DesignFoundation

We believe good design improves lives and makes the world a better place. We run Cheltenham Design Festival & Design Academy (free design school).

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CDF22 will take place at the University of Gloucestershire’s Park Campus. 🏞🏰

This format removes barriers between expert and audience offering formal and informal engagement opportunities and in depth exploration.

Plus, there's ducks! 🦆 ❤️

We can’t wait! @uniofglos

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Patrick Grant (previous CDF speaker) and the team at @CommClothing are looking dapper in a photo shoot for their sustainable clothing range. @paddygrant started his clothing brand to prove that a happier future is possible. 🙌✨ Thanks for being such an eco icon Patrick!

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The CDF aims to reach new audiences with concepts of creativity 💭 and design 🎨 and how they underlie their lives.

Here's a sneak peek into what the festival is like. 👀

If you want to help get this year’s Festival up and running, give us a bell on direct message.

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Our 2 day festival is a fast-moving, interactive experience with an exciting mix of talks, workshops and fringe events throughout the town. There’s plenty to do and we need volunteers to help. Contact [email protected] if you’re interested in volunteering at CDF22.

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Tina Touli, @tinatoulidesign, spoke at CDF19 about the need to blend the physical world with the digital world to discover areas of previously unexplored design 💻🎨…

… so it’s no surprise that she’s since been making awesome designs (like these) with her 3D printer! 🖨

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It's been a while since we've seen these two!

George and Andy, (CDF trustees,) are calling out to the Cheltenham creative community to be part of this year's design festival.

So, if you're a fellow designer or creator then get in touch - we would love you to be a part of it.

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To make CDF22 happen we need the support of generous sponsors & partners. Whether you’re a local agency or a global brand there’s a way you can be involved & we’d love to hear from you. You can email us at [email protected] or pop a message in our DMs.
Huge thanks x

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Since we saw our friend Craig Oldham @OfficeOfCraig as a speaker at CDF19, he's been busy creating ‘The Shining: A Visual and Cultural Haunting’: a deep dive into Stanley Kubrick’s film ‘The Shining’. The book is made to look like the writing project Jack is typing in the film.

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The Cheltenham Design Festival is run by a team of volunteers with a shared passion for the power of design and creative thinking.

If you believe design can change the world, join us and be a part of the CDF22.

You can send me a DM or contact [email protected]

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We’re looking for people with amazing & creative stories around the theme of 'the unexpected' to be speakers at CDF22.
We encourage anyone with an interesting story, a unique workshop, or something completely different to say, to get in touch.
Email [email protected]

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Our friend Gavin Strange, (@JamFactory,) designer & director (and previous Cheltenham Design Festival speaker,) was the man behind the rebrand of @aardman - the Academy Award-winning studio behind Shaun the Sheep and Wallace & Gromit. 🐑 🐶 More on insta - cheltdesignfoundation

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We have some exciting news!

The 2022 Cheltenham Design Festival is happening! This year we want to talk about the unexpected. Tell us about your 'unexpected' experiences or projects with a tag or DM and we'll share your story. 🤩 More on our insta - cheltdesignfoundation

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@itsnicethat, champions of creativity since 2007.

15 years, 50 million readers and 25,000 creatives given a chance to be discovered, admired, commissioned and thrive in their careers.

Nice!

#creativecommunity #creativity #lovedesign #itsnicethat

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Circular fashion is the future, and it's arrived!

Every product from the @bbcearth @teemillstore store is designed to be sent back to suppliers when it's worn out. Instead of adding to landfills, they make new products from old.

And their new collection has landed!

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Repost from our friends over at @hub8and.co👇

Did you know we'll be opening a book exchange at the Brewery Quarter soon for our members?

Make sure to come, have a browse and see if there are any good books you want to swap for soon! 📘🔄📕

#bookexchange #cyber #techcommunity

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We are loving the work of @helga.stentzel who can brilliantly find the fun in the most mundane things. 😍

#perspective #designinspo #designthings #creativethinking

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11 benches in the city of Copenhagen have been raised by 1 metre to match the UN's predicted sea level in 2100.

A thought-provoking campaign that shows what the future might be like.

Image credit: Maria Schumann & Kristian Vestergaar

#design #communitydesign #earthday

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Does Design Twitter need a dose of etiquette? https://t.co/KwfW8Vj8Di

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Design & science unite to develop UV lights that to sanitise the spaces we live and work in
https://t.co/C05S16PqVV @Design_Week

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The design process for robot interaction https://t.co/muaFIOdmpI