Redesigning London’s shared cultural spaces with Jayden Ali. Plus: Reykjavík’s DesignMarch 2026

About this episode

British architect Jayden Ali discusses his new galleries at V&A East and explores Icelandic design at DesignMarch 2026.

Forward-thinking British architect Jayden Ali joins to detail his new galleries at V&A East in London. Then: unpicking Icelandic design stereotypes at DesignMarch 2026. Plus: highlights at this year’s NYCxDesign.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Jayden Ali

Topics covered

• architecture
• cultural spaces
• design
• Icelandic design
• NYCxDesign

Keywords

• Jayden Ali
• V&A East
• London
• DesignMarch 2026
• NYCxDesign
• cultural spaces
• Icelandic design

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: V&A East

Places: London, Iceland

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