Journal
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World Festival of Design in Cities
In November 2022, the City of Manchester – birthplace of the industrial revolution, and a diverse city of science, literature,…
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Scale-up Sessions and Resources
Scale-up Sessions is a series of programmes and events for startups, microbusinesses and SMEs produced by Design Manchester in partnership…
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CHANGE IS NOW
It’s approaching a year since the hustle and bustle of the amazing collaborative event hit the New Adelphi Building at…
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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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XR to creatives: “Stop toxic!”
We’ve been mesmerized by the COVID-19 pandemic for months. New problems have become apparent, but the old ones have not…
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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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Manifesto: Do Tank #1
Manchester’s design community assembled for a “Do Tank” session at LEAF on 21st May to discuss the vision and future plans…
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Support
Calling shops and stores, bars and restaurants Show your support for Manchester’s design festival! – Shop window decal – Design…
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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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John Owens talks about DM18
Manchester’s Finest pointed its cameras at our Artistic Director John Owens to get some idea of the range of Manchester’s…
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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.…
