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ARCHITECT@WORK
ARCHITECT@WORK is a trade show like no other. Tailored to architects, designers and specifiers, it is curated with a clear vision, and only includes brands producing the best and most innovative products. The popular talks programme, curated by Friends & Co, attracts key players in the UK's built environment.
Albion Stone & Hutton Stone
These two family owned stone suppliers are pioneering the introduction of high-quality, low-carbon bricks hewn from Portland stone and Darney Sandstone, offering architects and developers a new construction material with a fraction of the carbon footprint of clay-fired bricks.
Charles Tashima Architecture
CTA creates design solutions for complex residential projects, re-using existing materials and spaces. The practice also applies this open, resourceful approach to commercial, educational, public and cultural projects.
Clerkenwell Design Week
The UK’s leading design festival is based in Clerkenwell, London’s design hub, which is home to more creative businesses and architects per square mile than anywhere else on the planet.
Design Museum
Founded in London by the late Sir Terence Conran, the Design Museum is one of the world’s leading cultural hubs dedicated to product, industrial, graphic, fashion and architectural design. Friends&Co is collaborating with the museum on a series of special exhibitions.
Dex
Graphic designer Dex works in a range of media from illustration to animation. His distinctive, handcrafted typographic maps focus on themes of literature, music and film and have featured in numerous publications and exhibitions across London.
Maak
Maak is the UK's preeminent auction house dedicated to international studio ceramic art and contemporary craft. It runs several auctions a year and offers specialist consultancy services to private collectors and institutions.
New Designers
New Designers is an annual London showcase of the most innovative emerging design talent in the UK. Since its inception 39 years ago, the event has provided an incredible platform for top UK graduates to engage with industry professionals and the public. Disciplines range from jewellery, textiles and illustration to product, furniture and gaming design.
Nulty Bespoke
Nulty Bespoke has an uncompromising commitment to crafting exceptional, one-of-a-kind decorative lighting products of the highest quality which are designed and manufactured by hand in the UK. The Nulty Bespoke team believes anything is possible when it comes to fulfilling a creative lighting concept for residential, hospitality or commercial spaces.
Run For The Hills
Award-winning, London-based, multidisciplinary design house Run for the Hills specialises in effortlessly cool interior design and creative branding. Its portfolio includes residential, hospitality, boutique cinemas and workspaces, and it also creates and exhibits its own range of fine art and bespoke design pieces for private and commercial clients.
SoShiro
SoShiro is a stunning gallery space spanning five floors of a Georgian townhouse in London’s Marylebone. Founder Shiro Muchiri curates a carousel of collections and exhibitions focused on art, design and craft that explore human heritage and encourage collaboration.
Ultrafabrics
Ultrafabrics' range of premium, animal-free materials is reshaping the world of performance fabrics. Its client list of luxury brands spans many industries, from residential and contract furniture to upholstery for cars, yachts, airlines and private jets.
WeWantMore
Design PR agency Friends and Co represents this award-winning, Antwerp-based, multidisciplinary studio. WeWantMore specialises in graphic, interior, product and experiential design, pushing creative boundaries for both multinationals and challenger brands.
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