As is the case with so many creative industries, design is massively unrepresentative, with the ‘pay to play’ model locking out many, especially those from more disadvantaged backgrounds. As the organisers of the UK’s biggest design festival, with funding from the London Mayoral Office, we called on LDF to use a small fraction of this funding to provide a genuinely affordable – ideally free – platform for those trying to forge a career in design. We’re very grateful to journalist Jane Englefield who allowed us to share our perspective in a Dezeen article.