Events | Talks and debates

Breakfast Talks with The Times
20 Sept Neville Brody,graphic designer and creator of the Anti Design Festival
21 Sept Terry O'Neill, iconic British photographer
22 Sept Thomas Heatherwick, leading British designer
23 Sept Ed Vaizey MP, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries
24 Sept Imran Ahmed, fashion business advisor, writer and entrepreneur

More talks and debates

A carbon reduction strategy for 3 Carlton House Terrace: David Lim
Can we lessen the environmental impact of listed buildings in London? This talk looks at the results of such a project
The Royal Academy of Engineering, SW1Y 5DG
22 Sept

A Century of Saarinen : Form and Innovation
In conversation with curator, author and leading expert on Saarinen, Brian Lutz and Design Museum Director, Deyan Sudjic
Knoll Showroom, EC1V 7EX
22 Sept

A means the heal: The role of Design in medical device innovation
To promote the role of Design and Anthropology in medical device innovation
WC1N 1DF
24 Sept

The Art of the Fanzine: D&AD Sharp'ner
Join in the debate led by Teal Triggs and a line up of fanzine fanatics
The Old Truman Brewery, E1 6QR
21 Sept

A.S.Byatt & Edmund de Waal - Inspired By
Join author A. S. Byatt and potter Edmund de Waal for a discussion on memories invested in historical objects
V&A South Kensington, SW7 2RL
20 Sept

Aspiration and reality - a sustainable roads policy for London: Dr David Quarmby CBE, Chairman, the RAC Foundation
This lecture will look at potential alternative policies to maintain mobility on London's roads now and in the future
Royal Academy of Engineering, SW1Y 5DG
20 Sept

Anti Design Festival
The ADF will celebrate the anti in design by exposing process and showcasing the experimental in creative practice
Londonnewcastle Project Space, E2 7DP
18 - 26 Sept

Can creative engineering improve our lives: Gareth Jones, Visiting Professor in Innovation, RCA & Imperial College London
Evening lecture - Design & innovation
Royal Academy of Engineering, SW1Y 5DG
21 Sept

Ceramics on Show: Public and Private Displays Conference
Two-day conference celebrating the new Ceramics Galleries at the V&A and exploring the ways ceramic objects are shown
V&A, SW7 2RL
24 Sept

Design Student Innovation Hothouse
Students looking to fund design projects pitch to a panel of business angels and venture capitalists
Royal Academy of Engineering, SW1Y 5DG
21 Sept

Edward Gordon Craig: His Legacy, A Day of Lectures
An inter-disciplinary day of lectures celebrating the life, work and legacy of theatre designer Edward Gordon Craig
V&A, SW7 2RL
25 Sept

Engineering UK buildings for zero carbon: Doug King, Visiting Professor in Building Engineering Physics, University of Bath
Government policy is to make new buildings carbon neutral by 2020 but is this practical or even sensible?
The Royal Academy of Engineering, SW1Y 5DG
22 Sept

Experiment! Contemporary Fabrics Workshop
Use exciting techniques to transform everyday textiles in this workshop with Liz Oniri
Sackler Centre, V&A, SW7 2RL
23 Sept

Friday evenings in the Summer: Park Nights
The Serpentine presents Park Nights in the Pavilion designed by world-renowned French architect Jean Nouvel
Kensington Gardens, W2 3XA
Friday pm

Friday Late: Two's a Pair
Join the London Design Festival at the V&A for a night celebrating famous design-duos in contemporary design
V&A Museum, SW7 2RL
24 Sept

Going Global
An IPA conference on how the UK marketing industry can engage with Chinese design produce
V&A, SW7 2RL
23 Sept

Graduate Showcase Exhibition Seminar
Learn from the design industry's top names at Computer Arts' magazine's Graduate Showcase Exhibition Seminar 2010
The Old Truman Breweries, E1 6QL
23 - 28 Sept

Handmade - who pays?
How can craft makers best communicate the value of their products in an age of austerity?
V&A Sackler Centre, Hochhauser Auditorium, Sackler Centre
20 Sept

Highlights of the V&A Design Collection
Abraham Thomas, Curator of Designs, showcases some examples from the V&A's extensive collection of design drawings
V&A South Kensington, SW7 2RL
20 Sept

Inspiring Entrepreneurs
Ingenious Britons: inventors, innovators and entrepreneurs
The British Library, NW1 2DB  
22 Sept

Is it time to design the motor vehicle off London's streets?
Panel debate: Our transport system needs changing before we grind to a halt - is it time to design the motor vehicle off our streets?
Royal Academy of Engineering, SW1Y 5DG
20 Sept

Lunchtime talk - The battles of a business angel: Richard Farleigh
Ever wondered what a business angel is looking for? Richard Farleigh gives a personal insight from the top
Royal Academy of Engineering, SW1Y 5DG
21 Sept

Making and Opening: Entangling Design and Social Science
How might Design & Social Science speak to each other’s practices? How might they remake one another’s objects?
Goldsmiths, SE14 6NW
24 Sept

Moquette for London
Moquette design for London: an evening of discussion at the London Transport Museum 
39 Wellington Street, WC2E 7BB
22 Sept

OK Talk
Design dialogues between Helsinki and London
Londonewcastle Depot, N1 7SL
18 - 25 Sept

Rethinking refurbishment: Dr Peter Bonfield, Chief Executive, BRE
The CEO of the BRE discusses the projects at the forefront of delivering step change in UK building refurbishment
The Royal Academy of Engineering, SW1Y 5DG
22 Sept

The Designers Fiesta Academy Class
An inspirational day of key note sessions, training workshops, tips & tricks on your favourite Adobe applications
99 Waterloo Road, SE1 8UL
24 Sept

The Exchange
A dialogue between Dutch & UK counterparts of new & emergent tendencies between tourism, design and local economies
Sackler Centre, V&A, SW7 2RL
22 Sept

The Informational City
Talks about the way information is understood in urban spaces, with Lucy Bullivant, Tim Johnson and others
London College of Communication, SW11 1LY
23 Sept

The Marriage: Design talk and Film-screening; display of production designs
Pamela Howard and soprano Tereza Merklová will discuss their roles in the chamber opera, The Marriage
V&A South Kensington, SW7 2RL
19 Sept

The Royal Academy of Engineering's Inaugural Engineering Design Lecture: Keith Clarke, Chief Executive, Atkins
Decarbonising and celebrating the City - why they can't be mutually exclusive
3 Carlton House Terrace, SW1Y 5DG
23 Sept

The Tramshed Live
'New Directions for Design', featuring Tom Dyckhoff, Ilse Crawford, BMW's Adriaan van Hooydonk and more
32 Rivington Street, EC2A 3WQ 
22 - 26 Sept

V&A lunchtime talk: Beyond the Valley
Beyond the Valley invite you to come enjoy an hour of probing loveliness. Bring your iPhone to this interactive event
V&A South Kensington, SW7 2RL
20 Sept

V&A lunchtime talk: Designs for ironwork and marble sculpture
A talk featuring designs from leading Victorian metalworker, Francis Skidmore and sculptor, John Bell
V&A South Kensington, SW7 2RL
20 Sept