ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Margate Festival of Design is an annual festival of talks, workshops and exhibitions that invites you to celebrate and explore inspiring design projects and innovations that can help create a better future for people and planet, in Margate, Thanet and beyond.
At this year’s festival we’ll be celebrating inclusive and accessible design. Because good design must connect with everyone, regardless of ability, age, gender, sex, sexual orientation, race, culture, belief and individual circumstance.
The festival is produced by The Margate School, an independent art school founded on the principle that creativity, in all its forms, must connect with and benefit society and nature. We believe that designers and creative thinkers across all disciplines must play a vital, even radical role in bringing about the changes we need, starting in our community.
Booking is now open for confirmed festival events. We will be adding more talks and workshops throughout September. Pay what you can tickets are available for all events. Follow @margatefestivalofdesign for the latest.
KARRIE FRANSMAN
Karrie Fransman’s comics have been published by The United Nations, The Guardian, The Times, the BBC, The Arts Council and The British Red Cross. She has published 4 books including ‘Gender Swapped Fairy Tales’ (2020)
MICHAEL JOHNSON
Founder of Johnson Banks, an agency with 100% not-for-profit clients. They work with the cultural, climate, education, charity and philanthropic sectors globally. Michael’s mantra is to ‘do great work for good people’.
KIM LAWRIE
Kim Lawrie was most recently Head of Creative and Emerging Tech at House 337. Kim is a passionate advocate for neurodiverse creatives in the industry and has spoke publicly about her own experience as an autistic person.
Please contact [email protected] to find out about supporting, or taking part in the 2024 margate festival of design.
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ABOUT THE MARGATE SCHOOL
The Margate School (TMS) is an independent not-for-profit postgraduate liberal arts school located in the former Woolworths building on Margate’s High Street.
Since opening its doors in June 2019 the School has become a thriving creative hub for the local community, and continues to play an influential role in the regeneration of the town.
The School offers a range of part-time courses, short courses and creative residences. It also provides affordable studio spaces and specialist facilities to local creatives including two fully equipped dark rooms, 3D printing, kiln and screen-printing studio. It hosts events, workshops, lectures and exhibitions all year round in the newly renovated gallery.
This year the School is excited to be producing the third Margate Festival of Design. The vision for the festival is to create a space where design education, industry and the local community can come together, exchange ideas and bring about positive change.
APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR 24/25 COURSES
The School is now accepting applications for courses starting in October 2024 and January 2025.
THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 FESTIVAL SPONSORS
