Events Archive

Sheffield Design Week Events Archive

Looking back at Sheffield Design Week events from 2014 to 2018 — exhibitions, talks, workshops and more.

Cityscapes Dance Network | Movement Meets Architecture
Workshop · 2015

Cityscapes Dance Network | Movement Meets Architecture

Cityscapes brought choreographed dance into Sheffield's public spaces during Design Week 2015, revealing architecture through movement.

Collecting Sheffield's Design Stories — DWISS
Talk · 2016

Collecting Sheffield’s Design Stories — DWISS

DWISS collected personal stories from makers, visitors and organisers, capturing the human impact of Sheffield Design Week.

Park Hill Opens Its Doors for Sheffield Design Week
Open Studio · 2015

Park Hill Opens Its Doors for Sheffield Design Week

Launch Weekend at Park Hill offered rare public access to Sheffield's most iconic brutalist building during Design Week 2015.

Park Hill: Brutalist Icon and the Question of Regeneration
Exhibition · 2015

Park Hill: Brutalist Icon and the Question of Regeneration

Park Hill has been central to Sheffield Design Week's engagement with architecture, regeneration and the city's brutalist identity.

Fifty Years of the British Road Sign — Sheffield Design Week
Exhibition · 2015

Fifty Years of the British Road Sign — Sheffield Design Week

Sheffield Design Week 2015 marked fifty years of Kinneir and Calvert's British road sign system with this exhibition on public design.

Where Sheffield Creates: Inside Persistence Works
Open Studio · 2015

Where Sheffield Creates: Inside Persistence Works

Persistence Works opened its studios during Sheffield Design Week 2015, revealing over forty creative practices under one roof.

Discovering Kelham Island Museum: Hands-On Heritage
Workshop · 2015

Discovering Kelham Island Museum: Hands-On Heritage

Kelham Island Museum hosted hands-on workshops during Sheffield Design Week 2015, bringing the city's industrial heritage to life.

Sheffield Hallam University | Design Education at the Centre
Exhibition · 2015

Sheffield Hallam University | Design Education at the Centre

Sheffield Hallam University served as a venue, contributor and talent pipeline throughout Sheffield Design Week's history.

Why Does Making Matter? — Eye Hand Heart at SDW 2015
Exhibition · 2015

Why Does Making Matter? — Eye Hand Heart at SDW 2015

Eye Hand Heart explored the human dimensions of craft at Sheffield Design Week 2015, from emotional process to material connection.

David Mellor Street Scene Exhibition | Sheffield 2014
Exhibition · 2014

David Mellor Street Scene Exhibition | Sheffield 2014

The Street Scene exhibition explored David Mellor's public realm design work at Sheffield Design Week 2014, from bollards to bus shelters.

Atoms, Vectors, Pixels, Ghosts — The Designers Republic Story
Talk · 2015

Atoms, Vectors, Pixels, Ghosts — The Designers Republic Story

Atoms Vectors Pixels Ghosts traced The Designers Republic's full story at Sheffield Design Week 2015, from Warp Records to global influence.

Life Out of Balance: Koyaanisqatsi at Sheffield Design Week
Film Screening · 2014

Life Out of Balance: Koyaanisqatsi at Sheffield Design Week

Koyaanisqatsi's wordless meditation on the built world found a powerful context at Sheffield Design Week 2014.