Friday, 29 January 2010

SCP Opening Night Monday 1st February 6-8pm

An exhibition of SCP's new 2010 collection of furniture, lighting, upholstery and accessories.

The Future Perfect
55 Great Jones Street
New York City 10012

Thursday, 28 January 2010

Ohmann 1012

We advise you to be careful when you have an enquiry/order for Ohmann 1012.
Please find below a list of the colours that are running out:

2204
3355
4500
5119
5122
5782
6090
6662
6732
7123
8605


Also, please be aware the colour 2500 has already finished and will not available anymore.

Wednesday, 27 January 2010

The ARC Show 2010

The doors to The ARC Show open next week, so to ensure you know what's happening alongside the unrivalled gathering of suppliers here is a summary of the complete line up!

An education in light


IALD Enlighten Europe Conference

ILE Technical Seminars

LIF Seminars


Design inspiration


SLL Young Lighter of the Year

Exclusive Preview- Kinetica Art Fair

The Design Gallery

Birmingham City University

Brunel University

Register now for your free entry badge to benefit from all the above alongside the industry's key suppliers all under one roof.


Don't forget The ARC Show and the Arc bar are open until 9pm on the first day, so join them for a free drink from 6-9pm, Wednesday 3 February.

Ideal Home Show

The 2010 show has a fresh look, brand new format and loads of crowd pulling features: the stunning Central Marina with floating restaurant, the Celebrity Chef Theatre for professional cooking tips, the return of food and drink sampling, DIY demos on the How To theatre, the Ideal Home of the Future, quirky Show Gardens and Garden Theatre, beauty bars, superb shopping, and of course the Ideal Village featuring FIVE fully built show homes!


It’s the show everybody knows, as it’s never been seen before. Supported with an extensive million pound marketing campaign, the Ideal Home Show 2010 is set to attract over 250,000 visitors, more than any other UK exhibition! Join the great team and get involved – you can’t afford to miss it.

www.idealhomeshow.co.uk

Tuesday, 26 January 2010

Monday, 25 January 2010

DESIGN GUILD MARK : Call for Entries - Closing Date For Applications : 29th January fast approaching

A Design Guild Mark can be awarded for a piece or range which has entered production:-

  • by any designer, design practice or design firm which designs furniture primarily in the UK, but whose designs are manufactured and sold anywhere in the world, or
  • by any British designer, design practice or design firm which designs furniture anywhere in the world and whose designs are manufactured anywhere in the world, but which are sold in the UK


Fees
There is an administration fee of £50 for each application. For each Design Guild Mark awarded, the license fee to use the copyright material is £250 payable for the first year only. All fees subject to VAT

Closing Date for Applications
29 January 2010

Award Announcements
March 2010

2010 Judges
Craig Allen - Linley
Sally Bendelow - Marks & Spencer
Mark Bond - Home Retail Group
David Brittain - John Lewis
Barbara Chandler - Evening Standard
Lee Cheong - BDP
Sheridan Coakley - SCP
Sebastian Conran - Sebastian Conran Associates
Jonathan Hindle - KI and Chairman, Design Guild Mark
Simon Jackson - Gensler
Olga Polizzi - RoccoForte Collection
Pernille Stafford - Scott Brownrigg Interior Design

For an Application form, please do not hesitate to contact us.

V&A Connects

The V&A Connects programme lanches at the end of January. Staged on the last Tuesday of every month, V&A Connects offers a series of informal discussions and the opportunity for a drink and chat with creative professionals. The line up has been confirmed until June see here for more.

26 January (Tomorrow!) V&A Connects - with onedotzero

Digital Futures: Storytelling in the Digital Domain

A show and tell session that invites you to bring along your own one-line story…

Friday, 22 January 2010

in.Design February 2010 issue now available!

In.Design's winter exhibition pages include a preview of the Surface Design Show and Ecobuild. Event Director of Surface Design Show, Anita Gorny, tells InDesign readers what to expect from the 2010 exhibition, which takes place at the Business Design Centre from February 16-18. Signaling that spring is nearly here, is Ecobuild one of the biggest events for sustainable design which is being held at London’s Earls Court on March 2 – 4. Both events look set to be great networking and business building events.
Their gadgets page is the first port of call if you’re looking for inspiration for your interior design makeover. If you are a company or designer that has something cool or quirky that would look great on a future edition, please email jackie@cimltd.co.uk

Interiors 2010

The UK’s largest interiors trade event, interiors 2010, opens it doors this Sunday. To gain free, fast- entry to interiors 2010 you need to have pre- registered in advance. It only takes a couple of minutes and will save you the £15 on the door entry fee. You can register here.
interiors 2010 is your chance to meet hundreds of interior suppliers covering furniture, lighting, soft furnishing and accessories as well as gain free industry insight and business advice.

Thursday, 21 January 2010

The University of the Arts London

The University of the Arts London is soon to launch Futurising a website (going live in February) and festival (June) which, they say, ‘is the very first recruitment and opportunities festival specifically designed for creative graduates'. If you're interested in supporting or getting involved in Futurising contact info@futurising.org

The London Festival of Architecture

The next LFA takes place 19 June - 4 July. A workshop is taking place 1 February (6-8pm) for potential event organisers at the RIBA. See here for more detail on the Festival, and get building for the LFA.

Designersblock

The designersblock duo, Rory Dodd and Piers Roberts have a hectic start to 2010. They're currently on the cover of IDFX magazine and plotting their next show at Interiors 2010 at the NEC in Birmingham (24 - 27 January).

Wednesday, 20 January 2010

Donna Wilson's new collection

Donna is very excited to launch her new collection with a difference at Maison & Objet in Paris this week. The launch will see Donna shedding her trademark lambswool for a fresh Spring / Summer range of printed cushions and a new collection of bone china. New cushion designs include Meg, Folk Flower, Twig and Petal whilst her new range of china, all made in Stoke on Trent England, includes plates, egg cups and hand painted Staffordshire dogs to sit on your mantle piece. Drop by her stand to take a peek!

Maison & Objet / Paris / 22 - 26 January 2010 / Hall 7 Stand J19

Ecobuild

Ecobuild, the world’s biggest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment is back at London’s Earls Court on Tuesday 02 – Thursday 04 March.

Register now for
• 1,000 exhibitors - the biggest showcase of sustainable construction products anywhere

• over 100 free conference and seminar sessions

• dozens of inspiring attractions and special events

• 600 exceptional speakers including Housing Minister, John Healey, David Blunkett, Andrew Neil, Terry Farrell, David Puttnam, Rosie Boycott and Simon Jenkins

All free when you register

kbb Birmingham 2010

kbb Birmingham 2010 is only 2 months away. Pre-register today for your free, fast-track entry badge by clicking here (and save the £15 entry fee). With over 250 exhibitors of which, 74 are new talent to 2010, kbb Birmingham offers a wide range of exciting new product launches dedicated to you.

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

“best parasol design award 2010”win to Nenufar Parasol



Nenúfar Parasol:
Designer by Yonoh for Samoa Design.

Parasols inspired in the nenufars sheets. The are built on lacquered aluminium, steel and smart fabrics by Batyline.

They are adjustable both in height and angle.

As an option, it can be added a small table, designed by Josep Carbonell, wich can be adjusted to the skeleton of the parasol.

In Samoa Design recently the Nenufar Parasol has been awarded with the “Gold ADCV Adward 09” by the Valencian Designers Association in the category of “best urban equipment”.
The Nenufar Parasol has also been chosen by the KORTRIJK XPO in Belgium, as one of the most special 50 products from prestigious brands at international level and has received this week the “Best Parasol Design Award 2010” from prestigious magazine Wallpaper.

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen will be at interiors 2010 Monday 25th January
Ensure you get free fast track entry register today here and save the £15 entry fee.

Royal College of Art

The RCA's Work In Progress shows continue (3-9 February) with different departments demonstrating the talent behind on-going projects. At the college galleries you'll find contributions from the Architecture, Vehicle Design, Printmaking and Animation among others, with some pieces for sale / commission.

Design Museum

The second part of Design Museum's Designers in Residence programme starts 27 January. The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation supported initiative sees interventions from Asif Khan, Bethan Wood and Farm transform the ground floor of the Museum.

Monday, 18 January 2010

Kemistry Gallery

The small but dynamic Kemistry Gallery in Shoreditch opened its latest show last week, with Danish designers Nan Na Hvass and Sofie Hannibal presenting silkscreen images, posters and wooden sculptures from interpreted random data.. A graphic experience well worth having!