Join the UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) on their UK stand at the IAAPA Attractions Expo 2021, the leading global conference and trade show for the attractions industry.
Attend the IAAPA Attractions Expo 2021 and discover future trends, learn what's new, and hear what's working from peers and leaders from around the globe. The Expo consistently has 1,000 exhibitors, an estimated 21,000 buyers and 32,000 industry professionals from over 100 countries in attendance. It is the perfect audience for you to demonstrate your company’s creativity, expertise and innovation in the sector.
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Challenging you to think through your exporting journey, this virtual event will explore the benefits of exporting, helping you build or refine your strategy and combat the issues associated with the transition into new markets. As you venture into overseas markets, you want to ensure that your business is:
Hear expert insight on the legal, financial and logistical obstacles associated with exporting and how to mitigate these risks and trade safely overseas. Learn how to develop your business model and connect with like-minded London businesses on the same exporting journey as you.
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UK hospitality and design suppliers are invited to join the UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) and the British Contract Furnishing Association (BCFA) for a spotlight session exploring current and future projects in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. You will hear from industry experts about developments across hospitality in the GCC and set-up and licensing requirements. We will be joined by two leading global hotel chains operating in the Middle East and best practice will be shared by a true British success story in the region
Join the Trade Mission to Dubai and discover new opportunities in this dynamic market and the wider region. Expo 2020 (Oct 2021 - April 2022) creates a seminal moment for UK companies to visit the market and attend the following key tradeshows across architecture, design and wider creative industries sectors taking place between 8 - 12 November:
The visit offers UK companies operating across architecture, interior design and the experiential sector an opportunity to participate in a tailored programme of B2B activities to promote their expertise to local and regional decision makers as well as key industry contacts.
UK HOUSE at Cannes Lions (21-25 June) opens its virtual doors from July 6th through to November 2021. From July onwards, UK House will go on country-by-country world tour – meeting up with some of the world’s biggest markets for creative services – from China to USA to India celebrating UK Creativity at Cannes Lions 2021.
UK House at Cannes Lions will be headlined by UK winners at this year's Festival, featuring UK companies with something new to offer global buyers and trends from Lions Live 2021. Celebrate the best of UK Creativity with sessions from UK jurors, networking, workshops and masterclasses on exporting creative services.
It is FREE to attend for thinkers, makers, and investors around the world to meet and hear from leading UK experts.
The SBID Meet the Buyer is an interior design networking event curated to bring together world class Interior Designers, Architects and Specifiers with the most creative, advanced and design-led products from around the world. Inivting SBID's extensive network of industry professionals, the esclusive one day annual event provides a dynamic and lucrative business environment carefully tailored to create, encourage and facilitate synergies that build key relationships within the interior design profession. Alongside dedicated, face-to-face meetings with interior designers and decision-makers, the event also features a series of topical industry-specific seminars to attend throughout the day.
SBID Members earn 10 x CPD Points for attending.
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Connecting our designs for home, interiors and garden
Modern homes are all about the connection between house and garden. The indoor / outdoor living style has brought the designing of homes and gardens together. Modern architectural features are opening up homes and linking the inside and out like never before. Increasingly we see buildings created for people to enjoy the modern lifestyle of indoor / outdoor living, yet Interior Design and Garden / Landscape Design tends to work as two separate disciplines. Garden Designer by profession, Lynn Hill's approach calls for joined up thinking, blending indoor and outdoor spaces to create a seamless transition between the two.
Interior Designers are invited to join for an interactive evening, where Lynn shares some of her very practical ideas to bring unity in the design of home and garden.
An opportunity to gain insight and inspiration, enjoy a cocktail or two and get creative with some paint techniques whilst creating a small plant pot (with a ‘well behaved’ plant) that you can take home and keep*. The event is held at Craig & Rose Edinburgh, who will be on hand to answer questions about how to get creative with their quality paints and master their painting techniques for creating features both inside and out. LivingGreen Design will present us with a plethora of choice with their professional grade planters and green lifestyle products.
This free event includes cocktails, nibbles and all the creative materials.
*Plant pot creation is limited to the first 10 spaces!
Secure your spot now by emailing or calling Craig & Rose Stockbridge:
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: (0)131 357 5798
Enhance your knowledge of Home Cinema and Media Rooms
Founded by the 3 Brothers Wes, Wayne and Luke Crutcher in 2005, Living is one of the most respected Smart Home and Lighting firms in the world.
The brothers Wes, Wayne and Luke all bring something very different to the business. Wes, the MD, is the drive and thrust behind Living; exploring new avenues, and making sure the whole company is working to the overall strategy. Wayne is the technical ‘neat freak’, as Operations Director, he makes sure every project is organised just so, making sure he signs off each and every one himself. Luke is the outgoing one, as Sales Director, he is likely the first point of call - he is also pretty good at overseeing the design process and does the odd keynote every now and then.
This event offers the chance to enhance your knowledge of Home Cinema and Media Rooms. One of the qualified Directors will present a certified CPD going through how they design their award winning Cinema rooms. You will also have the chance to experience their Media and Cinema set ups.
Interested in attending? Email [email protected] to register now!
The Society of British and International Design is set to tackle a persistent taboo in the interior design industry – the issue of non-payment – during one of its biggest annual events for design professionals.
This all-too-common industry injustice is a challenge SBID will address head on during the forthcoming SBID Meet The Buyer event in October 2019. A panel discussion featuring an expert line-up will outline the issues and examine what’s being done to protect professionals. Designers, specifiers and manufacturers are all welcome to take part in the discussion.
Getting paid by a client at the end of a project can be a thorny issue for interior designers and is still one of the biggest challenges they face. With construction and interior design among the least regulated professions, many professionals in these industries remain at the mercy of clients when it comes to payment. When a client chances non-payment, which often occurs where the sums are substantial, the costs and delays incurred by the professional for court proceedings often outweigh the sum in question. In these cases, the designer or contractor is more willing to settle for a lower sum than the due amount.
Joanne Frances Interior Designer
Stephen Probert Head of the Government IP Office Mediation
Dr Vanessa Brady OBE Interior Designer & Founder of SBID
Speaking on the panel will be interior designer Joanna Frances, who recently won a case against a client for non-payment; Head of Intellectual Property Office Mediation Service, Stephen Probert and SBID CEO, Dr Vanessa Brady OBE who has recently had her own experiences of non-payment.
As a campaigner for regulation in the interior design industry, Vanessa Brady, has raised the issue of non-payment regularly at cross-party government meetings in parliament, and is now inviting the industry professionals who are likely to be or have been directly effected by the issue to openly engage with the experts and their peers to discuss their thoughts and experiences in one of the exclusive SBID Meet the Buyer Business Seminars.
The seminar will take place at 10.30am on Thursday 24th October as part of the SBID Meet The Buyer event, which brings together the UK's best interior designers, along with visiting International designers who attend SBID's annual 3-day event, to meet face to face with leading design-led product manufacturers from around the world.
If you're interested in attending this year's event with access to the exclusive business seminars, click here to enquire about booking.
With the up and coming SBID Meet the Buyer event approaching next month, and spaces continuing to fill, we approached the SBID Accredited manufacturers and designers to share their perspective on attending the event.
Which supplier(s) did you make contact with after attending the Meet The Buyer event?
"We had an introduction to the showroom and work of Nicholas Anthony, made contact for samples from Craig & Rose, and have also had several meetings with Vessel and Mottura with regards to upcoming project needs!" – Clare Gaskin Interiors
"As an international entrant, it’s good to come and understand a different design market to ours (in New Zealand). The companies I contacted were very helpful and I will be keeping them in mind for the future! Some of them include Yves Delorme, Alexander Joseph, Vitra, Taylist Media!" – Celia Visser Design
Chelsea Waterfront project by Morpheus London
Did you purchase or use any products from suppliers within a project after the event?
"Yes, we based an outdoor furniture scheme on Sutherland Perennials range! Chic and contemporary. We chose a selection of products from the ‘Poolside’ collection which were used to dress a number of terraces and outdoor spaces - it looked fantastic!" – Barclay Interiors
"We specified and ordered from Naturalmat for 2 projects; a bespoke mattress for a daybed in the nursery of our Islington Townhouse project and a more standard mattress for our Wimbledon Common project. We also found the perfect slab from MGLW Stone for a feature island in the same Wimbledon project. We have also specified products for current projects from Vessel (for a family house in Putney) and Mottura (for a penthouse in a new development in Fulham)." – Clare Gaskin Interiors
"I had further meetings with ABB and Craig & Rose. I also renewed our working relationship with Gradans ironmongery suppliers, who are based two hundred metres from our office but it took a meeting at the SBID Meet the Buyer event to sit and talk to them over the issues that had developed." – Cumberland Group
"We purchased two pieces of art for two different projects from Artfinder! The projects were Chelsea Waterfront, Hutchinson Development and Centre Point where we dressed a show apartment for Almacantar. For Chelsea Waterfront, we picked a piece that sits in the open dining/lounge area, complementing the rippling water of the Thames which the penthouse overlooks. In Centre Point we used a tryptic piece of artwork in the showroom." – Morpheus London
What did you enjoy most about attending?
"We felt there was a good range of suppliers, varying from furniture to lighting to ironmongery." – Barclay Interiors
"I really enjoyed Meet The Buyer as I was looking to see products that were new to me that I could use in the future. I also loved the talks in between the intervals and found them really useful. Plus. I met so many new people in the industry so came away with some great contacts." – Celia Visser Design
"We were really happy with the suppliers at the event and wouldn’t expect those suppliers to present more than they did. It definitely helps when they have their tangible products to look at rather than those with more of a service." – Morpheus London
How many leads did you generate from attending the event?
"We had 10 prearranged meetings with 8 additional impromptu meetings resulting from our display stand! Almost all of these were then followed up with product demonstrations at the designer’s studio/showroom!" – Alexander Joseph
"We generated about 12 leads from the day and a number of those were even from Scotland (where the brand is manufactured) which is a great link!" – Craig & Rose
"We were able to generate around 10-12 leads and found this to be a good event for quality rather than quantity!" – Vectorworks
Have any of your products been featured in a designer’s project from SBID Meet the Buyer?
"A number of the contacts we made at last year’s event have resulted in our products being used in or specified into projects. Perhaps the most noteworthy of these was being specified for a new luxury hotel in Asia by an international design group!" – Alexander Joseph
"A number of our products have been featured in projects from Cochrane Design as result of SBID Meet the Buyer event!" – Yves Delorme
"It is great to attend an event that ensures all the participants are prospective customers." – Alexander Joseph
"The event provided the perfect opportunity to meet and network with designers throughout the day, not only within the meetings, but also during breaks and lunchtime." – Craig & Rose
"The event gave us a good opportunity to talk to potential leads who were really keen to find out more about our product, without the distractions that you would have at a big exhibition." – Vectorworks
What advice would you give to other manufacturers looking to attend?
"To get the most out of the event, use your social media channels to engage with SBID prior to the event, and have a clear view on what you want the show to do for you." - Alexander Joseph
"Present the maximum of your bespoke services and focus on key products!" – Yves Delorme
If you're interested in attending this year's diverse day of networking with design and industry professionals, click here to enquire about booking.
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