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Summer 2022 Design | Clerkenwell Design Week Special This spring, Clerkenwell Design Week will return for its eleventh edition, taking over London’s most creative district from 24th – 26th May. Since it made its debut in 2009, CDW has become one of the UK’s leading independent design festivals, providing a welcome platform for brands to showcase their products and for the 100+ resident showrooms to open their doors to new audiences. Visitors can expect a show full of the latest designs, innovations and creative ideas, as well as hundreds of design-led fringe events, pop-ups, workshops, talks and showroom presentations. Once again, CDW will host a series of talks in Spa Fields by leading designers and architects tackling topical and newsworthy issues. Across EC1, there will be ten exhibitions, in both purpose built and historical venues, all showcasing a curated mix of leading brands and emerging talent covering furniture, lighting, textiles, surfaces, accessories and product design from around the world. New for 2022 is Covered sponsored by RAK Ceramics, an exhibition dedicated to interior surfaces. Forming part of a new festival location in Charterhouse Square, Covered will display the best in surface design and material innovation. Also new for 2022 is Contract where visitors can view the latest products for commercial interiors. Clerkenwell’s subterranean House of Detention will showcase Light + Rising Stars with an array of leading international lighting brands presenting spectacular stand-alone installations whilst shining the light on new brands and designers starting to make waves within the industry. Pop, the former cold store turned nightclub will be essential to visit hosting brand activations and immersive experiences throughout the 3 days of CDW. Another exciting addition for 2022 is a dedicated venue for the ITA - Italian Trade Agency who are creating a space in collaboration with the Ceramic Association of Italy. The new venue features nine of the leading ceramic and surface brands from Italy, presenting a bespoke build by CDW creating a gallery space for their large-scale ceramic works. The new space will be situated close to St John’s Gate. Integral to the festival are the local resident design showrooms – more of which are participating than ever before – providing an array of stimulating events from talks and workshops to major installations. These participating companies include high-end furniture, lighting, surfaces, kitchen and bathroom brands. As well as hosting an abundance of furniture and interiors showrooms, Clerkenwell is also home to a variety of other creative practices including architects, branding agencies and craft studios. In celebration of CDW’s return, many of these local practices will throw open their doors to the festival’s visitors and host workshops, displays and installations. After a two-year hiatus, there is great enthusiasm and excitement about the new edition of CDW and the return of the iconic pink trail.

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