Enterprise Nation

The London Design Festival (until 27 September) is in full swing, with events across the capital attracting design talent from across the globe. In support of the event, The Good Web Guide has picked out its top websites for contemporary, modern design offering you the chance to discover new talent, commission work or find inspiration.

Newdesignersonline.co.uk

A comprehensive directory, Newdesignersonline.co.uk allows homeowners, journalists, interior designers and design companies alike to recruit, commission or discover new and inspiring work from a huge pool of fresh design talent.

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DeTank.com

This online think tank dedicates itself to everything relating to modern contemporary design, architecture and interiors, helping to put designs in context by connecting them with news, interviews, opinions, exhibitions and exchange.

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Colourlovers.com

A colour and design community, COLOURlovers, shares its love of colour with the world, covering over one million colour names, hundreds of thousands of colour palettes and patterns as well as comments and ratings, interviews, articles and news.

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Feelgood-designs.com

This company is defined by the principle that good design can have a profound influence on child development, learning and the quality of play. Its innovative and eco-friendly PLAY+SOFT range offers a flexible environment for children, with the aesthetics of an art installation, and has been exhibited across the world.

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Google Sketchup

Become a designer or architect with the help of this handy service from Google, which allows users to create, modify and share 3D models of anything they like online via a number of Video Tutorials. Your chance to design your own piece of furniture, or re-plan your own garden or interior space.

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