THE SHORTLIST FOR THIS YEAR’S
SURFACE DESIGN AWARDS CONSISTS OF
AN IMPRESSIVE 43 CATEGORIES ACROSS
SEVEN CATEGORIES
Now in its fifth year Light School, the home of architectural
lighting, allows architects and designers to touch, compare and
learn about innovative lighting and technology products. The
Light School arena, Light Talks, will return once again supported
by the Institution of Lighting Professionals and LED Linear.
Returning for 2019 is the ever popular PechaKucha Evening,
hosted by Chris Dyson of Chris Dyson Architects on 6 February
from 6.30pm. Speakers include Nigel Ostime of Hawkins Brown;
Soraya Khan of Theis and Khan Architects; Alex Scott-Whitby of
ScottWhitbyStudio; Stuart Piercy of Piercy and Co; Simon Fraser of
Hopkins Architects; Alison Brooks of Alison Brooks Architects;
Lucia Berasaluce of Haptic Architects and Ben Cousins of Cousins
& Cousins Architects. Presenters will discuss ‘Identities and
Boundaries: site specific responses to modern architecture’ in an
exciting and inspiring format using 20 images, each discussed for
20 seconds.
Stone Gallery, which is officially supported by Stone Federation
GB whose Stone Knowledge Hub forms a focal point for the event,
will also be returning to Surface Design Show 2019. Stone Gallery,
which is also supported by media partner Tomorrow’s Tile & Stone,
is an industry-leading event for architects and designers to meet
and specify natural stone. The Stone Hub stage will host a series
of presentations curated by Arup.
Since 2013 the Show has hosted the Surface Design Awards, now
recognised as one of the most respected events in the design
calendar. The 2019 Awards received 197 entries from 22 countries,
including America, Italy, China and India. There are 13 awards that
recognise exterior and interior surfaces for different sectors of
design, including commercial, housing, light and surface, public
building, retail, sustainable, and temporary structure.
The shortlist for this year’s Surface Design Awards consists of
an impressive 43 categories across seven categories, including
entries from Zaha Hadid Architects, Studio Egret West and Chris
Dyson Architects from the UK, Rockwell Group from the USA, and
Kengo Kuma & Associates from Japan. Each entry is an exemplary
example of creative and innovative use of materials and lighting
in both interior and exterior schemes. Some projects received
nominations across several categories, resulting in 48 finalists. The
Awards Presentation will take place on the morning of Thursday 7
February, at Surface Design Show. Tickets to the Presentation are
available via the Surface Design Show website. Award partners
include; James Latham, Finsa, Business Design Centre, Soluis and
Roof Maker.