If you are enjoying these two days of design, don’t lose the last one, tomorrow!
See below what you can expect!
09.00
Bulo Belgium Waffle Breakfast at the newly transformed showroom. Let Cathy Warwick know if you are coming along at wac@bulo.be. Until 11.00.
09.30
Altro CPD breakfast session: ‘Introducing colour and contrast requirements for access and safe usage of public buildings.’ To register, e-mail rsvp@altro.com
10.00
Vitra Screening of new film on Charles and Ray Eames- ‘Eames: The Architect and the Painter,’ by Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey.
Zip Presentation by Staverton design director Tony Cole and Craig Lambert from The Co-operative on the new Staverton CL clever bench. Followed by pastries and brews.
11.00
Orangebox ‘Smart Manufacturing – Orangebox makes things better’. Presentation by designer Gareth Banks. As previous days.
Haworth Workshop: ‘Living Stages – what can workplaces learn from theatre design?’ As 11.00. To book, emailJackie.bergonzi@haworth.com (limited spaces).
Zip ‘Adding value with design’. Presentation by Gillian Horn of Penoyre and Prasad.
11.30
Hands ‘Factors in the ergonomic design of an Olympic control room’. Presentation by Michael Twiss, Consultant in Ergonomics, Safety and HealtInstalled Pluginsh. Followed by buffet lunch at 12.30.
11.45
Interface ‘Sustainable interiors – where are we heading, what are we working together to achieve’. Talk hosted by Elina Grigoriou from Grigoriou Interiors with Yeshwant Mudaliar, M&S, Patrick Laine, WWF-UK, Paul Scrivener, MCM Architecture and Kelly Grainger, Interface.
12.00
Vitra Screening of new film on Charles and Ray Eames- ‘Eames: The Architect and the Painter,’ by Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey.
Zip ‘Big Lunch – The Eagle comes to Clover House.’ Head chef of the Eagle will create a giant paella in Zip’s Minotti demo kitchen! Until 15.00.
12.30
Figueras CPD session on the importance of considering seating when designing auditoria. To attend, emailcmartin@figueras.co.uk
Milliken Paper Engineering Craft Workshop with Su Blackwell, artist and art director, working predominantly within the realm of paper.
Desso ‘Cradle to Cradle®’ Day. ‘The Circular Economy’. Presentation with Ellen MacArthur from The Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Followed by lunch.
Assmann ‘How to deal with unwanted office noise’. Presentation as previous days. Until 13.00.
13.00
Steelcase Join Victoria Redshaw of design trends forecasters Scarlet Opus as she looks to the future of great design.
Domus Presentation and tour: ‘Porcelain Innovation_High resolution ceramic inkjet designs and sustainable materials.’
Interface Workshop ‘Biomimicry as a Design Principle’ exploring how nature solves problems and how we can use this principle in design.
Orangebox ‘Boomers and Millennials’. Presentation as previous days.
Thinking Ergonomix Happy Hour – walk away with a free lightweight Warrior stool! Until 14.00.
13.15
Scin ‘Material Autopsy’. Hands on talk by Annabelle Filer, Creative Director of Scin who will look at the key areas driving forward material development from new grown materials to dynamic façades.
13.30
Assmann ‘Lighting – its contribution to office productivity’. Presentation until 14.00, as previous days.
14.30
Hands ‘Factors in the ergonomic design of an Olympic control room’. Presentation as at 11.30.
Vitra Screening of new film on Charles and Ray Eames- ‘Eames: The Architect and the Painter,’ by Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey.
15.00
Orangebox ‘Why build walls?’ Presentation by designer Mark Partridge. As previous days.
Haworth Workshop: ‘Living Stages – what can workplaces learn from theatre design?’ As 11.00. To book, emailJackie.bergonzi@haworth.com (limited spaces).
16.00
BuzziSpace Talk by European award-winning designer, Sas Adriaenssens: ‘Designing acoustic solutions in a very ecological way’.
Toto Cream teas and tours of the showroom.
EFG Celebrate the London Olympics with a table tennis tournament with entertainments, cocktails and prizes to be won.
Planet Partitioning with showroom partners Clarke Rendall, Innerspace, Koehl Chairs, SmartGlass International. Showroom opening cocktail evening. Until 19.00.
Thinking Ergonomix Happy Hour – walk away with a free lightweight Warrior stool! Until 17.00.
16.30
The Atkinson Group/Ocee
‘Design for better Acoustics’ RIBA accredited CPD presentation by Mark Stevens and talk by John Fleming on the London Re-Use Network. As previous days.
17.00
Fritz Hansen hosts drinks at the B-Loose showroom to celebrate UK launch of ‘miniscule’, Fritz Hansen’s new range by renowned designer Cecilie Manz. Until 20.00.
Orangebox ‘Boomers and Millennials’. Report by Gerard Taylor of Orangebox. As previous days.
18.00
Milliken Vintage, Second-hand, Retro, Up-cycling: which of these does Wayne Hemingway love and which does he abhor?’ Talk by Wayne Hemingway.
Thinking Ergonomix Announcement of the winner of the CASINO ‘Roll in the Style’ design competition (and a trip to Australia!).
Ahrend Private View. Exhibition of photographs by Mel Bagshaw and innovative art from Meriliis Rinne. Live entertainment and DJ. For a personal invite, contact spearson@ahrend.com
18.30
Domus ‘Pico by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec – A private view’. Presentation by Erwan Bouroullec and Mutina, followed by Spring Party until 23.00. Strictly by invite only.
19.00
Humanscale Party! By invite only but to register interest please email Anna King anna@informare.co.uk
Boss Party! By invite only.
Poltrona Frau Group Party! Strictly by invite only.
Modus hosts a Pecha Kucha evening with 10 of the top names in the design and architecture world, sharing their ideas, projects and pictures.
