London Design Biennale Sessions

Join the conversation at London Design Biennale.

Session tickets are free if purchased in conjunction with a Biennale admission ticket, or £5 without an admission ticket.

Please note, your discount will be applied at checkout. Session tickets do not include admission to the Biennale.

Sessions start promptly in The Screening Room at the scheduled time. Please arrive five minutes before the session starts to avoid disappointment.

Pecha Kucha: Matter Diplopia, presented by VCUarts Qatar

Join VCUarts Qatar for a dynamic Pecha Kucha event showcasing faculty voices behind Matter Diplopia, the school’s pavilion exhibition at the 2025 London Design Biennale.

Fri 6 Jun 20251–2pm

Ajuju : Film Screening and Q&A, presented by Nigeria

Ajụjụ by Myles Igwebuike, the Nigeria Pavilion designer, is a filmic inquiry into the subtle architectures of memory, absence, and becoming.

Fri 6 Jun 20254–6pm

Co-designing with communities, presented by Institute for Global Prosperity, UCL

Join the UCL Institute for Global Prosperity for a panel exploring how inclusive, community-led innovation can transform urban futures.

Sat 7 Jun 20254–5pm

Refractions of Practice, presented by VCUarts Qatar

VCUarts Qatar invites you to Refractions of Practice, an alumni panel discussion presented as part of the school’s participation in the 2025 London Design Biennale.

Sat 7 Jun 20251–2pm

Coastal Connections: A Celebration of Global Heritage by the Sea presented by World Monuments Fund & English Heritage

This panel discussion embarks on a journey with members of the Coastal Connections global network and explains how coastal heritage sites are facing common challenges together.

Mon 9 Jun 20256–8pm

Connecting Past and Future – the importance of heritage in contemporary culture, presented by London Design Biennale

Join this panel discussion.

Mon 9 Jun 20251–2pm

Serious Gaming to Save the Planet, presented by UK Civil Service

Come and play a 'serious game' to find out how gaming mechanisms can be used to design public policies and services for tackling climate change.

Fri 13 Jun 20251–2pm

Some Hairs Never Fall, presented by Peru

Join us for an exclusive screening of this documentary, followed by a Q&A with the director, Romina Osterling and Kiara Kulisic, founder of CHIQA.

Wed 18 Jun 20251–2pm

Emerging Pathways: Expanding Access to Design for Young Black Creatives, presented by Nigeria

Emerging Pathways will spotlight the future of design through the lens of education, access and representation. This event explores traditional and non-traditional routes into the design and cultural industries, with a focus on supporting the next generation of Black creatives.

Thu 19 Jun 202511am–1pm

Records of Waiting: Crafts, Ornaments, Data Visualisation, presented by Poland

This discussion brings together experts of different fields to explore the ways in which crafts, aesthetic considerations, and data visualisation intersect within the exhibition's themes.

Thu 19 Jun 20255.30–7pm

John Darlington in Conversation with Helen Czerski, presented by World Monuments Fund & English Heritage

John Darlington in Conversation with Helen Czerski, presented by World Monuments Fund & English Heritage.

Wed 25 Jun 20251–2pm

Cultural Resilience, presented by London Design Biennale

Thu 26 Jun 20255.30–7pm

Design Without a Designer, presented by London Design Biennale

Thu 26 Jun 20253–4pm

Serious Gaming to Save the Planet, presented by UK Civil Service

Come and play a 'serious game' to find out how gaming mechanisms can be used to design public policies and services for tackling climate change.

Fri 20 Jun 20251–2pm

Designing for Discovery: A Journey Through Space and Emotion, presented by Hong Kong

The talk will shine a light on the Hong Kong pavilion, revealing how spatial experiences are used to create immersive volumes and verticality that evoke a sense of rescue and exploration, and exploring how the LDB audience have engaged with this interactive pavilion throughout the exhibition.

Thu 26 Jun 20251–2pm

Moral Fibres: when fashion consumes the body, presented by London Design Biennale

In this talk, we speak to leading thinkers working at the cutting edge of the circular economy – asking ourselves how we can continue to meet the demands of fashion and design through groundbreaking science, new social and economic models and imaginative craft techniques.

Wed 25 Jun 20255.30–7pm

Serious Gaming to Save the Planet, presented by UK Civil Service

Come and play a 'serious game' to find out how gaming mechanisms can be used to design public policies and services for tackling climate change.

Fri 27 Jun 20251–2pm