(UK) – Running from 15–20 September 2026, Shoreditch Design Week brings together more than 100 showrooms, exhibitions, installations and events across LDF’s largest design district. This year it expands its programme with the addition of Material Matters at Unlocked, ND Select at Kachette and Neuroplaces.

New to the show

Material Matters will be making its first appearance at Unlocked and Design Shoreditch, showcasing groundbreaking innovations from using grown bacteria rather than a kiln, to biomaterial alternatives to plastic foams, and acoustic products made from post-consumer waste. The exhibition brings together pioneering designers, manufacturers, and researchers to present a more circular and regenerative future for design.

ND Selects at Kachette is a curated showcase from the design grad show, New Designers, bringing together Britain’s independent design businesses in their first one to five years of trading. Visitors can discover everything from playful furniture and homeware, contemporary ceramic collections and innovative furniture and products. The showcase offers architects, retailers and interior designers an early opportunity to discover the next generation of British design talent.

Those interested in workspace design should head to Design at Work by OnOFFICE located at Protein Studio, to explore how workspace interiors can enhance wellbeing, efficiency, and comfort. Meanwhile, C-habiting with Design Work explores Neuroplaces, a dedicated exhibition to neuro-inclusive and accessible design.

Highlights for lighting: 

This year aims to reflect the depth and diversity of talent in East London by working with ‘Voices of Shoreditch’, a cohort of local designers and creatives in the programme. Names include:2LG (Jordan Cluroe and Russell Whitehead); Alexandra Gerber; AnduMasebo; Bethan Laura Wood; Donna Wilson; Jasper Morrison; and Jutta Goessl; LeeBroom; Martino Gamper; Michael Marriott; Mitre & Mondays (Finn Thomson, Josef Shanley-Jackson, Freya Bolton); Ollie Olanipekun; Raw Edges (Yael Mer & Shay and Rio Kobayshi.

Furthermore, favourites of the show that will also be returning include e-sign at Work, Isola Design, 2LG Studio, and Raw Collaborative at House of Icon, further cementing Shoreditch’s reputation as a leading destination for contemporary design.

Exhibition venues include: 

House of Icon – Shoreditch Townhall, 380 Old St, EC1V 9LT

Material Matters – Unlocked Shoreditch, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3AY

ND Selects – Kachette, 347, Old St EC1V 9LP

Wood for Trees, AHEC, Tab Centre, 3 Godfrey Place, E2 7NT

Design at Work & Neuroplaces – Protein Studios, 31 New Inn Yard, EC2A 3EY

Admission is free; however, registration is required. Register here to receive your badge.