London Design Festival is a citywide design event that takes place over nine days every September across London. It was conceived by Sir John Sorrell and Ben Evans CBE in 2003 and celebrated its 20th edition in September 2022. ‘We consciously founded the London Design Festival to be public spirited,’ says London Design Festival chairman Sir John Sorrell. ‘Over the last 20 years, the Festival has had incredible depth of penetration and success in bringing people together and distilling new ideas.’. The 21st edition of the Festival will take place 16 - 24 September 2023.