January 2026 // London Webflow Meetup // Code Components + Bootstrapping Design
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We're back for 2️⃣ 0️⃣ 2️⃣ 6️⃣ !!
This month we are focusing on Code Components and Bootstrapping Design.
The London Webflow Meetup is an informal monthly format to give anyone interested in Webflow the opportunity to meet and mingle in-person with real life 'Webflow'ers'!
Whether you're a beginner or an experienced professional, this event is a fantastic opportunity learn more about Webflow in the real world and to network with like-minded individuals.
🕰️ SCHEDULE
6.15pm: drinks + mingle
6.30pm: welcome and announcements.
6.45pm: presentations
1️⃣ Liam McCabe, Co-founder, Code & Wander - Create Code Components with Claude
In this interactive session, we’ll explore how to use Claude as a practical partner when creating reusable code components. We’ll move beyond prompts and theory, focusing on real workflows you can apply straight away.
We’ll cover how to:
• Brief Claude effectively to generate clean, maintainable code
• Iterate on components collaboratively, refining structure and behaviour
• Deploy to Webflow Cloud and use the component in the designer
• Spot limitations, edge cases, and when human judgement still matters
The session is hands-on and discussion-led, with room to test ideas, ask questions, and adapt examples to your own projects. You’ll leave with a clearer approach to using AI to support component-based development.
2️⃣ Rachel Ilan Simpson, Freelance Product Designer - From 0 to Scale: Bootstrapping Design at Startups & Scale-ups
How do you set up design for success in a fast-moving startup? And how do you scale it when the company grows? I’ve tackled both challenges - bootstrapping design as the first hire at an early-stage startup and leading design transformation at a scale-up. In both cases, my playbooks were informed by my time at Google.
I’ll cover:
• Bootstrapping with component libraries to speed up design and engineering
• Tools to build a culture of cross-functional collaboration
• Adapting design systems and processes as the company scales
• Defining and executing a design vision to turn the ship
• Hiring: from making the first design hire to scaling a team
8.00pm: social at The Old Fountain
🌍 LOCATION
Beyond, Level 2, The Bower Building, 207 Old St, London EC1V 9NR
Main building entrance closes at 7pm!
1 minute walk from Old Street tube station. Take the MAIN tube station exit. Entrance to The Bower building is down a side street next to the Wagamama restaurant.
📺 Live steam!
Can't make it in person? Then tune into our new live stream.
https://www.youtube.com/live/r6Qlzz-h44o
and make sure you hit the Notify Me bell!
🎥 MEDIA RELEASE
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✊ CODE OF CONDUCT
Finally, in attending this event you are agreeing to the Webflow Community Code of Conduct.