In the same month that London’s most anticipated development will welcome its first residents, Chelsea Barracks has unveiled the first furnished residence – with an interior inspired by the development’s iconic military heritage. Designed by multi-award-winning studio Elicyon, the first glimpse of a residence at the 12.8-acre historic site is another major milestone for the scheme, and coincides with the delivery of the inaugural components of ‘The Garrison Club’.
Our Editor – in – Chief spoke with Barnebys Co-founder Christopher Barnekow to find out a little bit about the world’s leading auction search engine. Barnebys is the leading search service and aggregator for art, design, antiques and collectibles. By listing auction houses and art dealers from all around the world on one site, Barnebys makes unique, beautiful and sustainable items accessible to everyone – from art to furniture, wine to cars, jewelry, watches and fashion and much more.
The Society of British and International Design’s popular annual networking event returns on 24 October 2019 with a brand new location and even more opportunities for attendees.
Set to be the biggest to date, the one-day event will feature a new series of business seminars, new manufacturers and a new home – Grosvenor House, Park Lane in London.
The SBID Meet The Buyer event brings together the best interior designers, architects and specifiers to meet face to face with the most advanced and design-led products and suppliers from around the world. Complete with networking opportunities, face to face contact with decision making, the event also presents a brand-new series of business seminars for designers and manufacturers to gain valuable advice as well as engage in discussions about challenges the industry faces from some of the best experts in their field.
This year’s seminars will include talks about AI in design and what makes a ‘super brand’ as well as a panel discussion about challenges the industry faces from some of the best experts in their field.
Speaking about the event, SBID’s CEO Dr Vanessa Brady OBE comments:
“Meeting a designer from a prestigious practice is what most manufacturers spend years trying to achieve. At this event we provide it in one day.
We connect manufacturers with designers from countries all over the world. It also provides a chance to meet the industry’s most celebrated experts and international designers who have travelled from around the world for the announcement of SBID’s International Design Award winners the following day.” Discussing the benefit for manufacturers, Andrew Walker from John Lewis business says: “SBID has established a global network of design professionals across a broad range of sectors. Meet The Buyer attracts a really diverse range of people that we, as a business, might not necessarily reach with other forms of marketing.”
International Design firm Wilson Associates say “It’s a great opportunity to meet professionals and get introduced to new products and new suppliers”
The all-day event is open to all designers, architects and manufacturers. Organisers are anticipating spaces will become booked quickly; to secure your space or find out more visit www.sbid.org/sbid- 2020-meet-buyer-event.
Turn your bedroom into a restful retreat with Darlings of Chelsea. Designed for a modern maisonette, a country classic or a traditional home, these luxurious beds are stylish and durable, perfect for updating your boudoir.The Leamore Bed is grand in personality and opulent in design, ideal to make a bold statement in your bedroom. Choose from a variety of fabrics and colours to create that dream bedroom everyone craves.
New i.d London have recently completed its spectacular self-contained one and two-bedroom show apartments, as well as the extraordinary Marketing Suite for this stylish new development in the beating heart of SW9. For the two-bedroom show apartment, commissioned by Network Homes for BRX, New i.d wanted to create a show home space which reflected the creative, innovate, and up-and-coming community of Brixton.
The highly anticipated finalists of the SBID International Design Awards 2019 have now been revealed. Amongst the impressive number of contenders this year, finalists include world renowned practices such as G.A group, Concorde BGW Group, Scott Browrigg and Clive Wilkinson Architects.
Notable projects include SJP by Sarah Jessica Parker, RHS Garden, Redbull Offices, Warner Music Group as well as hotel brands such as Hilton, Belmond, Mandarin Oriental, InterContinental and more.
Entries were received from 48 countries including the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Qatar, Poland, Barbados, Monaco, Japan, Indonesia, Brazil, Australia and more.
Finalists were selected by a technical panel of judges in the first stage of the process. The public are now invited to vote for their favourite projects at www.sbidawards.com which will account for 30% of the final results.
Speaking about the finalists, Founder and CEO of SBID, Dr Vanessa Brady OBE says:
The SBID International Design Awards continue to grow from strength to strength with more submissions received, more countries represented and this year we have an additional category. It is known across the design industry as the premier design award to win and for that, we are quite rightly very proud to present it, as much as our entrants are to win it.
Last year saw one of the most globally represented editions to date with an astounding 225,000 unique voters during the voting period. SBID award categories cover all aspects of interior design including Retail, Public Space, Healthcare & Wellbeing Design, Residential, Visualisation, Clubs & Bars and Restaurants, Office Spaces and Hotel Design.
The SBID Awards were recently accredited as the first interior design awards scheme to achieve GOLD standard by The Independent Awards Standards Council and were commended as “exemplar in how awards should be operated”.
Considered as one of the most prestigious accolades in interior design by the best in the industry, the SBID International Design Awards are awarded purely on the quality of the design, innovation, aesthetic and value-added to the project. Each entry undergoes an exhaustive two-tier judging process by panels of leading industry experts for both technical content and aesthetic creativity. Evaluating essential elements such as compliance with the brief, budget, health & safety and fit-for-purpose design.
This year brings brand new Creative Directors to the esteemed panel of judges from brands such as Nike, MAC Cosmetics; Universal Studios and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation.
The Judges decisions is then finalised by a third tier online public vote, where all finalists’ designs are judged by the public, this avoids any disputes between Judges and prevents dual winners.
Public voting will close on Monday 9th September at 5.00pm (UK time) Click here to see all shortlisted projects and cast your vote.
Consistent in its quest to recognise, reward and celebrate global interior design, this year’s edition is intended to be bigger and better than ever with the addition of SBID’s 10th anniversary celebrations and a captivating ceremony planned at the event’s new venue: Grosvenor House in London on Friday 25 October.
The winners will be announced and awarded with a bespoke crystal trophy designed by Sans Souci Glass Deco. An overall winner will also be awarded for the project that gains the most votes overall from the judge’s choices and the public votes combined. All winners and finalists will be featured in the Global Interior Design 2019 book which is distributed to over 1000 professionals across the globe and available to purchase on the SBID Awards website.
To find out more, visit www.sbidawards.com
This penthouse project is situated in the heart of Soho with amazing views across the city.
Joanna Wood and her team have worked with the owners on several projects before. However, the penthouse marked a different venture as the clients in question love to travel and own properties on both sides of the Atlantic, yet they consider London their home. The Soho penthouse holds a very special place in their heart, and in order to make it truly unique and personal, many items have been sourced and custom-designed specifically with the property in mind.
Sacha Walckhoff is a Designer and Decorator, and the Creative Director for the Christian Lacroix brand since 2010. Pascal Ferrero is an international wig and hair Designer for the film and the theatre industry.
Situated on the Paris right bank, near the place Franz-Liszt in the up and coming 10th arrondissement, their 135 m2 apartment is located in a building built in the 1840’s, typical of King Louis Philippe’s era.
Lodha, the luxury property developers behind two of London’s most sought-after addresses, has launched its Penthouse and Terrace Collection at super-prime residential development Lincoln Square, near Covent Garden. As part of Lodha’s ambition to deliver residents unparalleled lifestyle services once Lincoln Square which will open later this year, it will be introducing St Amand to the UK market for the first time.