The 16th competition Young Package announced its winners on May 26. Have a look at the original ideas in packaging design made by students and young creators!
Martin Sombathy, Brynzda Cheese Package
Young Package Winners
Monday, May 30th, 2011Connecting Creativity and Business May 26th at the London transport museum
Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Connecting Creativity at the Transport Museum
Designersblock in collaboration with Kingston University present ‘Connecting Creativity and Business’ bringing together professional and academic speakers who are influential in their fields to share experiences and insights.
The first of these events takes place on May 26th from 14.00 to 19.00 at the London Transport museum
Cubic Theatre
London Transport Museum
Covent Garden Piazza
WC2E 7BB
Connecting Creativity and Business will appeal to practitioners and students from across the Creative Industries, and interested observers and researchers in this sector are also welcome. Read More…
Designersblock award at New Designers
Monday, May 23rd, 2011
New Designers
Since our launch in 1998 Designersblock has provided support, advice and showcasing opportunities for new businesses and graduating students starting out on their professional careers. This year we have teamed up with New Designers to offer one graduate a fantastic package of support that includes exhibition space, mentoring and desk space at our Shoreditch offices.
The prize will be awarded on the 7th July during week 2 of New Designers. Now in its 26th year, New Designers at the Business Design Centre in Islington is unrivalled in Europe in bringing together such a broad cross-section of fresh, new design talent under one roof. Every July, over 3,500 newly graduated designers, representing the top 200 UK design courses, come together at New Designers to meet industry employers, media, trend predictors and a design hungry public.
Designersblock London 2011
Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Designersblock 2000 - St Pancras Chambers
Designersblock are now accepting applications from exhibitors wishing to take part at our 14th annual London show. The event runs from the 22nd to 25th September 2011 and forms part of the London Design Festival. We shall be announcing our venue on the 1st June 2011. Read More…
Milan Ventura Lambrate 2011
Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Light Space Ventura Lambrate lights by Furniture Magpies
Designersblock Milano 2011 took place between April 12th and 17th in the Light Space a former warehouse in the Lambrate district in the north east of the city. We presented over 100 UK and international exhibitors kindly supported by UKTI in this wonderful former industrial space. Featuring exhibitors from UK, Poland, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, Israel, Korea, Cyprus, Austria, Australia, Germany, Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Macedonia, Sweden, China, Finland and Portugal this was the 11th annual Designersblock show during the Milan furniture fair. Read More…
Bodging Milano at Clerkenwell Design Week
Friday, May 20th, 2011
Bodging Milano at Clerkenwell design week
Clerkenwell Design Week takes place from the 24th until the 26th of May. We’ll be in the Farmiloe building on St John St where we will be showcasing the Bodging Milano project. Read More…
Supporting Growth – presenting – Emerald Faerie
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
Emerald Faerie - Céleste - detail
Emerald Faerie will be showcasing a selection of her work for the Supporting Growth exhibition we’re putting together for creative and cultural skills at the Goldsmiths hall in the City of London on May the 12th.
Emerald Faerie created Emerald Faerie bespoke lighting collections an ‘Alice in Wonderland’ wardrobe installation at the Designersblock show during the Salone del Mobile, showcasing her new Céleste collection. Heavenly, celestial, other worldly – a play between light and shadows. Read More…
Urban Fog – last chance to see
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
Urban Fog
This weekend is your last chance to see the beautiful pop up tea house ‘Urban Fog’ in Dalston.
Opening hours
THURS 11AM – 6PM
FRI & SAT 11AM – 10PM
SUN 11AM – 6PM Read More…
Supporting Growth at the Goldsmiths hall – live pictures
Monday, May 16th, 2011
Designersblock neon
Supporting Growth took place at the Goldsmiths hall on the 12th of May. A Designersblock production for Creative and Cultural Skills, we were able to invite people from within our network to show at this beautiful venue. All of the UK’s hallmarking is still carried out on the premises and the term actually derives from the building itself. Featured exhibitors included Read More…
Supporting Growth – presenting – Edward Vince
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
Edward Vince is a designer, curator and practicing artist. He currently works full time with The Future Laboratory where he specialises in strategy led branding projects and design for print, whilst also running Vince & Son, a collaborative studio platform. He cut his teeth with exhibitions, events and projects produced with collective KithKin alongside Designersblock beginning in 2007 at the London Design Festival and subsequently involved exhibitions in Tokyo, Milan and Birmingham and client work for WGSN and Selfridges. Read More…
