WDS 2023 preview by Home Designer & Architect
"On arrival, attendees will be met by the spectacular Destination Workplace Rebirth entrance, designed by the worldwide integrated architecture, design, planning, and consulting firm Gensler, along with design partners, AW Spaces, Acrylisize and Kvadrat.
Becky Spenceley, Design Director at Gensler, who is leading the project, showcases her passion for storytelling here explaining, “We are inspired by how we can care for our planet, and how we as designers can affect that through pioneering and sustainable design. It’s about fresh perspectives to enable new ways of working and create unique and tailored destinations.”
Home Designer & Architect recently shared a full preview of what to expect at Workspace Design Show 2023 on their website. Click here to read the full article.
Refurb & Developer Update explore what's to come at this year's WDS
"The four talks programmes that attendees can choose from are the Workspace Design Talks, bringing you insights on workplace strategy and design; FIS Conference, offering the latest from the finishes and interiors sector; The Occupiers Forum: The View from HQ, providing the perspectives from the all important Occupiers; and Sustainability Works, addressing the latest challenges in sustainability and ESG in our workplaces.
Over 100 speakers will be debating these issues from companies such as tp bennett, American Express, Heatherwick Studio, Grimshaw, PLP Architecture, Jacobs, Unilever, PwC, Nokia, Legal & General, DWP and CBRE."
The team at Refurb & Developer Update recently shared our full 2023 press release, detailing what's to come at this year's WDS event. Click here to read in full.
Top Workplace Trends Showcasing at Workspace Design Show 2023
"Next week the Workspace Design Show returns for the highly anticipated showcase of upcoming workplace trends for 2023.
Over 3,000 designers, architects and specifiers will attend the show, held at London’s Business Design Centre to find the next cutting-edge workspace solutions and innovations. Attendees can discover a breadth of new products including acoustics, furniture, flooring and fabrics exhibited by manufacturers from across the globe." to explore the experience of tomorrow’s workspaces."
Material Source's Hannah Marke-Crooke recently shared an in-depth article looking at what to expect from Workspace Design Show 2023. Click here to read the article in full.
What to expect at next week’s Workspace Design Show 2023!
With only a few days until The Workspace Design Show returns to London’s Business Design Centre, on 27-28 February 2023, here is a taste of what to expect. The show brings together striking features, a thought-provoking programme of talks featuring a whole host of speakers, from developers to architects and their blue-chip clients, along with accomplished exhibitors showcasing the latest workplace interiors innovations. All of this incredible content aligns perfectly with the show’s theme, Destination Workplace: Places Where People Want To Be.
The four talks programmes that attendees can choose from are the Workspace Design Talks, bringing you insights on workplace strategy and design; FIS Conference, offering the latest from the finishes and interiors sector; The Occupiers Forum: The View from HQ, providing the perspectives from the all important Occupiers; and Sustainability Works, addressing the latest challenges in sustainability and ESG in our workplaces. Over 100 speakers will be debating these issues from companies such as tp bennett, American Express, Heatherwick Studio, Grimshaw, PLP Architecture, Jacobs, Unilever, PwC, Nokia, Legal & General, DWP and CBRE.
Visitors can listen to the leading architects, designers and occupiers talking about the latest trends, challenges and innovations within this year's 'Design Talks Lounge’. This has been curated by international furniture specialists, The Furniture Practice, in collaboration with multidisciplinary studio, Acrylicize. The Lounge will host the Workspace Design Talks across the two-day event, where leading voices at, Perkins+Will, Foster & Partners, WeWork and more will debate the current themes shaping today's work environments. The space will incorporate furniture by several iconic brands including Andreu World, Arper, Fredericia, Moroso and Vitra; while the stage will feature an immersive installation, designed by Acrylicize, celebrating material innovation in furniture and interior design with materials by Foresso, Kvadrat, Kvadrat Really and Autex. Flooring for the space will be provided by Tarkett.
‘Change by Design’ is a lounge space concept for the Workspace Design Show, carefully curated by BDP. It is a discussion piece surrounding the current climate crisis, and questions the impact of workplace design on the natural environment. It represents a problem-solving approach that showcases the use of recycled, reused and biomaterials in design projects helping to shape a low-carbon future.
On arrival, attendees will be met by the spectacular Destination Workplace Rebirth entrance, designed by the worldwide integrated architecture, design, planning, and consulting firm Gensler, along with design partners, AW Spaces, Acrylisize and Kvadrat.
Becky Spenceley, Design Director at Gensler, who is leading the project, showcases her passion for storytelling here explaining, “We are inspired by how we can care for our planet, and how we as designers can affect that through pioneering and sustainable design. It’s about fresh perspectives to enable new ways of working and create unique and tailored destinations.”
The popular first-night Workspace Design Show party, sponsored by FUTURE Designs, also returns on the 27 February. A stunning bar designed by M Moser Associates provides a focal point on the show floor. The REVIVAL bar will be the place to inspire, network, restore and recharge show visitors throughout the day. The concept for this bar is inspired by the practice’s mission to reduce waste and repurpose discarded materials. The goal is to give these items a new lease of life, sparking curiosity and conversation. The space aims to take you from a state of flux to stasis.
Other features include The Mood Board Contest, and interactive opportunity for attendees to express their creative talents with Kvadrat products. Also, don’t miss the Bio Materials exhibition, designed by bio manufacturing company BIOHM. This will combine ideologies of the circular economy and human-centred design with future-tech, representing an exciting opportunity for visitors to discover advanced materials that will be crucial to the future of design. Altogether, the Workspace Design Show brings together the UK’s workplace interior community to explore the experience of tomorrow’s workspaces.
Preview in Workplace Insight
"A few of you may already know this story. It was some 15 months ago and three old friends met up for the first time in quite a while (well, we had been through lockdowns etc). Having caught up with each other’s news, the subject turned to industry journals, what the three friends felt the market was missing and the possibility of collaborating in the not too distant future.
That conversation occurred at the inaugural Workspace Design Show – which the three amigos were all hugely impressed by. The result of that conversation (and a few more chats and meets, of course) is Works. So, here we are, all those months later, pulling together a preview of the 2023 edition of WDS, which – we’re delighted to say – we’re very much a part of. And we don’t just partner with any one, you know."
Our long-standing partners at Workplace Insight recently shared an in-depth preview of what's to come at Workspace Design Show 2023. You can read the original article in full by clicking here.
"Technogym powers Warner Bros. Studios' state-of-the-art fitness space Zone 10"
"LIFTD Design’s and Technogym’s expertise was pivotal to create Zone 10, a top-notch fitness & wellness centre for Warner Bros. Studios employees in Leavesden in Hertfordshire.
LIFTD Design founder James Potter is no stranger to creating high-end gym spaces for famous names. But when he was approached by Warner Bros. Studios to create an on-site gym for employees and visiting crews, James knew the project was on another level. James explains how he partnered with Technogym to bring the vision to life."
Read the full article about this project by Workspace Design Show 2023 exhibitors, Technogym: Click here.
WDS Show Preview in WORKS MAGAZINE
"Returning to Islington's Business Design Centre on 27-28 Febturary, the Workspace Design Show is back, with the 2023 theme of Designation Workplace: Places Where People Want to Be.
In this ever-changing world of workplace strategy and design, there will be four different talks programmes: The Workspace Design Talks, Sustainability Works, The Occupiers Forum - The View From HQ, and The Finishes & Interiors Sector Conference."
On friends over at WORKS MAGAZINE took an in-depth look at what to expect from the 2023 edition of Workspace Design Show, from page 30-onwards in Issue 4. You can read the full article here.
Coverage of Workspace Design Show 2023 trends featured by Building Design & Construction mMagazine
"A wide array of leading architects and designers will also be showcasing their perspectives on the latest workplace trends. A series of stunning features will be presented, including The REVIVAL Bar by Moser Associates; The Entrance ‘Destination Workplace Rebirth’ by Gensler, The Lounge: Change by Design, by BDP;
International furniture specialist, The Furniture Practice will curate this year’s Design Talks Lounge in collaboration with multidisciplinary studio Acrylicize. The main stage space will bring together key pieces from leading furniture manufacturers, including Moroso, Andreu World, Arper, Fredericia and Vitra, alongside an immersive installation celebrating material innovation within furniture and interiors."
Building, Design & Construction Magazine recently featured a writeup about the up-coming 2023 edition of Workspace Design Show. You can read the full article here.
Workspace Design Show coverage by Refurb & Developer Update
"Workspace Design Show is showcasing a vast range of products that aid privacy and sound control. Amongst these are award winning firm The Meeting Pod Company, known for their commercial and domestic, indoor and outdoor meeting pods. Mute, meanwhile, will be displaying various solutions to regain focus and allow conversations to flow."
Thank you to the kind folks over at Refurb & Developer Update for featuring the 2023 edition of Workspace Design Show last month. You can read the full article here.
SpecFinish's recent feature on Workspace Design Show 2023
"Workspace Design Show 2023 is bringing together the latest innovations and trends under one roof, with an extensive range of unmissable products."
Our friends over at SpecFinish recently covered the 2023 edition of Workspace Design Show. Read the full article here.