BIID becomes industry partners for all Hotel Designs’ MEET UP events

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BIID becomes industry partners for all Hotel Designs’ MEET UP events

The British Institute of Interior Design (BIID) has become an industry support partner for MEET UP London (September 15, 2020), MEET UP North (February 25, 2021) and The Brit List Awards…

From becoming a partner of The Brit List Awards to offering exclusive interviews, the British Institute of Interior Design (BIID) has supported Hotel Designs’ growth as the leading international hotel design website.

“We see our relationship with the BIID as more of a meaningful friendship that has evolved over the years,” explained editor Hamish Kilburn. “The association becoming an industry parter of all our networking events in the UK is just a further example of how forward-thinking the BIID is to connect with the British designers on the international design scene who are shaping the future of interior design.”

As the industry prepares to emerge from lockdown, and expects a new era of networking events post-pandemic, the BIID has signed an agreement to become an industry partner across all Hotel Designs’ MEET UP networking events, as well as the highly anticipated The Brit List Awards.

“On behalf of the BIID, we are delighted to partner with Hotel Designs for its Meet Up events, as well as The Brit List Awards for the third year running,” said Harriet Forde, the current president of the BIID and Hotel Designs’ co-host of its new podcast, DESIGNPOD. “In these challenging times, it is important to look ahead to occasions when we will be able to come together once again, to network with fellow design professionals and celebrate the outstanding level of design within the hospitality industry.”

Hotel Designs‘ next networking event, MEET UP London, will take place on September 15 at Minotti London’s stunning showroom. The event, which will be aptly themed ‘Inspiring Creativity’ will welcome award-winning sound designer and functional music innovation Tom Middleton and award-winning research entrepreneur Ari Peralta to become headline speakers.

Applying principles of neuroscience, behaviour and psychology, the visionaries will respond to MEET UP London’s theme by immersing our audience into a sensory experience like no other before. This will be followed by an engaging talk discussing how and why sound should be considered when designing the hotel of the future. From Jet Lag to Mindfulness solutions, their unique collaboration represents the synergy and creativity needed to future-proof hospitality.

 

Hamish Kilburn / 21.05.2020

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