Events Archive

Sheffield Design Week Events Archive

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

Design Talks | Ideas That Shaped Sheffield Design Week
Talk · 2015

Design Talks | Ideas That Shaped Sheffield Design Week

The Design Talks programme at Sheffield Design Week 2015 brought together designers, educators and makers for a week of ideas and conversation.

Sheffield in a Global Context: British Council Architecture Talk
Talk · 2014

Sheffield in a Global Context: British Council Architecture Talk

The British Council architecture talk at Sheffield Design Week 2014 placed the city's design practice within a global conversation.

Exploring Sheffield Pavilions: Design in Public Space
Exhibition · 2015

Exploring Sheffield Pavilions: Design in Public Space

Sheffield Pavilions placed temporary designed structures in public spaces across the city during Design Week 2015, testing architecture in the open.

The Designers Republic: Sheffield's Most Iconic Studio
Talk · 2014

The Designers Republic: Sheffield’s Most Iconic Studio

A Sheffield Design Week 2014 talk revisited The Designers Republic's legacy as the studio that put Sheffield on the graphic design map.

Made in Sheffield Exhibition — Sheffield Design Week
Exhibition · 2015

Made in Sheffield Exhibition — Sheffield Design Week

Made in Sheffield brought together designers and makers from across the city for a multi-disciplinary exhibition at Design Week 2015.

How Maker Day Captured Sheffield's DIY Spirit
Workshop · 2015

How Maker Day Captured Sheffield’s DIY Spirit

Maker Day invited everyone to try their hand at making during Sheffield Design Week 2015, from letterpress to ceramics and screen-printing.

Deyan Sudjic on Design and the City — SDW 2014
Talk · 2014

Deyan Sudjic on Design and the City — SDW 2014

Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic spoke about design, cities and Sheffield's authentic making culture at Design Week 2014.

MADE NORTH Conference | Championing Northern Design
Conference · 2015

MADE NORTH Conference | Championing Northern Design

MADE NORTH brought northern designers together at Sheffield Design Week 2015 to make the case for regional creative culture.

Behind the Doors of Sheffield's Creatives
Open Studio · 2015

Behind the Doors of Sheffield’s Creatives

Open Studios invited the public into Sheffield's creative workspaces during Design Week 2015, from letterpress studios to jewellery workshops.

Inside the Crucible Cellars: Sheffield's Hidden Heritage
Workshop · 2014

Inside the Crucible Cellars: Sheffield’s Hidden Heritage

A rare public tour of the Crucible Cellars revealed Sheffield's hidden industrial heritage beneath the famous theatre during Design Week 2014.

Sheffield Architecture: A City Shaped by Design — SDW 2014
Talk · 2014

Sheffield Architecture: A City Shaped by Design — SDW 2014

The 2014 architecture talks explored how Sheffield's buildings record the city's social ambitions, from postwar estates to regeneration projects.

Exploring the David Mellor Legacy: Corin Mellor Design Talk
Talk · 2015

Exploring the David Mellor Legacy: Corin Mellor Design Talk

Corin Mellor discussed his father's design legacy and the future of David Mellor Design at this Sheffield Design Week 2015 talk.