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London Design Biennale & Eureka 2023

Welcome to London Design Biennale – an interactive, musical and kinetic exhibition of design and design-led innovation from across the globe.

Bake Bread, witness an AI Robot designing, weave a tapestry, get inside a space pod, find inner peace and visit a virtual garden and more.

40+ designers from around the world respond to the theme - The Global Game: Remapping Collaborations.

Archived Event

Dates01 - 25 Jun 2023
SpaceSite-wide
PriceGeneral admission from £23

The Artistic Director of London Design Biennale 2023 is Nieuwe Instituut, the Dutch national museum and institute for architecture, design and digital culture, led by its General and Artistic Director, Aric Chen.

Urban Fabric: Rethinking village core, Malta Pavilion, London Design Biennale 2023.

Taking over the entirety of Somerset House, including the Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court and River Terrace, participants from across the globe will be invited to imagine and enact new forms of international cooperation —including with each other—through the medium of design.

With more countries and projects taking part than ever before, it will feature 45 pavilions from 5 continents, involving more than 50 countries, cities and territories.

Brot: Baking the future, Austria Pavilion, London Design Biennale 2023.

Pavilions include: Abu Dhabi, Ai-Da Robot, Austria, Automorph Network, Beatie Wolfe, Bidibidi Pavilion, Care Pavilion, Chile, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark & Switzerland, Dubai, Future for Beginners, India, Inner Peace Pavilion, Italy, Japan, Malta, Mudac Museum, Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, Romania, Serbia, South Korea, Spain & Peru, Taiwan, Turkey, The European Union Delegation to the United Kingdom, Ukraine and the USA.

Please note that the India Pavilion is closed due to damage suffered during adverse weather on 20 June. We apologise for any inconvenience caused, if you would like to find out more about the India Pavilion please visit londondesignbiennale.com/pavilions/2023/india.

Virtual Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo Pavilion, London Design Biennale 2023.

TALKS

Join the conversation at London Design Biennale. Hear more about the installations and the ideas that made them in a series of talks by some of the world’s leading designers, curators and academics.

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Eureka

New for this year, Eureka, will showcase design-led innovation from the UK’s leading research centres, featuring cross-disciplinary invention and creativity from academics, and problem solvers.

Eureka will explore a wide range of topics, from ageing to city planning to Britain’s colonial history, social equality and the cultural and emotional significance of our oceans. Participants include:

  • Canterbury Christ Church University
  • Centre for Natural Material Innovation, Cambridge University
  • Royal College of Art
  • Glasgow School of Art
  • King’s College London
  • Kingston University
  • Lab4Living, Sheffield Hallam University
  • The UK’s National Centre for Ageing (NICA)
  • University of Strathclyde
  • University of the Arts London

A blue and turquoise graphic with the words EUREKA overlaid in a repeating pattern

Catalogue

Explore the ideas and go behind the scenes with London Design Biennale and Eureka 2023.

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Pre-booking is encouraged, but tickets are also available at Somerset House to buy on the day, subject to availability. Please be aware exhibition galleries begin closing from 18.45, to close promptly at 19.00.

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