Department Store & Co: Soft Launch + Fight For Kindness Exhibition

📅 Date: Friday, 14th November
🕔 Time: 5:00 PM – 10:30 PM
📍 Location: Department Store & Co, 55 Sadler Gate, Derby, DE1 3NQ

We’re opening our doors, and you’re invited to celebrate with us! Join us for the official launch of Department Store & Co, an independent store and creative hub celebrating design, culture, and community in the heart of Derby's Cathedral Quarter.

To mark our opening, we’re teaming up with TypeCampus to present The Fight for Kindness, an inspiring poster campaign. We will be featuring selected works from 28 artists. Discover powerful designs that promote empathy, inclusion, and creativity, all beautifully displayed throughout our new space.

About “Fight for Kindness”

The Fight for Kindness campaign by TypeCampus is a global project using typography as a tool for change. Through posters designed by artists from around the world, it celebrates empathy and the belief that creativity can shape a kinder, more connected world.

Exhibiting Artists

An& Patel / Erica Holeman / Sofi De Palma / Daniel Mudra / Agnieszka Srokosz / Alex Foxley / Nitya Bellani / Carina Lindmeier / Duy Nguyen / Alexander Stern / Firas Koukache / Julia Hanke / PatoPato / Mat Voyce / Nicola Hammeschmied / David Oku / Phil Thomas / David Brown / An Chen / Ibrahim Zaki / Saehyeen Shin / Sarah Rebtine / Darius Enache / Stuart Walster / Eleonora Nitopi / Yoonbee Baek / Vanessa Zúñiga Tinizaray /  Shrishti Vajpai

During the Night

Shop independent brands in-store and be the first to explore our curated selection.

Book a Print Pass for just £10, to screen print your own exclusive tote bag — includes 3 issues of Posterzine. RRP £40!

Explore the exhibition and connect with artists, designers, and fellow creatives.

Enjoy free drinks, good music, and great company as we celebrate this new beginning.

🎟️ Tickets

Admission is free, but Print Pass spaces are limited [Book Your Print Pass Ticket →]

We can’t wait to welcome you to Department Store & Co.

Partners

TypeCampus | Zetafonts | People of Print® | Posterzine® | Hahnemühle Paper | Print Isn't Dead® | Grafik Media | Vastex 

With special thanks to Derby City Council and all of our backers for their continued support.