RCA Service Design

Just 20 days to go!

Service Design students are getting ready to showcase their EXPO, highlighting original concepts, innovative problem-solving, and bold ideas that envision the future of design.

Join us to explore exceptional Service Design projects from our 2026 cohort, alongside lightning talks & panel discussions exploring Service Design at a Crossroads: What comes next for Service Design? The event serves as both a celebration of our graduating cohort’s achievements and a vital space for reflection on where Service Design practice is headed.

Opening Times:
Friday 17th July, 12 - 8pm, Design Bar + Gorvy Theater
Saturday 18th July, 12 - 6pm, Design Bar
Sunday 19th July, 12 - 6pm, Design Bar

Events:
Lightning Talks + Panel Discussions

RCA Battersea
Riverside, 1 Hester Rd,
London SW11 4AY

If you’d like to attend the Lightning Talks and Panel Discussion on Friday, then please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rca-2026-service-design-show-tickets-1992064818497?aff=oddtdtcreator

Design Comes with Responsibility.

In our 5th Seminar, our cohort explored the transformative
power of Social Innovation and the designer’s role in fostering resilient, sustainable communities.

With a career spanning over four decades, from Materials and Strategic Design to Service Design, Ezio Manzini shared insights on how design can act as a major driver for sustainable change through his flagship initiative, “Design for City Making.”

Speaker Lineup
🔵 Ezio Manzini, Distinguished Professor on Design for Social Innovation at ELISAVA, Founder of the DESIS Network, and Author of Design, When Everybody Designs.

Nothing beats good friends, a challenge, and a packed game night! 💖 Making memories and building connections outside the classroom.
Whether it’s a high-stakes round of Catan or a classic game of Backgammon, the studio energy is always better when we’re playing together.