Clerkenwell Design Week has announced it will be returning to London's EC1 from 19th - 21st May 2026. Marking the 15th anniversary of this global design festival, a new curated series of large-scale installations will be launched called Design Interventions. Following a call-out from CDW to emerging and established designers and architects for ideas for innovative structures, the strongest submissions will be installed across Clerkenwell. These will encourage interaction and spark conversations about materials and the built environment, while activating EC1 with striking, immersive moments throughout the festival.
These site-specific, interactive installations, created by the design and architecture community, will appear in the parks, streets and green spaces of Clerkenwell, as well as in the festival’s venues. Many of these pop-up structures will provide a place to sit, reflect and connect with others while exploring structural and material concepts.
The event also returns with new venues – Haberdashers’ Hall will be a new addition, The Museum of the Order of St John above St John’s Gate will be the temporary home to Interiors From Spain, and Material Source Studio will showcase products and materials for architects, interior designers and property professionals. St Bartholomew the Great once again becomes the Church of Design, and The House of Detention returns to showcase a selection of lighting brands.
“We’re thrilled to be back in Clerkenwell this May with our new Design Interventions initiative which acts as a creative platform for the incredible talent and imagination of the participating architects and designers,” said Marlon Cera-Marle, design division director at organisers Media 10. “These thought-provoking installations are set to bring a new interactive dimension to the show. We’re looking forward to another successful year welcoming tens of thousands of people from the UK and abroad to EC1 to discover the latest that global design has to offer.”
