Welcome!

This year the festival has had a name change and will be called Design Event North East, taking place between 21 to 31 October 2010 the theme will be Conversation.   The full programme will be announced in September but in the meantime we'll be adding updates to the website and through our e-bulletin, so sign up to stay informed!  This year's programme is suported by One North East, Northern Rock Foundation and Arts Council England .

In addition to the Design Event MART which will take place for the third time this year, Design Event will also be taking a group of designers to the London Design Festival to showcase North East design on a national platform, to an international audience.   We are also delivering a professional development programme, in association with Design Newtwork North, for regional product designers to help them create sustainable businesses.  We will be delivering our networking and talks programme throughout the year as well - so there are lots of opportunities for everyone to get involved!