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Connecting & Championing UK Craft & Design since 1999: Design-Nation is a national network and curated portfolio that supports Britain’s leading designers and makers.

BIG NEWS! Design-Nation presents Crafted Futures at London Design Festival 2026. 

MEMBERSHIP. CALLING ALL STUDENTS & GRADUATES! If you are thinking of pursuing a creative career, Design-Nation’s Graduate and Student memberships are the perfect stepping stone. Find out more here. Congratulations also to our 2026 Graduate Award Winners!

EXHIBITIONS. 20 members are part of a retail collaboration with YSP Made open at Yorkshire Sculpture Park until 18 Oct. This month we also open What is Precious at Waterside Arts in Sale. Read more about it here. Visit our Showcases Website to view our exhibitions online.

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Images above: Fung & Bedford installation at Collect 2022, Design-Nation at Helen Yardley Studios for London Craft Week, Rosa Harradine (Professional member 2025), Hayley Banks, and Tom Moy (Professional member 2025).
Image at left: Professional Member Cosmin Ciofirdel

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