London Design Festival
Look out for design exhibitions popping up across South Bank as part of this year's festival
Dates
13 Sept
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21 Sept 2025
Location Info
- Address
- Oxo Tower Wharf Barge House Street, London, UK
London's annual celebration of all things design returns, and once again South Bank hosts a variety of design-led showcases, exhibitions and discussions.
Here's a look at this year's highlights
Beacon by Lee Broom
A major new light installation created by Lee Broom launches on the Festival Terrace at Royal Festival Hall. The work draws its inspiration from the area's iconic Brutalist architecture and the legacy of the 1951 Festival of Britain, that was heralded at the time as a "beacon of change".
Made from upcycled discarded glass fragments, it reinterprets South Bank's classic street lamps to form a vast sculptural chandelier that is illuminated every hour by a dynamic choreography of light. The installation will be in place throughout the festival and beyond into January 2026.
Open studios at Oxo Tower Wharf
One of South Bank’s most distinctive buildings, Oxo Tower Wharf is a local design hub and renowned London landmark filled with beautiful shops and studios showcasing the skills of dozens of talented local artisans.
During the week of the festival many boutiques are hosting special events and exhibitions, including JeDeCo (jewellery), CarreDucker (shoemaking), Josef Koppmann (jewellery), Wingback (luxury accessories), Loveness Lee (jewellery) and wagumi (Japanese crafted items). Find out more here.
Collaborative at County Hall Pottery
Coinciding with the festival, the contemporary ceramics gallery County Hall Pottery presents its latest exhibition, Collaborative. The cross-disciplinary exhibition brings together five leading ceramic artists, each paired with a creative practitioner from a different discipline.
Spanning music, woodworking, architecture, and culinary arts, these partnerships reimagine ceramics as a shared language of innovation, functionality, and artistic dialogue.