Dundee Design Festival

📣What's next for Dundee Design Festival? Over the last couple of months we've been working on developing plans and funding applications for the 6th edition of Scotland's national celebration of design, with the intention of returning to Dundee in September 2027. ⭐After the success of our 2024 festival we are excited about the possibilities for 2027 but realistic about the challenges we need to overcome to get us there. If you want to stay up to date with all things Dundee Design Festival then sign up to our newsletter, linked in our bio. Keep your eyes peeled on our socials updates. More soon! Thank you all for being a part of this inspiring community. 📸 @dnd_designfest 2024, curated by @stacey___hunter . Photography by @grantandersondotme . #DDF2027

📝 2024 Event Report Our 2024 event report is live now on @designdundee ’s website featuring reflections from exhibiting designers, volunteers, visitors and the design community. 2024 was our biggest festival yet -10,701 visitors experienced the work of 208 designers and makers working across furniture, interiors, jewellery, homewares, craft, graphics, textiles, apparel and more ❤️ Read more at the link in our bio 🔗 📸 @dnd_designfest 2024, curated by @stacey___hunter . Photography by @grantandersondotme .

💡Object of the Month: Showcasing designs from across the UNESCO Design Cities Network 💡 We’re glad to share another Object of the Month! 🇺🇳 Utilising our window space at Central Library (@DundeeLibraries ), we display a different design object every month from across the Cities of Design Network. Our November object is: 🗣️’Solar’ Screenprint (2024) 📍Querétaro, Mexico ‘Solar’ is a limited run screenprint by Mexican artist Rodrigo Oñate Roco (also known as @roco_drilo ). Roco’s work looks at the relationship between humanity and nature through fantastical worlds. He is influenced by 1980s pop culture, comic books and graffiti. The print’s design is inspired by Olmec colossal heads, giant human heads sculpted from large boulders. The Olmec were a Mesoamerican civilization who lived from roughly 1200 to 400 BCE in what is now modern-day Mexico. The large head in this image is surrounded by items found in Roco’s family home. The overall design represents protection, home and unity. ‘Solar’ was previously exhibited at @dnd_designfest 2024. ❤️ Querétaro was designated a UNESCO City of Design in 2019. Link in bio for more information 🔗 📸 Image 1: Courtesy of @roco_drilo Image 2: @dnd_designfest 2024, curated by @stacey___hunter . Photography by @grantandersondotme .

HARVEST: Contemporary Craft Fair 🌾 Seventeen designers shown at @dnd_designfest 2024 are featured in HARVEST, a contemporary craft fair curated by Dr Stacey Hunter and presented by Craft Scotland. Check out the makers below ⬇ @akiko_matsuda @arratextiles @francesprieststudio @meudailmeudail @stefaniecheong @aubinjewellery @emertumilty @eveeunson @chalkplaster @_heft_studio @jeniallison_studio @katy_west_design @lauramelissawelsh @ruthmaestudio @simon_harlow @susieredman Dundee designers @hollymcafeejewellery and @sandrawilson_silver and Perth-based @funmakesgood are also showcased 💕 It's the last weekend to catch the fair and accompanying events! Find them at ⬇️ 📍City Art Centre, Market Street, Edinburgh ⏰ Monday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm Presented by @craftscotland and curated by @stacey___hunter , the Fair showcases the work of 80 Scotland-based makers, complemented by a rich programme of workshops and events. 📸 Photography by @grantandersondotme

💡Object of the Month: Showcasing objects from across the UNESCO Design Cities Network 💡 We’re glad to share another Dundee Object of the Month! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Utilising our window space at Central Library (@dundeelibraries ), we display a different design object every month from across the @design_cities Network. Our October object is: 🧷 Wooden Badges (2024) 📍Dundee, Scotland The design for these hand-painted badges has been inspired by the shapes and colours of Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc. Each badge is one-of-a-kind with different details and colour combinations. They are made from scrap wood and offcuts and have been entirely crafted in Dundee by @cararoooney , creating a unique local souvenir. These badges were exclusively made for @dnd_designfest ’s 2024 shop. ❤️ Dundee was designated a UNESCO City of Design in 2014. Link in our bio for more information 🔗 📸 @dnd_designfest 2024, curated by @stacey___hunter . Photography by @grantandersondotme .

♻️ NET ZERO AWARD FINALISTS 🏆 We are ecstatic to announce that @designdundee (as part of @lacdundee ) are a @dundeeandangus Chamber Champion Award finalist in the Net-Zero category for our work on @dnd_designfest ! This news follows a public vote and pitch in front of a panel of judges from organisations across Dundee and Angus - @hillcrestscotland , @michelinuk , @nhstaysidefoundation , @stvcreative & @almcollege 🤝 This nomination celebrates our public commitment to environmental sustainability through the delivery of Dundee Design Festival 2024 with the support of our brilliant partners 💚 Congratulations to our fellow Net-Zero finalists @dpltravel & @robertsongroup as well as sponsors Montrose Port Authority 🎉 📸 Dundee Design Festival 2024, curated by @stacey___hunter . Photography by @grantandersondotme .

We're delighted to share that we are a finalist in the Net-Zero category of this year's @dundeeandangus Chamber Champion Awards! 🏆 This award nomination celebrates our public commitment to environmental sustainability through the delivery of @dnd_designfest 2024. 🏭 Our 2024 host venue @msipdundee is powered by both clean energy (from onsite wind turbines) and sustainable energy (from the nearby Baldovie Energy from Waste Facility) and supported us to create one of the world’s most sustainable design festivals. 🚐 Our fully electric sustainable transport partner @rideember with direct routes from Edinburgh and Glasgow, and a bus stop directly outside MSIP, ensured our visitors, designers, staff and volunteers travelled to and from the site in a sustainable way. ♻ We achieved our aim of using less than 15% virgin materials across the festival's infrastructure which included using miss-tinted waste paint stock and borrowing or hiring items rather than creating brand new infrastructure. After the event, our festival materials were donated, sold on and stored for future events to avoid unnecessary wastage. You can read about Dundee Design Festival 2024 via the link in our bio, and you can vote for us in this award category from Monday 30th June! 🌟 Dundee Design Festival is a regular event devised and delivered by @designdundee . The 2024 edition was curated by @stacey___hunter of @localheroesdesign . 📸 @grantandersondotme / DDF24 Festival team photography

Scot Gov x Local Heroes 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Dundee Design Festival’s 2024 Creative Director @stacey___hunter has curated WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? by @timorous_beasties as part of @3daysofdesign , Copenhagen. This installation features some of Timorous Beasties’ iconic patterns showing their idiosyncratic and irreverent take on design for interiors 🏠 @smistrydesigns & @noruleswallpaper joined Timorous Beasties last night for an evening of short talks and Scottish bites, introducing A Taste of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 If you’re in Copenhagen, today is your last chance to catch the installation! Find it at ⬇️ 📍Galleri Jens Frederiksen, Overgaden Oven Vandet 54, Copenhagen Opening hours: 10.00 - 18.00 Presented by the Scottish Government Nordic Office and @localheroesdesign curated by @stacey___hunter . 📸 Photography by Jakob Storm for Local Heroes.

💡Object of the Month: Showcasing objects from across the UNESCO Design Cities Network 💡 We’re happy to share another Object of the Month, this time from here in Dundee! Utilising our window space at Central Library, we display a different design object every month from across the @design_cities Network. Our June object is: 🍵 Moment Cup (2019) 📍 Dundee, Scotland This multi-functional ceramic travel cup by local designer @steph.liddle comes complete with a silicon lid for use on the go. Each cup is handmade with a unique painted design. The graphic letters on this cup reference the typography of 2019’s @dnd_designfest , developed by design studio @agencyofnone . The cup’s handle-less design makes it ideal for use at home or even as a plant pot if you ever swear off caffeine! ❤️ Steph Liddle is a ceramics designer and maker based in Dundee. Driven by a love of making, with an eye for colour and pattern, she creates contemporary ceramic homewares and jewellery. Link in our bio for more information ⬆️ 📸 @dnd_designfest 2019. Produced by @lyallbruce & @iamryanmcleod of @agencyofnone . Photography by @kathryn_rattray . 👩‍💻 Graphic Design: @ginger.specky.weegie 🖨️ Vinyl Printing & Installation: @primesignsarbroath

🌾 @craftscotland have announced an OPEN CALL for contemporary craft! Apply for HARVEST: Contemporary Craft Fair Deadline: 23 Jun 2025 Learn More via the link in the Craft Scotland bio The show will be directed by @dnd_designfest 2024 curator @stacey___hunter Craft Scotland are inviting work from Scotland-based makers that complements or responds to the following curatorial themes: • The seasonality of harvest time • How craft connects with food culture • Innovations in biomaterials and nature positive design • Living with craft • Hospitality and conviviality HARVEST: Contemporary Craft Fair is coming to Edinburgh’s City Art Centre from 9 – 19 Oct 2025. The Fair will present a vibrant showcase of Scottish contemporary craft to an expansive audience. Photography by @grantandersondotme #ContemporaryCraft #MakerOpportunity #CraftExhibition #scottishdesign

Our friends at @mybtextiles1900 have launched their crowdfunder! FLOCC is a Scotland–Netherlands collaboration turning MYB Textiles’ lace waste into natural flock fibre for textiles, paper & beyond. With early support from the EU WORTH Partnership and a showcase at Milan Design Week 2025, they are now ready to scale up — and need your help to get there. 🎁 Supporters can enjoy unique rewards: • A behind-the-scenes MYB Mill tour • Lace design & cotton flocking workshops • Your own batch of our natural fibre … and more! Thank you for helping bring @flocc__ to life! If you are at @propostefair this week, Margo and the team are also showcasing this project today at their stand! /p/flocc-cottonflockfibre

First stop today @alcova.milano where @nick_______ross presents his collaboration with @contemfurniture The King's Hat — a collection crafted from the pruned branches of linden trees from Kungshatt. It's a thrill to see such outstanding #scottishdesign in Milan. 🇮🇹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Also pictured are Nick's sandstone bookends that I commissioned last year for @dnd_designfest “The Artefact #14 bookends are a continuation of a project of mine, which looks at Scotland’s historical and contemporary connection with sandstone.” Numbered like archaeological discoveries, the pieces nod to ancient Pictish stones and the symbols they reference. “As someone who has moved away from Scotland, I wanted to create something referencing an idea of ‘Home’ rather than travel.”