Events Archive

Sheffield Design Week Events Archive

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

DVA Design and Visual Arts Exhibition — Sheffield 2014
Exhibition · 2014

DVA Design and Visual Arts Exhibition — Sheffield 2014

DVA brought together design and visual arts at Sheffield Design Week 2014, exploring the productive space between disciplines.

Playtime: Designing for Children at SDW 2015
Workshop · 2015

Playtime: Designing for Children at SDW 2015

Playtime invited children to explore design through play at Sheffield Design Week 2015, with hands-on building and creative making.

A Study in Colour: Yorkshire Yellow and Sheffield's Built Environment
Exhibition · 2015

A Study in Colour: Yorkshire Yellow and Sheffield’s Built Environment

Yorkshire Yellow examined how a single colour defines Sheffield's built environment, from Victorian brick to contemporary ceramics.

What Happens When Code Becomes Material? — Sonic Pattern
Exhibition · 2015

What Happens When Code Becomes Material? — Sonic Pattern

Sonic Pattern explored code as creative material through woven textiles and sound at Sheffield Design Week 2015.

Nest.co.uk Showroom: Design Retail Meets Exhibition
Exhibition · 2016

Nest.co.uk Showroom: Design Retail Meets Exhibition

Nest.co.uk opened their Sheffield showroom during Design Week 2016, presenting contemporary design with a curator's eye.

Sheffield School of Architecture Summer Exhibition
Exhibition · 2015

Sheffield School of Architecture Summer Exhibition

Sheffield's architecture students displayed models, drawings and proposals during this Design Week 2015 summer exhibition.

The Voices That Shaped SDW — 2014 Conference Speakers
Conference · 2014

The Voices That Shaped SDW — 2014 Conference Speakers

The 2014 conference speakers established Sheffield Design Week's intellectual tone, raising questions about design, identity and place.

Theroco at Sheffield Design Week | A Studio's Story
Talk · 2015

Theroco at Sheffield Design Week | A Studio’s Story

Theroco shared the story of building a design studio in Sheffield at Design Week 2015, from local roots to national practice.

Where Does Industrial Beauty Begin? — Aesthetics of Manufacture
Exhibition · 2014

Where Does Industrial Beauty Begin? — Aesthetics of Manufacture

Aesthetics of Manufacture celebrated the visual beauty of industrial production at Sheffield Design Week 2014, from grinding marks to tempered steel.

Sheffield Design Conferences: A Retrospective
Conference · 2015

Sheffield Design Conferences: A Retrospective

A retrospective of Sheffield Design Week's conference programme, from early identity-building to social impact conversations.

Craftworks Lunch Time Talks — Sheffield Design Week
Talk · 2015

Craftworks Lunch Time Talks — Sheffield Design Week

Lunchtime talks at Craftworks gave Sheffield's makers space to discuss their practice, materials and philosophy during Design Week 2015.

Design Platform at Winter Gardens | Sheffield's Public Exhibition
Exhibition · 2016

Design Platform at Winter Gardens | Sheffield’s Public Exhibition

Design Platform brought a multi-disciplinary exhibition to Sheffield's Winter Gardens in 2016, placing design work directly in public space.