Design-Nation: Locally Crafted in Cornwall

The Q(u)est for Excellence

19th December 2022

We are so happy to witness the fabulous support that our friends at QEST continue to provide to our sector through their scholarships and apprenticeships, and especially to see some of our most talented members benefit from this programme. QEST announced their latest tranche of 22 Scholars earlier this month, and amongst these are no … Continued

Great talents across the UK: our newest members

Design-Nation rounds off 2022 with yet another great cohort of new members. There’s lots to celebrate this festive season. Our portfolio is enhanced by no less than 32 new talents, while two existing members move up to Full and Graduate membership as their careers progress. There’s a wide diversity of practices – 7 in textile … Continued

Design-Nation Graduates at Heart Gallery

8th September 2022

Here at Design-Nation we are always seeking opportunities to support our members and we are committed to developing creative talent at every stage of career. Our Graduate members are in the early stages of establishing their creative practice and keen to showcase their new collections to build their profile. We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve … Continued

Gloriously Diverse: 24 New Members

23rd August 2022

At the beginning of 2022 Design-Nation set out the future priorities for our portfolio: Excellence, Diversity and Sustainability. These are all qualities evident in our latest tranche of new members, selected earlier this month by our independent panel. We’re particularly pleased about the wide diversity of practice these talented designers and makers are embracing, and … Continued

New Designers 2022 Award Winners

13th July 2022

Design-Nation is pleased to announce four fabulous new members, all of whom have joined the portfolio through its long running partnership with New Designers. Our judges were delighted to be back at the Business Design Centre in London over the last fortnight to judge the best rising stars from the One Year In feature. We’ve … Continued

Locally Crafted in Cornwall

14th June 2022

Shop local, support local business, invest in the handmade: all messages that have rightly become increasingly more important in recent times. And there’s a fabulous opportunity to be on message this week as Craft Festival returns to Bovey Tracey. What could be better than visiting the stand of Design-Nation’s Cornwall & Devon group, admiring the … Continued