Clerkenwell Design Week is the UK's most-awaited design festival for creatives. The festival is a celebration of design, bringing together renowned designers, leading brands, and industry experts to infuse the British capital with exciting installations, industry-leading conversation and a creative buzz. But it is not just fun and games, Clerkenwell Design Week hosts intelligent industry panels and workshops to help creatives improve their skillset and deepen their understanding of their industry.
For interior designers, Clerkenwell Design Week is an invaluable opportunity to learn from industry experts, take note of emerging trends and reinvigorate their passion for their craft. Here's how to make the most of Clerkenwell Design Week 2023 as an interior designer.
Clerkenwell Design Week for Interior Designers
For interior designers, joining Clerkenwell Design Week is a fantastic way to immerse yourself in the world of design. It's an invaluable source of inspiration and knowledge to set you and your interior design firm on the right foot for the year ahead. As an interior design professional
Learn from experts
Feed your bank of design knowledge with Clerkenwell 2023's design-centred talks, seminars, and workshops. Spearheaded by established design professionals and CEOs, obtain valuable insights about popular design trends, the future of design, sustainability and more!
Create connections
Clerkenwell Design Week is made for designers and manufacturers, meaning you'll have a wide range of opportunities for collaboration, professional development, referrals, and sourcing. Get involved, strike up conversations, and share your ideas.
Discover recent innovations
Clerkenwell Design Week is a stage for industry innovators to unveil their latest works. Browse the latest developments in furniture and lighting and get inspired by boundary-pushing installations.
Take note of emerging trends and let the innovative spirit inform your own work—your clients will love it!
Events for interior designers at Clerkenwell Design Week 2023
Interior designers, wondering which talks to attend this Clerkenwell Design Week? Here are five you shouldn't miss!
Sustainable Living: Don’t Move, Improve! - Homes with Green Ambitions

When: 23 May 2023, 14:00 - 15:00
Where: Spa Fields Park, EC1R 0JX
Speakers: Marie-Louise Schembri, Anna Beckett, Mark Rist, Natalie Savva, Ben Hayes, Kaowen Ho, and Theo Games Petrohilos
Everyone in the interior design industry has a responsibility to incorporate more sustainable practices—this is your opportunity to learn how.
Finalists of the annual sustainable design competition, Don't Move, Improve! will be showcasing their designs at Clerkenwell Design Week. Explore active design solutions that use natural, long-lasting, and renewable materials to reduce carbon emissions without compromising on liveability, materiality, and uniqueness.
Book your ticket here.
PANTONE: The Art of Living – Colour Trends for Home & Interiors 2024

When: 24 May 2023, 14:00 - 15:00
Where: Spa Fields Park, EC1R 0JX
Chairperson: Carola Seybold and Jane Boddy
The world is waking up to the importance of colour in design and how it impacts our mood—can you read colour?
This colour trend forecasting session is hosted by none other than Pantone, a leading source of colour expertise. Attendees will benefit from an invaluable lesson in colour trends for the year ahead, as well as how to bring these colours to life across multiple materials and bridge the gap between the digital colour world and the real world.
Book your ticket here.
Biophilic Design in Practice

When: 24 May 2023, 15:00 - 16:00
Where: Spa Fields Park, EC1R 0JX
Speakers: Sam McCarthy
The impact of biophilic design on our mental health is undeniably positive, now it is time to harness that power in your own designs. Sam McCarthy invites you to learn the key principles of indoor planting, its benefits, and how to build effective greenery into your interior designs.
Book your ticket here.
BIID: Flexible Working and the Rise of Hybrid Hospitality Spaces

When: 24 May 2023, 16:00 - 17:00
Where: Spa Fields Park, EC1R 0JX
Speakers: Anna Burles, Tala Ojuolape, and Harriet Forde
A new way of living, and thus designing, has emerged. Spaces in the hospitality sector, hotels, restaurants, bars etc. are adapting to new social attitudes by rethinking the design of their interiors.
This talk will explore how interior designers can successfully adapt to a changing market and delve into the question: how do you create spaces that promote better productivity, collaboration, and creativity?
Book your ticket here.
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