Talk at VitrA London with Sanjit Bahra from Design Plus Light

How does lighting design define the retail experience in an emerging world?

Hear from leading lighting designer, Sanjit Bahra from Design Plus Light, as he explores how lighting is instrumental in defining the new retail experience.

The world of retail was significantly changed as a result of the pandemic, pushing it further into the online market. For physical retail spaces to compete successfully, the focus needs to be on the shopping experience, often more than the actual commodity. We live in very tumultuous times, where people are very anxious about the space they are in and people around them. The new retail environment needs to make people feel calm and safe. People don’t walk into spaces and make intellectual judgements; they just make emotional snap-decisions.

Lighting is key in determining the human, psychological response to a space – it is an important aspect in the ‘commerce’ of the retail experience.

Event Programme:

– Arrival: 6pm

– Talk starts: 6:30pm

– Q&A: 7:15pm

– Drinks & canapés: 7:30 – 8:30pm 

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EDGE (Eco Design Green Environment) invites you to celebrate their first anniversary in partnership with Futurebuild.

A series of talks will be followed by green-inspired and tonic cocktails at their Showroom & Materials Library in London. Speakers include practitioners who have put sustainability and regenerative thinking at the heart of their professional lives, to tell us about their work.

– A legacy Reborn: 242 Marylebone Rd project by Philip Turner, AHMM

– Getting it right from Business / ESG for the future workplace by Ana Rita Barrera Martins

– Inspiring Happier, Healthier and More Productive Places to Live and Work by Kenneth Freeman

– More to be announced!

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Join Vectorworks in London on Wednesday, 5 October 2022 for the first Vectorworks Design Day since 2019! This event will feature customer success stories, presentations from the Vectorworks’ senior leadership team and provide a chance to meet and connect with over 150 of your industry peers, over lunch and through casual networking opportunities.

10:00 – 10:30 – Introduction and Roadmap – Adrian Slatter and Dr. Biplab Sarkar, Vectorworks

10.30 – 11:00 – The Changing Environmental World – Niall Williams, ND Landscape Architects

11:30 – 12:40 – Key Software Features in Vectorworks 2023, Dr. Bipblab Sarkar, Hugues Tsafak, Rubina Siddiqui, Jeremy Powell, Vectorworks

12:40 – 13:10 – Customer Case Study – Starbucks

14:30 – 15:00 – Design with Data, Communicate with CAD – Lisa McRavey and Iain Lyon, Raeburn Farquhar Bowen

15:30 – 16:00 – Understanding your Impacts; Embodied Carbon and Vectorworks – Colin Davis, Studio Partington

16:00 – 16:30 – Award Winning Designs – Martyn Horne, Vectorworks

16:30 – 17:00 – Q&A and close

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During a week-long focus on sustainability for this year’s London Design Festival, Bolon UK will host a CPD and discussion on sustainable design at their Clerkenwell showroom, whilst showcasing their latest products.

To celebrate the launch of new colour palettes, longstanding and bestselling flooring collections, Artisan and Botanic will be exhibited in the showroom as part of a collaborative furniture, flooring and lighting display, created in partnership with innovative interiors brand, Moooi. This event will run for the duration of LDF and as part of the Clerkenwell Design Trail.

1:30pm on 22 September – catch Håkan Nordin’s sustainability insights at a ‘Life in Plastics’ talk at the Material Matters show. Based on the critically acclaimed podcast of the same name, the fair brings together over 40 world-leading brands, designers, makers and organisations to celebrate the importance of materials and their ability to shape our lives.

12pm on 23 September – Håkan Nordin will join ‘Material Needs’ panel at Design London as part of a stellar line-up of LDF activities. Three material pioneers will discuss how business goals and creative strategies are all underpinned by goals of sustainable integrity – from concept to end product.

To RSVP to any of the above activities, email [email protected] to attend!

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EDGE presents a variety of products, art installations, design ideas and events surrounding sustainable design and build during London Design Festival. Explore the CPD’s, talks and workshops taking place at their showroom, showcasing the best that the industry has to offer in circular products and materials for living and working spaces.

 

– 11:30 Architectural Trends in a Circular economy & the First in Fossil Free Steel by the SSAB GreenCoat (in person & online);

– 12:30 Clayworks Clay Plasters presentation (in person);

– 16:30 Kenoteq CPD – Building a Sustainable World K-briq by K-briq (in person & online);

 

– 11:30 Together we Create Change – Tales from a Low Carbon Retrofit by Natalie Black of Enbee Architecture an Design (in person & online);

– 12:30 Kenoteq CPD – Building a Sustainable World K-briq by K-briq (in person & online);

 

– 11:30 Natural Stone: Types, Finishes and Applications by Lundhs Natural Stone (in person & online);

– 12:30 HONEXT® – Next Gen construction panels manufactured form upcycled paper waste (in person & online);

– 16:00 Making Material Narratives Workshop by Smile Plastics (in person);

– 17:30 HONEXT® – Next Gen construction panels manufactured form upcycled paper waste (in person & online);

– Visit Cosentino at their Clarkenwell showroom at 18:00 for Dekton Onirika & Kraftizen Launch.

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Arper joins the 20^th edition of London Design Festival, celebrating the city’s creativity as a global design capital. During LDF, Arper will present its latest 2022 collections for the first time in the UK.

The newly restyled London showroom is the perfect setting to explore The Project of Living, Arper’s new concept – a reflection on the constant evolution of physical spaces and relationships. As new boundaries between home and work emerge, everything is in flux and anything is possible. We all want to live more seamlessly, more flexibly, more sustainably, more inspired.

Arper creates spaces that explore these possibilities, with harmonious forms, dynamic colour, and versatile systems that allow us to change and grow. Diverse perspectives and ideas that shape what’s next, with responsive design that helps us live better with the planet.

20 – 21 September: Arper is also taking part in CDW’s Clerkenwell Design Trail as the 2-day celebration will take over the area with engaging events and creative activities.

20 September: Arper will host Meet the Designers, a private showroom event with Doshi Levien in conversation with Arper’s Head of Product & Design Nicolò Fanzago and journalist Bethan Ryder exploring new sofa collection, Shaal and the importance of collaboration between product design and manufacturing. RSVP is essential.

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United by their common heritage of sustainable brand values, craftsmanship and industry-leading design, GROHE and Mosa are partnering to celebrate the return of Clerkenwell Design Week (CDW) with a series of events that showcase the movement towards a sustainable, circular future.

The companies will host a programme of talks, CPDs and gatherings at the Mosa showroom on St. John’s Street in the heart of the Clerkenwell design district. The highlights include an exclusive evening with Cradle-to-Cradle founder Prof. Dr. Michael Braungart, talks exploring ways in which industry forces can incorporate circularity into their projects, and a spectacular conclusion of the week with a closing party celebrating Mosa and GROHE’s Cradle to Cradle Certified Gold achievements.

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Opening in the heart of Clerkenwell’s design quarter during Design Week 2022, RAK Ceramics is launching their inaugural Design Hub – a go-to destination for designers, architects and developers looking to explore the possibilities of choosing RAK Ceramics products for their projects.

To mark the opening several renowned European designers will provide their Design Insight in a series of inspirational talks and seminars during Clerkenwell Design Week. Tours of the Design Hub will take place during the launch party on Tuesday 24 May, with guests invited to enjoy a cocktail and evening entertainment to mark the opening ceremony.

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“Stronger Together – Partnering to tackle the Global Sanitation & Hygiene Crisis”

Going to the toilet, washing our hands – these are daily routines that we don’t think much about. For most of us, having sanitary facilities with clean water is not given much thought day-to-day. However, for two billion people globally – who lack access to sanitation – it isn’t as simple. And the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened this vast difference in access to water, sanitation, and hygiene. LIXIL, maker of pioneering water and housing products that includes GROHE in its iconic brand portfolio, sets a target of improving sanitation and quality of life for 100 million people by 2025 through its technology and capabilities as a global leader.

Join Jin Montesano, Chief People Officer, LIXIL and Carla Haddad Mardini, Director, Private Fundraising and Partnerships, UNICEF on LIXIL brand GROHE’s digital experience hub, GROHE X, for a thought-provoking conversation centred around how LIXIL and UNICEF are combining their strengths to support underserved communities to improve the quality of life for millions.

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GROHE X is GROHE’s new and forward-thinking multimedia and broadcast hub, and an industry-first digital platform. Visitors to the hub can experience informative and inspirational multimedia content tailored to their needs. For example, architects and designers can gain insight on the global trends impacting the sanitary business, access how-to videos on GROHE’s leading products and source inspiration for their latest project.

Alongside uniting thought-provoking and entertaining content, GROHE X offers a platform that brings its community closer together, facilitating engaging exchange and support from GROHE brand experts.

Designers and architects can register to explore the new hub by visiting www.grohe-x.com