This year’s topic arose out of increasing global awareness about the “digitally disconnected” lives that many people are now living and the exciting potential for hospitality to pioneer new types of environments and experience that will enable a whole spectrum of sociability and privacy to meet the specific needs of guests at all times of day.
LONDON – Sleep & Eat, Europe’s leading hospitality design event, has revealed an enticing glimpse into the schemes underway to create this year’s Sets. Six international design and architecture firms based in Singapore, Paris, Manchester and London are now fine-tuning their vision for concept room installations, aiming to deliver thought-provoking, inspiring and experiential Sets in response to the 2019 theme of “Social FlexAbility”. They are: twenty2 degrees, HAT Design, Maria Tibblin & Co and Miaja Design Group, who are each designing a guestroom, and SpaceInvader and NAME Architecture who are designing a bar and a restaurant respectively.
This year’s topic arose out of increasing global awareness about the “digitally disconnected” lives that many people are now living and the exciting potential for hospitality to pioneer new types of environments and experience that will enable a whole spectrum of sociability and privacy to meet the specific needs of guests at all times of day.
Mark Gordon, Director of Sleep & Eat, explains: “Technology and social media have irrevocably changed the way we live, for better and for worse. Our premise is that hoteliers, restaurateurs and their designers can be in the vanguard of promoting the human interaction that has been lost by providing guests with the chance to reconnect with others in person, or indeed connect with themselves. The challenge is to provide flexible spaces where users can activate the social experience of their choice.”
While the final designs are strictly under wraps until the show opens, the designers have now released tasters of what visitors will find:
Guestroom Set – twenty2degrees
Build Partners: Viriato Hotel Concept
Key suppliers include: Contardi Lighting (decorative lighting), Ulster Carpets (rugs), Solus Ceramics (stone marble), Hansgrohe (brassware), Altrock Surfaces (vanity)
Guestroom Set – Maria Tibblin & Co
Build Partners: Robin Jones, UK;
Key Suppliers include: Giacomo Rossetti (fine joinery design/Interior Architect); Duxiana, Sweden (luxury beds); James Fenner (graphic design)
Guestroom Set – Miaja Design Group
Project Suppliers include: Lasvit (specially commissioned light art piece); Bang & Olufsen; MM Galleri (marble wall]); SNS Group; Lutron
Guestroom Set – Hat Design
Build Partners: Stilles
Project Suppliers include: Nobilis (fabrics); Atrafloor (flooring);
The Bar Set – SpaceInvader
Build Partner: J Carey Design
Project Suppliers include: Enigma Lighting; Egger (laminate); Vescom (curtains and upholstery)
The Restaurant Set – NAME architecture
Build Partners: Duboulay Contracts
Project Suppliers: Ligne Roset (furniture); Matiere Grise (lighting); Omexco (wall finish); Absolute Lifestyle (accessories)
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