Creativity Unleashed

Meet, make and do with Design District.

Upcoming talks, workshops, markets and more — networking at Bureau, celebrations at Canteen and festivities across Greenwich Peninsula.

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Kung Hei Fat Choy: Dinner at Bureau

Thursday 3 Feb 6:00pm—9:00pm

Join us in the Bureau restaurant for the first supper club of 2022, as we celebrate Chinese New Year.

Your Ship Has Landed- Lydia Chan

Friday 19 Nov—Sunday 6 Mar

Multidisciplinary artist Lydia Chan has been commissioned by NOW Gallery to create a space for visitors to come and perform in, interacting with a science fiction bubbly narrative in a time so filled with doom and gloom.

Past Events

Christmas Chocolate at Canteen : Tasting & Workshop with BRIK London

Tuesday 14 Dec—Saturday 18 Dec

Join the Canteen this season for a delectable workshop in confection, working with East London chocolatiers BRIK, including an exclusive chocolate tasting.

Greenwich Peninsula

Winter Markets

Saturday 4 Dec—Sunday 19 Dec

FLOW farmers market is back this season with a festive twist. Taking place on Peninsula Square every weekend from 4th – 19th December, bringing together the best produce for the ultimate weekend market on Greenwich Peninsula.

Greenwich Peninsula

Cult Classic Film Pop Up

Saturday 4 Dec—Sunday 19 Dec

Cult Classic Film Pop-Up presents festive favourites. Held in the Design District’s C1 building and open to the public to enjoy over the weekends leading up to Christmas, showings will take place every weekend from 4th– 19th December.

Greenwich Peninsula

‘WAVE’ Audio-Visual and Interactive Light Display

Monday 29 Nov—Friday 31 Dec

Created by Squidsoup, step into a dynamic audio-visual experience and see how light, sound and movement work in perfect harmony.

Bureau and SheSays

Creative Leadership Workshop

Thursday 25 Nov 7:00pm—9:00pm

Ever wondered what kind of leader you want to be? Learn about leadership traits and styles in a hands-on workshop with Alessandra Lariu, co-founder of SheSays.

Flux and Design District

FLUX Exhibition

Thursday 4 Nov—Saturday 27 Nov

This autumn FLUX Exhibition will present a twenty-four-day event showcasing the work of 50 contemporary artists in Design District's building C1.

Observatory and Design District

SIDE BY SIDE - Shantell Martin X Ben Sheppee

Friday 22 Oct—Sunday 31 Oct

Artists Shantell Martin and Ben Sheppee come together to present a show of collaborative projects through different mediums including augmented reality (AR), animation, drawing installation and limited edition prints.

Wingnut Wines in collaboration with Design District Canteen

Wine Tasting at Design District Canteen

Thursday 14 Oct 6:30pm—8:00pm

You are invited to join an evening of wine tasting with Charlie from Wingnut Wines, an independent natural wine retailer based in Hackney. Hosted on the mezzanine of the newly built Canteen, guests will enjoy a short introduction to natural wine, including an interactive tasting of six different wines with nibbles, plus a glass on the house.

Ravensbourne University and Design District

In the Balance

Tuesday 21 Sep 4:00pm—5:00pm

To celebrate the opening of Ravensbourne University London's new Institute for Creativity and Technology in the design district CreativeLab will be opening their doors to the public for the very first time to welcome you to hear about how they foster a culture of balance to do great work for great clients whilst being committed to its greater purpose of inclusive creative education.

This talk will be hosted by CreativeLab's visionary Creative Director, Lawrence Lartey alongside Head of Studio , Pippa Hogg and Creative Project Manager, Chloe Culpin.

Where? Institute for Creativity and Technology - Level 3

Capacity? 45 people

Curated by Hemingway Design

SAMPLE X Design District

Saturday 18 Sep—Sunday 19 Sep

A series of inspirational and educational talks held in Bureau – a new members’ club for the creative industries at the heart of Design District.

NOW Gallery in collaboration with Design District

Art Block

Thursday 16 Sep—Sunday 17 Oct

NOW Gallery transforms four floors of building D4 into popup exhibitions space for shows including Afrofuturist by Vince Fraser, Memories of Gigabites by Lisa Wolf for Kvadrat and Images of Broken Light by Charles Emerson.

Open House and Ravensbourne University

Ravensbourne University: Open House

Wednesday 15 Sep 6:00pm—9:00pm

Join us for our open house event, including a tour of the Institute for Creativity and Technology on Wednesday 15 September from 6pm until 9pm. During your visit you can also meet our Head Of Enterprise And Innovation and enjoy a live 3D demo from the University's Research Team.

Design District and Polestar

Polestar – Designing towards Zero

Wednesday 15 Sep—Sunday 17 Oct

Polestar is an electric performance brand determined to improve the society we live in by accelerating the shift to sustainable mobility. Visit the ground floor of building C1 to explore the future of mobility and book a test drive in the Polestar 2. 

Design District in partnership with SheSays

Celebrating women in leadership with Alessandra Lariu and Roz Barr

Friday 12 Mar 1:00pm—2:00pm

Marking this year’s International Women’s Day, Design District and Bureau are partnering with SheSays London and Roz Barr Architects.

NOW Gallery

Colour as Memory: Joy Gregory in Conversation with Kaia Charles

Thursday 11 Mar 6:30pm

NOW Gallery continues its talk series exploring colour in contemporary artistic practice through the works of British artist Joy Gregory.

NOW Gallery

Reclaiming Femme Identity: A Conversation with Polyester Zine

Monday 8 Mar 6:30pm—7:15pm

To mark International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month Polyester Zine takes over NOW Galleries Instragram Live.