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Basecamp3 came third in the Best Creative Incubator of 2010 at the 9th Annual Incubation Conference and Awards held in Liverpool. But hey! we were in good company, second was the Tallinn Creative Incubator and first was the Arts Incubator of Kansas both much bigger organisations that have been going for several years. Next year its being held in New Zealand, maybe we'll come first.

Liverpool Design Festival & Show 18 – 27 November 2010

All the design conscious, stylish and fashionable people will be heading to Liverpool this November for the second annual Design Festival. The festival is a celebration of contemporary design in a city famed for its love of fashion.

Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 November Design Show

In the sumptuous neo-classical surroundings of the grade 1 listed St Georges Hall visitors to the Design Show will meet around 100 designers and makers of furniture, fashion, ceramics, accessories, lighting, jewellery and decorative art. Just 5 weeks before Christmas there will be hundreds of opportunities to discover unique and exclusive gifts.

There will also be the premiere of the A/W 2010 collection from Claudette Joseph on the catwalk. Claudette can count Helen Mirren and Julie Christie as customers, and her latest collection combines influences and inspirations from the 1940's and 50's. The Design Show will give visitors an exclusive opportunity to meet Claudette, see her work and order or buy directly from her as her clothes are not yet available in shops or boutiques in the North West. www.claudettejoseph.co.uk

The other Key Exhibitors are; Tom Sutton & Ruth Ball - contemporary furniture with bespoke enamel decoration, Rebecca Gouldson – beautifully etched metal wall art, Sarah Thirlwell – sculptural vases, lamps, tables and bowls ingeniously turned from wood, recycled plastics and leather and Philippe Starck favourite Ilsa Parry with her innovative lamps, chairs and glasses.

There will be strong representation of designers based in Liverpool and the North West (Tom Sutton, Rebecca Gouldson, Ilsa Parry, Nawal Gebreel, Susan Comer, Tania Oakshott, Christine Toh to name just a few) giving them an excellent opportunity to meet the public, make important business contacts and develop their profiles. Browse all exhibitors at www.liverpooldesignfestival/com/design-show/exhibitors

Design Festival Director, Tara Badami, explains;

“We want to introduce people to the very best of design and designers and the Design Show brings everyone under one roof. If you appreciate quality, innovation and beauty the Design Show is the place to come – treat yourself or buy the ideal gift just five weeks before Christmas!”

Are we:
• a creative community based in the creative quarter of the city
• a creative hub providing a focus for businesses
• a creative community that provides an IP safe zone encouraging collaboration
• a creative community that drives innovation
• an route to creative and cultural enterprise networks in the region
• able to support individuals art and design practice and portfolio building
• an access channel to EU R & D initiatives and international business
• a focus on the creative ‘idea’ –“ innovative business planning for innovation”
• a creative community linked to other business hubs and creative communities around the EU and internationally