This year, the Design Guild Mark is teaming up with London Design Festival to launch the Design Guild Mark Trail for recipients of the award from the last two years.
Vistors to the London Design Festival are invited to follow the Design Guild Mark Trail map and discover products that received the award in recent years. There will be examples of British-born design displayed across London, during the opening times of the showrooms they are located in, for all to enjoy.
The Design Guild Mark recognises excellence in British design, specifically in the fields of furniture, lighting and interior products. Presented by The Furniture Makers’ Company, it celebrates innovation, craftsmanship, and functionality in commercial design, in order to raise the profile of high-quality design and promote the value of design to the wider public and industry.
KI, a furniture manufacturing group and a partner of the Design Guild Mark, is hosting a drinks reception on Wednesday 17th September at its new Clerkenwell showroom during this year’s London Design Festival, to celebrate the Design Guild Mark and its recent winners. KI will host a selection of exclusive Design Guild Mark pieces that will not be shown elsewhere throughout London Design Festival week.
Designers of these pieces, as well as other winners of the award, will be present at the drinks event, giving attendees an opportunity to hear first-hand about their creative process and award-winning designs. Insights into the history of the Design Guild Mark awards, past Jonathan Hindle prize winners and a selection of KI’s own workplace, education and hospitality furniture will also be on display.
Alex Crofts, chair of the Design Guild Mark, comments: "I am incredibly excited for this Design Guild Mark Trail which will showcase many of the products that have received the accolade over the recent years. The enthusiasm for this event has been tremendous and there is no more fitting time to kick it off than London Design Festival, hopefully it will encourage more people to enter for 2026.”
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