International Festivals and Biennials

Our grants programme supports presentations by UK architects and designers at major international festivals.

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Through our dedicated grants programme we support presentations by UK architects and designers across multiple international platforms. 

The programme has supported international festivals and biennials including the São Paulo Architecture Biennial and Moscow International Biennale, Beijing Design Week and the central exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale.

In 2024 we awarded grants of up to £5,000 to support biennials and festivals in the UK to present work by international designers, and to biennials and festivals outside the UK to present work by UK designers.

2024 grantees

The selection process was led by our Architecture, Design and Fashion team in consultation with our colleagues globally, and we are delighted to announce the successful applicants.

Film My Design 3rd Edition

  • Designers: Rachel Maclean, Amy Powney and Clara Kraft Isono.
  • Country: Egypt
  • Dates: 3 -12 October 2024

 

The Sustainable Design Expo: Weaving threads of culture through AI

  • Designer: Sauda Imam
  • Country: Nigeria
  • Dates: 10 - 19 October 2024

Tbilisi International Summit of Crafts and Design: EthnoFest

  • Designer: Cindy Lilen
  • Country: Georgia
  • Dates: 10-13 October 2024

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Chocolate Has A Name

  • Designer: Vera Adu-Amaning
  • Country: UK
  • Dates: 21 - 31 October 2024

28th Biennial of Design: Double Agent: Do You Speak Flower? MAO

  • Designers: Rosario Hurtado and Roberto Feo
  • Country: Slovenia
  • 21 November 2024 - 6 April 2025

DesignTide Tokyo 2024

  • Designer: Charlie Humble-Thomas
  • Country: Japan
  • 27 November - 1 December 2024

Living | Building | Together: Festival of Armenian Architecture & Culture

  • Designer: Oshakan Project
  • Country: UK
  • Dates: 11 - 19 January 2025

Architecture At The Edge

  • Designer: Marko Milovanovic
  • Country: Republic of Ireland
  • Dates: 20 September – 6 October 2024 (with Screening(s) to be confirmed in summer 2025)

Mother Goddess of the Three Realms

View highlights from the Mother Goddess of the Three Realms exhibition by Wax Atelier, Kilomet 109 and Company Place at the London Design Festival 2023.

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