ABOUT

BIID Members are exclusively invited to the first of our free lecture series ‘Inside Stories’. This seminar has been designed for interior designers to gain insight from fellow designers about their real life projects through four fascinating case studies.

Join the BIID at the Arper showroom in Clerkenwell as we delve behind the scenes with our four speakers on the highs and lows, risks and challenges, befores and afters of the making of their unique and interesting interiors.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Frank narratives with project imagery from a varied set of designers working across interior design sectors in the UK.

Healthcare - Gilly Craft, Koubou Interiors

Project: 'Our House' Disabled Children’s Centre
'Our House' is a dedicated centre for disabled children and their families in Wokingham, Berkshire. Gilly and her team were challenged to create a fun, friendly and welcoming space that needed to be at once comfortable, practical and accessible. Gilly will explain the various compliances and products/surfaces that were necessary when considering a special needs facility and importantly, the specific requirements of the children and their parents to ensure that ‘Our House’ felt like home.

Retail - Claudio Rocchetti, KIMA Architecture & Interiors Ltd

Project: Brompton Road, The Flower Bar & School
This florist and floristry school began as a concept project to secure a lease and bloomed from there. Claudio and his team were set with obtaining licences from the local authority to replace the shopfront and liaising with the landlord for a Licence to Alter. Inspired by retail interiors of the Victorian era, the team set about recreating a beguiling panelled room with bespoke made-to-measure furniture crafted specifically for the industrious nature of the teaching facility required in store.

Luxury Residential - Mathew Freeman, 33

Project: Paddington Exchange
Mathew and his team at 33 pitched, and won the interior design elements of this new build luxury residential development in Paddington, London. Comprising of 123 individual apartments and a resident’s lounge with formal and informal meeting areas, and a library space that also doubles up as an event space. The scope of the brief was to invoke the romance of the train station, referencing the art deco period. This was achieved through shaping the columns, concierge desk and ceiling coffers to be reminiscent of the form of art deco architecture and steam engine artwork. Bold art deco patterns are used in the floor finish and more subtly in the fabric choices, while artwork from the Suprematism period adorn the walls in the residents lounge area.

Luxury Residential - Marie-Noelle Swiderski, GALUCHAT

Project: Oceana Penthouse
Marie-Noelle and her team were approached by their client to convert two penthouses laterally, into one ultra-luxurious residence. The brief: a Hermes picnic basket in 1950s French Riviera! Marie-Noelle on the project: ‘To be honest, the client was as much a challenge as the project itself, not being in a position to need to work, he was over-involved in many ways. The beauty of the brief however meant that we pushed the envelope on so many levels and the project was a real delight in that respect. The challenges arose from the same, needing to provide the absolute best, unique, unrivalled solution to any issue, technical, structural or aesthetic. It was a real labour of love and a wonderful result, we chose to forget the tricky bits...’

PROGRAMME

1.30 pm Registration with welcome tea, coffee and biscuits

1.50 pm Welcome from hosts Arper

1.55 pm Introduction from BIID CPD Director Gilly Craft

2.00 pm Gilly Craft ‘Our House’

2.30 pm Claudio Rocchetti ‘Brompton Road’

3.00 pm Refreshment break

3.15 pm Mathew Freeman ‘Paddington Exchange’

3.45 pm Marie-Noelle Swiderski 'Oceana Penthouse'

4.15 pm Closing remarks and END

WHAT YOU WILL LEAVE WITH

An insight into the inspirations and complications of delivering successful projects.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

BIID Registered Interior Designers, BIID Associate members and BIID Student members.

As this is an exclusive event for BIID members only, we regret that your registration will be cancelled if you are not a designer member, please note this to avoid disappointment.

ABOUT THE VENUE

Arper is an Italian company that manufactures and distributes chairs, sofas and tables for contract and residential worldwide. Arper is renowned for its colourful and versatile collections which adapt and blend into the layout of each project, offering innovative solutions to specific requirements of flexibility and customization. The London showroom in Clerkenwell is the company’s brand ambassador in the UK: a flagship space in the heart of the architecture and design district, where you can experience first-hand the company’s design vision – the pursuit of the essential.

Additional information

This is a free event for BIID members in the categories: Registered Interior Designer, Associate, Provisional Associate and Student.

When booking please provide the name of the person who will be attending the event - we will use this for their delegate badge and materials.

All BIID events and training courses are subject to standard terms and conditions which can be read in full below.

If you have any queries please email the BIID office at info@biid.org.uk or call 020 7628 0255