Showcase your products to this year's esteemed SBID Awards' judging panel for Product Design categories, comprising some of the world's most innovative and inspiring interior design practices to review the latest developments in product design. The judges include Head of Interior Architecture at Zaha Hadid Architects; Head of Interior Design at Harrods Interior Design; Director of Interior Design at IHG, CEO & Founder of Katharine Pooley Ltd, and Studio Director of Wimberly Interiors (to name a few!).
Anthony Duesbury
Associate
SHH
A hugely experienced interior designer within the high-end hospitality sector, Tony leads a team within SHH’s hospitality arm. He is a creative interior design professional with 20 years’ experience in leading prestigious high-end hospitality, restaurant and residential schemes globally. A client-facing creative and technical designer with an extensive knowledge of the Interior Design process.
"I very much look forward to being part of the 2021 judging panel of the SBID awards. SBID provides a great platform for recognition to businesses who wish to showcase their work to a talented global audience by bringing together high standards of work from across the world." - Antony Duesbury
Carolina Sandri
Creative Director
Casa Forma
Carolina has more than a decade of experience on the design and implementation of high-end interior design and architecture projects in London and around the globe. Trained as an architect, she established her own architectural business in her native country Brazil before moving to London 15 years ago. Her passion for design excellence and extensive knowledge in the luxury global market, makes it possible for her to transform any client’s aspirations into a truly bespoke luxurious space. Her architectural background gives her a combination of creative design skills with a wide range of technical knowledge. She is the Creative Director at the award-winning luxury design studio Casa Forma’s and is responsible for delivering leading-edge residential schemes for international high net worth individuals and property developers.
David Chang
Founder & Design Director
David Chang Design Associates International Ltd
David Chang, founder of David Chang Design Associates International (DCDA) and registered Professional member of NCIDQ, ASID, SBID and IIDA, has over 25 years of experience in hospitality and high end residential interior design and management experiences in North America and Asia. In 1998, David founded DCDA in Vancouver, Canada, and expanded to China market in 2006, established firms in Guangzhou, Beijing and Taipei, to provide exclusive upscale design services on landmark projects for local top developers. David's innovative works have won numerous design awards in the UK, Italy, Canada and China.
Jeff Ning
President
Wanda Hotels & Resorts
Dr Ning is the President of Wanda Hotels & Resorts. During his tenure at Wanda, he has led the design, construction and operation management of over 100 upscale and luxury hotels. Under his leadership, these hotels have won many prestigious international design awards, including the SBID Awards, Gold Key Awards, IIDA-Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards, Hospitality Design Awards and many more.
Vanja Garaj
Head of Design
Brunel University London
Dr Garaj is Head of Brunel Design, where he also teaches on the Professional Design Studio module, a part of the MSc Integrated Product Design programme. He has co-ordinated a number of live project briefs across design fields, with organisations including Cancer Research UK, NHS, Pan Macmillan, Help for Heroes, Friends of the Elderly, Corney & Barrow, Shell, Ibis and BT. Dr Garaj’s research is aimed at design, development and evaluation of innovative systems, products and services, with the focus on digital and digital-physical domains and the application of the latest technologies.
Gary Clark
Principal & Regional Leader of Science + Technology
HOK London Studio
Gary is an architect with a passion for sustainable architecture and has over 30 years continually sought to bridge academic research, teaching and practice to create a sustainable future. In his role as Principal Lead for Science and Technology at HOK, his aim is to deliver a sustainable future not only in the science and technology but across all sectors of the construction industry. Gary has collaborated and led sustainability with a number of leading practices including Wilkinson Eyre, Bennett’s Associates and Hopkins Architects. These collaborations have delivered award winning sustainable buildings across a range of sectors from Higher Education, Academic Research, Residential mixed use, Office and Cultural Buildings.
Henry Reeve
Director of Interior Design
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)
Henry is Director of Design at InterContinental Hotels Group. He is responsible for creating the interior design and guest experience for IHG’s Kimpton and Hotel Indigo brands across Europe. Since joining IHG in January 2015, Henry has worked across some of IHG’s most celebrated and award-winning design projects and has led the teams responsible for the design of all new Hotel Indigo properties over the last 5 years, as well as working on more than 20 refurbishment projects across IHG’s existing hotels.
Herbert Lui
Partner
Dexter Moren Associates
Herbert has extensive experience of working on complex mixed-use developments on challenging sites. Along with a strong awareness of stakeholder aspirations, he has a proven ability to convert constraints into opportunities. Herbert is a graduate of Westminster University and the Architectural Association in London, and the National University of Singapore. He joined DMA in 1999 as a Project Architect and was appointed a Partner in 2008.
"What a year it’s been since the last SBID Awards. A year where we have all had to learn new ways of working, living and socialising. This creates new needs and requirements for designers to contemplate. I am eager to see this year’s new products and how they may address some of our recent lifestyle changes, products that will bring us joy and lift our spirits!" - Herbert Lui
Kar Hwa Ho
Head of Interior Architecture
Zaha Hadid Architects
Kar first worked with Zaha Hadid Architects in 1985 following his studies with Zaha Hadid at the Architectural Association. After completing his studies in the UK and USA, Kar worked on projects around the world for Kohn Pederson Fox and Louis Vuitton Malletier, with a focus on interior architecture, commercial developments and retail design before re-joining ZHA as Head of Interior Architecture in 2014. His residential interiors, in particular, have won numerous awards and have been widely published.
Katharine Pooley
CEO & Founder
Katharine Pooley Ltd
Katharine is one of the most sought-after interior designers working internationally today. Recently named ‘British Interior Designer of the Decade’, ‘International Designer in Asia of the Year’, and ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’, her design ethos is both highly respected and uniquely far reaching. Her eponymous Knightsbridge Design Studio was established over 15 years ago and continues to create unmatched luxury interior designs for landmark commercial and residential projects in London and Worldwide for the most discerning clients. Overseeing her team of 47 interior designers and architects, Katharine immerses herself in every detail of her client’s complex project.
Letitia Fitzgibbon
Head of Harrods Interior Design
Harrods Interior Design
With over 17 years’ experience in the luxury interiors industry Letitia heads-up Harrods Interior Design, a multi-disciplinary bespoke design service by Harrods. In her previous role within the Harrods Home buying team, Letitia worked on redeveloping the home and furniture offering to provide carefully curated products that hero provenance, craftsmanship and heritage in helping to shape Harrods Home into the exciting design hub it is today. Letitia and her team of design experts travel the world in search of beautiful designs, the latest trends and the highest quality fabrics and products. Letitia’s design ethos centres around two key factors: relevance to the client and their lifestyle, and harmony of the design with its surrounding environment.
Rachel Johnson
Studio Director
Wimberly Interiors
As Studio Director of Wimberly Interiors London, Rachel brings more than twenty years of hospitality expertise and leadership to the team. Known for her pragmatic design approach, she has been at the helm of some of the world’s most celebrated projects. Rachel’s acute eye for detail has been cultivated from extensive experience in the design industry. Having worked previously as a contract manager and with more than a decade’s experience in design management, she possesses the vision and foresight to create successful, innovative and authentic projects of enduring value for clients, supported by a unique and in-depth understanding of technical nuances and processes.
"An unparalleled opportunity to celebrate and support design talent, innovation and excellence, I am delighted to be representing Wimberly Interiors as a judge at this year’s SBID Awards. Alongside esteemed industry peers, I am looking forward to seeing where the past year in design has taken us – not just in the UK, but globally." - Rachel Johnson
Sharon Lillywhite
Founding Partner
Oliver Burns
Sharon is Founding Partner of Oliver Burns, a multi-award-winning architectural interior design studio that thoughtfully designs the world’s finest homes. Working across an exclusive portfolio of international turnkey projects, the team has a world-class reputation for bespoke commissions, super-prime developments and elegant spaces that are synonymous with a luxury lifestyle. The concept of ‘Thoughtful Luxury’ underpins their approach. It is reflected in their designs, from the concepts they develop, through to the thoughtfully layered details they create with artisans and craftsmen. This approach ensures that all of their projects are thoughtfully designed, thoughtfully built and thoughtfully finished.
Stella Gittins
Co-Founder & Group Director
Accouter Group of Companies
Stella is the Co-Founder of AGC, London’s fastest-growing portfolio of international award-winning Interior Design companies. Creating the benchmark in luxury living, the Accouter Group of Companies which is home to Accouter Design, A. LONDON and BoxNine7, delivers world-class interior architectural and furnishing services to the global property market and private clients. With 15 years of experience mentoring and directing diverse teams within the field, Stella has spent 7 years building AGC which has been voted one of the best places to work in property on multiple occasions. Taking a lead creative role for the Group, Stella is responsible for all aspects of brand and design.
"The SBID Awards is an opportunity for the industry’s creative community to stage their courageous minds. I look forward to exploring beautiful, useful and respectful ideas which are so seemingly simple yet intricate as a process. I am proud to represent the iconic SBID as a judge and play a part in honouring great designers with these prestigious accolades." - Stella Gittins
Terry McGillicuddy
Director
Richmond International
Terry joined Richmond International in 2002 with a background in leisure and retail consultancy. He has travelled the world and was based in the Far East and Middle East during the early years of his career. Now a Director of Richmond International, Terry is responsible for the company management, liaising with clients and has a very hands-on role throughout the design process. Terry has steered a range of Richmond International’s most notable projects with multinational brands and independent owners that have been honoured with awards and accolades across the hospitality design space, including Richmond International’s successful cruise ship design projects.
"The SBID is a respected name within the Interior Design Industry that supports designers and artists. It is an honour to be invited to be part of their distinguished judging panel. This is a unique opportunity to review and assess other talented designers in associated areas of Interior Design, and to have a personal involvement in celebrating and rewarding their creativity and vision to achieve design excellence. I am also looking forward to being enlightened with new ideas new solutions." - Terry McGillicuddy
Tim Mutton
Blacksheep Creative
Tim is the founder and leader of Blacksheep, with 25+ years hospitality design experience, launching the studio in 2002. With a background in hospitality and interior design lead him to establish a design agency specialising in hospitality, food and beverage with the aim of bringing a new perspective to the industry. The agency was founded on the belief that a designers responsibility went beyond just interior design; that tailored experiences positively change hospitality businesses, brands and people from within.
Trevor Cotterell
Managing Director
Areen Design
Trevor became the Managing Director of Areen Design in 1989. The group now employs over 350 people across 6 offices, worldwide. As a director of each Areen Group company, Trevor drives the strategic growth of the Group by fostering the skills and specialisms of each company. At Areen Design, he leads over 120 interior designers, architects and procurement specialists in delivering fast-paced, large scale projects in some of the world’s most challenging regions. From luxury private residential complexes, to international airports and city hotels, Areen Design ensure that every project is carefully considered from initial concept through to turn-key delivery.
Entries for the SBID International Design Awards 2021 are open!
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Today the SBID Awards has firmly established itself as one of the most prestigious interior design Awards in the global design calendar. It represents outstanding achievements, top quality design services and fascinating creativity in producing cutting-edge event experiences.
By representing all aspects of the interior design industry across Interior Design, Product and Fit Out on its inclusive and international stage, the SBID Awards offers excellent exposure for your work and designs, provides unique networking opportunities, and drives professional standards across the industry!
Haven’t completed your submission, or are still considering if you should enter the SBID Awards this year? Here are the top 5 reasons you should!
Success in the SBID Awards programme represents a significant achievement within the field of interior design, recognised as sign of design excellence among peers, clients and the press. The programme provides a global platform for showcasing your design talents to international audiences across the design profession. Featuring your company, projects or products on the SBID Awards website and social media as a Finalist (or better yet, a Winner!) offers valuable exposure to increase your brand awareness, promote your work and amplify your online presence!
The SBID Awards introduces an exciting new panel of expert judges to join its’ impressive and international jury, so each year presents a unique opportunity to showcase your work and innovative designs directly to top-tier industry professionals on the judging panel! Discover more about the diverse panel of judges who are set to evaluate the Interior Design & Fit Out categories here, and explore the esteemed judges for Product Design categories, here.
The three-tier judging process ensures that only the best proceed to the next level - with each entry considered fairly and independently for technical content and creative merit, regardless of the budget! The public vote also sees 225,000 unique voters – so it's a great way to publicise your best work!
Winning only has value if you have truly earned it! The SBID Awards has been praised for its ethics and transparency, achieving a GOLD Standard Awards Trust Mark by the Independent Awards Standards Council. All entry information is listed on the website so it’s clear from the start what is involved - and there are no hidden fees in order to progress so entrants can't simply buy their way to the top! This means you can enter with the confidence that only the most talented designs, impressive projects and innovative products will go all the way (not the entrants with the deepest pockets!).
The SBID Awards is open to any design professional from interior designers, architects, property developers and decorators, to contractors, fit-out specialists, manufacturers, suppliers and product designers. Companies of any size are eligible to enter. Whether an interior design veteran or a recent graduate, all entrants have a fair and equal chance of winning! As a global competition there are no geographical limitations, entrants and projects can be based anywhere in the world, welcoming entries from all backgrounds and budgets by keeping entry costs low!
In the 12 years since the SBID Awards first launched, it has received 3000+ incredible entries by 1000+ companies from 85+ countries across the globe - and still growing! Entering the Awards provides the opportunity to become part of the international design community and connect with new audiences on a global scale at our annual Awards ceremony and supporting networking events.
Just being shortlisted as a Finalist for an SBID Award can bring your business substantial benefits, worldwide industry recognition and extensive PR opportunities.
Click here to discover how entering awards can enhance your business!
The SBID Awards programme is designed to recognise, reward and celebrate the profession of interior design from the interior designer’s projects and the products they specify, to the specialist contractors that install the final fit out.
If you’re a designer, product manufacturer or contractor, click here to find out more.
Standard Rate Entries close on Monday 31 May 2021!
SBID Accredited members also receive exclusive entry discounts.
Personal Line is the design-led home fitness equipment by SBID Accredited Supplier, Technogym. A premium collection that combines the style of the world-acclaimed designer Antonio Citterio, with Technogym’s experience in the world of fitness and sport as the Official Supplier of the last 8 Olympic Games.
Alongside state of the art biomechanics and digital technologies, Personal Line products are made using refined materials and top-level craftsmanship, conceived to be specified as beautiful furniture pieces in the most inspiring spaces of people's homes. The line includes the most iconic fitness equipment – Treadmill, Bike, Recline, Elliptical, Kinesis and Power Station – in order to offer people both the option of creating an entire home gym or to integrate their favourite equipment within their living room, bedroom or bathroom.
Personal Line products are now equipped with the newly launched Technogym Live console that allows users to choose personalised training experiences from extensive on-demand training contents including trainer-led session, athletic training routines, outdoor virtual training and endless entertainment options.
These innovative fitness features alongside the design-led nature of the collection makes it the perfect addition to enhance home gyms for aesthetic appeal and intuitive functionality.
Bike Personal is the latest product from Technogym’s Personal Line, it’s at the same time a professional bike, equipped with the most innovative training programs and a design object that can fit perfectly within any interior style. The materials chosen are elegant and refined, such as micro-polished steel and aluminium worked at the highest level of craftsmanship.
Cross Personal is the ideal piece of training equipment, suitable for everyone from beginners to professional athletes. The elliptical movement is smooth and well-suited for burning calories thanks to the combined movement of upper and lower limbs.
Run Personal is a revolutionary treadmill blending state-of-the-art technology with functional design. Highly innovative, it reveals close attention to the use of elegant and prestigious materials. Both performance and functional features are the result of over 30 years of experience that Technogym has acquired by helping 50 million people train across the world, each and every day.
Recline Personal represents the perfect combination of premium design and functionality. Ergonomically, the seat on Recline Personal is highly innovative with both seat and backrest. A blend of ergonomics and design makes Recline Personal the ideal solution for both the home environment and the office.
Technogym® Kinesis Personal is the start of “gentle gymnastics” taking fitness and wellness at home into a new era. As a design object or simply a work of art, Kinesis Personal is an eloquent expression and original piece of design. Perfectly suited to the home environment as well as office spaces, hotels or spas, Kinesis Personal offers 200 exercise possibilities in less than one square metre.
In the wake of the current hi-performance workout and professional training trends, the Power Personal consists of two chic elements: Bench Personal and Rack Personal. Bench Personal is the adjustable professional bench designed to carry out strengthening and toning exercises, characterised by a sophisticated design and top class materials. Rack Personal is the free weight training machine that combines sturdiness, efficiency and a compact design allowing barbells and plates to be supported safely and in style.
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As consumer lifestyles and the significance of the bathroom sector evolves into stylish (and hygienic) wellness-driven sanctuaries in the home, discover how the innovative bathroom designer and manufacturer, Kohler collaborates with interior designers to enhance the product specification process for transforming bathroom environments with luxury and functionality in equal measure.
What are the origins Kohler?
Kohler is a now 4th generation family business which was started in 1873 by John Michael Kohler. Today it is a global business operating across various sectors and headed by David Kohler, President and CEO. Kohler Co. designs and manufactures kitchen and bath products under renowned global brands like KOHLER and KALLISTA; engines and power systems; luxury cabinetry and ANN SACKS tile; and is the owner/operator of two, five-star hospitality and golf resort destinations in Kohler, Wisconsin, and St. Andrews, Scotland.
How do you work with interior designers?
We work with designers through collaboration as a partner to help them achieve project requirements within the brief. We do so in the first instance by introducing them to our bathroom ranges designed for UK and global project specifications. This is supported and underpinned by our London Clerkenwell showroom, the Kohler Experience Centre, where we invite A&D to learn about our brand, experience our products and participate in talks and events that support the design community.
What value does your sector add to the interior design industry?
The bathroom today, as most designers will agree, has become an increasing focal point of specification with a far greater demand on design and function while delivering upon the dimensions of wellbeing we all strive to achieve in today’s modern world. It is now considered by many that the bathroom is the most integral part of the home to specify. More bathrooms are being added to projects and no longer the clinical white box but a need to ensure the space provides an environment that is tactile, stylish, modern, and offers a seamless transition from one room to the next. Above all, it’s creating a space of wellness as well as function. As such, the bathroom sector has adapted to offer products that reflect the different materials and colours often reserved for products seen in living spaces while bringing luxury, functionality and technology to new levels of possibility.
How do your services/offering enhance an interior designer’s projects?
As a manufacturing business, and in particular with respect to the bathroom specification sector, we manufacture products to simplify the specification process, so that wherever possible we can be a one-stop shop for bathroom specification for the designer. From basins, furniture, WCs, and taps, to shower enclosures, fittings and accessories we can help to make specifying a much more gracious experience.
What are the latest trends you’ve noticed in your client’s requests?
Metal colour finishes and the variety of choices available for tap and shower fittings have been hugely popular. We are seeing a resurgence in gold whilst the emergence of black and brass coloured finishes are now commonly requested across various levels of specifications, and not just at the very top end of specification. In light of the ongoing global situation with Covid, we are also seeing more demand for hygiene technology across specifications, whether it's intelligent toilets, touchless products or in the very material of the product itself.
Why did you become a sponsor for the SBID Awards?
Kohler is a well-established brand within UK project specification, and we want to recognise the amazing work created by the UK design community which is driving global project design – many of whom we work with regularly on specification for various hospitality and residential projects. Kohler remains positioned as a global leader which continues to evolve and adapt to meet the needs and demands of both the specifier and consumer not just today, but also well into the future.
Sponsors of the KBB Design category for the SBID Awards 2021!
Entries are open until Wednesday 30 June.
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Set to celebrate another year of global design excellence across the interior design industry, the Society of British and International Interior Design (SBID) has officially opened its 12th edition of the SBID International Design Awards for 2021.
Since it launched, the SBID Awards has received over 3000 incredible entries from 1000+ companies in 85 countries and continues to grow! Having firmly established itself as one of the most prestigious interior design Awards in the global design calendar, the Awards represent the outstanding achievements, dexterity, mastery and quality services that go on to inspire the creativity of this diverse and ever-evolving creative industry.
Alongside 17 specialist Interior Design categories spanning commercial and residential sectors, the SBID Awards 2021 continues in its quest to champion and challenge industry-wide design standards, expanding entry categories to encompass added specialisms in Product Design and Fit-Out Design.
With the introduction of new design categories, also comes an exciting panel of expert judges to lend their unparalleled knowledge and expertise to this year’s extraordinary international jury; featuring Property Services Lead for the Department for Education; Creative Director at Amazon; Interior Design Principal at Walt Disney Imagineering Asia; Editorial Director at WGSN; Global Store Design Manager at Tiffany & Co.; Design Director at Starbucks Coffee Company EMEA; and Director of Major Programmes at the British Council. Inviting entrants from around the world, the SBID Awards presents an exceptional opportunity to showcase professional work to a host of renowned industry leaders and the wider design community on its inclusive and international stage.
In its ambition to reunite the industry, the SBID International Design Awards 2021 will open its doors once again for a global celebration of design talent. Offering unique and inventive event experiences, the annual awards programme suitably culminates in a captivating ceremony at London’s latest luxury lifestyle destination, Nobu Hotel Portman Square on Friday 22nd October 2021.
The Awards’ entries for 2021 will close at 5pm (BST) on Wednesday 30th June, with ‘Early Bird’ entry rates ending on 31st March. Download the full entry guidelines for all information about entering this year’s SBID International Design Awards. Members of SBID can also take advantage of exclusive entry benefits, from discounted entry fees to complimentary submissions. Click here to find out more.
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To enter, visit sbidawards.com to find out more.
C.P. Hart delivered superior quality bathroom schemes for London’s iconic Grade II listed Centre Point, formerly a 1960s office building. Located on Tottenham Court Road, this landmark 34-storey tower development has been transformed into 82 high-end residential apartments.
The Specification
C.P. Hart worked in close partnership with Conran & Partners as they managed the planning and completion of the shell and core, interior design and complete apartment fit-outs. Drawing from its long-standing relationships with Europe’s most highly regarded bathroom manufacturers, C.P. Hart supplied vanity units and sanitaryware from Dornbracht, paired with the brand’s Lulu brassware range in Platinum Matt finish; WCs from Duravit and Vola; freestanding baths from Bette; and Bleu de Savoie marble stone walls.
The team also supplied a comprehensive range of products for the building’s accessible rooms, providing specialist advice to ensure the highest possible level of comfort for any user.
The Result
One of the most exciting developments in London, Centre Point has breathed life into Tottenham Court Road. The individualistic and cleverly designed bathrooms complement the bold and imaginative residential scheme that Centre Point has become. All parties involved have been delighted by the bathroom product selection, certainly a factor in attracting instant attention from potential new owners.
Pushing the boundaries of product design from form and function, to technology and mechanics, Founder, Julien Bonzom, shares how his design studio developed its unique offering for the interior design market. Julien highlights growing client sentiments towards the quality and expertise that comes with local craftsmanship to design for longevity.
I grew up in the South of France. I pretty much spent my entire childhood in my dad’s workshop working alongside him with materials like wood and metal, and on agricultural machinery repairs. I studied history of art and the traditional furniture making at the Institute Europeen de Formation des Compagnons du tour de France (IEF-CTF) – a unique school led by the best French craftsmen.
I participated in several prestigious competitions and won the Meilleur Apprenti de France (MAF; best apprentice in France) before my 16th birthday. After this award I was incredibly happy to have had a job offered by a world renown company, which opened to me the opportunity to travel the world. I perfected my knowledge in manufacturing and discovered my passion for design.
When I settled in London in 2014, I set up my own design studio specialised in the fields of design, horology, furniture as well as creating unique and limited-edition design art pieces. My passion rapidly became a success that drove me towards more and more refined projects and tasks. My clientele today is international: from world renown Swiss watch brands to furniture manufacturers, editors, and private clients.
After almost a decade of dedication to perfection, building relationships, and garnering respect from industry leaders, I decided to move to Toulouse, France with the desire to create the pieces that were stuck in my head, and collaborate with people who have the same desire for creating as me. I have a profound respect for French tradition and craftsmanship, and my vision is to reinvigorate and rediscover a sense of pride in the history, heritage, and details of centuries ago.
I work hand in hand with interior and yacht designers, as well as property developers. I’m a sort of a ‘tools box’ for them, which I enjoy. Due to my design and engineering background in multiple fields I have endless possibilities at the tips of my fingers: bringing horology and automotive details and finishes to products. Manufacturing specific fixings methodology and installations are only few examples of the services I offer. I mix craftsmanship techniques, engineering and material knowledge from many fields which gives interior designers the possibilities to have a unique piece that truly pushes their styling to a next level, whilst being functional at the same time.
Since 2018, as well as answering bespoke design commissions, I have been designing art pieces that truly represent my work, slowly building a collection and a name as a designer / artist. Interior designers enjoy using my creations as each is unique and can be positioned as part of many interior schemes.
Regarding furniture and lighting brands, there is a trend towards designing new collections with ethical materials. In addition, there is always this perpetual ‘less is more’ trend, pushing to create clean lines all of which is also a part of my design approach.
In the horology sector, the current trend is to really push the independent craftsmanship. My clients ask me more and more to bring back old techniques into a modern feel, which I genuinely enjoy.
Private clients often do not look for a specific trend but instead ask to have something unique created that represents them. The requests for durability are on the rise, and it is a strength in my offering - to create pieces that will carry through to the next generation.
In general, design is moving towards the multi-function object, hand crafted and mostly produced locally. People are shifting the way of consuming goods and this will have a significant impact on new design. Julien Bonzom believes in designing products that last a lifespan, and that are built to be environmentally friendly. I am doing my best to achieve this every day.
The value is in creating objects that represent the client’s personality, objects that can be passed on to the next generation; not following a trend but owning an art piece.
I’m acting in a sector where customers have pretty much everything. Interior and yacht designers are constantly looking for objects that bring their clients’ experience to the next level. The services I offer integrate precision, craftsmanship, and technology with an array of materials, and help interior designers enhance their projects. I have knowledge into the manufacturing process and not design only; this helps designers save time and budget.
In the 30 years since it was founded, TSAR Carpets create holistic compositions that empowers its wide range of clientele — from commercial, hospitality, and residential customers — to achieve a cohesive architectural expression from the ground up.
For the New York City headquarters of Equinox, the American luxury fitness company which operates several lifestyle brands, TSAR installed approximately 115m2 of custom-made hand-tufted carpet across highly-trafficked spaces, creating a modern and energetic atmosphere.
Architect: Kohn Pederson Fox Interior Designer: Architecture + Information Photography: Magda Biernat Completion: 2019
TSAR’s work resonated with the client thanks to the company’s diverse product suite and unparalleled ability to create high-end custom designs that suit the needs of various customer specifications.
The goal of the project was to supply the client with TSAR’s high-quality and durable product offering, which is suitable across a range of spaces that serve a variety of functions including the headquarters' commercial and public spaces (café, lounge and receptions), as well as private-facing office areas (c- suites and the Executive Lounge) that required high-density carpet to withstand traffic and caster chairs.
Another client requirement was supplying a bespoke product that matched and complemented the furniture, fixtures, and equipment in each designated environment, particularly custom colour-matching. In presenting material boards featuring custom samples and design plates that were visually in line with each distinct space, TSAR was able to work directly with the client to maintain aesthetic consistency from room-to-room, meeting the design needs of the client.
With an exceptional emphasis on performance, the client was extremely satisfied with the end result — so much so they decided to carpet additional areas within the Headquarters that were not originally specified. The client intends to specify TSAR on further projects of a similar calibre in coming months.
About the Author
TSAR Carpets is a Melbourne-based design brand with over 30 years of expertise in the manufacturing of luxury custom carpets and rugs. A family-owned business founded by David and Kerrie Sharpley, it is now a global company recognised for its passion for textiles and its profound knowledge of the hand-tufted technique. TSAR delivers bespoke floor coverings for high-end residential, hospitality, and commercial environments worldwide.
Regarded as one the most prestigious accolades for interior design, the highly anticipated winners of this year’s SBID Awards have been revealed! For the first time in 10 years, the category winners of the SBID International Design Awards were announced publicly online, alongside the inaugural SBID Product Design Awards winners in a joint celebration of interior design excellence. Championing the exceptional designers of interiors and the innovative products that go in them!
Scroll down to discover this year's incredible SBID award-winning interior products from around the world, showcasing the industry's best in the interior design sector.
Northstone Contemporary Terrazzo for The Fine Lines by Barbieri
The collection was born from a union of knowledge in the terrazzo technique and design by Northstone and the Artisan Tile & Stone Designer, Giovanni Barbieri. Through combined expertise, ‘The Fine Lines’ strikes the balance between crafting a handmade, artisan tile collection and achieving premium performance.
Hoda Lasheen Interior Design for Crafted by Nature
The Crafted by Nature collection of home accessories is inspired by the defects found in natural Aserus trees. Rather than treating those flaws, they elevated them; enhancing them with gold leaves to emphasize the material’s imperfect beauty and highlight the art that nature produced.
Aquabella for Smart Quiz
The Smart Quiz shower tray represents 25 years of innovative creations which blend into a unique finish formed by different textures set beneath geometric patterns. It results in a surface with an appearance that has never been seen before, featuring three high-definition finishes created by Acquabella; Beton, Zero and Ethnic.
Giulini G. Rubinetteria for Ego
Ego, a tap as beautiful on the outside as it is on the inside, creates a sinuous line that combines body and spout in a harmonious design. An eco-friendly thought that takes shape with the use of advanced technology, machinery and last but not least, the supply of energy through solar panels.
The Boathouse Studio for WOW Front Door
Creating a grand new entrance for a riverside property during a major refurbishment, the stained glass was designed and made by Jackie Callingham at her Boathouse Studio, with bespoke door carved by Colin Mantripp at Lillyfee Woodcarving Studio Ltd.
Garrett Leather for Garrett Wovens
Using the finest raw materials to create Garrett Wovens®, this elegant collection is 100% vegetable tanned, providing firm leather that gives the weave a structural integrity which is not possible with standard upholstery leather.
Tsar Carpets UK for Saltwater
Inspiration for the collection was drawn from a beach stroll at sunset, peaking an intense curiosity to see if details could be translated into functional textiles. The design translates organic sand, sky and coral formations into textiles using a variety of construction techniques.
Scavolini for BoxLife
BoxLife is designed to accommodate a variety of needs; a timely requirement of today’s modern living spaces which call for limitless adaptability from their discerning inhabitants. BoxLife is a system that adapts to many applications for transforming and storing away, as need be.
Maison Arabella for Chair Objet
For Maison Arabella, furniture should energise an environment in the same way a painting or sculpture does. In Chair Objet, each detail has been carefully considered to create a sleek, minimalist silhouette that is contrasted with the soft curves of the upholstery, evoking understated elegance.
Bisque for Balmoral
Designed with a timeless aesthetic in mind, Bisque’s Balmoral radiator is a highly efficient, stylish and versatile addition to any bathroom. Without compromising on performance or output, the Victorian-style radiator is suitable for both vintage-inspired interiors, or statement industrial spaces.
Armac Martin for MIX
MIX by Armac Martin is an innovative collection of interchangeable luxury cabinet hardware that gives you more control over the finished design. Made in the heart of England from the finest solid brass, the contemporary pieces are a must for those seeking a truly personalised hardware look.
Quooker UK for Quooker Flex with CUBE
As the original 100-degree boiling water tap brand on the market, Quooker Flex offers both form and function. Equipped with a flexible pull-out hose for hot, cold and filtered water, the Flex makes it easy to reach and rinse the sink or any awkward kitchen objects.
Robert Majkut Design for Whaletone the Piano - Grand version
Whaletone Grand is a bespoke musical instrument and is part of piano collection designed by Robert Majkut. Being a unique combination of an original design and advanced technology, it caters for the taste of both design lovers, and professional musicians.
Tigermoth Lighting for Fold Linear Chandelier
Fold Linear Chandelier produces a linear array of folded brass shades, each one made from a single piece of hand-grained folded brass. Individually, the shades present a striking geometric shape. Together, they take on an organic form.
CASUSGRILL for CasusGrill - the Eco Friendly Single-Use Grill
CasusGrill is a world patented redesign and green transformation of the aluminium disposable single-use grill. It is only made of sustainable materials such as cardboard, natural bamboo, lava stones and bamboo charcoal briquettes.
Sheng Tai Brassware for JUSTIME Lucky 7 Basin and Faucet Combination
The Lucky 7 Basin and Faucet Combination was inspired by the concept of growing seeds. As the fountainhead of plants, each budding seed is the symbol of hope and vitality. The faucet is designed like a growing stalk bursting through the earth with a succinct pillared shape and simplified lines.
Icon Connect for Icon Control App
The Icon Control App’s unique Control interface is based on a simple, easy to use “No Homepage” approach - every control application is easy to find on every screen, with an elegant and simple user interface which provides speed and accuracy.
Graham & Brown for Adeline Paint in Resistance Finish
Launched as Graham & Brown’s hero hue, Adeline is a deep rich bottle green colour channelling the healing properties of nature, allowing you to create a peaceful and natural setting. Like all hues in the Graham & Brown collection, Adeline is water-based which means it is low odour and has a lower VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) level than any oil-based paints.
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While the world spent the past six months figuring out how to cope with COVID-19’s “new reality,” TSAR Carpets’ Melbourne-based Head Designer, Ross Cleland, channelled his creative exploration into a series of soothing and biophilic floor covering designs. For its new Fall 2020 product launch, TSAR is pleased to release The Retreat Collection - available exclusively at the company’s studios in Melbourne, Sydney, New York, London, and Shanghai.
“The word ‘retreat’ connotes withdrawal and seclusion from it all,” said Cleland. “I found my retreat in the countryside with my family to be quite the opposite. The river next to our house was the source of my renewed artistic vigour despite everything that’s going on in the world - and challenged me to try out new colours, patterns, and techniques. The end results are carpet designs flowing with positive, wholesome energy. I am so proud to introduce The Retreat Collection of Axminster carpet designs to the world, especially during these precarious collective circumstances in which we find ourselves.”
The Retreat Collection started out as an investigation of fluid mechanics in the art studio—a sort of trial-and-error experiment with inks on paper and air propulsion from a hand dryer. Cleland played with particular blues and greys, and then added more vibrant colours such as reds, yellows, purples, and greens. He ended up with a series of free-flowing textures that give the collection a freeform, unstructured quality. Using natural bodies of water as an inspiration and art as the means, Cleland transcended two-dimensional surfaces into modern architectural complements. While the Retreat Collection’s design vocabulary was initially developed in a series of hand-crafted moments within the artist’s studio, TSAR’s Retreat Collection distils moments of serendipitous ephemerality into a range of carpet designs that are balanced with a marked timelessness and a purposeful approach.
Leveraging TSAR’s vertically integrated manufacturing, TSAR realised Cleland’s vision into an Axminster carpet collection to be applied to a variety of interior design programmes and architectural sequences. Framed around the concept of the future of hospitality design and suitable for a wide variety of interior applications, TSAR’s Retreat Axminster carpets add visual movement and flow underfoot. By using interchangeable colours, each design can take on a new meaning and purpose, responsive to the architecture and bespoke to its interior context. Designs can be applied with individual room placement or as continuous patterned carpet. Specification, colours, and image scale can also be customised to suit any project scheme.
Standard Axminster carpet appearance is traditionally plain cut pile—which means manufacturers would usually need to simulate the pattern’s visual depth—by using trompé-l'oeil effects. TSAR has innovated three proprietary techniques to deliver custom, large-scale carpet and rug designs that allow for true depth and a hand-tufted feel while maintaining the value-driven price point of large-area Axminster carpet applications.
This is a process of hand-shearing areas of the carpet's pile in order to create textures around woven design elements. This particular technique transforming one-dimensional perspectives to patterns that draws the eye across the carpet with ridges and valleys, enhancing and highlighting areas of flat designs woven in Axminster.
Available as limited quantities, this technique brings lustre to the carpet, which is otherwise not possible in Axminster production. Again adding depth and dimension, but also elevating the product for a lusher, more textural and hand-tufted outcome.
Using small quantities of loop pile in TSAR’s Axminster designs means that the visual can be broken up, and stop the eye from scanning the floor plan with no pause point.
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