RIBA Mailbox by Design

Mailbox by Design is a series of design and architecture events that brings together leading industry professionals based in the West Midlands.

Join us on February 21st to hear Interior Designer and Project Manager, Suzanne Barnes from SBDP Ltd discuss relationships between Client, Architect, and Contractor to realise a residential project. Using a particular case study, she will identify the pitfalls and show how good collaboration can achieve a project to finish on time and on budget.

The event will take place at Home at the Mailbox, Birmingham’s premiere destination for interiors and homes that houses brands including Heal’s, Calligaris and Made.com.

Drinks and refreshments will be served from 6pm and over the course of the evening. We’re very much looking forward to seeing you there.

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For more information contact [email protected].

For architects and designers the Surface Design Show has become an essential date in the calendar. Billed as the only event in the UK that focuses solely on interior and exterior surfaces, the Surface Design Show is an opportunity to meet suppliers and experience innovative and exciting materials.

For this years exhibition, Porcelain Tiles Ltd will be showcasing their TAILOR-MADE Collection and demonstrating the versatility of porcelain as an exciting and practical surface material.

Stand 300 in the main hall, will be outfitted with bespoke creations designed and fabricated using the latest Italian Porcelain. Developed through collaboration with some of our most respected designers, each piece has been chosen to demonstrate the creative opportunities that our clients now enjoy.

Stockholm Furniture Fair is Sweden’s largest furniture exhibition specialist. On the last day of the fair private individuals are welcome to inform themselves about the latest products and trends in the furniture industry. The exhibition is rounded off by various seminars, lectures and awards shows. At the same time as the Stockholm Furniture Fair the Northern Light Fair is held – a trade exhibition for lighting.

January is coming to a close, so it’s time to shake off those January Blues and look for new inspiration and fresh motivation for the month ahead with our round-up of design industry news and the upcoming events that should be on your radar as we enter into February. 

5th – 7th February 

Surface Design Show – London, United Kingdom

For architects and designers the Surface Design Show has become an essential date in the calendar. Billed as the only event in the UK that focuses solely on interior and exterior surfaces, the Surface Design Show is an opportunity to meet suppliers and experience innovative and exciting materials. For this years exhibition, Porcelain Tiles Ltd will be showcasing their TAILOR-MADE Collection and demonstrating the versatility of porcelain as an exciting and practical surface material!

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5th – 9th February 

Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair – Stockholm, Sweden

The Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair is brimming with the latest innovations within interior design and lighting for both homes and public spaces. New products, new materials, new knowledge, new trends and new environmental and technological solutions are displayed in a both informative and inspirational manner.

Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair has also initiated 25h Design, a new design festival open to the public. Starting on Friday 8 February at 4:00 pm, Stockholm’s design scene will offer events and workshops for the public. Mingle and be inspired together with other design enthusiasts. On Saturday 9 February, the fair will open its doors to the public, offering everyone the opportunity to come see the newest products before they arrive in stores.

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Get me 2 the Top UK competition for first and second year design students will launch with new categories! 

The Society for British & International Design will be opening their annual ‘Get Me 2 The Top’ internship competition – offering students the chance to work in one of three leading London Interior Design studios for 3 months this summer! Get Me 2 The Top, now in its third year, was developed to find innovative and talented first and second year University students. The competition has been created to offer students the opportunity to develop key relationships and give them the tools and advice they need to kick-start their careers whilst studying.

The categories have now been split into specialised sectors of the Interior Design Industry and students will be asked to complete a ‘project task’, selecting the project brief from either Residential Design, Public Space Design or Product Design. Each task has been set by this year’s judges; Hospitality Designer, Hans Galutera;; Healthcare Interior Designer, Diana Celella; and SBID Founder and Interior Designer, Dr Vanessa Brady, OBE.

 

21st February  

Mailbox by Design – Birmingham, United Kingdom

Mailbox by Design is a series of design and architecture events that brings together leading industry professionals based in the West Midlands. Register to attend on 21st February to hear Interior Designer and Project Manager, Suzanne Barnes from SBDP Ltd discuss relationships between Client, Architect, and Contractor to realise a residential project. Using a particular case study, she will identify the pitfalls and show how good collaboration can achieve a project to finish on time and on budget. The event will take place at Home at the Mailbox, Birmingham’s premiere destination for interiors and homes.

Register now

 

The UK Government opens up Tier 1 Visa for Architects 

Architects now have the alternative option of applying for the  Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa which had previously only been open to migrants working in digital technology, science, engineering, humanities and the arts. Fashion designers were recently added to the list and now architects can begin applying from 10 January 2019. RIBA chief executive, Allan Vallance said the move will allow the architecture industry to attract the international talent it needs and hopes that “architects across the world will seriously consider looking at applying to work in the UK on this route.”

SBID are pleased to offer SBID Members fast-track services when applying with the Immigration Advice Service if they are eligible for the Exceptional Talent / Promise visa category!

Read more about the visa or find out how to apply

 

20th – 22nd February 

International Exhibition of Leather and Accessories – Milan, Italy 

LINEAPELLE is the most important international exhibition dedicated to leather, accessories, components, synthetics and models for footwear, leather goods, garments and furniture. Launched in 1981, it has become the most qualified international exhibition of its kind. The event takes place twice a year, in February for the summer and September for the winter collections, at the Milan exhibition centre with the upcoming exhibition on Wednesday 20th February.

Register now

 

27th February  

SBID Breakfast Meeting with Perrin & Rowe – London, United Kingdom

SBID Business Breakfast Meetings aim to bring together relevant industry professionals to facilitate business networking and partnerships. The upcoming Breakfast Meeting will be hosted by Perrin & Rowe; specialist manufacturers of the finest Kitchen and Bathroom Collections, designed with cutting-edge precision engineering, on the Wednesday 27th February.

Find out more or email [email protected] to register your interest in attending.

 

The 8^th edition of Roca’s jumpthegap International Design Contest is now open for registrations

Jumpthegap is a biennial competition launched in 2004 by bathroom brand Roca in collaboration with the Barcelona Design Centre. The aim of the contest is for architects, designers and students to showcase their talent and submit new, innovative and sustainable concepts for the bathroom space of the future. Entrants are encouraged to use their vision and create conceptually futuristic and innovative bathroom solutions, whether it’s a new product, new space or even new uses and functions for the bathroom. This international design competition is open to students under 30 and professionals of architecture and design under 40. The three awards include €10,000 each for the professional and student categories and €6,000 for the special We Are Water Foundation prize.

Register now

Perfectly timed at the start of the year to reveal the newest launches, the biggest names and the freshest trends at the UK’s largest furniture event, the January Furniture Show is back on 20-23 January 2019 at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham.

The January Furniture Show design events year on year feature big brands and innovative names in everything interiors including lighting, flooring, fabrics, decorative accessories and furniture. With over 450 UK and International exhibitors, including A List and artisan manufacturers and suppliers, it is a one stop shop for the newest styles and trends available from UK and international manufacturers and suppliers.

Since 1995, MAISON&OBJET has inspired generations of interior designers and retailers by maintaining a high level of creativity, diversity and excellence throughout the years with their inspiring and trend-setting design events. With 2 newly launched and aptly named hubs, Maison and Objet, M&O showcase an excess of 3,000 international brands to over 70,000 interiors professionals twice a year in Paris.

Colour Trends: How experts interpret colour trends for 2019

Carolina Calzada-Oliveira, Chairman for SBID Colour Council and Co-Founder of Calzada Fox, invites a range of experts to talk about key colour trends for 2019 on Monday 14th January at 12:30pm – 1:15pm.

Focusing on different areas such as textiles, accessories, home interiors and materials, the panel will present individual ideas on the up and coming trends for interior design. Experts will include Marianne Shillingford, Creative Director at Dulux UK; Jessica Green, Senior Brand Manager at Craig & Rose Paints; Justine Fox, Co-Founder of Calzada Fox and Sarah Arnett, Modern Love Studio.

The talk will give inspiration on the use of different palettes, textures and patterns, as well as taking a closer look at how other industry professionals interpret trends and how colour information can work for designers.

Email [email protected] to register your interest in attending.

I hope you have a lovely Holidays, I have made some changes on the panel as the lady from Dada couldn’t make it I have search for a person with a textile background and include a lady called Sarah Arnett who does work for companies in fashion like Escada but also doesn’t designs for Tektura which is an SBID member amazing designs her company is called Modern Love Studio, you can check it online.

IMM cologne presents the trends that will be shaping the furniture and interiors sector – and the products that are good for business.   At the imm cologne design events you will find a unique variety of interior design ideas for every room, every style and every requirement – from the basics all the way to designer items and luxury furnishings.

Presenting thousands of leading and undiscovered UK and international brands, expertly curated and chosen for their beautiful design, exceptional quality, originality and commercial appeal. Top Drawer one of the design events, it encompasses the dynamic worlds of Home, Gift, Fashion and Craft, providing unique access to this season’s hottest new products giving buyers the ultimate choice for a successful season.

The World of Flooring. As one of the top annual design events, Domotex attracts more than 45,000 visitors, making it the leading trade fair for floor coverings. Visitors will find an array of products staged by 1,350 exhibitors from more than 60 countries. All the market leaders will be there to showcase product developments, trend-setting designs and the latest materials.