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rom February 5-7 Surface Design Show 2019 will take place
at London’s Business Design
© Montgomery Exhibitions
Surface Design Show 2019: Celebrating the Best in New and Innovative Surfaces
Centre to provide a platform for architects, designers and specifiers to explore the best in interior and exterior surface materials, lighting design, development and innovation. Surface Design Show is the only event in the UK that focuses solely on interior and exterior surfaces. For more than ten years Surface Design Show has been the place where industry professionals immerse themselves in the latest materials for the
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built environment, gain new insights and network with like-minded designers,
Figure 1: Surface Design Show will take place at London’s Business Design Centre from February 5-7 2019.
architects and suppliers. Surface Design Show 2019 also features some 40 talks from over 50
Rounding of shedkm debating the topic
modern architecture’ in an exciting and
industry professionals, all designed to
‘Factory-made Housing: is this the solution to
inspiring format using 20 images, each
engage and inspire.
building better homes long term?’.
discussed for 20 seconds.
The Opening Night Debate returns
Returning for 2019 is the ever popular
Stone Gallery, which is officially
from 6.30pm on the first day of the
PechaKucha Evening, hosted by Chris Dyson
supported by Stone Federation
Show, Tuesday February 5. Organised
of Chris Dyson Architects on 6 February
GB whose Stone Knowledge Hub
in association with the Royal Institute
from 6.30pm. Speakers include Nigel Ostime
forms a focal point for the event, will
of British Architects (RIBA) and
of Hawkins Brown; Soraya Khan of Theis
also be returning to Surface Design
New London Architecture (NLA) it
and Khan Architects; Alex Scott-Whitby of
Show 2019. Stone Gallery, which is
will discuss whether factory-made
ScottWhitbyStudio; Stuart Piercy of Piercy
also supported by media partner
housing can provide Londoners with
and Co; Simon Fraser of Hopkins Architects;
Tomorrow’s Tile & Stone, is an
better places to live. The panel will
Alison Brooks of Alison Brooks Architects;
industry-leading event for architects
be chaired by Peter Murray of NLA,
Lucia Berasaluce of Haptic Architects
and designers to meet and specify
with Ben Derbyshire of HTA Design
and Ben Cousins of Cousins & Cousins
natural stone. The Stone Hub stage will
and RIBA President, Carl Vann of
Architects. Presenters will discuss ‘Identities
host a series of presentations curated
Pollard Thomas Edwards and Hazel
and Boundaries: site specific responses to
by Arup.
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