MEETING THE INDUSTRY
Surface Design Show 2024 Returns to London in February The eagerly anticipated Surface Design Show returns to London Business Design Centre from 6th to 8th February 2024 and is poised to unveil the latest advancements in surface materials.
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nder the theme of Mindful Living, the next edition of the Surface
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Design Show will delve into the integral role of materials and their properties in shaping multi-sensory spaces. Over 180
exhibitors will be showcasing their best solutions in material innovation from across the world during the 24th edition, to be held from 6th to 8th February 2024 at the London Business Design Centre (United Kingdom). The new show is the most international to date, as it is welcoming over sixty international companies from different countries like Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Turkey, USA, Uzbekistan, Spain and Ukraine. The international trade fair will scrutinise the ongoing fusion of virtual and real worlds, probing into the implications of technological advancements and novel design approaches on the built environment. In addition, the Surface Spotlight Live will offer a focal point where the theme takes centre stage. Furthermore, the ever-popular Opening Night Debate on Main Stage will focus on the Mindful Living theme of the show, where over the rest of the two and a half days a range of debates, panels, trend forecasts and insights into the latest material innovations will take place. The Legends
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Live series of fireside chats with experienced industry professionals also returns this year, hosted by Design Insider editor Alys Bryan. The Surface Design Show will also be welcoming back its friends from The Italian Pavilion, a collective area devoted to the best in Italian stone that last year featured more than twenty exhibitors revealing the beauty of Italian stone. Tile of Spain will also once again be showcasing their beautiful ceramics from more than one hundred tile manufacturers. Renowned worldwide for an inspiring blend of aesthetic and technical innovation, Spanish tiles draw on a rich heritage of skill and creativity, while remaining on the cutting edge of design. Finally, it will even host consortiums from both India and Turkey showing the innovation and diverse design trends that both countries are renowned for. For further information: www.surfacedesignshow.com
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