16-17 SEPT 2023

London Design Festival +
Park Royal Design District

With exhibitions, workshops, open studios, Pop-up shops, Events, FOOD and viiiIbes.

TWO day festival of Art, Design, and Craft in Park Royal.

16

21 WORKSHOPS
14 EXHIBITIONS
40+ OPEN STUDIOS
7 EVENTS & TALKS
3 WALKING TOURS
7 popup SHOPS
8 FOOD STALLS
4 PARTIES

Locations
all over
park royal


SCHEDULE

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Locations

Exhibitions

  • Windrush Legacy

    EX2
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    Week-long exhibition celebrating the contributions made by the Windrush Generation with an afternoon of traditional food, music, art and storytelling on Sun 17 Sept from 3-5.30pm.

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  • OPEN04 — Group Show

    Excelsior Studios
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    Group Show of over 40 artists and makers of Park Royal. Hosted by PRG Parkroyalgallery.

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  • OPEN04 — Artboards

    15 locations all across Park Royal

    Select artworks of the OPEN04 group show will be installed on 15 Artboards on buildings and benches across Park Royal.

  • Consume: Enter Through the Gift Shop

    Standard Studios
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    ‘Consume’ is an immersive art installation and shop, a space taken over by the “brand”, inspired by modern consumerism, where all that's important is the packaging.

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  • Synergism

    Gorst Road Studios
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    Dive into the confluence of diverse artistic modalities at "Synergism", a unique exhibition celebrating the power of collaborative creativity.

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  • *pinch* to zoom

    Generation & Display at Queensrollahouse
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    *pinch* to zoom is the result of an ongoing collaboration between artists Beatrice Vorster and Ellie Antoniou, curated by Amelie Mckee.

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  • Park Royal Challenge — Imperial College

    EX2
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    Imperial College London and the Dyson School of Design Engineering, collaborates with artists, creatives and makers of Park Royal to solve real-world problems through craft, design, technology and innovation.

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  • Petals & Patchwork: Exploring Denim Through Floristry

    EX2
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    Denim designer Wuzzy from BY.WUZZY and floral designer Krystal Mead of Embrace The Space team up for a unique installation, transforming sustainable materials into a denim floral experience.

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  • Dan Mauz — Whisperers

    EX2
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    ‘Whisperers’ is a group of sculptural installations from the artist’s wider series ‘Head’, making use of steel wire as a primary medium and playing around with the concept of human-being.

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  • Meteorite Park Royal — Pati Starzykowski

    Woodward Buildings - Imperial College
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    Meteorite Park Royal is a public sculpture project by Pati Starzykowski. Working with rescued soil and London clay from the HS2 dig, a group of participants from local communities took part in two workshops, learning about the history of London clay deposits and shaping it into a collective living sculpture.

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  • SELF, expression of…

    Legacy Point - Flat 3304
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    A group exhibition of painting, embroidery art, photography and collage. Works exploring the notion of self & its elements will be showcased in an open apartment format, also allowing visitors a glimpse into 'life amongst the clouds’ on the 33rd floor of the Legacy Point skyscraper.

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  • Group Exhibition — Art West Artists

    Art West (ACAVA Studios)
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    A curated exhibition of Artwest artists. Take your time browsing the walls of ACAVA's expansive hallway bursting with artwork from participating and guest artists - open all weekend!

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  • VERSED (as in Diverse)

    West London Art Factory
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    VERSED showcases the multi-disciplinary nature of West London Art Factory’s working community of artists, musicians, makers and designers. Divided by discipline, united by craft.

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  • Samatar Osman — ‘CAN MY SOUNDSCAPES BE AN ‘EAR-WITNESS’ TO OUR BLACK REALITIES’

    Excelsior Studios - Studio 37b
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    Samatar Osman’s soudscape invites listeners to witness his Black British reality, culture, temporality, space, and location.

    A LOOK INTO Creative Youth Grant - supported by PRDD

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Workshops

  • Uplift and Upcycle Embroidery

    SAT 16 Sept — 10am - 12pm
    EX2 - POW Craftspace

    Come along with Coco WA and learn the skill of hand embroidery to uplift and upcycle your wardrobe!

    SOLD OUT

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  • Drawing Performance Project

    SAT 16 Sept — 11am - 1pm
    Queensrollahouse

    A workshop led by Artist and Educator Lucy Algar, where participants will engage in movement and drawing.

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  • FAMILY FUN WORKSHOP - FUNKY STRING ART

    SAT 16 Sept
    Drop in between 12pm - 5pm
    Art West (ACAVA Studios)

    Funky String Art is a fun creative activity for all ages. Learn a new skill and take home something beautiful!

    No booking required, just drop in

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  • Denim flower making

    SAT 16 Sept — 1pm - 3:30pm
    EX2 - POW Craftspace

    Join designer BY.WUZZY and floral designer Krystal of Embrace The Space for a workshop exploring how to redesign & repurpose your denim into an impressive denim floral bouquet.

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  • MAKE A MARK WITH MIRANDA DONOVAN

    SAT 16 Sept
    Drop in between 1pm - 5pm
    Art West (ACAVA Studios)

    Collaborate on a canvas together with celebrated painter Miranda Donovan.

    No booking required, just drop in

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  • Cinematography: Building A Scene

    SAT 16 Sept — 1pm - 2:30pm
    Klatch Studio - Infinity Cove

    Join us for an exciting Filmmaker Masterclass where DOP Jacob Sacks Jones will discuss his techniques and process for lighting and shooting a scene.

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  • An Introduction to Industrial Knitting

    SAT 16 Sept — 2pm - 4pm
    Artistic Spaces - Studio 5

    Visit Interlock Studio for an introduction to industrial knitting and the difference between industrial machines knitting and domestic knitting.

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  • Trace The Stitch

    SAT 16 Sept — 2pm - 4pm
    SUN 17 Sept — 2pm - 4pm
    West London Art Factory

    Sharing the love of textiles and embroidery, artist Megan Segre and Ukrainian guest artist Kristina Gaidamaka

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  • HOW TO PAINT A PORTRAIT

    SAT 16 Sept — 3pm
    Art West (ACAVA Studios)

    Hear how Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year Finalist 2021 Christos Tsimaris approaches his work with a live portrait demo and chat!

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  • An introduction to Bookbinding

    SAT 16 Sept — 4pm - 6pm
    EX2 - POW Craftspace

    Learn the basic skills for making beautiful books, with Kate Grimes.

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  • An Introduction to Leather

    SAT 16 Sept — 4pm - 5:30pm
    Bill Amberg Studio

    Make your very own personal leather card case with Bill Amberg Studio.

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  • Kit Demo - camera & lighting equipment

    SAT 16 Sept - all day
    Klatch Studios - Infinity Cove

    Come along and try out KLATCH KIT’s brand new selection of camera, lighting, grip, and audio equipment.

    No booking required, just drop in

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  • Preloved Pimp Up Printing

    SUN 17 Sept — 12pm - 2pm
    Standard Studios - Studio 7B

    Sustainable garment printing workshop with Wayne Mcleary of Fashtag Clothing

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  • Ceramic Coasters and Hand-Dyed Handkerchiefs

    SUN 17 Sept — 12pm - 2pm
    Gorst Road Studios

    Explore natural pigments and produce ceramic tile coasters and hand-dyed handkerchiefs.

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  • Connection Through Movement

    SUN 17 Sept — 1pm - 4pm
    Queensrollahouse

    A rare opportunity to work with renowned movement coach Sarah Walton to explore how to unlock our physical intelligence.

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  • Paper Making with ‘Absolute Beginners’

    SUN 17 Sept — 2pm - 4pm
    EX2 - POW Craftspace

    A drop-in workshop to try your hand at making paper - 100% recycled from the streets of Park Royal.

    No booking required, just drop in

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  • FAMILY GEL PLATE

    SUN 17 Sept
    Drop in between 2pm - 4pm
    Art West (ACAVA Studios)

    Learn a new creative skill - Gel plates! Learn from one of our most colourful and imaginative artists Renata Fernandez. Warning - serious fun alert!

    No booking required, just drop in

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  • PAINTING AND COLLAGE DEMO

    SUN 17 Sept — 3pm
    Art West (ACAVA Studios)

    Watch and see how words and colour can come together to build up the most mesmerising landscapes, with Scottish artist Shona Elrick.

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  • Beaded Phone Charms

    SAT 16 Sept — 10am - 6pm
    SUN 17 Sept — 11am - 5pm
    EX2 - central corridor

    Join Sante from Sante Bags to create your own beaded phone charm using second-hand beads and biodegradable cord.

    A LOOK INTO Creative Youth Grant - supported by PRDD

    No booking required, just drop in

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EVENTS & TOURS

  • Performance — Soundroof; A sonic journey with Dana Fouras across the rooftops of Park Royal

    SAT 16 Sept — 4:30pm - 6:30pm

    Queensrollahouse - Rooftop
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    Dana Fouras will host a vibrational performance – showcasing her unique approach to sound and music, drawing on her broad ranging catalogue of sounds to create a vibrational sound experience across the rooftops of Park Royal.

    FREE event, but booking required

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  • Storytelling Studio Tour —Danny Lane - ‘It is not designed, it happens’

    SAT 16 Sept — 2pm - 3pm
    SUN 17 Sept — 2pm - 3pm

    Danny Lane Studio
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    Not every day does one get a glimpse into one of West London's most treasured sculpture studios. This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to not only get an intimate tour of Lane’s extraordinary workshop and see NEW and historically completed works but also hear the stories from Lane himself about the anarchy of love+material+process as cause and core to his ‘finished’ artwork.

    FREE event

    SAT 16 2pm - SOLD OUT

    SUN 17 2pm - No need to book, but do arrive in plenty of time to secure a spot - numbers are limited.

  • TALK — Mindspray Talks: Dreph X Pride (The Chrome Angelz)

    SAT 16 Sept — 4pm - 5:30pm

    Woodward Space
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    Join us for a memorable afternoon as Mindspray brings together two influential voices within graffiti culture and street art.

    Neequaye 'Dreph' Dsane is a leading London-based visual artist known for creating large-scale portraits in the public realm and Errol Donald (aka Pride) is a pioneer within the history of British graffiti art and co-founder of ‘The Chrome Angelz’.

    FREE event, but booking required

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  • TALK — Building Robots For Fun and Profit, Mostly Fun...

    SAT 16 Sept — 3pm - 4pm

    EX2 (front studio)
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    London Hackspace are delighted to present Keegan Neave, Roboticist, hailing all the way from distant Reading. Keegan will tell us his tale of how entering a robotics competition ended with him quitting his job, the robot that inspired it, and what happened next. He will explain how he went about learning to build a robot, what tools and skills he used, and what he wishes he had known in hindsight!

    FREE event, but booking required

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  • WALKING TOUR — Draw Park Royal with Joe Richardson

    SAT 16 Sept — 1pm - 3pm
    SUN 17 Sept — 1pm - 3pm

    Meeting Point: North Acton Station
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    A drawing walk through Park Royal, exploring the changing landscape of the area. We will stop to draw areas that explore juxtapositions of history and contemporary developments in Park Royal through drawing and discussion. The walks are open to all and at all levels of drawing.

    A LOOK INTO Creative Youth Grant - supported by PRDD

    FREE event, but booking required

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  • WALKING TOUR - Join Joanna Dudzinska for a fascinating tour through Park Royal's Artist Community

    SAT 16 Sept — 11am - 1pm

    Starting Point: North Acton Square
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    Join local culture and history enthusiast Joanna Dudzinska for a fascinating journey through Park Royal’s artist community.

    FREE event, but booking required

    SOLD OUT

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  • WALKING TOUR — Synaesthesia - a sensuous exploration of Park Royal

    SUN 17 Sept — 1pm - 3pm

    Starting Point: ACAVA Studios
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    Come and discover a part of West London with Sound Artist Ethan Cohen and Scent Artist Jasmine Imren. The emphasis will be on sound and scent, but we will also be reflecting on how our relation to this space is mediated by all five senses.

    FREE event, but booking required

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  • Film Screenings — short film winners from NOVELLA FILM FESTIVAL

    SAT 16 Sept - All day

    Klatch Studios - Infinity Cove
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    Drop in and watch some clips or full films from last year's NOVELLA FILM FESTIVAL winners. Novella Film Festival aims to give voice to untold stories by celebrating diversity and helping filmmakers make more films.

    FREE event

    No booking required, just drop in!

  • LIVE MUSIC — Seil Lien

    SUN 17 Sept — 4pm

    ACAVA Studios
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    Seil Lien will perform a short acoustic set to close the Hythe Rd celebrations at 4pm.

    Seil Lien is a painter but also a songwriter. Her songs have been featured on a national Boots ad campaign and heard on TV programs such as Ewan McGregor's Long Way Up and Wynonna Earp… You can check her out here www.seillien.com or IG @Seillien

    FREE event

    No booking required, just drop in!

ShopS

  • OPEN04 — Popup Print Shop

    Excelsior Studios
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    Visit the popup print shop for open edition art prints of the works exhibited in OPEN04.

    Get a high quality A3 art print of your favourite piece in the exhibition.

  • Consume: Enter Through the Gift Shop

    Standard Studios
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    ‘Consume’ is an immersive art installation and shop, a space taken over by the “brand”, inspired by modern consumerism, where all that's important is the packaging.

  • DanDyDSGN — Vintage Furniture & Design

    Standard Market
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    Shapes Hunter - Shopping & Retail with a focus on vintage non-conventional lounge chairs.

  • BRONEK

    7-11 Minerva Road
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    A bricks and mortar concept store situated in Park Royal, West London offering a curated selection of furniture and objects. We source & stock an eclectic mix of vintage pieces from mid century, modernist and antique alongside handmade pieces and artworks.

  • SUPERMEGAHYPERDUPERMARKET METROEXPRESS

    Standard Market
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    A concept factory store at Standard Market for all products ‘Made in Park Royal’. From a ceramic cup to a bottle of beer. Everything you could ever need in one place!

  • Grace Mccarthy - Ceramics Sample Sale

    SAT 16 Sept — 10am - 3pm

    Excelsior Studios — Studio 22
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    The sample sale will consist of samples, seconds and ready to let go pieces of ceramics made by grace, ranging from wood fired jars to electric fired plates.

  • + Many Artist Studios

    All across Park Royal

    Visit the open studios and explore products, art, design, furniture, decor, and fashion — made by Park Royal’s artists, designers, and makers.

Food & Drinks

  • Standard Market

    Standard Road
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    The main food area, with many stalls with delicious food and drinks from Park Royal’s finest kitchens.

  • Queensrolla Staff Canteen — Rooftop

    Queensrollahouse
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    Open canteen at Queensrollahouse with food, drinks, and rooftop views.

  • Brew Collective

    Excelsior Studios
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    Proper coffee. From local roasters. Pastries too.

  • Levant Book Café

    26-28 Standard Road, NW10 6EU
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    Syrian café with sweets, ice cream, library and shop.

  • Awakener Coffee Stand

    North Acton Station
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    Seriously good Specialty Coffee and pastries in front of North Acton tube station.

Parties

  • Official LDF23×PRDD Launch Party

    SAT 16 Sept — 8pm till late

    Queensrollahouse
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    Music by Kommunsound Sound System

    FREE event, but booking recommended

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  • OPEN04 — Opening Drinks

    SAT 16 Sept — 6pm - 8pm

    Excelsior Studios
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    FREE event

    No booking required

  • Private View — *pinch* to zoom

    SAT 16 Sept — 6pm - 9:30pm

    Generation & Display at Queensrollahouse
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    FREE event

    No booking required

  • Windrush Legacy Party — with Food & Live Music

    SUN 17 Sept — 3pm - 6pm

    EX2 - Parkroyalgallery
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    Celebrating the contributions made by the Windrush Generation with an afternoon of traditional food, music, art and storytelling.

    FREE event, but booking recommended

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