"London needs more days like Dezeen Day" say speakers and attendees
Speakers and attendees have been giving their feedback on the inaugural Dezeen Day conference in London last week, with BBC radio presenter LionHeart describing it as "the best design conference I've been to".
The sold-out conference took place on 30 October at BFI Southbank in central London. Panelists and speakers praised Dezeen for the quality of the agenda-setting event.
MoMA curator Paola Antonelli opened Dezeen Day with a keynote speech
"It was a great conference, a perfect first time," said MoMA curator Paola Antonelli, who opened the day with a keynote speech.
"London needs more days like Dezeen Day!" said industrial designer Benjamin Hubert, who spoke on the panel about entrepreneurialism.
"It was an honour to present our thoughts to a super-engaged audience on a day that offered a forum to discuss and share ideas that can meaningfully improve people's lives and the world around us through the power of creativity." BBC Radio London presenter and architecture aficionado LionHeart said: "I have to say that was the best design conference I've been to." LionHeart's interviews with Dezeen Day speakers were broadcast on his show last Friday evening.
A sellout audience of more than 450 people attended the conference
Alongside Antonelli, keynote speeches were given by speculative architect Liam Young and artist Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg.
Each of the keynote speakers was awarded a Changemaker award by Dezeen's editor-in-ch...
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