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Design-Nation Announces New Cohort for Graduate Mentoring Programme

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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Design-Nation turns 25 and our first-ever Silent Auction Is Live!

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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Design-Nation celebrates 25 years of supporting British craft and design

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. Opening at The Hub in Sleaford on 6 December 2025, the exhibition brings together the work of leading Design-nation members from … Continued

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Autumn Arrivals: Celebrating Our New Designer-Maker Members

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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From Northern Baths, Southern Townhouses, and Rural Lincolnshire In Between

29th October 2025

This autumn, Design-Nation took contemporary craft on a nationwide journey – from the historic Victoria Baths in Manchester to the stunning Regency Townhouse in Brighton, and the creative heart of Lincolnshire at The Hub. Three inspiring exhibitions showcased the breadth, skill and imagination of 66 Design-Nation members: The Beauty of Becoming | 13 September – … Continued

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Design-Nation returns to GNCCF with ‘MATERIAL CONVERSATIONS’

29th August 2025

Design-Nation is delighted to return to the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair in Manchester this October with a special showcase: Material Conversations. This exhibition brings together a vibrant group of artists working across ceramics, textiles, and jewellery. While rooted in tradition, their practices draw inspiration from nature, architecture, technology, travel, memory, and heritage. Together, they highlight … Continued

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