Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi - London Design Biennale

Formation of Sooff

Ai-Da

Ai-Da Robot - London Design Biennale

AI Mind Home

Austria

Austria - London Design Biennale

BROT: baking the future

Automorph Network

Automorph Network - London Design Biennale

Creative Differences

Beatie Wolfe

‘imPRINTING’ by Beatie Wolfe for London Design Biennale 2023, takes a creative and playful look at the nature of neurology and reveals via a sonic portrait how we can gain a greater understanding of ourselves and of one another.


Beatie Wolfe Exhibition - London Design Biennale

imPRINTING: the artist’s brain

Bidi Bidi

Bidi Bidi - London Design Biennale

Refugee Music & Arts Centre

Care

Care - London Design Biennale

Care Pavilion

Chaussee 36, Germany

Chaussee 36, Germany - London Design Biennale

Exploring new creative horizons

Chaussee 36 / Germany

Chile

Reflecting on the extractivist processes of the logging industry in Chile, ‘Materia Prestada’ is a sensorial installation highlighting novel ways of working with wood cellulose as a bio medium.

Chile - London Design Biennale

Borrowed Matter / Materia Prestada

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The pavilion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo reimagines the country’s national museum as a vivid virtual world, offering visitors a futuristic digital experience which brings central Africa’s diverse and dynamic cultures to life.


Democratic Republic of the Congo - London Design Biennale

Denmark & Switzerland

Denmark & Switzerland - London Design Biennale

Blue Nomad

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic - London Design Biennale

LLAMADA - Calling & TE VEO ME VEO - I see you, I see me

Dubai

Dubai - London Design Biennale

And beyond

ETH Zurich, Switzerland

ETH Zurich, Switzerland - London Design Biennale

METEORA. A.I. Architecture

Humanitarian

Humanitarian Pavilion - London Design Biennale

Paper Sanctuary: Pragmatism & Poetry for Ukrainian Refugees

India

India - London Design Biennale

Chowk & Charpai: An Urban Living Room

Inner Peace

Inner Peace - London Design Biennale

Music-mind-textile

Italy

An exhibition that highlights the processes of cooperation, reuse of artefacts, and interpretations of production cycles by reflecting an object’s end of life. The project showcases the opportunities to put resources and projects that started their life in Italy back into circulation in very different geographical locations.

Italy - London Design Biennale

Unseen collaborations

Japan

Japan - London Design Biennale

The future is rural

Malta

‘Urban Fabric’ is a large-scale ‘village-square’ installation that merges traditional city planning with the Phoenician-Maltese tradition of fabric production and dyeing of the multiple colours of Phoenician purple. The installation uses wood, recycled stone and organic fabric that is certified eco-friendly for its main components. These create a ‘street-like’ layout that enables the audience to meet and collaborate while interacting directly with the installation.

Malta - London Design Biennale

Urban Fabric

Mudac

'G80' is an interactive work by the Swiss collective Fragmentin, commissioned by mudac in anticipation of its upcoming Fall program that will be fully dedicated to outer space.

Mudac - London Design Biennale

Netherlands

Netherlands - London Design Biennale

Out of Joint

Nigeria

Nigeria - London Design Biennale

Natural Synthesis

PlasticFree 

PlasticFree - London Design Biennale

Create What's Next

Plastic Free

Poland

The pavilion asks questions around the durability of the objects on display, built for times of crisis and insecurity – and what is expected of a modern designer at these moments? 

Poland - London Design Biennale

Poetics of necessity

Portugal

Portugal - London Design Biennale

Open Your Mouth – a manifesto

Romania

Romania - London Design Biennale

Vatra Verde

Saudi Arabia

‘Woven’ is a collaborative installation where the future is interwoven with the fabric of humanity. Originating in the delicate hands of powerful women in the Arabian desert practising the artisanship of Al Sadu – the ‘Saddayah’ weaves humble materials into textiles.

Saudi Arabia - London Design Biennale

Woven

Serbia

Serbia's pavilion looks at the etymology of the concept of design. How do you define design, but not create limitations or directions? Project ‘134/Sacred Geometry’ is inspired by the point at which theological and technological design collaborate.

Serbia - London Design Biennale

134/Sacred geometry

South Korea

South Korea - London Design Biennale

Virtuous Garden

Spain & Peru

‘Common Vibrations’ is an audio and visual installation that showcases the cultural heritage shared by two countries, Spain and Peru, through a percussion instrument: the cajón. Without using words, this collaborative project that requires collaboration to join in, invites visitors to delve into a percussion dialogue to discover this shared cultural symbol.

Spain & Peru - London Design Biennale

Common Vibrations

Taiwan

The Taiwan Pavilion celebrates the country as a trade hub and an important part of the world’s manufacturing supply chain. Despite being a small island, the unique location and geographical characteristics of Taiwan have been a vital aspect for the collaboration of industries, particularly during the hard times of the pandemic.

Taiwan - London Design Biennale

Visible Shop

The European Union Delegation to the United Kingdom

The European Union Delegation to the United Kingdom - London Design Biennale

The New European Bauhaus

The Future for Beginners

The Future for Beginners - London Design Biennale

The Future for Beginners, Chatham House

Türkiye

‘OpenWork’ is a performative space and a theatrical exhibition of transitions. Shaped around the metaphors of a ‘gate’ and ‘liminality’, it plays with the meaning of these concepts, which have been the representations of power, setting borders and social hierarchy throughout world history.

Türkiye - London Design Biennale

OpenWork I Açık Yapıt

Turkey

Ukraine

Ukraine - London Design Biennale

The darkest hour is just before dawn

USA - London Design Biennale

A Species Between Worlds: Our Nature, Our Screens

Poland – ‘Poetics of Necessity’ was awarded the London Design Biennale 2023 Medal, for the most outstanding overall contribution.

Abu Dhabi – ‘Formation of Soof’ was awarded the London Design Biennale Theme Medal, for the most inspiring interpretation of the theme. Photo by Iona Wolff

Taiwan – ‘Visible Shop’ was awarded the London Design Biennale Best Design Medal for the most exceptional design. Photo by Iona Wolff

Turkey – ‘OpenWork I Açık Yapıt’ was awarded the London Design Biennale Public Medal, voted for by the public over the course of the Biennale. 

India – ‘Chowk & Charpai: An Urban Living Room’ came Second Place and South Korea – ‘Virtuous Garden’ was Third Place for the London Design Biennale Public Medal.

Photography: Lucy Ranson

Winners, directors and members of the Jury. Photo by Iona Wolff

London Design Biennale presents four medals to the pavilions that have contributed the most exceptional installations to the Biennale. Three medals were awarded on 1 June, selected by the International Jury and one medal was awarded on 21 June, voted for by the public. The medals were designed by Shimmell and Madden and celebrate the Biennale’s tradition of cultural exchange and leading design solutions. The medal ceremony was sponsored by Avatr.

National Innovation Centre for Ageing (NICA)

Centre for Natural Material Innovation, Cambridge University

New for the 2023 edition, EUREKA showcased design-led innovation from the UK’s leading research centres, featuring cross-disciplinary invention and creativity from academics, leaders and problem solvers.

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Aric Chen, General and Artistic Director of Nieuwe Instituut

Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam

The Artistic Director for 2023 was the Nieuwe Instituut, the Dutch national museum and institute for architecture, design and digital culture. Led by its General and Artistic Director, Aric Chen, the Nieuwe Instituut set the theme that aimed to explore the biennale’s format of national and territorial pavilions by inviting participants to imagine and enact new forms of international cooperation and participation—including with each other—through the medium of design.

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The exhibition showcases global design-led innovation, contemporary creativity and research - highlighting the importance of design and the arts in our everyday lives. Next edition: 2025

London Design Biennale

London Design Biennale 2023 was an interactive, musical and kinetic exhibition of design and design-led innovation from across the globe.

From 1 - 25 June 2023, 40+ designers from around the world responded to the theme - The Global Game: Remapping Collaborations – at Somerset House.

Exhibitors

Abu Dhabi/

Ai-Da/

Austria/

Automorph Network/

Beatie Wolfe/

Bidi Bidi/

Care/

Chaussee 36, Germany/

Chile/

Democratic Republic of the Congo/

Denmark & Switzerland/

Dominican Republic/

Dubai/

ETH Zurich, Switzerland/

Humanitarian/

India/

Inner Peace/

Italy/

Japan/

Malta/

Mudac/

Netherlands/

Nigeria/

PlasticFree /

Poland/

Portugal/

Romania/

Saudi Arabia/

Serbia/

South Korea/

Spain & Peru/

Taiwan/

The European Union Delegation to the United Kingdom/

The Future for Beginners/

Türkiye/

Ukraine/

USA

Medals

Eureka