Design Buy Build Issue 41 2019 | Page 56

Interiors & Interior Design January Furniture Show gets ready to light up a new decade Well-known and highly regarded brands January Furniture Show (JFS) 2020 will set the new decade off to a flying start January Furniture Show 2020. The 4 day trade show which runs from 19th-22nd January at Birmingham’s NEC will be bursting with new collections furniture of all kinds, lighting and interior furnishings. Over 500 exhibitors will flood 5 main halls of the venue with the current trend for mixed materials, reclaimed woods, metals and plastics being very much in evidence. In 2019 more than 21,000 buyers and visitors attended, with post show feedback showing that 94% of those who responded stated that January Furniture Show was a must attend event and 81% stated that their main intentions in visiting were sourcing new products and networking with industry colleagues Building on successful show developments from this year the 2020 iteration will feature an extended LIGHT at January Furniture Show. In association with the LIA (Lighting Industry Association), LIGHT@JFS will feature both UK and International companies showing extensive collections of general, task and accent lighting - everything from small table lamps to statement chandeliers for both residential and commercial environments will be on display. Interior and exterior lighting in styles from industrial to ultra-modern will be introduced by lighting companies including Searchlight, Franklite, Girard Sudron, Impex Russell, Inspired Lighting, Tp24 and Dar Lighting at JFS in 2020. BEDS at January Furniture Show was another successful show development in 2019. It returns in 2020 with extended space and new exhibitors. Major brands including Silentnight, Sealy, Highgrove Beds, MLily and Millbrook are among those showing their new models of beds, mattresses and sleeping accessories and collectively will form a powerful assembly of the some of the best bed and mattress companies in the UK market. Upholstery is perennially popular at January Furniture Show and big name UK manufacturers will feature 56 throughout, including Duresta, G Plan, Buoyant, Ashley Manor, Parker Knoll and Michael Tyler - all demonstrating the abundant design flair and manufacturing skills within the British Isles. UK cabinet companies including Bentley Designs, Ercol and Kesterport return with living and dining collections in a wide mix of materials – marble, glass, metal, stone and wood will all feature in models on show. Joining them are a host of high-end European brands including ALF, Gwinner, Skovby and Weimann who bring Italian chic, German engineering and Scandinavian cool to their collections. Playing a pivotal role at January Furniture Show interior furnishings including rugs, mirrors and art attract huge numbers of buyers. Renowned brands including Gallery Direct, Culinary Concepts, Kelston House, Pacific Home and Libra are just some of the major brands releasing their comprehensive new collections for 2020. Entrance is free, to register and see the full exhibitor list please go to: www.januaryfurnitureshow.com