Welcome to the #DesignVentura the Design Museum stage Neil Onions, founder of Beyond The Box CIC and an expert in helping communities and especially young people find their voice 📢 He'll be concentrating on design as a tool for social action and inclusion 💪

Kicking off the #DesignVentura Celebration Day afternoon with Laura Lebeau from Map Project Office 🚆 She'll tell us about her work as an industrial designer - with a particular focus on radical sustainability - across objects, tech, and speculative design! the Design Museum

Welcome ChristtheKingCVA, CombertonVC, Dover Grammar School for Girls, HaggerstonSchool SLS, Heathcote School, Manor CE Academy, The Piggott School, St Joseph's Catholic High School, Upper Shirley High, and Ferndown Upper School for today's #DesignVentura Celebration Event ✏️⚙️💡📙🪑📏@deutschebank the Design Museum

Congratulations to our Top 10 shortlisted schools who earlier this week pitched at Deutsche Bank to our panel of judges! The #DesignVentura exhibition showcasing the top 10 designs will open on the 26 April 2024.

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Congratulations to all our shorlisted teams, we can't wait to find out who the 2023-24 winner is next month!

And last but not least, Upper Shirley High Upper Shirley High School's #DesignVentura pitch is Dish of the Day, a super-versatile board game focusing on communities in London and the dishes they share 🍜🥯🌮🍛 the Design Museum

Now we have St Joseph's Catholic High School and their Emergency Cache, for carrying small things on the go: a reusable shopping bag, trolley coin, and a £5 note were their examples, but your imagination is the limit! #DesignVentura the Design Museum

Next up we have Manor CE Academy and SCRAP (otherwise known as Safety-Conscious-Reflect-And-Protect), helping to keep you safe and increase your visibility at night or in crowds, while re-using synthetic textile waste 💪 the Design Museum

#DesignVentura are back from our break starting with Heathcote School Heathcote School with The Study Buddy, a self-assembly, flat-packed revision organiser made from single-sheet material. #DesignVentura the Design Museum

Last team before the break, HaggerstonSchool SLS Haggerston School's take on accessible design. Their Braille Calendar incorporates abstract colour and sculptural details to make it a joy for sighted and visually impaired users. #DesignVentura the Design Museum

Next up Ferndown Upper School and their Bouncy Buddies: collect them on your desk or car dashboard to show off your favourite designers - includes talking points for you to share with friends and family too 👩‍👩‍👧‍👦 #DesignVentura the Design Museum

Dover Grammar School Dover Grammar School for Girls are lucky third with OUTFITY,  aiming to simplify your wardrobe and help you decide what outfit to wear, whether it's your day-to-day or a special occasion. #DesignVentura the Design Museum

Next up say hello to CombertonVC presenting the Creative Colour Box. Use the colourful triangles and take inspiration from the provided prompts to create shapes and animals 🦒🦥🐢 with family and friends - and watch them light up! the Design Museum #DesignVentura

Kicking off today's #DesignVentura pitching is Christ the King Voluntary Catholic Academy ChristtheKingCVA with Road To Go. Combining your child's favourite toys with a versatile backdrop all in one easily packable, portable product. the Design Museum #DesignVentura

Good luck #DesignVentura 🥁🥁 ChristtheKingCVA, CombertonVC, Dover Grammar School for Girls, HaggerstonSchool SLS, Heathcote School, Manor CE Academy, The Piggott School, St Joseph's Catholic High School, Upper Shirley High, Ferndown Upper School

🚨 Our state schools are all busy practicing their pitches in the last few minutes before we kick off this year's Pitching Event... #excited #DesignVentura

Judges are viewing video pitches from the shortlisted International & Independent category schools. Good luck #designventura The King's School, Tudor Hall School, and St John's School

Excited for today's #DesignVentura 2023-24 Pitching Event today at Deutsche Bank HQ!
Thank you to our expert judges 📢Sebastian Conran, Max Fraser, Preena Patel of Design Museum Shop, @CWoermann, and this year's brief setter Kangan Arora - and of course our shortlisted schools 🌟

🚨 Design Ventura submission deadline 21 Feb 🚨

Submit your entry at
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- participation certificates for all students
- feedback on submitted entry (even if it's not quite finished!)

📨Email us [email protected] with any questions.

STACK IT! the #DesignVentura 2022-23 winning product designed by students from The Piggott School is now on sale in the @designmuseum shop. All proceeds from the sales go to @cr_uk
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