Four talks and events hosted by Dezeen during London Design Festival 2025
During this year's London Design Festival, Dezeen is co-hosting a series of events, including talks with Ustwo, Programa and Morrama, and a cocktail party with Henge.
Visitors must RSVP to ensure attendance, as spaces are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Read on to find out about Dezeen's events during the festival and check out our digital guide and interactive map to London Design Festival 2025, created by Dezeen Events Guide.
Date: Monday 15 September
Time: Doors at 5:30pm, talk at 6:30pm
Address: Moroso, 7-15 Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4SP
To kick off the week, Dezeen has partnered with project management platform Programa to host a talk exploring the successes and failures of design processes.
The talk is moderated by Dezeen's editorial director Max Fraser, and welcomes the Cake Architecture director Oliver Wit, Cupla Studio founder Gemma McCloskey and Programa co-founder Zoe Lowres.
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Date: Tuesday 16 September
Time: 4:30pm to 7:00pm
Address: Ustwo, 154-158 Shoreditch High Street, London E1 6HU
Held in collaboration with digital production studio Ustwo, the Judging the Machine talk addresses the ever-increasing role of artificial intelligence (AI) in design.
Dezeen's features editor Nat Barker will speak to professionals from Ustwo and the V&A about how AI can be implemented in all stages of design, including research, development and production.
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From People to Planet: Fireside chat
Date: Thursday 18 September
Time: 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Address: Hackney Depot, 5 Sheep Lane, London E8 4QS
Dezeen's Fraser will also sit down with Jo Barnard, industrial designer and founder of product design agency Morrama, to discuss topics raised in her recently released book From People to Planet; Lessons from a Design Agency.
The pair will explore how design can be utilised to improve the planet, what in the industry is encouraging better practices and how these notions can be accelerated.
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Date: Thursday 18 September
Time: 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Address: 254 Brompton Road, London, SW3 2AS
Dezeen is also partnering with furniture company Henge to host a cocktail party to celebrate the festival and the design community towards the end of the week.
The party takes place at Henge's redesigned showroom, where attendees can see its latest collections.
This event is invitation-only.
London Design Festival 2025
London Design Festival takes place from 13 to 21 September 2025. See our London Design Festival 2025 guide on Dezeen Events Guide for information about the many other exhibitions, installations and talks taking place throughout the week.
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