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| Entrance to one of the Halls |
Spending the day trekking around 5 Halls at the NEC, Birmingham, was time well spent. Not only did I see some really great products but I also had the opportunity to listen to a couple of useful seminars, one on Eco Design by Oliver Heath and another on Social Networking by Warren Knight.
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| Designersblock |
This trade show attracts different types of visitor from magazine publishers to retail owners, from interior designers to manufacturers. And the most hip place to visit was ‘Designersblock’ where innovation is encouraged and new designers can showcase their work. Design students from the University of Birmingham ‘manned’ stands and for budding retail designers there was a chance to pitch ideas on merchandising in the Mary Portas/House of Fraser retail area.
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| My Lady's Chamber by LLB |
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen designed two roomsets, which were hidden gems amongst the bright lights of the show. He totally enclosed the spaces creating a fairytale atmosphere so you felt you were entering a forbidden space.
I came away with some new ideas to move my business forwards and inspired by some of the gorgeous furniture, fabrics, fixtures and fittings I spotted.
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