Cardiff Design Festival is an annual event organised by the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff

University of Wales Institute, Cardiff

Cardiff Metropolitan University is a university situated in Cardiff. It operates from three campuses: Llandaff on Western Avenue, Cyncoed, and Howard Gardens in the City Centre. The university serves over 12,000 students...

 in partnership with a number of Cardiff

Cardiff

Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...

 organisations, which since its inception has included Design Wales

Design Wales

Design Wales is an organisation based at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, which over the years has raised the profile and increased the use of design within the Wales’ economy. This to a great extent has been achieved by providing one to one design advise directly to Welsh companies and...

, an organisation which has a pan Wales remit for supporting and encouraging the use of design.The Festival was first held in 2005, within the City Centre at the Park Plaza Hotel on Cardiff's Greyfriars Road, as well as a number of other events and seminars at various locations around the City.

The 2006 Cardiff Design Festival featured a portable exhibit, which showcased the "Best of Wales", featuring local companies including Asbri, Howies

Howies

howies is a clothing company originally based in Cardigan Bay, Wales.The company was founded by Clare and David Hieatt in 1995 and produces eco-friendly T-shirts, jeans and sportswear, and aims to have ethically correct practices. howies sometimes use natural fabrics as alternatives to...

, Hoffi,Orangebox, Studio SDA, Huw David Design, Elfen, and Attic 2. The exhibit was transported to the London Design Festival

London Design Festival

The London Design Festival was established in 2003 as an annual event to celebrate and promote London as the creative capital of the world and gateway to the UK’s world class creative industries. The Festival acts as a platform for a large and diverse range of partner organisations drawn from...

 and Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

Design Week.

External links

• Cardiff Design Festival – Official website
• The Design Trail – Official iPhone and iPad application
• Design Wales website
• Huw David Design
• Hoffi
• Orangebox