Interior Industry & Design Events January 2020

The New Year is just around the corner, and what better way to start planning ahead for 2020 than with a host of fresh inspirations and the low-down on the latest trends and innovations from the must-attend trade events of the season. Check out our selection of interior design events and take advantage of SBID’s complimentary ticket offers to help kick-start your creative juices this coming January!

10th – 13th January

DOMOTEX – Hannover, Germany

A leading trade show and the biggest innovations and trend platform for the flooring industry. It is the place to soak up inspiration for luxurious fitted carpets, elegant solid wood parquet, magnificent rugs or stylish designer floor coverings as DOMOTEX provides interior designers with a unique overview of flooring trends, as well as insights into contemporary interior design solutions and new materials.

Complimentary tickets are available through SBID. Email [email protected] for more information.

13th – 19th January

imm cologne – Cologne, Germany

Hosted at the start of the year, imm cologne is where the interiors industry gathers to present and discover new launches from around the world, to experience the major future trends and make a successful start to the new season. The trade fair is a must-attend event for senior decision makers from all international markets and the interior design scene as a whole. 

17th – 21st January

MAISON&OBJET – Paris, France

As an international authority for home decor, interior design, architecture, lifestyle, culture and trends, MAISON&OBJET showcases the latest innovations and inspirations with its annual shows, events and digital platform. The Parisian trade fair brings together market professionals from across the industry, from brands, designers, interior designers and stylists, to buyers, hoteliers, restaurateurs and trend hunters… making it a key event for establishing new contacts and cultivating relationships with existing partners.

Complimentary tickets are available through SBID. Email [email protected] for more information.

17th – 26th January

DesignTO – Toronto, Canada

Going into its 10th year, the DesignTO Festival (formerly the Toronto Design Offsite Festival) transforms Toronto into a hub for creativity, taking art and design out of the studio and into the urban sphere. Canada’s largest annual celebration of design and contemporary culture, provides opportunities for emerging talent and engages the community with exceptional and accessible public programming.

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DOMOTEX is the world’s leading trade show and biggest innovations and trend platform for the flooring industry. It is the place to soak up inspiration for luxurious fitted carpets, elegant solid wood parquet, magnificent rugs or stylish designer floor coverings as DOMOTEX provides interior designers with a unique overview of flooring trends, as well as insights into contemporary interior design solutions and new materials.

At the upcoming DOMOTEX which will take place from the 10^th to the 13^th January 2020 the keynote theme is “ATMYSPHERE” which covers every aspect of well-being, natural lifestyle and sustainability, including the impact of floors on acoustics and air quality (e.g. low emissions).

To browse through the companies who will be showcasing their flooring products please click here.

HALL 8 is the creative heart of the trade fair

For the very first time, the popular Framing Trends showcase – the communicative and creative heart of the entire show – will occupy the whole of Hall 8. Framing Trends is where the “ATMYSPHERE” keynote theme takes physical form in an array of ingeniously inspired walkthrough presentations, creating a vibrant, electric atmosphere where thought-provoking discussions can take place and new cooperative ventures can emerge. In the Flooring Spaces, NuThinkers and Art & Interaction areas, manufacturers, interior designers, students and artists will showcase their special interpretation of the mega trend Well-Being.

Talks & Tours at DOMOTEX 2020

The Talks program will run from 11 am to 4:30 pm on each of the four days of DOMOTEX. This is a richly varied program of speed presentations followed by discussions on topical issues. The program on Friday is dedicated to the planning methodology known as building information modelling (BIM). On Saturday, the speakers will address social and ecological aspects, while the Sunday program is dedicated to health-promoting home and work environments. SBID’s Founder and CEO, Dr Vanessa Brady OBE will be making an appearance with her talk, Interior Designer Product Selections: Influences and insights for manufacturers on Sunday 12th January at 10.30 am! Finally, Monday’s program is aimed at university students and career-starters – an opportunity for budding young architects and planners to gather information and find answers to their questions on careers and career planning.

Each day of the show, AIT-Dialog will conduct guided Tours for architects, interior designers and experts to gain deeper insights into the keynote theme, discover the products on display and, of course, make contact with exhibitors. Running from 12 to 2 pm and again from 3 to 5 pm each day, the tours will be led by big-name international architects and interior designers. The morning tours will focus on various aspects of the keynote theme, such as healthcare, acoustics, digital technology and sustainability, while the afternoon tours will take in product innovations of interest to the contract flooring sector.

Complimentary tickets are available through SBID! Email [email protected] to find out more.

*Please note availability is limited so get in touch to claim yours and avoid disappointment. 

For some, December is a time for festivities; relaxing by the fire with a mulled wine or gearing up for all those Christmas parties – but if business is still on your brain this season and you’re not quite ready to hang up your Christmas stockings and call it a year, we’re sharing some of the upcoming design events to attend – as well as some exciting details about SBID’s latest announcement, due to launch this December!

3rd – 8th December

Design Miami – Miami, USA 

Design Miami/ is the global forum for design. Each fair brings together the most influential collectors, gallerists, designers, curators and critics from around the world in celebration of design culture and commerce. More than a marketplace for design, professionals gather to present museum-quality exhibitions of twentieth and twenty-first century furniture, lighting and objets d’art. Each show balances exclusive commercial opportunities with progressive cultural programming, creating collaborations between designers, design institutions, panels and lectures with luminaries from the world of design, architecture, art and fashion.

4th – 5th December

Architect@Work – Düsseldorf, Germany

The unique exhibition layout of ARCHITECT@WORK was created to ensure optimal contact between exhibitors and visitors, as visitors are automatically led along a route that winds its way through the exhibitors stands, showcasing their latest innovations. At ARCHITECT@WORK, traditional aisles are transformed into lounge zones: places to enjoy a drink, to network and to provide further explanation about innovative products, applications or services.

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4th – 6th December

The Buildings Show 2019 – Toronto, Canada

Lead for success. Empowering design professionals to improve business and industry practices, solve problems and save time and money while earning education credits for ARIDO and IDCEC. This year, The Buildings Show will be running from Wednesday 4th December, with opportunities to explore new technology innovations, attend informational sessions and connect with industry influencers.

Alongside showcasing inspiring and informative design concepts, the Buildings Show offers interior conversations about lighting, design trends for colour, kitchens and baths, workplaces, accessibility and inclusive design, social resilience and wellness, BIM, AI and the future of work. As well as this year’s series of roundtables and workshops which will dig deeper into specific issues affecting design professions; like designing with mass timber, cross-pollinating design ideas, and more.

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SBID Product Design Awards 2020 launching December!

The SBID Product Design Awards 2020 will officially open for entries this December. Designed to recognise, reward and celebrate the industry in product design, the Awards will showcase world-class manufacturers and designers who provide solutions, which in turn raise industry standards through the innovation and functionality of products for the interior design sector. Covering a diverse range of specialisms, the winning product designs will be judged in categories across Furniture, Lighting, Flooring, Surfaces, and more. With each entry being evaluated by leading, internationally-admired interior designers and pan-industry experts, confirmed judges for the SBID Product Design Awards 2020 include; Group CEO and Executive VP at Unilever Prestige, Vasiliki Petrou; Head of Interior Architecture at Zaha Hadid Architects, Kar Ho; Director of Interior Design at IHG, Henry Reeve; Head of Harrods Interior Design, Letitia Fitzgibbon; and Director of the Cowell Group, Nicholas Cowell.

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Held on 14th – 22nd September 2019, London Design Festival is an annual event, designed to celebrate and promote London as the design capital of the world and as the gateway to the international creative community. The event stages several major trade shows, known as ‘Design Destinations’ throughout the week. These are the commercial pillars of the Festival and are key meeting places for designers, manufacturers, buyers, specifiers, the media and design enthusiasts to discover new product releases and identify current trends. We’re sharing exciting news from some of the SBID Members which are set to exhibit with their latest releases and collection launches during this year’s London Design Festival.

100% Design: 18th – 21st September

Visit Arper at the Arper Design Lounge at 100% Design

Arper returns to the 25th edition of 100% Design from 18-21 September as sponsor of the show. To mark this occasion, this year Arper will be hosting the Arper Design Lounge, a soft, inspiring area where visitors of the show can come together, share ideas and read magazines by the show’s official media partners, while enjoying free charging points. Arper Design Lounge is a central feature of the show and will include a showcase of iconic Arper collections within an engaging setting, perfect to unwind, meet and network.

At 4pm on Friday 20th September Arper Design Lounge will present a live episode of Icon Minds: My Life in Design, in collaboration with Icon Magazine. Icon Magazine editor Priya Khanchandani will engage in conversation with London-based artist Camille Walala to discuss her professional life and the main influences in her work.

Design with Elite Stone’s luxurious raw materials at 100% Design 

Elite Stone exhibits with a single area characterised by colours. The materials used are precious such as Breccia Pontificia, Sahara Noir and Calacatta Borghini; representing the best selection in Italy and in the world, all Made in Italy. The elegant and sophisticated atmosphere is inspired by the lobby of luxury hotels around the world for a contemporary and cosmopolitan atmosphere. The architecture of the stand focuses attention on the book-matched realised in Breccia Pontificia and the floor too, which invites you to enter and discover the Elite Stone World.

FCI London showcase Italian brand’s Gamma and Naos at 100% Design

FCI London, the UK’s largest contemporary furniture showroom, will be showcasing two of its most popular Italian brands, Gamma and Naos, at 100% Design 2019 – the unmissable destination for design. Gamma is renowned for its innovative sofa collection and for being the ‘leather experts’ with their love and knowledge for the material. On the other hand, Naos challenges the laws of motion with its extending dining and coffee tables, that move effortlessly through their unique mechanisms. Both these brands have distinguished themselves in the international markets for their high-quality products, innovation, research and their love for elegant designs. They also wish to further the “Made in Italy” identity, not only in design  but also in manufacturing by having as much of the product made in-house as possible.

The product line-up for 100% Design includes the latest furniture and stellar accessories from Gamma, Naos as well as some other exclusive brands. You can admire FCI London’s curated display at stands B9 and B10.

Designjunction: 19th – 22nd September

VitrA announces first UK premiere of Claudio Bellini collaboration at designjunction 2019

Leading bathroom brand VitrA has chosen to premiere Equal, its latest designer collaboration, in the UK for the first time at designjunction 2019. This year VitrA will be showing Equal and Origin, as well as unveiling the latest additions to Plural by Terri Pecora. The new Equal collection by Claudio Bellini makes use of geometric shapes and monochrome tones. Using clean, minimal borders and industrial, metallic accents, Bellini’s designs emulate the structures found in modernist architecture. The collection features a mirror with integrated LED lighting, a selection of storage and washbasin units, and a wall-hung WC. The contemporary and versatile nature of the delicate, structured design makes it ideal for both commercial and residential spaces.

Terri Pecora’s award-winning Plural collection will also be showcased. For this range, Pecora reimagined the washroom as a living space, using smooth, rounded edges and solid woods to emulate furniture usually found in other rooms of the home. The set will feature the free-standing vanity unit and wall-hung WC, paired with Vetro flush plate. VitrA will also be showing the Origin collection of brassware, including a newshowerhead, shower mixer and range of basin mixers. Available in four different finishes (Brushed Nickel, Chrome, Copper and Matt Black), Origin offers an integrated and charming finishing touch to the bathroom.

James Latham and Hi-Macs® cast a positive light on mental illness at designjunction 2019

Two five metre-tall interactive sculptures, designed by multi-award winning British designer, Steuart Padwick will be erected in King’s Cross shortly for this year’s designjunction event (19-22 Sept) as part of London Design Festival.

The giant cuboid figures have been created in support of mental health anti-stigma initiative, Time To Change, and have been skilfully formed using Douglas Fir to convey warmth and humanity, using off-site construction technologies. However, it is the imposing, interactive ‘concrete’ blocks – representing their ‘emotional burdens’ – that truly bring these dramatic, public art spectacles to life.  These cubes have been manufactured from HI-MACS® natural acrylic stone (in colour G555 Steel Concrete), supplied by main UK distributor, James Latham and fabricated by Preston based, We Are Limitless Limited (WALL).

For all visitors to the London Design Festival and designjunction, James Latham is holding a one-day HI-MACS® walk-in workshop on 19th September at their Design Showroom in the Business Design Centre, Islington, just one tube stop away from Kings Cross. Here, visitors can learn more about the product and witness inspirational demonstrations of thermoforming, sublimation and more.

London Design Fair: 19th – 22nd September

Cosentino City London Celebrates LDF with ‘Carved in Stone’ Installation

Leading Spanish manufacturer of surfaces for architecture and design, Cosentino, is delighted to be celebrating London Design Festival with the ‘Carved in Stone’ installation’. Leading architects were invited to put forward their proposed designs in line with the theme: ‘Life on Mars‘, with five winning entries hand selected by a panel of judges, including members of the Cosentino and Cuellar families.

These entries will be brought to life by craftsmen from Cuellar Stone in Spain, who will carve these intricate sculptures out of blocks of Macael Marble, measuring 500 x 500 x 500mm. Marble has been chosen as the material as it signifies the very beginning of Cosentino. Historically, some of the greatest designers in history have used marble, from Agra’s Taj Mahal, London’s Marble Arch and Michelangelo’s ‘David’.

The five marble sculptures will be on show at the Cosentino City London showroom for visitors to admire throughout London Design Festival. The designers will be visiting the showroom during the week to offer visitors a glimpse of the inspirational stories behind their fantastic designs.

Armani/Roca is set to showcase at The Bathroom Gallery, London Design Fair

Armani/Roca will be exhibiting at this year’s London Design Fair as part of an exclusive new exhibition. The Bathroom Gallery, which is in partnership with Elle Decoration, will bring together leading bathroom brands and is the first and only event at LDF dedicated solely to the bathroom industry.

On the stand, visitors will have the chance to see the new Armani/Roca Baia collection in a truly unique setting. With the new Baia collection, Giorgio Armani once again shows his commitment to promoting comfort and wellbeing, expressing his vision of the bathroom environment through a combination of elements that allow maximum flexibility and adaptability. Particular attention has been paid to the ergonomics of each piece. The aesthetic intentionally references the past, but the retro styling has been interpreted in a modern manner and incorporates avant-garde technology. The result is a new versatile bathroom collection, which manages to be both contemporary and timeless, in accordance with Giorgio Armani’s well-known design philosophy.

The Bathroom Gallery is an exclusive exhibition taking place on the second floor of the Old Truman Brewery from the 19th – 22nd September. Armani/Roca will be in Hall 11 and on stand number 11.

Craig & Rose celebrate the launch of 11 new shades with special colour installation, Colour Way

Craig & Rose marks its evolution from one of the UK’s oldest luxury paint manufacturers to paint protagonists by way of a special colour installation for the 2019 edition of the London Design Fair. To celebrate the launch of 11 new shades, the progressive Scottish brand will unveil a creative structure which nod’s discreetly to this year’s overarching theme of ‘Bauhaus’, whilst honouring the design movement’s modernist principles of ‘honesty’ and ‘simplicity’. The aim of the presentation is to ‘free’ architects and designers, empowering them with clear contemporary colour direction, all suitable for practical adoption. With two immersive areas, the installations take the visitor on a special journey to experience, explore, and develop their own personal relationships with a series of carefully curated combinations.

Adopting this approach, Craig & Rose has commissioned the creative colour agency, Calzada Fox to spearhead the overall concept and lead on art direction. The result of this will be a highly distinctive and interactive space devised to challenge existing perceptions around colour. In addition, East London’s architectural practice Studio Shaw, best known for its original approach, has also been tasked with executing an exciting three dimensional structure amplifying the ideas within.

Sutherland Furniture launch The Otti Collection during London Design Festival 2019

Leading luxury outdoor furniture brand, Sutherland Furniture, has collaborated with global design icon Vincent Van Duysen, to launch The Otti Collection, a collective of 11 intuitive pieces of furniture available Autumn 2019. The Otti Lounge Chair and Otti Dining Armchair feature lightweight aluminum powder coat frames with Perennials rope base and back. The intriguing weave from base to arm pushes the boundary of minimalist design into Van Duysen’s essentialist style. Similarly, the Otti Three-Seat Sofa embraces Van Duysen’s fluid design approach with a slender seamless frame. The body of the sofa is formed by intersecting Perennials ropes that offer both comfort and support, while imposing architectural elements. The resulting woven design perfectly encompasses Van Duysen’s spatial aesthetic.

Meet Vincent Van Duysen and David Sutherland for the new collection launch on Monday 16th of September, 10:30am at Sutherland Perennials Studio, 3rd Floor Centre Dome, Chelsea Harbour Design Centre!

MAISON&OBJET PARIS (M&O) has been around since 1995 as the international trade fair for the lifestyle, decoration and design sector, and today more than ever it has become the not-to-be-missed event for industry professionals seeking clever design solutions to help attract and retain customers.

The workplace revolution: new living spaces

Our new relationship with work, driven by social change, is reinventing the office. Digitisation is making us more mobile and liberating us from traditional work settings. Work is now nomadic. Collaborative and participatory tools have led to the rise of co-working spaces, which offer a more enjoyable and interactive way to work. ln the age of social media and rugged individualism, employees are taking ownership of their workspace and personalising it. Faced with these new challenges, manufacturers, distributors, space planners and fitters are turning to residential design to give workspaces more personality and make them more friendly, comfortable and creative, helping companies attract and retain talent.

MAISON&OBJET: a laboratory for expressing today’s new art of working

ln September, MAISON&OBJET will be turning the spotlight on a brand new theme: WORK!, uniting the entire sector. The very best furnishings for today’s offices and work spaces will be showcased in a dedicated zone of 1.000 sq.m and accompanied by a special WORK! trail pinpointing all the exhibitors offering work related design solutions. The theme’s most exciting new finds, curated by Chantal Hamaide and staged by Philippe Boisselier, will be featured in one of the “What’s New” zones, highlighting some of the many furnishings, items and accessories that can help add personality to a new workspace.

This edition will also feature a conference programme dedicated to WORK! and presented by market experts, notably giving visitors the opportunity to discover exemplary projects with an international emphasis. Business meetings will raise bring all those responsible for finding office design solutions face to face with manufacturers and designers over the course of the 5-day event.

Last but net least, an expert will present his architect’s vision by staging a zone that focuses on interaction: an immersive experience showcasing today’s new sociable work spaces.

Serving up inspiration for Hoteliers and Restaurateurs

Nowadays, anyone who steps through the door of a café, hotel or restaurant is looking for so much more than tasty food or a comfortable place to stay. Today’s
customers are demanding, ultra-connected and increasingly aware of how their surroundings look, even if they’re just there to grab a quick coffee! They’re keen to explore new vibes and discover “Instagrammable” venues offering one-of-a-kind experiences that don’t just satisfy their taste buds but stimulate every single sense.

M&O showcases a vast range of solutions that can help hospitality professionals give the 2.0 customer exactly what they want by catering to the industry’s changing needs. The upcoming edition of MAISON&OBJET PARIS is set to celebrate the art of hospitality, sharing and savouring. The perfect opportunity for industry professionals to explore new concepts, make new contacts and discover thousands of brands.

To help café owners, hoteliers and restaurateurs find their way around the  abundance of aisles, a special trail has been put together focusing on their specific needs. Not only will the trail enable them to explore cookware and tableware solutions from iconic brands such as De Buyer, Revol, Gien and Serax or furnishings and design solutions from big names such as Normann Copenhagen, Duravit and Bloomingville, but it will also invite them to discover coverings, design pieces and furniture that suit the hotel and restaurant trade’s specific usage needs, including the need for customisation.

Lastly, conference sessions chaired by industry experts will offer a brand new insight into the impact interior design is having on the hotel and restaurant trade. Triple Michelin-starred chef Frédéric Anton and the architect Aline Asmar D’Amman will take to the stage to chat about the design of the prestigious Eiffel Tower-based restaurant, the Jules Verne, whilst the Managers of the La Réserve group will offer an insight into the secrets behind their confidential hotels’ closely cherished identity.

You can discover more about the exhibitors set to attend this year, here

SBID Members are entitled to complimentary tickets to attend M&O! 

To claim your free ticket, email [email protected] by midday on Monday 2 September

Bisque showcases its latest designs at Clerkenwell Design Week for the first time

Pioneering British design brand Bisque will be exhibiting at Clerkenwell Design Week for the first time in 2019. As well as showcasing its wide selection of beautiful radiators, Bisque will also be previewing its upcoming product design competition, where it will be inviting talented designers to create the newest addition to the Bisque range. The competition coincides with the brand’s landmark 40^th anniversary, taking place this year.

Bute Fabrics launch their first collaborative collection with British designer David Irwin

Award winning product designer David Irwin, has created his first range of textiles with Bute Fabrics. The collection was inspired by the island and intricately celebrates the company’s heritage, its location and its people.

Bute pride themselves in their unique story: The mill was founded in 1947 by the 5th Marquess of Bute with the purpose of providing employment opportunities for service people returning home from WWII. The two new collections: Identity and Strata, are firmly rooted in the elements on which the company are founded: craftsmanship, skill, the island landscape and the local community where 46 employees reside.

This collaboration celebrates the impact of the human touch within machine production; the makers mark and the mastery of the unique processes inherent in manufacture. The compelling collection will be woven on Bute’s new Jacquard looms – the first production of Jacquard cloth in the mills 72 year history.

GROHE and Mosa combine craftmanship to bring sustainable design to Clerkenwell Design Week

GROHE, supplier of complete bathroom solutions and premium kitchen fittings, and Mosa, contemporary tiles specialist, will reignite their partnership for a second year, coming together in a collaboration that celebrates sustainable design.

United by their common heritage of sustainable brand values, craftmanship and industry-leading design, GROHE and Mosa will present their inspiring design possibilities for bespoke architecture at Mosa’s St Johns Street showroom, located in the very heart of the design suburb. Offering design-inspired products that are crafted with consideration for the earth’s precious resources, GROHE and Mosa are able to support architects with solutions for green buildings and sustainable architecture projects.

Karndean Designflooring returns with its most ambitious exhibition to date

A global leader in luxury vinyl flooring, Karndean Designflooring will return to Clerkenwell Design Week for the 9^th consecutive year to help the event celebrate its 10^th anniversary. Visitors are invited to discover and experience Karndean’s latest stunning designs, inspired by the natural world to combine intricate patterns and realistic embossed finishes with cutting edge design.

With a prominent and central position within the Project venue in the garden of St James, Clerkenwell’s parish church, Karndean Designflooring will be showcasing an exceptional floor design with its most ambitious exhibition to date. The innovative display, featuring a hospitality setting, will reveal an inspirational and bespoke floor created to demonstrate the versatility of its authentic flooring designs.

With Karndean flooring, you can combine stone and wood designs, use different laying patterns or custom cut designs to identify zones and create walkways, or include feature borders and rug effects to delineate working areas. Selecting a blend of either complementary or contrasting designs can effortlessly create a unique interior.

KI launches new storage and seating collections at its popup showroom

KI, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of workplace and education furniture, will make its Clerkenwell Design Week debut in 2019 with a pop-up showroom at the landmark Paxton Locher House on Clerkenwell Green. This stunning home will be transformed into ‘KI House’, an exciting new destination for festival attendees. The venue will host the launch of KI’s new UK-designed & manufactured storage, seating and desking products. There will also be a variety of talks, workshops and an exclusive ‘House Party’, co-hosted with Bute Fabrics, on the evening of Wednesday, 22 May.

As traditional working and learning environments continue to take inspiration from domestic and hospitality interiors, the architecture of the House lends itself perfectly to display KI’s new products; the 800 Series modular shelving system is an enhanced, integrated storage, seating and workstation system to help organisations to create human-centric, diverse office landscapes; the Work2.1 Sit-Stand desks is KI’s next generation, cost-competitive sit-stand desk and bench range, co-created in collaboration with some of KI’s largest clients; the Grafton seating is a new, UK-designed & manufactured seating collection created for active learning environments in colleges and higher education institutions; and the Hatton chairs are designed for cafe & dining spaces which will benefit from an elegant new one-piece polypropylene stacking chair, also designed & manufactured in the UK.

Muraspec exhibits new acoustic wall-coverings and superior quality digital prints

Muraspec Wallcoverings, the UK manufacturer with a global reputation for outstanding product quality, impressive design, and exceptional support, will be exhibiting at Clerkenwell again this year. Well known for high quality vinyl contract wall-coverings, Muraspec will be displaying one of its most popular designs; Elan Arianne. All of the wall-coverings they offer have the highest fire ratings and are seen in the finest hotels, cruise ships, healthcare, offices, studios and high-end commercial projects worldwide.

This year you will also be able to experience the new acoustic wall-coverings and superior quality digital prints, allowing visitors to experience why Muraspec don’t print on to paper and why digital base materials are simply better than other digitally printed wall-coverings. In addition, the international decorative and residential wall-coverings brand Fardis is launching two glamorous new collections, to be unveiled at Clerkenwell Design Week. Discover their new timeless designs, which will inspire designers working on prestigious and luxurious interiors projects.

Young designer at Panaz uses new collection to address sustainability issues

Panaz’ young designer Simon Attard will launch his debut collection Underground at Clerkenwell Design Week on an industry first, environmentally responsible recycled contract fabric, using this unique opportunity to raise awareness of environmental issues facing the planet today.

The Underground collection takes inspiration from graffiti and the street art of 1970’s and 80’s New York, right through to that seen on our city streets today.  Fusing this design with the latest flame retardant, recycled fabric innovation from Panaz, they have created an industry first; a truly sustainable and environmentally responsible product, both in message and in substance.

The designs are current, cool and contemporary, and the product they are combined into is intrinsically stylish with great environmental credentials.  Named Underground, this collection reflects designs ordinarily associated with counter culture and misguidance, and in name, subtly references the increasingly disposable society and waste issues that we deal with every day, on our streets, underground in landfill, and in our oceans.

Newmor Wallcoverings exhibits for the first time at CDW with brand new textures and patterns

This year Newmor Wallcoverings is exhibiting for the first time at Clerkenwell Design Week. Showcasing brand new textures and patterns, alongside a sneak peek of designs from the upcoming June launch – including the latest Newmor Designer collaboration. Newmor will be included in the British Collection exhibition alongside some of the UK’s most exciting homegrown brands, including Ercol, Pluck and Benchmark. Newmor is a family business and manufacture all of its wallcoverings in Wales, UK for worldwide distribution.

Commenting on the products Newmor will be exhibiting, Eleanor Cardwell Bossick, Marketing Manager, said: “We’re excited to be giving CDW visitors a preview of wallcoverings from our summer collection, including industrial surfaces, textile embosses, mirror metallics and vintage tile effects. We will also be also introducing our new Designer collaboration which features large scale rounded geometrics in contemporary, unexpected colour palettes.”

Cosentino celebrates the 10^th CDW at its UK flagship commercial design centre, Cosentino City London

Located at 28-32 Old Street, the stunning and recently revamped showroom is situated in the hub of the architectural and design community.  As one of the festival’s headline sponsors, Cosentino City London will be opening its doors from 10am each day (21-23 May) with a plethora of new launches and collaborations on display, plus daily live demonstrations taking place.

Cosentino’s game changing new Dekton® Slim surfacing will be available for visitors to interact with.  A revolutionary 4mm thickness for its ultra-compact surface brand that is perfect for architecture and building projects, the new Slim format offers the same impressive technical features that Dekton® is known for with a new and much thinner, lighter and manageable format for installation. In addition, Cosentino is presenting the first launch from OTOMOTO, the new venture from artist Ryan Gander and creative director Tony Chambers.  Previewed at Milan Design Week, the future-thinking unit has been inspired by compact Japanese kitchens.  Featuring a sleek Silestone® sink atop a timber frame, it has an intuitive modular sliding system that provides a flexible prep space, using chopping boards and gastronorms, the industry standard for containers used in professional kitchens.  The idea is that the kitchen moves around the chef, as opposed to the chef moving around the kitchen.

Register now to attend this year’s edition!