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DM20 – Go Global, Stay Local
Design Manchester returns on 12-16 November with DM20: Go Global, Stay Local This year Design Manchester’s annual celebration of creativity…
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Tom Bloxham: “We are not delivering units”
by Kasper de Graaf The railway arches at Mayfield, a stone’s throw from Piccadilly Station, is what all of Manchester…
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And the winner is…
From the launch event at Manchester Art Gallery on 6th November to the poignant pop-up exhibition We Are Bury at…
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Win a signed Swifty print and six DM20 Conference tickets!
This year we are running a survey throughout the festival to help us better understand our audiences and support our…
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DM19 Festival schedule is LIVE!
SMART THINKING, THINKING SMART. Now in our seventh year we’ve assembled a cast of hundreds to roll out 35+ events…
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DM19 Conference is live!
SMART THINKING, THINKING SMART The Bridgewater Hall – Friday 22nd November Paula Scher, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Daljit Singh, Neil Hubbard (Heatherwick…
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Essential Education
Education is rooted firmly in the foundations of our organisation and in the last week we have started two exciting…
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Eindhoven on the map
How a city’s commitment to design has shaped its image on the international stage By Kasper de Graaf On Wednesday…
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Manchester launches a Design Manifesto for the city
Manchester engages design community to support its 10-year strategy. Design, like tech, is crucial to all sectors and services, says…
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Patrick Thomas – Film
Every year we have a theme that runs throughout the festival, creating a narrative that brings all the events together.…
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DM18: What’s the big idea?
What is the big idea? Maybe you can help… Many creative and enthusiastic people and organisations have said they want…
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Manifestations of Design
In what ways can we apply design skills and thinking to help achieve the objectives set out in our city…
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#MeToo: cultural organisations stand together
Joint statement from Cultural organisations in Manchester As a sector we have been saddened and horrified by the number of #metoo experiences…
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Design City – Reframed Imagery
Over the last five years Design Manchester has grown at an incredible rate, not just our event numbers or attendees…
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Design Manchester launches DM17 Festival Programme
DM17, Manchester’s city wide festival of creativity and design, in partnership with the Co-op, is returning for its fifth annual…
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Design and contemporary craft combine
The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair (GNCCF), which over ten years has built a solid reputation as one of the…
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DM17 Announces: FIZZING AT THE TERMINALS
DM17, Manchester’s festival of design and creativity, today announces a “four-track EP of events” on the theme of Fizzing at…
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Golden girl of Heal’s
Barbara Brown, Frequency, Heal Fabrics, 1969 Screen-printed furnishing cotton. Asked about his slogan “I miss my pre-internet brain” in an interview for…
