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International design events in July : Debuting at Decoration + Design Melbourne this year, Boyd Blue will display a selection of the fabrics, furniture, soft furnishings, lighting, homeware, rugs and art available from their Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Gold Coast showrooms. -
International design events in July : The Bloom armchair by Hermon and Hermon is one of the beautiful pieces that will be on show at Decoration + Design -
International design events in July : Also exhibiting for the first time in Melbourne will be Think Outside, an objets d’art label founded by artist-jeweller Aaron Jackson on a trip to Africa. -
International design events in July : Protolab in 2010 saw 20 prototypes gathered under one roof. This aspect of Design Tokyo received a lot of attention not only from buyers and manufacturers but also from media around the world. -
International design events in July : This year, Design Tokyo is back with much higher expectations and high-quality, cutting-edge design. -
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International design events in July : The sell-out Manchester Furniture Fair will be the largest in over a decade. -
International design events in July : Pandora by Cavendish Upholstery at the 2010 Manchester Furniture Fair
July marks the beginning of a worldwide fair, festival and trade show frenzy. We take a look at some of the most exciting events happening in various corners of the globe this month.
As we type, the Tokyo Design Products Fair is treating guests and locals alike to an array of interlinking fairs with gifts, baby and kids products, tableware and fashionable items all promoting “marketable design” at the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition centre.
Tokyo Design is now in its second year running and designs from all over the world will be showcased until 8 July.
While the fairs sound enticing enough, the Protolab exhibit is what really has us begging to jump on the next flight east. This special exhibit area features local Japanese design talents who have been presented with the opportunity to showcase their talent to the world. The categories this year – lighting, chairs, loudspeakers, dustboxes/trashbins and disaster prevention products – have seen designers create some 30 astounding prototypes. Business partners and industry experts in turn will scour these prototypes, turning some of them into commercial realities.
In just over a week’s time, Manchester will be a flurry of buyers, forecasters and other furniture folk as the Manchester Furniture Show kicks off.
The show sells out every English Summer and this year should be no exception. With well-known brands like Willis & Gambier, Morris Furniture Group, BM Furniture, Harrison Brothers and 136 other exhibitors, anyone with a fetish for furniture will surely get their fix.
A chance to solidify industry relationships, and get a peek at what the competition is up to, The Manchester Furniture Show is the place to be if you’re in the game. The show runs from 1–20 July.
Down south in Melbourne, Decoration + Design – in conjunction with Furnitex and Lightsource – is set to impress from 21–24 July. Decoration + Design is Australia’s largest interiors event that brings together an unrivalled range of soft furnishings, outdoor decoration, artwork, homeware, objets d’art, lighting, interior accessories, hotel and hospitality trends and more.
Visitors will be given the chance to view upcoming trends and collections from over 200 Australian and international exhibitors, while seminars from leaders in the design community are set to inspire and inform.
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More information: www.designtokyo.jp, www.manchesterfurnitureshow.com and www.decorationdesign.com.au
