Design MCR: Know How

October sees the triumphant return of Manchester’s creative festival Design Manchester, celebrating creativity, collaboration and inclusivity in the worlds of art, design, illustration, film, animation and photography.

Now entering its third year, the ever-growing festival has become a staple of the city’s diverse and thriving cultural calendar, whilst also functioning as a highlight for creatives across the UK.

With a theme of Know How, events for 2015 span the realms of Design How, Design Now, Film How, Music How and more, which together build a rich programme of talks, workshops, exhibitions, screenings, debates and a full weekend celebrating the love of print.

There will be a series of exclusive talks, including Design How, which welcomes key figures in the design industry including independent creative agency Territory, global design firm IDEO and London-based design studio Hudson-Powell, Parisian illustrator Parisian Malika Favre and co-founder of Lemon Jelly and Airside Fred Deakin.

Music How is an evening in conversation with some of Manchester’s musical legends, New Order’s Stephen Morris will discuss his illustrious career spanning over 30 years, following the release of New Order’s new album Music Complete. He’ll be joined by a leading light of the UK live industry, Jon Drape, and writer, journalist, DJ and creative producer, Luke Bainbridge, who will talk about their work together organising the creative triumph that is Festival No 6.

Free hands-on workshops in letterpress, screen printing, origami, badge making, paper flower creations, doodle wall and collage work will be on offer.

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Manchester Print Festival, supported G . F Smith, will take over the People’s History Museum across one weekend with over 50 stalls selling independent artwork.

Last year’s festival boasted 19 sold out events, 1099 workshop attendees and over 20,000 visitors, as well as a total of 20 original works and highlights including speakers Adrian Shaughnessy, Rejane Dal Bello, Supermundane’s Rob Lowe, Ross Phillips, and Michael C Place of Build, plus an adidas Spezial exhibition showcasing 800 pairs of collectors’ footwear, and a one-day installation of Helen Storey’s Dress of Glass and Flame.

Design Manchester 15 is supported by Arts Council England, the Manchester School of Art, part of Manchester Metropolitan University and Manchester City Council.

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Design MCR runs Thur 15th October – Mon 20th October at various venues in and around Manchester. For more info & tickets visit designmcr.com.

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Posted on Oct 1st, 15 by | Twitter: @lisahassell

Founder & director of Inkygoodness, Lisa is a published writer and arts journalist, focusing on creative business, graphic art and illustration and design education. Her words regularly appear in Computer Arts, Creative Bloq, Digital Arts and IdN.

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