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20 Makers, 20 Objects: Design-Nation celebrates signature style

10th September 2020

In 2020 Design-Nation is celebrating twenty years of championing and supporting the UK’s incredibly talented and multifaceted design and craft sector. Our objective of bolstering business opportunities and creative development initiatives across the sector is more important than ever. Showcasing the diversity of the UK’s craft and design talent is critical during these unprecedented times. … Continued

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Another Seven Contemporary Designers Join Our Portfolio

27th August 2020

Design-Nation works with partners across the craft and design sector to support and promote the best talent and most innovative creative entrepreneurs across the UK. Membership is by application and is reviewed by an independent panel twice a year. Our regular August panel have now chosen seven more impressive makers for Design-Nation membership. Earlier selection … Continued

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Design-Nation’s members old & new make an impact

29th July 2020

We like making news and are even more delighted when our designer-maker members get noticed by the media – we must be doing something right. Recently there’s been a fair amount of press interest in our members old and new, which is great. Here’s a short round-up. In February we had no less than 22 … Continued

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Seven More Contemporary Designers Join Our Network

26th July 2020

Design-Nation is a contemporary designer-maker network currently working shoulder to shoulder with partners across the craft and design sector to support the many talented creative entrepreneurs across the UK whose lives and livelihoods are impacted by COVID-19. Our independent panel usually meet twice a year to consider new applications to the network, but the interest … Continued

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Our Successful New Buddy Scheme to Connect Makers

15th June 2020

We know that good often comes from people in the most adverse situations. The Design-Nation team always does its best to be friendly and supportive, and certainly those elements of our offer have been called on frequently in these challenging times. We are delighted that our whole network of designer-makers is also very friendly and … Continued

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Stand up to racism & support equality in craft and design

12th June 2020

Like many of you, the events of the last few weeks following the death of George Floyd in the US and the Black Lives Matters protests around the world have prompted us to consider our own actions as individuals and as an organisation. We are fully committed to supporting and championing a sector that aims … Continued

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