Get ready to put the planet at the heart of design. The prestigious World Design Congress is coming to London for the first time in over 50 years. The 34th edition will be hosted by the Design Council ...

Our network of experts are design pioneers who work with us to advocate for design, share knowledge about best practice and help us deliver advice and programmes. At the heart, we are a small team of ...

The 34th edition of the prestigious event will be hosted at the Barbican Centre, with the theme of Design for Planet. A simple way to describe the steps taken in any design and innovation project, ...

From 1959-2011 the Prince Philip Designers Prize celebrated how designers improve daily life by solving problems and turning great ideas into commercial reality.

"From the spoon to the city" design is everywhere. Everything not made by nature has been designed. We help government, businesses and communities better understand what design is and the economic, ...

The climate crisis is the biggest challenge of our lifetime and design has a critical role to play. We need to re-design nearly every aspect of how we live our lives. Design shapes the world. So ...

As part of the 2021 Design Economy we developed a framework for designers and commissioners to identify and assess the wider social, environmental and democratic impacts of their work. Our landmark ...

In 2003, Design Council was promoting the positive impact of adopting a strategic approach to design and the value of ‘design management’ as a practice. However, they had no standard way of describing ...