Calling all Creatives! Branching into the Future: Reusable Christmas Tree Design Brief

The Design Museum and Opportunity Kensington invite designers, artists, architects, and creative thinkers to submit proposals for a striking, demountable Christmas structure to be displayed on the forecourt outside the Design Museum in Kensington during the 2025 festive season. The structure should be re-usable in future years and allow for the tree’s decorations to be updated every year in response to local and national themes.

Submission Requirements – deadline October 10 2025​

• Concept statement (max 500 words)​
• Technical drawings and/or digital renderings of the design​
• Description of materials and construction method (RAMS)​
• Estimated budget and fabrication plan​
• CV or short bio of entrant/team​
• Optional: links to previous relevant work or portfolio

  Key Dates​

  Competition launch: September 22 2025​

  Submission deadline: October 10 2025​

  Winner announced: October 14 2025​

  Fabrication: October 15 – November 10 2025​

  Installation period: November 10 2025 for 2 days​

  Display duration: Initially for 8 weeks, and reused in subsequent years​

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  Prize​

  The winning design will be built and exhibited on the Design Museum forecourt, crediting the designer. The selected designer/team will receive a £2,000 honorarium plus a production budget of £15,000, to include any engineering sign offs required. A steering group will review the submissions and runners-up will be offered a publicity campaign alongside the winning design and its creators.​

  Queries and How to Submit​

  If you have any queries and want to view the full brief,  please email us at [email protected] ​

  Entries should be submitted via the same email address  with the subject line: Reusable Christmas Tree 2025 Entry – [Your Name/Team Name]