In its 10th year the Sri Lankan Design Festival 2021 (SLDF), showcased a thriving community of various designers  that have reset the norms to create an impact in sustainable design and innovative initiatives in  the creative industry in Sri Lanka. A veritable hothouse for creating design talent in Sri Lanka the Academy of Design (AOD) which is a premier design education institution is the backbone of the SLDF. In a first of its kind the sections of the events were held virtually while the graduate students came togther at the Innovation Tower to showcase their graduate collections.