The London Design Biennale 2025 opened its doors at Somerset House, bringing together over 30 international pavilions under the curatorial vision of Artistic Director Dr. Samuel Ross MBE.
@Japan, London Design Biennale 2025
This year’s theme, Surface Reflections, invited designers and audiences to examine the layers between internal experience and external expression, exploring how memory, heritage, innovation, and identity shape the world around us.
@Hong Kong, London Design Biennale 2025
Spanning immersive installations, soundscapes, live performances, and sculptural works, the Biennale created a dynamic dialogue between craft and technology, tradition and future.
@Turkey, London Design Biennale 2025
The Biennale presented an immersive journey for visitors from soundscapes and visuospatial experiences, to hypnotic cubes and ancestral crafts.
@Turkey, London Design Biennale 2025
This year’s medal winners were:
@Oman, London Design Biennale 2025
Oman – Best Design Medal, with Memory Grid, which bridges ancient pottery techniques with digital metaphors.
@Malta, London Design Biennale 2025
Malta – London Design Biennale Medal, with its URNA, a contemplative installation on memorial rituals;
@Poland , London Design Biennale 2025
Poland – Theme Medal, with Records of Waiting, a poetic meditation on time and ornament through traditional woodcarving;
@The Global South, London Design Biennale 2025
The Biennale had a packed programme of talks, screenings, workshops and events, including the Global Design Forum at King’s College London.
@Romania, London Design Biennale 2025
This year’s edition boldly positioned design as a force for connection, cultural reflection, and creative transformation.
@Japan, Paper Clouds, Materiality in Empty Space. Copyright SEKISUI HOUSE – KUMA LAB, London Design Biennale 2025
@Design Council, London Design Biennale 2025
