Published on : Saturday, October 19, 2013
The announcements of finalist contestants have been made for New Design Britain Awards 2014 that runs parallel to Interiors UK. The shows are organized by UBM Live Built Environment.
Shortlisted from 150 entries, the 2014 finalists are as follows:
Furniture: Elizabeth Ret, You Have Been Framed, desk chair; Joe Buttigieg, Red line chair; Alexander Mueller, Woven easy chair; and Charlotte Millett, Ercol Burst roll-up bed.
Furnishing Accessories: John Hollington, Elica pendant light; Juliette Bigley, Whirling beakers; Bilge Nur Saltik, Share food containers: and Clea Jentsch, Desk tidy.
Fabrics: Clair Whyman, Urban Perspectives; Chloe Atkins, Hunger Games; Liz Ramsey, Cool Heat; and Joanna Hughes, Geometric Constructions.
Surfaces: Rebecca Tudor-Price, Barbules Paradise; Eleanor Walton, Hand-printed throw; Elizabeth- Jane Winstanley, Illusions; and Seema Shah, Wooden Tiles.
Judging the awards are a host of experts from the design and retail industries. Overseeing the Furniture and Furnishing Accessories categories are furniture designer and previous New Design Britain winner Rob Scarlett, designer Anthony Rayworth of the Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers, and Heal’s furniture buyer Elaine Boyle.
Presiding over the Fabrics and Surfaces categories are Diane Goode, buyer at Fromental, John Lewis buyer Anna Rigby, and the director of Rubelli, Vivienne Griffin. Barbara Chandler, Evening Standard, and Dids Macdonald, ACID, will be joining the judging panel at the show in January.
Heal’s buyer Elaine praises the awards as a platform for emerging design talent. “Going to Interiors UK will be a fantastic opportunity for new designers to meet the right people within the industry, and that’s invaluable to a new designer,” says Elaine. “I’ve already seen some products that we could easily take to production and move forward to retail.”
Fellow judge Anthony also recognises the awards’ potential for aspiring designers. “It shows that they’re being recognised by an independent group,” he says. “It’s one thing to be put forward by your tutor, but it’s another thing to have been taken to that next stage by people you’re actually working within the industry.”
The awards run within Interiors UK will take place between on January 19-22, 2014 at the Birmingham NEC.
Tags: Anthony Rayworth, Birmingham NEC, Elizabeth Ret, Interiors UK, John Hollington, New Design Britain Awards 2014, UBM Live Built Environment
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