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Connecting & Championing UK Craft & Design since 1999: Design-Nation is a leading national network bringing together, showcasing and championing the designers and makers shaping contemporary practice.

MEMBERSHIP. Our next membership intake closes 1 February 2027. Click here for more information.

SUBSTACK. We’ve set up a new corner of the internet for craft. Join us over on Substack where we’ll be exploring the stories, ideas, and conversations from the people shaping contemporary craft and design.

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Images above: Professional Members – Alexei Sawyer, Elin Isaksson, Jade Mellor, Hounding Design, Samantha Boot, and Cosmin Ciofirdel

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