Local Heroes

Local Heroes is a curatorial agency connecting audiences with exceptional design. Scotland is becoming increasingly renowned for its contribution to international design and while tradition and heritage remain a focal point in the popular imagination – diversity, pluralism and connectedness to global networks are influencing a whole generation of designers. Our aims and objectives are to: - Facilitate the realisation of new and exciting work - Find opportunities for designers to expand their own practice and collaborate - Begin to identify and develop a design language for Scotland - Increase and diversify audiences for design and develop design culture - Present to international audiences and promote design in unconventional ways - Reimagine models of presentation, production and partnerships Founder: Dr Stacey Hunter is a design curator and creative producer whose work connects design thinking and practice to the everyday life of cities.