Interior Design & Architecture Summit
This 2019 event has now taken place.
The date for the 2020 Interior Design & Architecture Summit has been confirmed for June 8, with more details to follow shortly…
If you are interested attending Hotel Summit, click here. If you are interested in attending Meet Up North, click here.
You can read the exclusive editorial on the 2019 event here.
Who will you meet?
Architects
Interior Architects
Interior Designers
Project Managers
Engineers
Urban Planners
Government Agencies
Property Developers
Shopfitters
What are the benefits of attending?
- Pre-arranged, face-to-face meetings based on mutual interest
- Selected and ‘matched’ meetings
- Unrivalled networking opportunities
- No time wasters
- No hidden costs
- Lunch and refreshments provided throughout the day
The team will organise personalised appointments for you to meet with delegates in a dedicated booth. Each supplier will have 20-minute meetings with key decision makers throughout the event.
Tailored to meet your requirements like no other event.
Your time is valuable. At the Summit, we will deliver a first-rate return on investment, and put you in touch with professionals who have specifically asked to meet you, would like to discuss your products and services, and are pro-actively looking for solutions for their organisation’s facilities and interiors.
The Summit also offers an unparalleled opportunity for you to promote your service solutions to senior decision makers, who have the authority to spend and are reviewing their current suppliers.
Key benefits:
We organise personalised appointments between purchasing professionals and suppliers to meet in their own dedicated meeting booth. Each supplier will have a series of 20 minute meetings with key decision makers over the day.
You are guaranteed a captive audience of professionals, pre-selected and matched meetings, and cost effective measurable ROI, without any time-wasters and hidden costs.
FAQS
What is included in the cost to attend?
What will my stand look like?
What do I need to bring with me?
How do I know who is attending the event?
How does the matching process work?
How do you create my itinerary?
How much work is there before the event?
What happens if no one selects me?
What is the dress code?
Gold Partner
Atlas Concorde
Atlas Concorde is a global specialist in premium porcelain tiles and wall tiles for every style and application in residential, commercial and public architecture.
CP Parquet
CP parquet is one of the very largest wood flooring manufacturer in Italy, producing high quality engineered flooring and parquet since 1982
Gessi
Gessi has been designing and manufacturing exclusive bathroom and kitchen fittings and furnishing for over 20 years.
Hamilton Litestat
A British manufacturer, Hamilton Litestat produces high quality decorative switch plates & sockets, as well as smart lighting control & audio solutions designed to enhance the hotel guest experience.
Ideavit
The perfect material for modern bathroom design. Ideavit is proud of turning everyday routine into pure pleasure. Contemporary designs, functional forms and high aesthetics.
Marca Corona
Founded way back in 1741, Marca Corona is one of the oldest italian ceramic manufacturer, proposing porcelain stoneware floor tiles and white-body wall tiles able to combine the highest technical performance with irresistible style.
Timage
Suppliers of marine grade lighting and hardware, Timage draws upon generations of experience in the yacht sector to deliver beautiful small space solutions and elegant design.
Wandsworth
Established in 1904, the Wandsworth Group is the oldest electrical accessories manufacturer in Europe. A name synonymous with reliability and innovation for over one hundred years, we are able to offer an unparalleled choice of styles and finishes to our electrical accessory ranges.
Cole and Son
Combining unparalleled style and the finest quality with durability and performance, our stunning portfolio of wallpapers and fabrics harmoniously blend colour and pattern to transform interior spaces into unique and unforgettable experiences
Silver Partner
Domkapa
Graphica Display
Mouth and Foot Paintings
O’Donnell Furniture
Portview Fitout
Project Blinds
Sox Kamen Contracts Limited
Mitre Linen
Bronze Partner
Aqualisa Products
Bisque
Bridgeman Images Ltd
CTD Architectual Tiles
Covers
ITC Natural Luxury Flooring
James Alexander Bespoke Furniture
KKDC Lighting
Majestic Shower Company
Moleta Munro
Muzeo
North Made Studio
Sofa.com
Tribu
Versa Designed Surfaces
Wood Floors & Accessories
The Interior Design & Architects Summit is a one-day event organised to connect senior executives working within the sector with product and service suppliers for face-to-face meetings and business networking.
The Summit aims to support the design and architecture sector with a unique platform to help create long-lasting and mutually beneficial business connections.
Be one of just 60 VIP guests, with your inviting including:
A full pre-arranged itinerary of meetings with suppliers based on mutual interests
Complimentary seminars from some of the industry’s most dynamic minds
Relaxed atmosphere to network with peers and industry professionals.
Lunch and refreshments are also included as part of the day.
Who Should Attend?
Architects
Interior Architects
Interior Designers
Project Managers
Engineers
Urban Planners
Government Agencies
Property Developers
Shopfitters
Why attend?
– Pre-arranged meetings with solution providers of your choice
– 20 minute meeting slots will be relaxed and civilised, with no hard sell
– Attend a tailored programme of inspiring seminars
– Easily compare and benchmark potential products, services and solutions
– You will be one of just 60 VIPs at the event, ensuring that you get personal attention
– Attendance is entirely free of charge, which includes entry to our seminars
A more targeted approach
We understand that your time is valuable. You tell us who you want to meet, and we handle all the details.
We arrange all meetings in advance based on your preferences, by providing you with details of solution providers, products and services.
98% of past attendees say that our events are a better way to find new suppliers than a traditional trade show.
What’s included?
– A full pre-arranged itinerary of one-to-one meetings
– Complimentary seminars hosted by some of the industry’s most dynamic minds
– Lunch and refreshments throughout
– Access to all presentation material
FAQS
It’s free – what’s the catch?
What does the day include?
Is it a hard sell event?
What is the dress code?
How does the matching process work?
How do you create my itinerary?
Agenda of the day
8.45 – 09.30:
Headline speaker: Creative Director, HBA London, Constantina Tsoutsikou
Topic: Playfulness and personality in hospitality design
Travellers are looking for individuality in hotels where they stay. Constantina Tsoutsikou will delve into how playfulness in design can be used to create unique personality
- With endless choice available in the hospitality sector, hotels are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain guest loyalty
- The days of a guest walking into a corporate hotel and not knowing which city he’s in are long gone. Guests want to immerse themselves in the local experience
- There are countless opportunities to pique guests’ interest throughout the hotel journey. The designer curates these moments in many design touch-points: from artwork to open space views, from memorable wellness experiences to reflections of local culture and history.
- Hotel brands should not be afraid to explore and experiment, giving designers the chance to be bold in making stand-out memories for guests
09.40 – 10.25:
9.40 – 10.25am: Seminar 2
Seminar 2: The future of hotels!
Presented by: Yasmine Mahmoudieh, Director of Yasmine Mahmoudieh Studio
Hotels have been disrupted by Airbnb. Now Airbnb is going into hotels. How hotels of the future have to be more multi-functional and offer new services.
- Hotels are living spaces that can inspire all generations
- Working-living- socialising- all under one roof
- What does lifestyle and design hotels really mean and stand for?
- What would be cool to have in the future?
09.40 – 10.25:
9.40 – 10.25am:
Seminar 3: The Hospitality Workplace
Presented by: Laura Keith, Founder/Director at Nine Yard Club
- The workplace – a one-stop destination to work, rest and play
- The importance of wellbeing in the workplace
- Drawing on hospitality design principles
- The hospitality workplace
- Looking to the future
16.30 – 17.15
Panel discussion: The Rising Ceiling of Creativity…
This panel will discuss areas such as the creative boundaries within interior design and architecture as well as looking at how designers and architects can inject flair while working within a budget.
Moderated by: Hamish Kilburn, Editor at Hotel Designs
Panellists include:
Gilly Craft, President, British Institute of Interior Design and director of Koubou Interiors
Yasmine Mahmoudieh, Director of Yasmine Mahmoudieh Studio
Charles Leon, Director, Leon Black Interior Architecture
Robin Sheppard, CEO, Bespoke Hotels
Moritz Waldemeyer, Director, Moritz Waldemeyer Studio
Media Partner: Future Contructor & Architect
Media Partner: Treniq
Venue contact phone number:+44-203-002-4300
Image courtesy of buildington.co.uk
Kerry Naumburger
Delegate Sales Executive
01992 374099
Victoria Petch
Sales Executive
01992 374082