Brexit Design Manifesto presented to UK Culture Minister Matt Hancock

Ahead of Brexit, the UK design sector has mobilized with a Brexit Design Manifesto, presented to Culture Minister Matt Hancock. Initiated by Dezeen founder Marcus Fairs and launched at the London Design Festival, the manifesto advocates for protecting foreign worker hiring, maintaining international dialogue, planning events to connect creative communities, and improving design education regulation. It also calls for stronger representation of the sector in ministerial decisions. Over 1.5 million people are employed in UK design, which generates significant revenue. The manifesto has been signed by prominent figures including Amanda Levete, Sadie Morgan, Paul Priestman, Deyan Sudjic, and Royal College of Art rector Paul Thompson. The recent opening of the new Design Museum in London has further boosted the sector. Hancock acknowledged design and architecture as "vitally important to our future as an outward looking creative nation" for 2017, but questions remain whether this will protect foreign designers in London.