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Bona will be giving Talks on timber flooring
colouring techniques in their showroom.
British furniture company deVOL will be
welcoming visitors to their townhouse
showroom to discover the brand new Sebastian
Cox Kitchen display for the very first time
before enjoying the impressive roof garden
which has stunning views over the square.
Furniture brand Morgan will host a
collaborative art workshop and The Future
of Sound Talk by Bang & Olufsen. Icons of
Denmark will be sharing a showroom with
Sketchup and both brands will be hosting talks
and workshops within the space.
POP-UP SHOWROOMS
Relay Represents is a new design destination
for CDW 2018, providing a curated, social and
engaging environment to meet and discuss
new design. Their exhibition will be supported
by a series of talks and presentations focusing
on cutting-edge workplace design, covering
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acoustics, furniture and lighting. The exhibition
will also host UK product launches by Form Us
With Love, Folkform, kaschkasch, Formstelle
and Note Design Studio.
Porcelain and ceramic tile company Parkside
will present two bathroom concepts during
CDW in a pop up showroom, designed by
WISH London and located within a refurbished
20ft industrial shipping container in St John’s
Square with an outdoor deck. Sky-Frame, the
leading international supplier of frameless
sliding door systems will be participating for
the first time in CDW. A Piece of Sky is Sky-
Frame’s pop-up design concept created by one
of Switzerland’s most sought-after designers,
Stephan Hürlemann. This imaginative
installation will be located in Great Sutton
Street opposite the Slaughtered Lamb pub.
Other pop up showrooms include Colebrook
Bosson Saunders and GUIALMI.
NEW SHOWROOMS
There are several new showrooms at this
year’s CDW 2018, including stylish contract
furniture brand Casala who are opening their
new showroom on Sycamore Street and will
be showcasing Axa, a combination of a folding
chair, barstool and chair. For the company’s
100th anniversary, Casala have announced
the Casalino Competition, where architects
will be selected to create a unique design on
a minature Casalino chair for the chance to
win a weekend break to Amsterdam. Ethical
design brand Mater will be showing their
existing collection plus a new chair by Space
Copenhagen. Andreu World are arriving in
Clerkenwell to display products which include
collaborations with Jasper Morrison and
Patricia Urquola. Knauf, one of the largest
independent building materials manufacturers
in the world will also launch their Clerkenwell
showroom.