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Main StageStay tuned to hear what we have planned for our Opening Night Debate! Katie Treggiden is bringing her insight on waste to the Surface Design Show Main Stage with an outstanding array of panelists who …
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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 functionality of hospitality environments. Join Alys Bryan from Design Insider as she leads this exciting discussion around the lates …
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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 are designed. Bringing together the Head of Workplace Design at Lloyds Bank and specialists in neurodiversity-led design, the …
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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 looks at how materials hold stories that reconnect designers to human experience.
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Main StageThe Surface Design Awards have been a powerful extension of the Surface Design brand for 14 years. The Awards celebrate excellence within the innovation and use of surfaces across the built environmen …
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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 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 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 …