The Linbury Trust supports CCAC in promoting emergent designers

CCAC is creating a new “emergent designers” stream, which over the coming months will support five rising designers to work with us on our co-design projects.

To date, CCAC’s school projects have blossomed with the help of young, emergent designers. Four of our partner designers in 2022/2023 were from fledgling practices. Their CCAC programmes covered a cross-section of design disciplines and subjects: timber architecture, fashion and clothing, ecology and landscape, and design for an urban community, all projected to 2050 in extreme climatic conditions. To the joy of Yr5 school children, our emerging designers brought a pioneering spirit, the ability to innovate, and unbounded enthusiasm.

Now many of CCAC’s design partners generously give their time for free. But we recognise that young, independent designers from under-represented groups or from small, newly established practices lack the resources to do so. The Linbury Trust’s assistance will support these designers to work with us, enabling CCAC to further consolidate our projects in state schools, while continuing to support incipient talent.

We will shortly be launching a call for emergent designers to apply to The CCAC Young Designer Award, supported by the Linbury Trust.

The Linbury Trust is a long-established grant-maker in the arts and culture sectors. They also support projects focused on education, the environment and climate. The Trust was set up in 1973 by Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover KG and his wife Lady Sainsbury CBE, Anya Linden. CCAC is immensely grateful for The Linbury Trust’s support.