Talking Points
Talking Points
"I just wanted to say how much I’m enjoying reading the isolation talks each week, it’s really engaging and relevant, and something I’m not getting elsewhere"
“Surface Design Show’s ‘in isolation with’ campaign is yet another example of how the show’s organisers are authentically bridging the gap between suppliers, designers and architects.”
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- 25 May 2021
SDS Focus on: Yair Neuman
As we look forward to our next Surface Design Show from 8-10 February 2022, we launch a series of interviews by Emily Martin entitled SDS... -
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- 22 February 2021
Exhibitor Spotlight: Armourcoat
With an award-winning and ever-growing product range Armourcoat remains at the forefront of sustainable decorative surface solutions. Armourcoat has... -
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- 18 February 2021
SURFACE DESIGN TRENDS FEATURING THE SURFACE DESIGN AWARDS
Surface Design Trends featuring the Surface Design Awards This year’s Surface Design Awards was live streamed from London. Held on... -
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- 09 October 2020
Close to Home (part 2)
Surface Spotlight Live 2021: Close to Home (part 2) As we look ahead, now more than ever we are in need of positive and genuine... -
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- 15 September 2020
Webinar: Design in an age of uncertainty
SDS Webinar: Design in an age of uncertaintyAs the nation emerges from lockdown, we discussed what effect the pandemic has had on design... -
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- 09 June 2020
Isolation Talks: Oliver Heath
Oliver Heath, Oliver Heath Design Our tenth Surface Design Show Isolation Talk is with Oliver Heath, Director of Oliver Heath Design. Oliver runs... -
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- 29 May 2020
Isolation Talks: Dominic Jones
Dominic Jones, Business Design Centre Our next Surface Design Show Isolation Talk is with Dominic Jones, Chief Executive of the Business Design... -
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- 21 May 2020
Isolation Talks: Hamish Kilburn
Hamish Kilburn, Hotel Designs Our next Surface Design Show Isolation Talk is with Hamish Kilburn, editor of Hotel Designs, the leading... -
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- 14 May 2020
Isolation Talks: Rebecca Weir
Rebecca Weir, Lightbout.iQ Our next Surface Design Show Isolation Talk is with Rebecca Weir, award winning lighting designer and Creative... -
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- 06 May 2020
Isolation Talks: Chrissa Amuah
Chrissa Amuah, AMWA Designs Our next Surface Design Show Isolation Talk is with Chrissa Amuah, Creative Director and Founder of AMWA... -
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- 30 April 2020
Isolation Talks: Nicola Osborn
Nicola Osborn, Basha-Franklin Our next Surface Design Show Isolation Talk is with Nicola Osborn, Creative Director of the creative design... -
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- 23 April 2020
Isolation Talks: Ankita and Pratyoosh
Ankita & Pratyoosh, Studio An-V-Thot Architects Our next Surface Design Show IsolationTalk is with Ankita Sweety & Pratyoosh Chandan of... -
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- 16 April 2020
Isolation Talks: Hannah Davis
Hannah Davis, Trifold During these difficult times, Surface Design Show will be doing a series of interviews with our community to... -
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- 09 April 2020
Isolation Talks: Theresa Dowling
Theresa Dowling FX Magazine During these difficult times, Surface Design Show will be doing a series of interviews with our community to... -
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- 02 April 2020
Isolation Talks: Jerry Tate
Jerry Tate, Tate Harmer During these difficult moments, Surface Design Show will be doing a series of interviews with our community to... -
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- 01 April 2020
2020 TREND REPORT
Emily Skinner from trend and colour forecaster, Sally Angharad selected some of the most inspirational trends from the show. -
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- 10 February 2020
Exhibitor Spotlight: Iris Ceramica Group
Stand 214 Custom sizes, shapes and edge profiles, everything available for Iris Ceramica Group customers thanks to its new portal,... -
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- 04 February 2020
Exhibitor Spotlight: THE TILE OF SPAIN
New ceramic and porcelain designs from a selection of Spain’s leading tile manufacturers can be seen at Stand 400 At the cutting edge of... -
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- 30 January 2020
Exhibitor Spotlight: BluePrint Ceramics
BluePrint Ceramics wanted to take the opportunity this year to exhibit some bold and beautiful tiles to showcase the versatility of tiles... -
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- 30 January 2020
Exhibitor Spotlight: Decorative Panels Lamination
Decorative Panels Lamination are exhibiting at The Surface Design Show for the first time this year. They want to show off the... -
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- 16 December 2019
Surface Design Show 2020: What to look out for
Surface Design Show 2020: What to look out for 1. Decadent Blush Deep tones of earthy blush add soft velvet finishes to faceted geometric... -
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- 05 November 2019
Zayed Centre for Research
Combining scientists, academics, clinicians and patients in one hyper-connective, tactile and welcoming building, Stanton Williams’ Zayed... -
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- 05 November 2019
Trends to look out for in 2020 and beyond
Natural materials--such as sea grass, feathers, and algae--waste product, like coffee grounds, and a race between made from nature or made... -
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- 07 October 2019
Material difference
Shining a light on a surface sounds on the face of it, an eminently straightforward task. In fact it's an extremely complex proposition... -
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- 12 September 2019
OODI Library
By Veronica Simpson The Oodi library in Helsinki creates inhabitable landscapes, but conjuring an atmosphere where reading, learning,... -
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- 30 July 2019
Don't be afraid of the dark
Fear of the dark is probably buried deep in our lizard brain. Civilisation, or perhaps more accurately territorialisation, is equated with... -
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- 11 July 2019
Close to Home to be theme of next year’s Surface Spotlight Live
Talking Points – article by Sally Angharad, Trend Consultant From the making process to the disposal of goods the environmental and social... -
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- 11 July 2019
SDS20 continues to support New Talent
The inaugural New Talent area at Surface Design Show in London was curated by Trendease International and featured exhibitors in the... -
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- 21 February 2019
SDS19 Identified Trends
Surface Design Show’s resident trend and colour forecaster, Sally Angharad, selected trends to be inspired by in 2019: Immersive Colour Enhancing... -
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- 12 February 2019
Greenhill moss luminaries and other design lamps with a natural feel...
Scientific studies show that contact with nature significantly reduces our stress level, increases our creativity, lowers blood pressure... -
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- 31 January 2019
New Talent at SDS19
Introduced for 2019 is the New Talent area, curated by internationally acclaimed speaker and forward- thinking Chief Creative Director at... -
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- 30 January 2019
Community Space for Work and Research
WeMadeThat chose a ‘conspicuous and deliberate’ palette of materials for their new East Street Exchange, a space for work,... -
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- 30 January 2019
Research and observation paved the way for inspiration when it came...
Veronica Simpson reports How do you make something of a non-place; what does it take to persuade people to gather and dwell in those... -
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- 28 January 2019
Piedra Paloma are dedicated to the commercialisation of natural...
Piedra Paloma is a company dedicated to the commercialisation of natural stone extracted from their own quarries in Seville (France) and... -
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- 15 January 2019
Surface Spotlight Live: One Of A Kind
From 5-7 February Surface Design Show 2019 will take place at London’s Business Design Centre to provide a platform for architects,... -
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- 08 January 2019
Trends set to influence the design world in 2019
Hand selected by resident trend and colour expert Sally Angharad, these are the surfaces and materials to look out for at Surface Design Show... -
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- 13 November 2018
Public realm knits a diverse programme together
A retrofit project from Featherstone Young in Wrexham’s 1990s car park and covered market now sees market traders sharing the ground floor...
