career.
YEARS SUPPORTING
MADE.COM have supported New Designers for 4 years.
Image: Design by MADE.COM.
WHO WE ARE
Launched in 2011, Mollie is a leading craft and lifestyle brand for those who love to embrace a creative lifestyle. Designed for the engaged, connected generation, Mollie is the go-to magazine for emerging craft, interiors, and fashion trends around the world. Packed with innovative ideas, and stunning photography, it inspires its readers to find the joy in making and creating a beautiful home with their own hands.
Inside every issue readers tour the world’s most creative homes and find fresh styling tips, the latest home trends, and must-buys to create gorgeous rooms. Independent designer-makers create 14 trend-led, beginner-friendly projects each month, giving crafters the ideas, skills, and confidence to take their creativity to the next level.
Making sustainable living accessible is at the heart of Mollie, with inspiring ideas for refashioning readers’ existing wardrobe items, mending much-loved items, and green beauty and cleaning recipes. Every project, purchase and idea in the magazine is a carefully curated choice to appeal to the discerning reader.
Mollie is owned by Our Media, a special-interest content business and home to a portfolio of market-leading brands, such as Homestyle, Your Home and Gathered.how. Mollie has a strong following on social media, reaching over 500,000 followers on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Image: Mollie.
WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERS
Mollie has long been an advocate for up and coming designer-makers and understands the importance of offering a unique platform for them to be able to showcase their talents. We are delighted to be a part of this event and to be able to support emerging creatives as they embark on their career journey.
YEARS SUPPORTING
Mollie have supported New Designers for 3 years.
Image: ABSTRACT GEO, an Ohpopsi design.
WHO WE ARE
Pentland Brands Limited is the name behind some of the world’s best sports, outdoor and fashion brands. It owns Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury of New Zealand, Ellesse, KangaROOS, Mitre, Red or Dead and SeaVees.
It’s the licensee for Kickers in the UK and has a joint venture partnership for Lacoste footwear.
Its products are available in over 190 countries and are sold either directly by Group companies or are represented by licensees and distributors.
Pentland Brands is a division of Pentland Group; a privately owned global brand management company with wholesale and retail businesses in sports, outdoor and fashion.
WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERSAt Pentland Brands, we’re so passionate about supporting the next generation of creative talent. We believe in them and the great impact they will bring to our business. New Designers gives us the opportunity to see and meet the most impressive and inspiring designers with new fresh ideas that excite! It’s the perfect place to recruit new talent and discover new designers to welcome to the Pentland Brands family.YEARS SUPPORTING
Pentland Brands have supported New Designers for 10 years.
Image: Pentland Brands.
WHO WE ARE
An international market leader of designer fabrics, wallcoverings and accessories, generations of experience and distinctive British design are the foundation of the Romo brand. Founded in 1902, Romo remains a family run business today, now in the 5th generation. Since establishing its first in-house design studio in the 1980s, Romo has continued to expand and evolve to become the internationally recognised company that it is today.
Renowned for its assorted library of classic and contemporary designs and versatile plains, Romo offers a diverse style and timeless elegance enriched with a sophisticated colour palette. Using both innovative technology and traditional techniques, Romo’s talented in-house design team create exceptional printed, woven and embroidered fabric designs to suit a range of projects from domestic interiors to contract developments.
The Romo Group houses six established fabric and wallcovering brands; Romo, Villa Nova, Kirkby Design, Black Edition, Mark Alexander and Zinc Textile, each with their own unique character and style. With the highest quality of product and design, The Romo Group offers a diverse range of fabrics, wallcoverings, trimmings and accessories.
WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERS
“The Romo Group is committed to nurturing creative talent, employing many emerging designers across our six distinctive fabric and wallcovering brands.
The New Designers exhibition has consistently provided a fantastic platform for us to find new talented designers that are now creating imaginative designs in several of our in-house design studios. This injection of fresh talent is helping drive our brands to new heights of creativity.
Providing a stepping-stone for emerging designers and nurturing the skills of design graduates is in line with the company’s dedication to developing careers. After such challenging times, we feel it is now more important than ever to support up and coming designers striving to embark on a career in a field they are passionate about.
Romo is honoured to be a part of such an inspiring event and support the best emerging creative talent that the UK has to offer.” Emily Mould, Design Director.
YEARS SUPPORTING
Romo have supported New Designers for 6 years.
Image: Design by The Romo Group
Image: Work of Lois Davies, 2021 winner of The Romo Award
Amy Wain, Textile Designer, The Romo Group
Exhibited at New Designers 2017
Tamara Emanuel, Textile Designer, The Romo Group
Exhibited at New Designers 2018
WHO WE ARE
A collective of 7 quintessentially British luxury interior brands and 2 manufacturing brands, at Sanderson Design Group we are Sanderson, Archive, Morris & Co., Zoffany, Harlequin, Clarke & Clarke, Scion, Anstey Wallpaper Company and Standfast & Barracks.
WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERS
Sanderson Design Group are passionate about supporting new and emerging designers. We are advocates of bringing new and fresh creativity into the design world by developing and nurturing individuals and giving them a platform to share their talent and build their experience within our exciting industry.
YEARS SUPPORTING
Our brands, such as Harlequin, have sponsored New Designers for over a decade. We are now excited to sponsor new designers at group level.
Image: Harlequin interior.
ND ALUMNI
Flora Daly, Designer at Sanderson Design Group
An example of emerging talent can be seen through the journey of Harlequin designer and New Designer alumn, Flora Daly. Flora was identified as top talent at the 2019 New Designers exhibition, showcasing an eye for colour pattern and design.
The Harlequin studio worked with Flora to bring her designs to life as fabric and wallpaper.
Flora’s Dance of Adornment design from the Colour 1 collection has become an international bestseller.
YEARS SUPPORTINGSky Creative have supported New Designers for 15 years.
WHO WE ARE
Stannah is a world-leader in lifting products supplying stairlifts, passenger lifts, escalators and moving walkways, vertical platform lifts, goods and service lifts. It is one of Britain’s leading engineering companies and remains an independent, family owned and run firm. The company’s experience of the lift industry is unsurpassed, originating in cargo lifts in the 1860s. In 1975, Stannah designed the first affordable, quick-to-install and easy-to-use stairlift and has since sold over 600,000 stairlifts worldwide.
Stannah is run today by fourth generation joint chairmen Alan and Brian Stannah, who launched the revolutionary Microlift and Maxilift in the 1960s and the Stannah stairlift in the 1970s. Today they are supported by the fifth generation of the family – Jon, Patrick, Alastair, Nick and Helen – who are proud torchbearers for Stannah’s long-held family spirit and traditions.
Stannah now operates in more than 40 countries and has 12 subsidiaries overseas in countries including Holland, Italy and America.
YEARS SUPPORTING
Stannah have supported New Designers for 5 years.
Video: Stannah Brand Video
WHY WE SUPPORT
“When people think of our company they often don’t realise that we have actually been around for over 150 years, always in the business of lifting and moving people. Our founder Joseph Stannah was a great supporter of education in engineering:
“It is undoubtedly the duty of every engineer to instruct their share of the rising generation, but it is also their duty to do it in such a way as shall conduce most to the general prosperity of the future”
Taken from Joseph Stannah’s letter to The Engineer, 1 February 1889
That doesn’t mean we are continually looking back though. We launched our Joseph Stannah Foundation in 2018 to support and promote engineering and related subjects as a career. Design is an inherent part of that. Working with New Designers allows us to continue Joseph Stannah’s vision 150 years down line and to look ahead to the exciting developments of the future.”
Libby Strutt, Group Communications Executive
Image: Work of Olivia Latham, 2021 winner of The Joseph Stannah Award
WHO WE ARE
Stephen Webster, the London-based contemporary fine jewellery brand established in 1989, is known for its powerful aesthetic and its instantly recognisable collections. At the heart of Stephen Webster is a respect for traditional British craftsmanship, but also, fearless dedication to cutting-edge processes and the creation of daring, intricate designs.
Rebellious yet ethical, the brand genuinely stands for something good using materials that are always thoughtfully and responsibly sourced. Stephen Webster was one of the first brands in the world to receive a Fairtrade Gold license in 2011, and has been approved partner of Positive Luxury since 2016, recognising the brand’s long commitment to sustainable practices.
Passionate about future-proofing goldsmithing for generations to come, Webster actively nurtures emerging design talent and young makers through both in-house mentorship programmes and in partnership with the British Fashion Council, NEWGEN (first established in 2012 under Rock Vault) and The Leopards, a collective group of jewellery professionals in association with The Prince’s Trust. In 2013, Stephen was awarded an MBE by HRH The Prince of Wales in recognition of his services to the British jewellery industry.
With over 100 points of sale worldwide, including the Stephen Webster flagship Mount Street salon, the brand continues to thrive under its Founder and Creative Director, Stephen Webster, and the introduction of the next generation, Stephen’s daughter, Amy Webster.
WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERSStephen Webster is extremely passionate about future-proofing British Design and Craftsmanship. Our goal is to preserve the craft for generations to come, by nurturing and empowering future talent to develop expertise, innovation and design excellence.YEARS SUPPORTING
Stephen Webster will be supporting New Designers for the first time in 2022.
Image: Stacking Rings from the CH2 Collection.
Images: Work of Cameron Rowley, 2021 Winner of the Designer of the Future AwardND ALUMNI
Cameron RowleyProduct Development InternAward winner at New Designers 2021
Frank WinterAward winner at New Designers 2020
Huw EvansProduct DeveloperAward winner at New Designers 2019
WHO WE ARE
Tu has been inspiring fashion confidence since its launch in 2004, offering design-led, excellent quality and great value fashion across womenswear, menswear and childrenswear.
The sixth largest clothing retailer in the UK by volume, Tu helps customers fulfil their clothing missions everyday by offering everything from wardrobe essentials to the latest trends to keep the whole family’s wardrobe updated with fashion that makes you feel good.
Tu is aware of its impact on the world around it and has stretching sustainability targets to achieve, from key raw materials usage to greater transparency in its supply chain – all measured using the Higg Index.
Tu clothing is available to buy online at Tu and Argos as well as in over 400 selected Sainsbury’s store.
YEARS SUPPORTING
Tu will be supporting New Designers for the first time in 2022.
Image: Design by Tu.
WHO WE ARE
Founded in 1999 by Angel Monzon, a graduate of the Royal College of Art, Vessel Gallery has become one of the leading authorities on contemporary glass sculpture, design, and lighting, both British and international. Prestigious public collections around the world contain works that were first exhibited at Vessel. The gallery’s support has helped to launch the careers of several rising or established stars of the art glass scene, including Louis Thompson, Cathryn Shilling and Elliot Walker.
In addition to unique artworks, Vessel Gallery produces its own curated editions in close collaboration with artists and designers, offering exclusive collections of limited edition pieces in glass and other materials. It also offers an art-consulting service for interiors and architectural projects.
WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERS
We are so pleased to support New Designers for the first year in 2022. As a gallery, we pride ourselves on working closely with individual designers and artists to showcase beautiful work and we recognise the importance of supporting the upcoming talent to ensure the appreciation of ceramics and glass design continues to grow.
Image: Vessel Gallery Interior.
WHO WE ARE
For over 90 years, wilko has been the go-to place for great value products that are both durable and on-trend, offering families affordable ideas for inside and outside the home to make their everyday just that little bit better. Little wins, we call them.
To help deliver those little wins, our buyers and designers are always looking to produce quality at affordable prices, making sure we always have product solutions that help families find stylish, affordable and useful touches for the home and garden. From cosy cushions and on-trend dinnerware that make the house a home, to handy storage and innovative gardening tools that make life easier, wilko has everything to help get those little jobs done!
Search online at wilko.com or come in and visit us at one of 400 wilko stores nationwide and find a little win or two of your own!
WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERS
We like to support upcoming and future designers, to see fresh designs, ideas, and concepts.
YEARS SUPPORTING
Wilko have supported New Designers for 11 years.
Image: Design by Wilko
AsSOCIATE PRIZE PARTNERS
WHO WE ARE
AVA CAD/CAM has been providing specialist design & colour software, support, training and technical consultancy services to the decorative printing industry for more than 35 years.
Areas of particular focus for AVA include printed textiles for home furnishing, fashion and apparel, wall coverings and floor coverings. Working with customer feedback from those working directly in industry, we develop a leading suite of integrated, specialist software modules, catering for the entire workflow, from initial creative design and repeating, colour separations and recolouring, to digital printing and conventionally printed production.
WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERS
AVA have built very close relationships and work closely with educational establishments worldwide, providing software, training, support and advice. We have a dedicated Educational team who are focused on the educational side of the business, and one of our core philosophies is to bridge the gap between industry and education.
We believe that students are the future of our industry, so supporting students and helping them get their foot through the door is incredibly important to us.
YEARS SUPPORTING
AVA CAD/CAM have supported New Designers for 2 years.
WHO WE ARE
World-changing innovation. Cambridge Consultants is a partner to the ambitious – their secret ingredient – applying creativity and technical expertise to transform their clients’ businesses. Cambridge Consultants builds teams that are passionate about their clients’ success, working together to identify and develop world-changing products and services.
Explore Cambridge Consultants’ portfolio here.
WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERS
Cambridge Consultants like to support and immerse themselves in the best new design talent in the UK and the New Designers exhibition provides that opportunity. It also provides a platform for Cambridge Consultants to promote their design capabilities and highlight how much design is valued.
YEARS SUPPORTING
Cambridge Consultants has supported New Designers for 4 years.
Image: AALTO by Cambridge Consultants.
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Lai Chiu Tang, Head of Design Group, Medical Technology
Exhibited at New Designers 2006
Richard Mann, Senior Product Designer
Exhibited at New Designers 2006
Adam Haynes, Senior Consultant, Industrial Design
Exhibited at New Designers 2006
Harry Moorman, Senior Industrial Designer
Exhibited at New Designers 2019
WHO WE ARE
An invaluable resource for potters, ceramicists, ceramic artists, collectors, enthusiasts and students, Ceramic Review has been inspiring ceramics communities since 1970.
Combining authoritative writing with top-quality photography, the bi-monthly magazine contains a range of features on historic and contemporary practice, as well as valued technical information, masterclasses, auction coverage for collectors, exclusive interviews and signposts to key events and exhibitions.
If you are passionate about ceramics, pottery, art and design, Ceramic Review will provide you with a window into the diverse workings of potters, ceramic artists, collectors and galleries from across the world.
WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERS
An invaluable resource for potters, ceramicists, ceramic artists, collectors, enthusiasts and students, Ceramic Review has been inspiring ceramics communities since 1970.
Combining authoritative writing with top-quality photography, the bi-monthly magazine contains a range of features on historic and contemporary practice, as well as valued technical information, masterclasses, auction coverage for collectors, exclusive interviews and signposts to key events and exhibitions.
If you are passionate about ceramics, pottery, art and design, Ceramic Review will provide you with a window into the diverse workings of potters, ceramic artists, collectors and galleries from across the world.
YEARS SUPPORTING
Ceramic Review will be supporting New Designers with an Associate Prize for the first time this year.
Image: Ceramic Review’s bi-monthly magazine.
WHO WE ARE
The Colour in Design Award (CIDA) is a charitable organisation founded by Marianne Shillingford Creative Director of Dulux. It is an annual award that recognises and rewards outstanding and innovative use of colour in design demonstrated by recent graduates and covers all creative disciplines from textiles to digital design. There is a £1,000 cash prize for each winner to develop projects and business ideas plus ongoing mentoring and practical support from industry experts.
WHY WE SUPPORT
“New Designers helps to kick start a new generation of creative talent who will define the way we live in the future and it’s the heartland of the Colour in Design Awards. It’s the ‘must visit’ event for anyone who wants to discover the mood of the moment and what the next big thing just might be”. Marianne Shillingford, Founder
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Colour In Design Award has supported New Designers for 6 years.
Image: Work of Phoebe Lewis, 2021 winner of Colour In Design Award Week 2
MEET THE JUDGES
Every year Marianne puts together her judging panel to convene at the Business Design Centre and decide who will win the Colour In Design Award. Many of these judges are ND Alumni, so they’ve been through the process themselves and offer ongoing support to winners and ones-to-watch whilst they build their careers. It’s a stellar line up that proves the kindness of creativity is alive and kicking at New Designers.
The panel includes (plus more):
Kitty Joseph @kittyjoseph
Kitty is the designer and founder of her namesake brand, a modern print and colour focussed clothing label that is determined to change the standard fashion model. Putting ethics equally in line with aesthetics, Kitty’s aim is to sustainably produce premium, intelligent, size-inclusive, joy giving clothes for the differing dynamics of our daily lives.
Laura Perryman @colour-of-saying
Exhibited at New Designers 2005
Laura Perryman is a colour and materials designer and trend forecaster, living in London, UK, who holds a Master’s degree in Textile Design from The Royal College of Art, London. Laura currently directs Colour of Saying, a UK-based CMF Design Studio, focused on future-forward circular and emotionally-connected colour and material design, insights, and experiences for brands and organisations.
Kit Miles @kitmilesstudio
Exhibited at New Designers 2009 & 2012
I first showed at New Designers back in 2009 selling my first series of works, and three years later went on to win the New Designers award for best newcomer at One Year On. I love New Designers and Colour In Design Awards, both are such a force for good in this world.
Dan Heath @danheathstudio
Exhibited at New Designers 2005
Dan Heath is a British award winning independent wallpaper, textile and surface designer renowned for his illustrative and engaging designs. A keen supporter of upcoming design talent, Dan is an experienced academic and has lectured Textiles at a range of universities alongside his work as a mentor through the Crafts Council Hot House scheme.
Clarissa Hulse @clarissahulse
Exhibited at New Designers 1992
Clarissa Hulse has run her highly successful textile design business for over 25 years, and is best known for creating beautiful and luxurious homeware designs with an emphasis on botanical imagery and bold colour.
Her work is based on her nature photography, which is just as likely to originate from a tropical rainforest as it is to feature leaves from her local park in North London.
WHO WE ARE
Design District is a permanent home for the creative industries — 16 buildings by eight pioneering architects, one minute from North Greenwich Underground station. Rent a desk, a floor or an entire building and find a new way of working. With affordable spaces, comprehensive facilities and flexible leases, everything is designed to help creative Londoners thrive.
Described by TIME as one of the world’s greatest places of 2021, the district forms a complete ecosystem providing a permanent, affordable workspace to a community of 1,800 makers, innovators and freethinkers.
2 of the 16 buildings are home to Bureau, a members workspace in the heart of Design District. Bureau offers creative workspaces that provide opportunities to connect and grow alongside like-minded individuals and businesses.
Bureau allows you to work smart, with WiFi, printers and charging points on all desks. You get access to a members only Restaurant and Bar, indoor and outdoor breakout spaces, sound proof meeting rooms and phone booths.
Bureau has hireable event spaces, complimentary tea and coffee, an inspiring talks and event programme and a community and network to assist any creative start-up.
WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERSNew Designers is a hot-bed for creative talent of the future. Aligning with Design District will support the Design District’s ethos of keeping London creative.
YEARS SUPPORTING
Design District will be supporting New Designers with an Associate Prize for the first time this year.
WHO WE ARE
Diana Porter Jewellery have been designing and making contemporary jewellery for over 25 years. They specialise in unique hand etched pieces as well bespoke wedding and engagement rings. All of their jewellery is handmade in their workshop in Bristol. Their pieces are all made in Fairtrade or recycled materials. They have a retail gallery where they sell the work of over 80 designers and host three exhibitions a year including a New Designers Exhibition.
WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERS
Diana Porter passed away in 2021 after over 25 years in the industry. She was a huge supporter of New Designers, hosting an exhibition for them each year. We want to honour Diana through this award.
YEARS SUPPORTING
Diana Porter have supported New Designers for 1 year.
Image: The late Diana Porter in her studio.
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Lindy Neave, Goldsmith
Exhibited at New Designers 2013
Lindy is one of our senior Goldsmith, joining us in 2021. Lindy started making beaded jewellery as a childhood hobby, the passion later shaped her career, and she went on to study Silversmithing, Goldsmithing and Jewellery at the University for the Creative Arts in Rochester.
Her background in luxury jewellery gave her the extensive experience that has been invaluable since her move to Diana Porter. She enjoys creating sentimental pieces and helping clients celebrate and mark an important moment in their life.
Rosalyn Crosthwaite, Goldsmith
Exhibited at New Designers 2014
Ros has been with us since 2015 and is our head Goldsmith. She designs, creates and finishes our jewellery commissions as well transforming old pieces of jewellery into something new through our remodelling service. After graduating from Norwich University, Ros went on complete the Contemporary Jewellery Course at Bristol’s School of Art.
Ros is a highly talented jeweller who when not making things happen at the jewellery bench, is working with customers to turn ideas into reality, designing and creating beautifully unique bespoke piece. Ros has her own collection which explores the boundaries between jewellery and textiles, her jewellery is available at our Bristol store.
Images: Work of Nick Fitzpatrick, 2021 Winner of the Lakeland Home Design AwardND ALUMNI
Elaine Hawes, Design Lead at LakelandExhibited at New Designers 2004Elaine Hawes is a creative and confident design manager, with great commercial retail experience. Having worked for a variety of manufacturers, retailers and product brands, Elaine has a proven record for successfully leading and delivering projects from consumer research and trend through the product development process, on time and in budget. Elaine’s design work spans 3D and 2D product working in many substrates. READ ELAINE’S INDUSTRY TIPS 
WHO WE ARE
LEGO® Design is the home of more than 400 Designers of all trades and the nucleus of innovation for the LEGO Group. Together we design play experiences for small and big kids using our LEGO system in play.
Our mission is inspiring and developing the builders of tomorrow. As children shape their own worlds with LEGO bricks, we play our part in having a positive impact on the world they live in today and will inherit in the future.
Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do.
Founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, and based on the iconic LEGO brick, it is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of play materials. The LEGO Group is a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. The company is still owned by the Kirk Kristiansen family and employs over 20,400+ people in more than 40 countries.
WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERS
New Designers has been a source of inspiration and talent for the LEGO Group.
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The LEGO Group have supported New Designers for 5 years.
LEGO® Flower Bouquet, from the Botanical Collection
ND ALUMNI
Matthew James Ashton
Head of Design
George Gilliatt
Product Designer
Exhibited at New Designers 2019
Matthew Marshall
Element Lead, Senior Designer
Exhibited at New Designers 2013
Patrick Otley
Senior Concept Designer
Exhibited at New Designers 2009
Fenella Charity
Creative Director
Exhibited at New Designers 2007
Morten Lund Graff-Wang
Senior Designer
Exhibited at New Designers 2004
Simon Lucas
Creative Director
Exhibited at New Designers 2003
Image: Work of Ellen Martin, 2020 Winner of The Clothworkers’ Company Printed Textile Award
Image: 2019 Printed Textiles Award winner Clara Leitao with judges Christopher McLean May and Emily May
Image: 2018 Printed Textile Design Prize winner Claudia Veneroni
WHO WE ARE
The Pattern Cloud is the surface design industry’s leading provider of websites and business systems, offering its service to over 100 design companies worldwide. Founded in 2017 by studio owners Tom Bambridge-Sutton and James Hartley of Gather No Moss and Tracey Brown of Bay and Brown, they strove to create a system that helped run their businesses more efficiently and bring the industry into the 21st Century.
The Pattern Cloud has been a game-changer for the industry, empowering a new sales tool for designers. Very little had changed with the way designs are shown and sold over the past 50 years. In the past, designers traveled the length and breadth of the globe with a case full of designs to sell to clients, spending lots of time and money at trade shows to sell their collections. However, due to the pandemic, a shift has taken place within our industry. An opportunity arose to push boundaries and change the way designs are sold.
The company aims to build a community of businesses and help designers maintain customer relationships, all the while reaching new markets. The system has been built to enable designers to reach their customers securely and give them the power, and with a click of a button to move digital collections to third party agents in order to sell their work around the world, which will work together in sequence with their website. And so much more. With endless functionality designed specifically for the design industry, we can streamline your design business in a much more sustainable way than the industry has in the past.
WHY WE SUPPORT NEW DESIGNERS
The Pattern Cloud are extremely passionate about empowering designers and providing a gateway into this incredible industry. New Designers has been a vital hub of the newest talented designers for many years and The Pattern Cloud recognises the importance of helping our newest graduates into the world of design. New Designers has done this very well for many years and The Pattern Cloud’s vision matches with that of New Designers.
YEARS SUPPORTING
The Pattern Cloud has supported New Designers for 2 years.
Image: The Pattern Cloud website.
ND ALUMNI
Sophie McDonald, Operations and Marketing Manager. Exhibited at New Designers 2015.
The founders of The Pattern Cloud have always been fond of choosing new talent from New Designers. Thank you New Designers; our manager of The Pattern Cloud is a past Alumni. Sophie McDonald exhibited her work in 2015 and was then offered a job to work for The Pattern Cloud director, Tracey Brown, who also runs leading design studio Bay and Brown. Sophie excelled in the design world and ended up managing Bay and Brown in the 6 years she had a position there. When The Pattern Cloud was launched, due to Sophie’s experience within the industry it seemed the perfect transition to managing The Pattern Cloud. She is one of many great success stories of New Designers, and now heads up our growing global company.
Image: Work of Evie Crawshaw, 2019 winner of the Worshipful Company of Weavers’ Associate Prize
WHO WE ARE
A global organization headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Wilcom has led the industry with ongoing innovations that push the boundaries of creativity in personalized expressions and apparel decoration. With a reputation for excellence, Wilcom has become the world’s favourite embroidery software for quality, productivity, ease-of-use and service.
Today, Wilcom is present in over 100 countries with products in over 12 languages and has a global community of more than 250,000 licensed customers. Their growth has been fuelled by continual product innovation, new product development and more recently through joint ventures with strategically compatible partners or direct investment in emerging markets.
Wilcom continues to enhance creativity in personalized expressions, by globally implementing best-of-breed solutions for textile impressions.
WHY WE SUPPORT
Supporting young talent to get on in the uncertain times that we live in at the moment.
YEARS SUPPORTING
Wilcom has supported New Designers for 7 years.
Image: Wilcom’s Embroidery Studio software.
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Gill Jennings & Every (GJE) are a firm of European Patent, Trade Mark & Design Attorneys. We act throughout the UK and EU – through both our London and Munich offices. In 2022, we were top-ranked in the Financial Times’ listing of leading European Intellectual Property firms.
In many industries, what a product looks like is just as important as how it functions – and sometimes even more so. Many are familiar with the use of patents to protect the way a product works, but a lot of time and money may also be invested in creating the right look for a product. Designs are intellectual property (IP) rights which exist to protect that investment. IP can get complicated, which is why it’s helpful to get the support of an experienced attorney when you’re looking to obtain protection for your designs in the UK, Europe, or the rest of the world.
Our specialist Design team works with an extensive and varied list of clients – from early-stage start-ups all the way through to global brands, and everyone in-between. We are pleased to offer the New Designers community free initial IP consultations. Find out more about how you could benefit from an initial consultation and sign-up here.
Read our thought leadership articles for the designs sector here.
Find out more about how we can help your business protect its designs here.
Image: Gill Jennings & Every.
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WHAT WE DO
We make it easy for creatives to make, source and sell art across a vast range of quality and exclusive products made to last.
With Contrado, art lovers can find deep emotional connections with the pieces they surround themselves with, and utilise personalised art as self expression. Every artist we work with and every product we sell tells a story of creativity, design, and a vision to create a space that feels like you.
We print original designs on a range of premium quality products from homeware to fashion and each piece is sustainably handmade to order inside our UK-based one-stop production house within 24 hours.
Our hero products include custom fabric, wallpaper and apparel.
OUR STORY
Contrado started in 2002 from the kitchen of our founders Chris and Fran. Since then, we’ve grown rapidly and have proven to be established leaders in design and print manufacturing.
Contrado means ‘make and deliver together’ and we’ve proudly built a strong community of creatives who are driven by this value.
We’ve grown from a few people to 160 and we now operate in 14 countries but we still believe in the same values as day one.
Image: Contrado.
New Designers would like to thank its 2022 sponsors for supporting New Designers in their goal of elevating new emerging design talent. The leadership and passion these companies and organisations demonstrate in recognising the importance of bringing fresh thinking into their business make our sponsors an integral part of achieving our goal and enriching the UK economy with fresh new creative skills.
To inquire about sponsoring the event or an award at the next edition please get in touch with Ethan Isaac, 0207 1505 877 or ethan.isaac@upperstreetevents.co.uk