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Surface Design Show 2016 will be full of
new ideas and firm favourites, refreshed
to provide our specifying audience with
a unique visiting experience. The packed
programme of events and entertainment
will include the Preview Evening Live
Debate and the ever popular PechaKucha
Evening - an informal and fun presentation
of inspirational slides.
Future Thinking is Surface Design Show’s
annual look at the future of materials,
highlighting colours, topics and surface
trends for 2017, new for 2016 will be
Surface Spotlight Live curated by Sally
Angharad.
The two sector spotlights highlighted will
be Health + Wellbeing and Retail Design
featuring materials that make a significant
contribution to both areas.
New for 2016 is Stone Gallery which has
been introduced to reflect the importance
of the rapidly growing stone market in the
UK. Hosted on the mezzanine level, the
gallery will focus on natural stone from
across the world.
www.surfacedesignshow.com
First introduced to Surface Design Show
in 2014 Light School has established itself
as the UK’s main event for architectural
lighting. Light School is presented by
Light Collective and supported by the
Institution of Lighting Professionals
and consists of three parts: The School
Room, Product School and the School
Newspaper sponsored by Xicato. The
School Room, sponsored by iGuzzini will
provide architects and designers with
education and knowledge about lighting
design and lighting products.