The London Design Festival is in full swing this week. With hundreds of design events happening throughout the city of London, it's difficult to narrow the list down to a reasonable amount. That's where we're here to help—we've created this insider's guide full of our favorite exhibits, workshops and events to help you navigate the best of the London Design Festival. 

Israel's Human.Touch exhibition

London Design Biennale

Taking over Somerset House, the London Design Biennale explores big questions and ideas about sustainability, migration, pollution, energy, cities and social equality. Expect to see installations curated by leading museums and design organizations, including Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, German Design Council, the MAK and many more. Design teams include architects, designers, scientists, writers and artists.

BRAUN at the V&A museum

London Design Festival at the V&A

As unique collaboration between the world's leading museum of art and design and London's foremost contemporary design festival, the V&A museum will be filled with an extraordinary range of design installations large and small, intricate and majestic.

Patel Taylor's White City Reinvention

Architects' Visions for London

Architects' Visions for London is a showcase of architectural models that each convey a new vision for the city of London. Encompassing designs for contemporary living, transport and public spaces, the models in the showcase range from recently completed buildings to those currently under construction.

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London College of Communication LDF at LCC

As part of London Design Festival, London College of Communication invites the public to an engaging series of free design events, including makers' workshops and an interactive look at how service design can shape the future.

Paul Spooner's Five Artists Reflect on Their Waning Powers

A Curious Turn: Moving Mechanical Sculpture 

A Curious Turn explores the resurgence in automata making over the last 30 years. The sculptures combine intricate craftsmanship and engineering to tell stories that range from fantastical to macabre. You can even create your own automata during the exhibit's workshop.

Summer Pavilion by  Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)

Serpentine Architecture Program 2016: Pavilion and Summer Houses

Serpentine Galleries has commissioned four architects to each design a Summer House. The four Summer Houses are inspired by the nearby Queen Caroline's Temple, a classical style summer house built in 1734. Each architect chosen by the Serpentine has yet to build a permanent building in England.

Sebastian Bergne's Color Nativity

25 Years of Editions

Designer Sebastian Bergne will be opening his studio during the London Design Festival to exhibit his collection of 25 quirky self-produced objects that has been built up over 25 years. The presentation will include his new Drop jug and Cubit beer glass alongside the Color Nativity, relaunched Ring Soap and his celebrated Lamp Shade. 

Glass Jars by Dechem Studio

BREATHLESS: The Essence of Glass

This interactive exhibit is based on Dechem Studio's passion for glassmaking. Representing the essence of glass, from its inception to its presence in various forms located all around us, it features live glass blowing, a museum of glass curated by OKOLO, workshops and talks. Bonus: don't forget to taste the special glass-makers' 8-degree beer in the exhibit's 'chill out zone.'

Shoes designed by Jayda Hany

Designersblock

Designersblock showcases multidisciplinary design from over 100 independent designers, collectives and companies. The exhibit features products, lighting, jewellery, ceramics and concepts from emerging and established designers. This year, Designersblock is also presenting Creative Matters, a four day curated program of talks, workshops, master classes, round table discussions, installations, exhibitions and networking events taking place in and around OXO Tower Wharf.

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Toilet Break

Design has worked for decades to keep the subject of our most primordial activity, and the material that results from it, firmly off topic. Is it time for us to address this silence? Design magazine, Dirty Furniture, and The Shit Museum have joined forces to present a subterranean hub—featuring two exhibitions and a series of debates—called Toilet Break.

Ann Kristin Einarsen's Rolla

100% Norway

The 13th edition of the Norwegian design exhibition presents a selection of bold new projects from Norway's most exciting designers. Curated by Max Fraser, the 2016 show explores the role of the country's distinctive design history in shaping the products of tomorrow.

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Electro Craft

We've said it once, and we'll say it again—Electro Craft is a must see exhibit.

Ondrej Trnka's Burnout Fibres

Experimental Materials and Textiles

Experimental Materials and Texties, presented by the Studio of Textile Design, explores the possibilities and boundaries of textiles. For their creations, the student designers use modern technologies and approaches and look for new materials and processing methods. You can expect to see projects that use various innovative techniques, from molding with tree cavities to burning textiles in concrete.

For more information, visit the London Design Festival's website.

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