The Design Council is the UK’s national strategic advisor for design, dedicated to all design disciplines.
Discover the legacy of ground-breaking events and initiatives produced since our founding in 1944.
From 1959-2011 the Prince Philip Designers Prize celebrated how designers improve daily life by solving problems and turning great ideas into commercial reality.
Our network of experts are design pioneers who work with us to advocate for design, share knowledge about best practice and help us deliver advice and programmes.
At the heart, we are a small team of around 40 people who are committed to inclusive and planet-centered design.
We are governed by a board of trustees to set our strategic direction, monitor the delivery of our objectives, and uphold our values and governance.
Influential design leaders who advocate for design at a national and global level, influencing policy and industry-led change.
As the UK's national strategic advisor for design, we champion the brilliant, lead on new thinking, evidence value and influence policy to create an environment for design to thrive.
Promoting equality and diversity is core to our purpose to make life better by design.
The Design Council is a Royal Charter charity that works in the public interest.
Our pledge to prioritise the welfare of our planet, as well as its people, in all that we do.
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