With projects in almost every corner of the globe, 2015 has been another inspiring year for our team. Here are our personal highlights:

Vicky Richardson: Dinner with Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania, and a visit to the former dictator Enva Hoxha’s house in Tirana

João Guarantani: Aside from a whirlwind trip to Cuba and the UK Pavilion in Guadalajara, mine was having our away day at Futuro House! Thanks to Central Saint Martins

Kendall Robbins: Opening Skopje Fashion Weekend and the European University’s ‘Wedding Stories’ exhibition at the National Museum of Macedonia

Niamh Tuft: eating a Ukrainian feast after the opening of Ukrainian Fashion Week with the Fanzine Kyiv team…a menu including 7 types of lard….

Gianluca Amadei: Meeting Mark Wigley in Instanbul and visiting Faye Toogood’s studio during Design Connections.

Alastair Donald: Cosmonauts: Birth of the Space Age – exhibition of the year and brilliant reminder of what it means to be bold and pioneering

Harriet Seabourne: Singapore-New Zealand- South Korea – Moscow whirlwind trip over 7 days including a visit to the Korea Polar Research Institute and Dongdaemun Design Plaza!

Jacob de Munnik: Welcome Drinks of the Design Connections programme in a beautiful setting at the CitizenM hotel where I finally got to meet all the delegates in person

Ella Reynolds: being honoured with a new Nigerian name (Yemisi Olafunde) and the accompanying ceremony at Nike’s Art Gallery, Lagos - with traditional dress and a crown and singing

Melanie Spencer: Repairing go karts on our outreach visit to Khayelitsha township with mobile Maker Library

Dapinder Chahal: joining the British Council ADF team and being a part of Design Connections

Debbie Leane: Joining the fashion team and meeting with the IFS advisory panel to select this year’s participants

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