Designbar.com ... an Essential Sourcing Tool and Shop Window for the Design Industry - to connect, educate, view and shop.

 Contacts  -  the ultimate design resource.
"An architect is only as good as his contact book" – this quote shows one example of the need for making connections in the design industry.
We have a rich and vibrant industry but it is impossible to find each other, we all work very hard in our own little worlds, and networking is time consuming and inefficient. Wouldn't it be good to have an easily accessible contacts directory?
We are generating a sourcing service that combines the benefits of a contact telephone directory, a reference library, a headhunter, a trade show and a professional association. As a member any designer, manufacturer or supplier is able to advertise their services on their individual web pages.

 Education  -  the next generation of designers.
How do design students find the best courses? How can they compare those in London with those in Milan? How can students promote their degree shows? Where can prospective employees find students to offer placements or jobs?
We offer design students comprehensive information and advice relating to design colleges, courses, and tutors. We offer encouragement through competitions, bursaries and grants, with listings of work placements, job opportunities and graduate positions. Our student members are able to display their work on their dedicated web pages.

 Events  -  what's on where and when.
We provide both the design industry and the design-aware public with a calendar of all design-related events, exhibitions and trade shows with the opportunity to provide feedback on any event.

 Shopping  -  shop till you drop.
How can we find the latest must-have products?
We offer a growing range of the best-designed contemporary and classic products available on the market.
The shopping quarter was concieved primarily as a means to promote the designers, manufacturers and the suppliers, which is why each product will have direct links to the designer, the manufacturer and the supplier with full details so that you can contact them directly if you have a specific requirement. 

If you have any ideas, suggestions of what you want or criticism of what we are doing now, then please let us know by contacting us. 

 Progress To Date

 Third Party Endorsements

 Founder Director Steuart Padwick


See What They Say...

Suzanne Imre - Editor Livingetc
Designbar.com - What a simple but genius idea

Professor Sir Christopher Frayling
Designbar.com seems to me an excellent idea

Sir Terence Conran
a vital website for the creative industries

James Dyson
an essential sourcing tool and shop window for the design industry.

Andrew Summers Former CEO Design Council
the concept of designbar.com is a good one

Dids Macdonald CEO ACID
...a fast-track, premium information source