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Venue Type
Unique Venue
City
London
Region
Central London
Standing
1000
theatre
200
dinner
400
bedrooms
0
About
Design Avenue at Design Centre
Design Avenue is the dramatic central event space at Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, one of London's leading destinations for interior design. Created in 2019 by enclosing the open-air area between the original Domes and Design Centre East, it is a vast, light-filled architectural atrium designed for temporary events and exhibitions.
The space is available for exhibitions, corporate events, awards dinners, brand showcases, fashion shows and car launches, with a maximum capacity of 1,000 guests and seated dinners for up to 400. Its scale and blank-canvas character make it particularly strong for ambitious productions, installations and experiential events.
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Facilities and Services
Design Avenue provides a highly flexible event environment suitable for bespoke production, exhibitions and experiential builds. Its location within Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour places events within an established luxury design destination containing more than 135 showrooms and a wider 28,000m² site.
The venue is available for private hire weekdays from 7am–11pm and weekends from 5pm–11pm. The Design Centre also has onsite parking and secure bicycle parking.
Ideal For
- Large-Scale Corporate Events
- Brand Activations
- Product Launches
- Automotive Launches
- Fashion Shows
- Design Exhibitions
- Trade Exhibitions
- Consumer Exhibitions
- Awards Ceremonies
- Awards Dinners
- Gala Dinners
- Experiential Events
- Immersive Events
- Luxury Brand Events
- Press Launches
- Creative Installations
- Networking Events
- Drinks Receptions
- Pop-Up Events
- Showcases
Key Features
- 1,000-Guest Capacity – Large-scale venue for receptions and corporate events.
- 400-Guest Dinners – Suitable for substantial seated dinners and awards events.
- Architectural Atrium – Dramatic contemporary space with exceptional height and scale.
- Blank Canvas – Flexible environment designed for bespoke event production.
- Natural Daylight – Light-filled atrium architecture creates a distinctive daytime setting.
- Design-Led Location – Situated at the heart of London's leading interiors destination.
- Exhibition Ready – Regularly transformed for major exhibitions and installations.
- Automotive Events – The venue specifically promotes the space for car launches.
- Flexible Hire – Available for weekday and weekend evening events.
- Creative Surroundings – Located amongst more than 135 international design showrooms.
1,000-Guest Capacity – Large-scale venue for receptions and corporate events.
400-Guest Dinners – Suitable for substantial seated dinners and awards events.
Architectural Atrium – Dramatic contemporary space with exceptional height and scale.
Blank Canvas – Flexible environment designed for bespoke event production.
Natural Daylight – Light-filled atrium architecture creates a distinctive daytime setting.
Design-Led Location – Situated at the heart of London's leading interiors destination.
Exhibition Ready – Regularly transformed for major exhibitions and installations.
Automotive Events – The venue specifically promotes the space for car launches.
Flexible Hire – Available for weekday and weekend evening events.
Creative Surroundings – Located amongst more than 135 international design showrooms.
Why Hire
Design Avenue stands out because it doesn't feel like a conventional conference or exhibition hall. The enormous glazed atrium provides the scale required for up to 1,000 guests while retaining a strong architectural and design identity.
It is particularly compelling for luxury brands, automotive launches, fashion, awards, exhibitions and experiential events where the appearance of the venue is part of the event itself. Its use for major installations such as WOW!house also demonstrates how extensively the space can be transformed.
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Location and Access
Design Avenue sits at the heart of Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, close to the River Thames in south-west London. The location is particularly appropriate for luxury, interiors, fashion, automotive and design-led events, with the surrounding Design Centre providing a distinctive creative backdrop rather than the feel of a conventional conference venue.
Imperial Wharf Railway Station | 0.2 miles
Fulham Broadway Underground Station | 0.9 miles
West Brompton Underground & Railway Station | 1.0 miles
Clapham Junction Railway Station | 1.3 miles
London Heathrow Airport | approximately 14 miles
VENUE INFO
Event spaces
1
meeting rooms
0
bedrooms
0
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