About Renew
Established by William Knight, Renew is an independent consultancy working with organisations and individuals to build content, strategy and connections in the design sector.
Renew works in partnership with clients to:
Engage and develop audiences and networks
Deliver research, insights and strategy for design promotion
Conceive, commission and produce design-related content
Establish commercial and other links to the UK & international design community
The collaborative ethos of Renew is intended to make things work better, by delivering sustainable partnerships in response to business objectives. This might include strategic marketing and PR, brand & product promotion, sponsorship and creative collaborations, but also market research, developing promotional platforms and enhancing event programming.
Renew is able to make the most of a significant and influential community of contacts and collaborators; a unique network brought together through William’s experience of delivering design events, festivals and exhibitions. Used well, this network can deliver long-lasting and effective means of developing markets, brand awareness and loyalty, alongside reciprocal relationships that complement and enhance business success.
Built on William’s 20 years of working in design promotion, Renew draws on his experience in delivering projects of all scales and his work with a diverse array of organisations to develop audiences & customers.
William Knight
William Knight has worked at the centre of UK design promotion for over 20 years, starting out with a government relations role at the Design Council. He joined the original team setting up the London Design Festival in 2003 as Deputy Director, playing a significant role in establishing a new, powerful model for city design events. In 2012 he was recruited by Media 10 Ltd to lead their commercial design exhibitions and events as Director of both 100% Design and Clerkenwell Design Week.
More recently, William spent two years working in the Middle East, as Director of Dubai Design Week. Returning to London in 2019 he established a new independent business; The Renew Consultancy, which specialises in design promotion strategy, content development and event production. Renew’s current clients include Design District London, Sunderland City Council and Driven x Design (Australia) all of which are working with him to develop and deliver digital events on a variety of platforms.
William co-founded Design Dialogue in 2020 as a channel for design connectors to get together and share information, ideas and expertise; the first year’s programme included ten digital events with over 50 speakers drawn from William’s extensive contacts across the design sector. His digital event experience has added to William’s unique range of experience in delivering design campaigns of all sizes, in the UK and around the world.
Contact
Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you’re interested in any of my current or previous projects, if you’d like to discuss a challenge / opportunity or if you’d simply like advice or an opinion. I’m available on Zoom anywhere, and can arrange to meet face-to-face in London or nearby.
william@therenew.net
+44(0) 7811 348 412