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Date: 25 July 2025More info Hear the stories behind some of our favorite objects of design during this in-person, curator-led tour. To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we filled our jewel-box gallery with 100 staff picks. Get a glimpse into every corner of the Archive through the lens of the 10 teams who steward the collection.…

Date: 10 June 2026More info Learn from the brightest minds. Meet likeminded professionals. Get inspired by great places. Join 600 professionals working in property, policy and design for a one-day multi-track conference for those seeking to make a positive impact on people and places through property development and architecture. Connect with people working to solve…

Start date: 7 August 2025End date: 9 August 2025More info The conference for everyone who loves type and lettering. Since its debut in 1998, TypeCon has been a premier platform for exploring the diverse world of typography. Our annual conference brings together industry leaders, design professionals, educators, students, and enthusiasts from around the world to…

Date: 17 July 2025More info Join us for the closing event for Studio Swine: Crafting the Future from What Remains at Seed130 — a captivating exhibition that explores visionary design through sustainability, material innovation, and poetic storytelling. This exhibition features four powerful film works by the celebrated artist duo Studio Swine (Super Wide Interdisciplinary New Explorers). Azusa…

Date: 17 September 2025More info Join Gemma O’Brien at St Bride Foundation in London for a talk tracing her creative journey – from a letterpress studio to the global stage. What began as a love of typography grew into a career spanning commercial lettering, large-scale murals, and international talks. In this session, she’ll share behind-the-scenes…

Date: 31 July 2025More info St Bride Foundation, located behind Fleet Street, houses the history of print and the skills that made Fleet Street the undisputed home of printing and publishing in London. A chance to explore our collections up close and learn about the fascinating history of print. Visit our atmospheric print workshop to…

Date: 28 July 2025More info This talk considers the creative collaboration between writer Fran Ross and graphic artist and Ann Grifalconi to publish Ross’s one and only book: Oreo (1974). The satirical novel tells the story of a half-Jewish, half-Black girl—the eponymous Oreo—who sets out from Philadelphia, where she lives with her mother, to find her estranged…

Date: 3 July 2025More info Join renowned typeface designers Veronika Burian and José Scaglione of the independent type foundry TypeTogether for a special talk discussing their research into global handwriting instruction. Through their project Primarium, they examine cursive writing methods from over 40 countries that use the Latin script. Their presentation will also introduce Playwrite, a recently released and…

Date: 4 July 2025More info Join us for a thought-provoking seminar exploring how cities shape and are shaped by their climate. In this session internation experts Prof Sotiris Vardoulakis, Prof Marialena Nikolopoulou, Prof Gerald Mills, and Dr Clare Heaviside reflect on the evolution of urban climate research and its critical role in building sustainable, resilient…

Date: 28 August 2025More info Join international urbanist May East for readings and conversation to celebrate the launch of her book ‘What if Women Designed the City?’’ How can cities be greener, wilder, more inclusive, liveable and poetic? Join international urbanist May East for readings and conversation to celebrate the launch of her book What if Women…