Clerkenwell Design Week 2026

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Clerkenwell Design Week is pleased to announce it will be returning to London’s EC1 on the 19 – 21 May 2026. Marking the 15th anniversary of this global design festival, a new curated series of large- scale installations will be launched called Design Interventions. Following a call-out from CDW to emerging and established designers and architects for ideas for innovative structures, the strongest submissions will be installed across Clerkenwell. These will encourage interaction and spark conversations about materials and the built environment, while activating EC1 with striking, immersive moments throughout the festival.

In addition, a major highlight this year will be the expanded CDW Awards, presented with the digital design magazine Design Milk. The CDW Awards will not only celebrate the best new products and innovations but also the disruptors, dreamers and ‘doers of design’.

Design Interventions: an opportunity to reflect and connect
These site-specific, interactive installations, created by the design and architecture community, will appear in the parks, streets and green spaces of Clerkenwell, as well as in the festival’s venues. Many of these pop-up structures will provide a place to sit, reflect and connect with others while exploring structural and material concepts.
The Fountain of Technicolour Beads by One Bite Design
The Crinkle-Crankle Bench by StudioFolk
And more

Expanded CDW Awards and new venues
Haberdashers’ Hall, will be a new addition to CDW’s list of spectacular venues. Known as The Luxury Edit during the show, this new venue will be hosting the CDW Awards ceremony on Tuesday 19th May, presented in partnership with Design Milk.
New categories will focus on the individuals, teams and ideas challenging conventions and celebrating the creatives driving design forward today. In addition, as well as being home to a cluster of high-end Italian design brands, The Luxury Edit will host the talks series Design Meets featuring industry bodies, leading brands and industry experts.

A ‘living’ outdoor installation, The Pulse of Becoming, created by recent graduates Musab Umair, Amruta Ramesh Pullawar and Sharath Binu John, will animate the space outside The Luxury Edit.

A mix of historic and contemporary buildings will once again become venues during CDW26.
Old Sessions House – Home to brand activations, presentations and the festival hub.
The Charterhouse – Contemporary furniture, decorative lighting and luxury finishes.
Detail & Finishes – Featuring refined luxury products and finishes in St John Priory Church.
British Collection – Taking over the whole of St James’s Church once again and highlighting the best British design talent and brands.
Ceramics of Italy – Hosting Italian ceramic and porcelain tile brands at a pavilion on St John’s Square.
Commercial Design in the Park (formerly Project) – Focused on contract furniture and surface design, the venue will also host a series of talks from Commercial Interiors UK.
Commercial Interiors on the Green (formerly Clerkenwell Green Pavilions) - contract furniture, solutions and surfaces brands from around the globe.
Interior Hardware (formerly Elements) – Dedicated to architectural hardware and finishes.
Future Talent (formerly Platform) – Spotlighting emerging design talent and companies.

International design names
Across all venues, CDW will feature hundreds of design brands, showcasing furniture, lighting, textiles, surfaces, home accessories and product design. Confirmed exhibitors include String Furniture, Moroso, Swedese, Dornbracht and Vincent Sheppard. Collections from Austria, Denmark and Italy will also return.

Hundreds of showroom partners are an essential part of Clerkenwell Design Week as they host product launches, talks and workshops. A small taste of participating showrooms include: Actiu, Andreu World, Boss Design, Camira, Domus, HAY, Hansgrohe, Herman Miller, Humanscale, J.Adams & Co, Knoll, Muuto, Milliken, Modus, IRIS CERAMICA, Knoll, Tarkett and Cosentino.