London Design Festival: Isola Design Festival x Shoreditch Design Week
Applications are now open for Isola's third edition at the London Design Festival. Join an international community of designers in the heart of Shoreditch, showcasing your work through exhibitions, live making, and material experimentation. From collectible pieces to innovative projects, this is your chance to connect with industry professionals and a global design audience.
– A dedicated area within the exhibition, together with other products:
A collection of products that fits within the area, to be confirmed by our curatorial team
– This option is also suitable for collectives or shared presentations by multiple designers
– Dedicated printed label with designer name and project information
- 950 €
– A dedicated spot in our collective exhibition, together with other products:
A small collection of products (e.g. a coffee table with a lamp on top), to be confirmed by our curatorial team
– Dedicated printed label with designer name and project information
-2200 €
– A dedicated spot in our collective exhibition, together with other products:
A collection of products (e.g. a table, floor lamp and chair), to be confirmed by our curatorial team
– Dedicated printed label with designer name and project information
- 4500
– A dedicated area within the exhibition, together with other products:
A collection of products that fits within the area, to be confirmed by our curatorial team
– This option is also suitable for collectives or shared presentations by multiple designers
– Dedicated printed label with designer name and project information
- 950 €/SQM
Following a successful debut in 2023 and a strong return in 2025, Isola comes back to the London Design Festival for its third appearance, set to expand its presence even further in 2026. Returning to the heart of Shoreditch, Isola will present a dynamic showcase ranging from individual projects and collectible pieces to curated collections and dedicated display areas tailored to the exhibition space.
Alongside this, a dedicated installation will bring Isola Space, originally based in Dubai, to London, reinterpreting its hybrid identity within a new context. The edition will also feature In Between: From Making to Meaning, exploring the relationship between material experimentation, creative processes, and the evolving narratives of design.
In Between: From Making to Meaning explores the space where design takes shape, not only as a finished object, but as a continuous process of thinking, making, and transforming.
Bringing together a selection of studios and brands, the exhibition invites visitors into a series of open, living workspaces where products, materials, and techniques are revealed in real time.
Through live demonstrations and acts of making, designers share the gestures, decisions, and experimentation that define their practice.
Rather than focusing solely on outcomes, the exhibition highlights the moments in between: where ideas evolve, materials respond, and meaning is constructed. Each studio presents its own approach, offering insight into diverse methodologies, from traditional craftsmanship to contemporary and innovative processes.
By making the process visible, the exhibition fosters a deeper connection between audience and creator, shifting attention from the final object to the narrative, intention, and knowledge embedded within it.
