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Design Manchester's 10 x 10 exhibition explores the theme of longevity

The Bench Self Made Gallery is currently hosting 10 x 10, a collaborative exhibition produced by the city's creative community to launch the first annual creative festival Design Manchester. The event is sponsored by the Manchester School of Art, part of Manchester Metropolitan University, which is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year.

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Colourful felt balls spilling from a sculptural hand with text reading "Free to take

On display are 10 collaborative works on the theme of longevity, produced by local artists and designers including artist Mark Kennedy, designer David Sedgwick and performance poet John Cooper Clarke. The collection is a platform to showcase Manchester’s home-grown talent and personality on a national and international scale, as the work will be showcased by Design Manchester and will also be displayed in Manchester’s Town Hall during the festival. To find out more, go to www.designmcr.com.

Image Credit: Sebastian Matthes

Ten collaborative artworks exploring longevity displayed on a wooden shelf, including glass domes, decorative objects and coloured vessels arranged against a white wall
Three glass bottles containing blue, red-orange and yellow liquids arranged on a white surface, alongside a boxed product with a red and blue spherical object inside
Brain model under a glass dome with a label on a teal base, part of Design Manchester's 10 x 10 longevity exhibition
Blue eye with black pupil mounted on a stick inside a clear dome with a yellow base, displayed as part of the 10 x 10 longevity exhibition
Wooden bench displaying coloured paper squares arranged in a grid pattern on the wall behind, with printed materials laid across the table surface
Wooden bench displaying photographs of people and coloured paper squares arranged in a grid pattern as part of a collaborative artwork exploring longevity
Two circular artworks mounted on a stand, one featuring an intricate geometric pattern in brown and white, the other a cream-coloured disc with text and markings, with an orange cylindrical object between them
Interactive installation featuring a Samsung monitor on a stand displaying a blue circular design, with a yellow platform below, orange desk holding a laptop, keyboard, and two pairs of headphones connected by white cables
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