23rd December 2025
Are you thinking of applying to join Design-Nation but not sure if it is right for you? We would love you to join us for a one month trial during January to try out some of the benefits of membership. These include: Design-Nation Welcome on Wednesday 7th January, 7-8pm (Zoom) DN Discussion – Approaching Galleries … Continued
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12th December 2025
We’re delighted to announce that Design-Nation will be back at Collect Art Fair 2026, the leading international art fair for contemporary craft and design, exhibiting work from 14 of our members. Our 25th Anniversary presentation, ‘Topophilia’, celebrates the profound emotional connection to place. Our artists embed a deep sense of location in their work, translating … Continued
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26th November 2025
Design-Nation has announced the launch of its second graduate mentoring cohort, five years after running a highly successful pilot scheme in 2020. The original programme, funded by The Radcliffe Trust, paired recent graduates with established designer-makers and led to significant progress in both creative and business development for participants. Many of those partnerships continued informally … Continued
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18th November 2025
Design-Nation is proud to celebrate 25 years of championing excellence in UK craft and design with the launch of our first-ever Silent Auction– a landmark fundraising event showcasing extraordinary works created and donated by our talented community. Featuring 83 one-of-a-kind craft objects kindly donated by 62 Design-Nation Alumni and Members from across the UK, the … Continued
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8th November 2025
To mark 25 years of championing excellence in British craft and design, Design-Nation presents Beneath the Surface: Material and Meaning — a powerful and poetic exhibition exploring how materials hold stories, memories, and emotion. Open now at The Hub in Sleaford, the exhibition brings together the work of leading Design-nation members from across the UK, … Continued
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5th November 2025
As leaves fall from the trees, temperatures drop and the nights draw in, we welcome to the warmth of the Design-Nation hearth yet another lovely group of designer-makers as new members. These twenty-eight talents are established and emerging, recent graduates and long established, with a wealth of experience and inspiration to charm craft enthusiasts everywhere. … Continued
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