A free two-day festival in west London brings art, design and community together, with large-scale installations, open studios and hands-on workshops.
Park Royal Design District’s free two-day celebration of art, design and community promises an unmissable cultural moment within the London Design Festival 2025.
The non-profit, founded to support the area’s creative community, is now in its fifth year at the festival. Once an overlooked industrial zone in west London, Park Royal has undergone a striking cultural resurgence. Designated a Creative Enterprise Zone, it has become home to a growing cluster of designers and makers, many working in repurposed buildings that recall the district’s history in the automotive and food industries.
Circularity and sustainability remain central to its ethos. Studios across the district showcase inventive approaches to design, frequently employing reclaimed materials and industrial offcuts. Their work spans disciplines from millinery and leathercraft to glasswork, furniture, textiles and product design.
Grace Williams, PRDD Programme Director, says: “Visitors to the area are consistently
enthused and energised by the thriving creative community here. It is a prime example
of the important role artists play in authentically regenerating former industrial areas.”
The highlight of this year’s programme is 11 Million Dots, one of Europe’s largest artworks. Created by artist Rafael El Baz in close collaboration with local residents, the six-storey installation transforms the facade of Vantage Data Centers’ LHR21 facility. El Baz recorded ambient noise, machinery and more than 120 interviews with Park Royal’s community before translating them into a striking visual language that now stretches across the building.
Highlights of Park Royal Design District
Ben Pipe Photography
11 Million Dots — Rafael El Baz
13–21 Sept, 24 hours, LHR21 Data Centre, Wesley Playing Fields, NW10 6PH
Spanning the six-storey facade of Vantage Data Centers’ LHR21 facility, 11 Million Dots is among Europe’s largest public artworks. Created with the Park Royal community, Rafael El Baz translated more than 120 interviews, ambient noise and street sounds into 11 million perforations evoking microchips and cityscapes. In keeping with PRDD’s sustainability priorities, waste heat from the data centre will be recycled into energy for the local community. QR codes on-site link to soundscapes and a film about the making of the work.
Paul Read Photography Ltd (Kingston)
Bill Amberg Studio Presents Next Generation in Experimental Leather
13–19 Sept, 14 Minerva Road, NW10 6HJ
The London workshop opens its doors with a showcase of experimental leather projects developed with Kingston University’s Product & Furniture Design MA and The Leathersellers’ Foundation.
North Acton Village Hut — ReCollective and Social Designs
13–16 Sept, North Acton Square, W3 6UP
Workshops in clay plastering and timber cladding accompany the construction of a prototype hut built from reclaimed timber sourced in Park Royal’s film industry.
Open Studio — Blast Studio
13–14 Sept, EX2, 41–43 Standard Road, NW10 6HF
Blast Studio will display new work made from Cupsan, a material derived from discarded coffee cups, alongside 3D-printed sculptures and experimental clay research.
Consume — Regan Boyce
13–14 Sept, North Acton Square, W3 6UP
An immersive installation staged as a shop in which only packaging is for sale, probing the power of brand identity and consumer desire.
100 Year Dustpan Launch — Absolute Beginners Factory CIC
Launch 13 Sept, Minerva Works, 1–2 Minerva Road, NW10 6HJ
Young makers unveil a dustpan forged from reclaimed scrap metal, the first product from a new community factory that trains and pays 17–21-year-olds to create everyday goods from waste.
The Beings Furniture Collection — David Samuel
13–14 Sept, North Acton Square, W3 6UP
A sculptural furniture series made in small batches from birch ply, recycled materials and hand-applied finishes.
Rescued Clay Workshop
13–14 Sept, Minerva Works, NW10 6HJ
Hands-on sessions in clay rescued from local construction sites, transformed into tiles and small sculptures.
Join the official launch party of the festival with drinks, live music and DJ set. FREE: please RSVP
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