ARPER
Arper is an Italian company, which produces and distributes furniture for the home, office and commercial sector worldwide. Founded in 1989 by Luigi Feltrin, Arper has grown into a design focused furniture manufacturer that uses new materials and technologies. Arper has also worked with leading international designers such as Jean-Marie Massaud, Simon Pengelly and James Irvineto create a range of chairs, tables, sofas, stools and small armchairs. Each designer has brought with them their different cultural background, thoughts and languages while interpreting the distinctive Arper style.
www.arper.comARTEMIDE
Artemide is a worldwide leader in lighting design with an unparalleled commitment to technological innovation and research. Founded in 1960 by Ernesto Gismondi and Sergio Mazza, the company has collaborated with some of the world’s most talented designers including Naoto Fukasawa, Zaha Hadid, Karim Rashid, and Richard Sapper. Among Artemide’s extensive product line are two icons of modern Italian design: the Tizio Desk Lamp and the Tolomeo Desk Lamp, both of which are included in the permanent collections of museums around the world. Throughout its 50-plus year history, Artemide has won a number of design honors including the Compasso d’Oro and Red Dot Design Award, among others.
www.artemide.comBACCARAT
The legend of Baccarat began in 1764, in the French village of Lorraine. Producing crystal glass for royalties such as Louis XVIII, Rajasthani maharajas, Arabian kings, leaders of the Ottoman Empire and members of the Russian and Japanese court, Baccarat soon became the world’s most prestigious crystal factory. Today, its tradition is being reinterpreted by cutting-edge designers such as Marcial Berro, Serge Mansau, Jaime Hayon, Marcel Wanders and Philippe Stark. Stark’s name also stands behind the supreme decor of the Maison Baccarat in Paris and Moscow. The first crystal factory to adapt its chandeliers to the magic of electricity in 1896.
www.baccarat.comBARONCELLI
Baroncelli creates spectacular chandeliers and objets d’art in Murano glass for clients across the world. Formerly known as Mediterraneo, Baroncelli works closely with international interior designers and award-winning architects to create bespoke handmade pieces, bringing its impeccable style to both private and public spaces. Collaborating with industry leaders such as David Collins and Peter Marino as well as high profile developers such as Candy & Candy, Baroncelli produces exquisite and timeless designs which enhance interiors with sophistication and elegance.
www.baroncelli.comBASSETT & PARTNERS
Bassett & Partners is a design and brand strategy firm founded in 2003 by seasoned creative strategist and CEO Tom Bassett. B&P’s unique expertise lies in their disruptive design thinking and methodologies, ethnographic understanding and story-telling capabilities. Their original approach to uncovering authentic emotional insights helps brands find new ways to connect with consumers. Over the years, they have worked closely with an impressive roster of internationally renowned brands and innovators including Nike, Microsoft, Dell, Intel, IDEO and Harvard Business School. The San Francisco based agency also has an office in New York and partners on the ground in China, Brazil, India, Germany, Japan, and Holland.
www.bassett.tvBEDECK
Bedeck is one of the UK’s leading bedlinen and bathroom brands. Founded over fifty years ago in Belfast by the Irwin family, Bedeck remains and flourishes as one of the few independent and family-run British textile companies. Passionate about colour and texture, Bedeck offers an elegant range of bold and classic bedding and bath products available throughout the UK in leading home retailers, Bedeck stores in Northern Ireland and online. Bedeck works with leading design brands such as Harlequin, Sanderson and Designer’s Guild and recently launched a bed and bath collection with country clothing brand, Joules.
www.bedeckhome.comBERNHARDT DESIGN
Bernhardt Design is an international leader in furniture design and production. President Jerry Helling and his creative team work with a roster of talent including Ross Lovegrove, Arik Levy and Jaime Hayon. A champion of young designers, Bernhardt Design sponsors a course at the Art Centre College of Design, challenging students to create world-class designs for mass production. Additionally, they sponsor the ICFF Studio, a program which provides emerging design talent exposure to manufacturers, retailers and media. Taking a proactive approach to sustainability, Bernhardt Design is one of the first furniture companies to have achieved Level certification, a standard assessing the environmental aspects of products, processes and facilities.
www.bernhardtdesign.comBESPOKE GLOBAL
Bespoke Global offers a revolutionary online retail experience. This Manhattan-based laboratory of creativity is headed by Gwen Carlton and Pippa McArdle who, in 2011, decided it was time to cater especially for those seeking that exceptional one-off piece for their home. Collaborating with the most talented creative minds and artisans from across the globe, Gwen and Pippa personally oversee every step of the process to ensure the most perfect accord between each customer’s desire and every item which is created. Thanks to Bespoke Global it is finally possible to order extraordinary custom-made pieces anywhere in the world.
www.bespokeglobal.comBISAZZA
Bisazza is a leading producer of glass mosaic tiles for interior and exterior design. The company preserves the rich history of Venetian mosaics while embracing new innovations. Bisazza has partnered with some of the world’s leading designers including Tord Boontje, Alessandro Mendini, Ettore Sottsass, Patricia Urquiola, and Marcel Wanders. Bisazza flagship stores can be found in Berlin, London, Miami, Milan, Moscow, New York, Paris, and Tokyo. In June 2012, Bisazza launched the Fondazione Bisazza for Architecture & Design, a 6,000 sqm public space in their former factory in Alte Vicenza, devoted to their permanent collection and rotating exhibitions.
www.bisazza.comBOKJA
Bokja, a Beirut-based design studio established by Hoda Baroudi and Maria Hibri, creates one-off pieces furniture using a mixture of vintage, traditional and contemporary fabrics, mingled with hand stitching and embroidery in bold colours. Bokja’s designs express artistic ideas, encompassing ancient cultures, philosophy and a philanthropic approach to the production of each piece. Bokja’s meaningful and appealing handmade pieces are now coveted by connoisseurs and collectors, interior designers and celebrities all over the world.
www.bokjadesign.comCITIZENM
citizenM hotel Bankside is now open for business. Located on the South Bank close to Tate Modern, citizenM is a new breed of hotel for the modern traveller who values personal choice, contemporary design and cutting edge technology – for an affordable price. citizenM offers a luxurious experience with bedrooms featuring a super king-size bed, a wall-to-wall window for plenty of natural light, a flat LCD television, exciting new technology that allows guests to control their environment and a rain shower. On the ground floor is a stylish lobby and lounge which features iconic Vitra furniture, a bar and a 24 hour canteen offering everything from morning coffee to evening cocktails. The hotel also offers free Wi-Fi and movies on demand.
www.citizenm.comDACRA
Dacra is an innovative real estate company that uses architecture, art, design and cultural programming to build creative international destinations. Dacra president, Craig Robins has revitalized the Design District of Miami by introducing a unique blend of retailers and specialized venues from the world of art, design and fashion. The company is comprised of a variety of entities and brands that work together to contribute to the development of every element of a dynamic community. With international development projects in Russia, China and beyond, Dacra has redefined the parameters of real estate development. Camron handles the European and Russian publicity for Dacra.
www.dacra.comDAVID GILL GALLERIES
David Gill, the pioneer gallerist in contemporary design, opened his stunning new showroom in St James’s, London, next door to Christie’s, a year ago in April 2012. Since then, he has shown exhibitions of work by some of the world’s leading designers and artists including, Zaha Hadid, Mattia Bonetti, Fredrikson Stallard and Gaetano Pesce. The first show of 2013 was an exhibition of new work by the artist Barnaby Barford featuring his interpretation of the Seven Deadly Sins. For the London Design Festival 2013 in September, David Gill will show new furniture designed by architect Amanda Levete.
www.davidgillgalleries.comDESIGN MIAMI/
The next edition of Design Miami/ Basel will take place from June 11 – June 16 2013 in Basel, Switzerland in the new Herzog & de Meuron-designed Exhibition Hall on Messeplatz. The new striking exhibition space will include the most participating galleries to date all of which specialize in 20th and 21st century collectible design. As the global forum for design, Design Miami/ represents a convergence of commerce and culture. Its annual shows in Basel, Switzerland (June) and Miami, Florida (December) bring together the most influential collectors, gallerists, designers curators and critics from around the world.
www.designmiami.comFAB.COM
Fab.com, the world’s fastest growing e-commerce site with 11 million members across 26 countries, will debut in Milan at MOST, the newest and most exciting design destination during Salone del Mobile. Fab will present a three-part exhibition to include a new product in collaboration with the Andy Warhol Foundation and Quinze & Milan, an installation by the American Design Club and a curated selection of Fab’s favorite design products. Fab’s mission is to help people better their lives with design. Fab will also present an installation of new product designed in-house during ICFF this May in New York. Camron has been appointed to focus on Fab’s design initiatives globally.
http://fab.com/FIONA BARRATT INTERIORS
Fiona Barratt Interiors was founded in 2006 and designs high-end, international residential and commercial interiors. This June, Fiona Barratt-Campbell will open her first retail store in London on the Pimlico Road called FBC London. The 1,200 square foot space will boast her debut collection of over 30 pieces of furniture inspired by her textural and modern aesthetic, designed in collaboration with UK-based craftsmen and specialist cabinet-makers in the north of England. FBC London has also partnered with an international roster of artists, ceramicists and sculptors to develop exquisite accessories and artwork to complement the collection.
www.fionabarrattinteriors.comFLOS
Iconic Italian company Flos was founded in 1962 with lighting designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni and Tobia Scarpa. In 1988 Flos began working with Philippe Starck and collaborations followed with designers including Jasper Morrison, Konstantin Grcic, Marc Newson, Antonio Citterio, Marcel Wanders, Sebastian Wrong, Rodolfo Dordoni, Patricia Urquiola, Ron Gilad, and others. Piero Gandini, Flos’s President and CEO, says that lighting should ‘combine great design with cutting-edge technology’. Camron also represents Atrium, the UK distributor for Flos’s architectural lighting range, which opened a new showroom in London in early 2011.
www.flos.comFRANCIS SULTANA
As a tie in with the London’s Frieze art fair and Pavilion of Art and Design, Francis Sultana has recently take over the luxury menswear label Brioni’s Bruton Street store and installed a selection of furniture from his own brand new eponymous collection of furniture, Yana. The handcrafted collection of 18 luxury furniture pieces is a carefully edited body of work, rooted in a classic aesthetic which translates in the richness of materials, attention to luxurious detail and harnesses the increasingly rare skills of dedicated craftspeople. Sultana’s recent projects include a luxury hotel in Sofia, a London mansion, a Greek island retreat as well as an apartment in St. Moritz and another in Monte Carlo.
www.francissultana.comFRIEDMAN BENDA
Friedman Benda was founded in 2007 by dealers Barry Friedman and Marc Benda as a venue for established and emerging designers and artists who push the boundaries of their mediums. The gallery features a program of rotating exhibitions of contemporary work by some of the world’s leading artists, architects, and designers including Ai Wei Wei, Ron Arad, Wendell Castle, Campana Brothers, Tadanori Yokoo, Zhang Huan, Koen van den Broek, Paul Cocksedge, Wang Jin and Lebbeus Woods. Friedman Benda is located at 515 West 26th Street in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City.
www.friedmanbenda.comGRAHAM & BROWN
Graham & Brown is the UK’s leading wallpaper manufacturer, supplying innovative wallpaper designs to some of the largest and best known retailers in the world. Based in Blackburn, Graham & Brown celebrates its 66th anniversary this year – and still with a family members on the board. The company has a strong design heritage, developing partnerships with licensed designers, collaborating with ‘undiscovered’ young talent to bring exciting, affordable designs to the consumer. The brand also offers design-savvy shoppers both paint and wall art for a complementary look. New launches for Autumn 2012 include an exclusive wallpaper collaboration with Hong Kong interior designer Steve Leung and exciting new paint and wall art collections.
www.grahambrown.comJAPAN HANDMADE
Japan Handmade is collaboration between 6 craft based companies from Kyoto and Danish design company OeO that is evolving traditional crafts techniques to create new design objects. Japan Handmade offers a playful approach to Japanese crafts and is driven by a strong ambition to explore new boundaries and to bring the beauty and poetry of the Japanese design aesthetic to a global audience. OeO designed all of the new products that these family owned traditional crafts business have developed. The aim of Japan handmade is to secure the future of these traditional companies by working with the new/young generation who really want to take these brands to the next level. Japan Handmade will debut at Maison et Objet in Paris in January 2013.
www.japan-handmade.comJAWBONE
Jawbone develops products and services for the mobile lifestyle unparalleled in their innovation, ease-of-use and sophistication of design. Jawbone launched in 2006 with award-winning Bluetooth headsets and NoiseAssassin® technology, the world’s only military-grade noise-eliminating technology. In 2010 they introduced JAMBOX, which is now the world’s best-selling wireless speaker and speakerphone. Recently launches include BIG JAMBOX, the latest addition to Jawbone’s portable wireless speaker line-up designed to deliver powerful, rich sound experiences in large indoor and outdoor spaces as well as the new UP band and app system which tracks sleep, movement and food intake which will continue to roll out globally in 2013.
www.jawbone.comKARTELL
In the 60-plus years since its founding, Kartell has made an indelible mark on the history of 20th century design through its pioneering use of polycarbonate technology in furniture and lighting. Collaborations with some of the world’s foremost designers—among them Patricia Urquiola, Mario Bellini, Vico Magistretti, Piero Lissoni, Tokujin Yoshioka and more—have resulted in classic, witty works of design. This is no more apparent than in the Italian brand’s partnership with Philippe Starck, whose Louis Ghost chair will celebrate it’s 10th anniversary this fall.
www.kartell.itKVADRAT
Kvadrat was established in Denmark in 1968 and has deep roots in Scandinavia’s world famous design tradition. Kvadrat continuously works to expand the aesthetic, technological and artistic boundaries of the use of textiles through a long series of collaborations with some of the world’s best designers, architects and artists, including Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Akira Minagawa, Tord Boontje, Alfredo Häberli, Peter Saville, David Adjaye, Thomas Demand and Olafur Eliasson. Kvadrat fabrics and textile products are available commercially and through the contract market through which they are specified extensively by top architects.
www.kvadrat.dkLA CORNUE
French kitchen company La Cornue is famous worldwide, with a list of celebrity clients ranging from George Clooney to Karl Lagerfield. Founded by Albert Dupuy, La Cornue offers bespoke range cookers created by craftsmen using the finest cast iron, steel, brass, copper, nickel and enamel finishes, with customized hob layouts and vaulted ovens. , Xavier Dupuy, the grandson of the founder initiated a merger with the English group, AGA in 2004, for the launch of a new range – CornuFé. This spring, La Cornue launches a new collection, W, designed by French architect Jean Michel Wilmotte, continuing to offer connoisseurs the very best in design and craftsmanship.
www.lacornue.comLEE BROOM
Lee Broom founded his company five years ago and has since gone on to become one of the UK’s leading product and interior designers. This April during Salone del Mobile, Lee Broom will bring the Crystal Bulb Shop to Spazio Pontaccio in the Brera District. First presented during the 2012 London Design Festival, the Milan shop will once again transform a design showroom with a contemporary take an old fashioned shop while launching a series of new products based on the wildly popular Crystal Bulb. This will include a new frosted version of Crystal Bulb and the Crystal Bulb table light and chandelier. Broom will create a special window for Spazio Pontaccio and retail the frosted Crystal Bulb and Crystal Bulb table lamp throughout the week.
www.leebroom.comLES TROIS GARçONS
Les Trois Garçons, is known for their eponymous restaurant in Shoreditch which opened in 2000. Owners Hassan, Michel and Stefan subsequently introduced Loungelover Bar and Maison Trois Garçons. The Garçons also completed renovations on the stunning Château de la Goujeonnerie, built in 1872 in south of France. Today, the trio are focusing on building their reputable interior design practice and are already establishing themselves with projects like the Four Seasons in Zanzibar and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Prague. This Spring, they will launch a collection of wallpaper and open a café in Shoreditch in their retail store. They have appointed Camron to handle global communications for their interiors practice.
www.lestroisgarcons.comLIBERTY ART FABRIC
For over a century, Art Fabrics have been a signature of Liberty’s heritage. This autumn Liberty launches its first collection of home furnishing fabrics, exclusively to Liberty Retail. The Jubilee Collection 2012 captures the excitement of this landmark year and takes its inspiration from archive Liberty designs which are influenced by nature, art, architecture and a uniquely ‘British’ style. Familiar paisley designs, bold oriental patterns and the inspiration of William Morris and the Arts and Craft Movement along with the charm of familiar florals are all to be found in this quintessentially English collection.
www.liberty.co.ukLONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL
This year’s London Design Festival runs from 14th – 22nd September 2013. Now in its eleventh year, The London Design Festival has firmly established itself as a major event on the international design calendar and a blueprint for other international design festivals. It appeals to an increasingly wide audience, from consumers to professionals to students and all those with a keen interest in design. The Festival’s hub will continue to be at the V&A in Kensington but Festival partners, from established businesses to emerging practices, from entrepreneurs to educators, from manufacturers to retailers, will be part of an exciting programme of international exhibitions, installations, talks, seminars and events that will reflect the capital’s diversity of world-class design talent.
www.londondesignfestival.comMBS GROUP
Founded by Moira Benigson, The MBS Group is one of the world’s leading executive search firms operating exclusively in the Retail and Consumer industries, and the most successful sector-specialist firm in the UK. Moira launched The MBS Group in 1987 and has seen it grow and develop into a highly successful business. Over the years, Moira has worked with the likes of Stephen Marks (French Connection), Justin King (Sainsbury’s), David Linley, and Jamie Oliver. To date, she has personally overseen more than 1,000 searches. In addition, the company has diversified beyond executive search into change management consultancy, as well as taking steps towards a deeper understanding of market trends and issues through regular events, reports and client research.
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