‘Quiet giant of design’ is shouting a bit louder

CREATIVE FIRMS SHOWCASING THEIR TALENTS FOR FESTIVAL

BUSINESSES are showing off their creative talents in Leicester’s third annual design season.

The event, DS3, runs until October 30 – largely online – and is being curated by the team at creative workspace LCB Depot, along with designers and design businesses.

There are three city centre exhibitions.

Design consultancies Loop and The Unloved will curate a public event featuring design and illustration work from freelance designers, creative companies and students.

It is viewable from outside The Unloved’s offices, in Charles Street.

At LCB Depot, visitors will be able to see ArtChannel, a multi-screen video installation showcasing digital art and design.

There will also be a Design Showcase Exhibition at LCB Depot, featuring architecture, graphic design, illustration, furniture, fashion and craft.

The Open Brand Collaboration invites designers, students and the general public to use their creative flair.

Love Architecture will also return with a series of seven events for professionals, students and families.

Other highlights include Ben Channon, founder of the Architects’ Mental Wellbeing Forum, leading a session on improving mental health in the professions and RIBA London director Dan Sian, who will discuss diversity in the architecture industry.

LCB Depot will be launching LCB TV, offering a chance to hear more from people in the design and business community.

Digital agency Effect will be profiling its outreach work, which has seen it help War Child raise money to protect vulnerable children.

The team at Leicester’s Haley Sharpe Design will be talking about their recent work on displays for the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

LCB Depot workspace manager James Burkmar said: “DS3 has seen us work closely with businesses across the city to really make this a season for both the industry and the public, to help strengthen and build relationships.

“Leicester is a quiet giant in the design world, but it’s time for us to start shouting a little louder.”

The full event programme for DS3 can be found at: