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Main StageAward-winning journalist, comms strategist and author of Wasted: When Trash Becomes Treasure (Ludion), Katie Treggiden, will take to the Surface Design Show Main Stage with an insightful perspective o …
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Main StageDesigning for Joy brings together Siobhán Murphy of Interior Curve and Emily Wheeler of Furnishing Futures, moderated by Charlotte Beevor, to explore how design can actively foster wellbeing, comfort, …
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Main StageLearn from BIID Registered Interior Designers Liz Bell, Gail Race, Jennifer Hamilton, and Matthew Freeman as they share expert insights into how material choices can impact our health. Attend this ses …
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Main StageThis session will explore the original sustainable design material, natural stone. Stone Federation of Great Britain will bring together a panel of experts to look at how understanding the natural pro …
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Main StageExplore how material choices shape the experience, aesthetics, and performance of hospitality spaces. Led by Alys Bryan from Design Insider, this session covers innovative surface design, balancing na …
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Main StageMaterial and surface choices are critical design decisions that affect environmental performance, human health and the lived experience of space. This is especially true in the many forms of workplace …
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Main StageThis session explores how neurodiversity is influencing the way workplaces and homes are designed. Bringing together the Head of Workplace Design at Lloyds Bank, Michelle Ogundehin and specialists in …
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Main StageThis intimate discussion will explore the transformative power of art and surfaces in public and interior spaces. Giles Miller of Giles Miller Studio and Zoë Allen of Artistic Statements will discuss …Moderator
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Main StageAs design becomes faster and more digital, our relationship with materials risks becoming distant. This talk challenges that approach by reframing materials as carriers of story, context, and conseque …
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Main StageNOTE: The awards will be held at the Auditorium The Surface Design Awards have been a powerful extension of the Surface Design brand for 14 years. The Awards celebrate excellence within the innovation …
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Workshop StageGet hands-on and create original jewellery using materials from TP Bennet’s in-house materials library. The architecture and design practice, known for combining creative design with sustainable solut …
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Workshop StageWorking with a wide collection of material samples, we’ll explore where materials come from, what they’re made of, and the stories they carry. Together, we’ll use these insights to develop practical f …
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Workshop StageAn interactive workshop for interior designers exploring maximalist colour schemes through pattern clashing. Using magazines, wallpapers, paint chips and fabrics, participants will learn how florals, …
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Workshop StageGet hands-on and create original jewellery using materials from TP Bennet’s in-house materials library. The architecture and design practice, known for combining creative design with sustainable solut …
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Main StageAs the built environment faces mounting pressure to do more with less – less carbon, less time, fewer resources – this panel will reframe AI less as a threat and more as a powerful collaborator and to …
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Main StageHow can historic buildings and salvaged materials be reimagined for modern use? Join this session to find the answers! Our cross-disciplinary discussion, led by Informare, aims to examine how architec …Moderator
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Main StageAre the colour choices of our past getting in the way of closing the loop? In this panel session we’ll explore the role of colour within material evolution and reuse. What are the issues and opportuni …
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Main StageWhat can we do as an industry to ensure our designs and materials are accessible for all? Join Hotel Designs Editor, Sophie Harper, as she takes a deep dive into the essential considerations necessary …Moderator
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Main StageCreating a colour palette is a careful process that combines research, visual analysis, and human judgement. This talk focuses on how AI tools and code are now being used within that process, particul …
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Main StageDo we pay sufficient attention to maximising existing materials rather than being focused on new, arguably more exciting and ‘sustainable’ options? The Sustainable Design Collective will discuss wheth …ModeratorPanelist
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Workshop StageThis interactive hands-on session will explore ideas around the way we design colour for others bringing together the principles of applied colour psychology and emotional, inclusive design.
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Workshop StageEvery year, the world produces 92 million tonnes of textile waste. It’s an eco disaster. Putting this in the spotlight is GREEN GRAD designer/artist Claire Malley. For this workshop, she is bringing c …
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Workshop Stage"Bio" is currently the big buzz word in materials. Come and find out what it means, direct from the innovators themselves. GREEN GRAD designer/material scientist Mobina Rajabimoghadam of Bio Recursive …
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