Design City

Design City

Now in it’s second year, this annual design festival uncovers and demonstrates the connectivity of design in the region and provides a nationally relevant showcase to raise awareness of its potential.   The  initiative calls attention to the wealth of both young and established design talent in Birmingham, and to some of the city’s landmark historic and modern buildings.

Design City is presented by to you through the partnership between Interiors Birmingham, the UK’s largest and most influential interiors event and Birmingham City University, at the forefront of art, design and media education in the UK.

See Design City in all it’s glory in the 8/9 link of Interiors Birmingham at the Birmingham NEC and follow the design trail out into the city centre………  

Whats On?

20 – 23 January 2008, Interiors Birmingham, NEC Birmingham, 8/9 Link

Birmingham City University

Birmingham City University will be exhibiting at Design City Birmingham as part of its ongoing commitment to reaching out to industry and to engage with the public in the design debate.  The stand will feature work from academics: Richard Snell, Graham Powell and Marlene Little; all of which are leaders in the field of furniture, product design and textiles.  An extensive portfolio of work in architecture and engineering design from lecturers including Jack Ingram, Simon Andrews and Kevin Singh, will also be highlighted on the stand, along with a showcase of current work from recent graduates.

The stand provides an insight into the range and depth of design rich work coming out of Birmingham through the University and reinforces the range of industries represented in the city for which a design led approach is the key to their future success.

20 – 23 January 2008, Birmingham City Centre

Cubed

Unique design consultancy IntheDetail have been commissioned to demonstrate the connectivity of design in the Birmingham region through the pairing of material suppliers & fabricators with six creative individuals and have worked with both companies to design a showcase to fit within six 2.4m ‘cubes’. These cubes can be found in and around the Victoria Square area of Birmingham, which has significant cultural relevance to the event due to the locality of the Art Gallery and the newly refurbished Town Hall. By trailing the ‘cubes’ along New Street to the Bullring, they are leading into an area of urban regeneration and  featuring examples of the city’s new architectural face.

Cubed is located at the heart of Design City and focuses on creativity paired with professionalism, aiming to present ranges of Birmingham based creative industries working at the forefront of their chosen fields.  Design City not only aims to attract the visitors from Interiors Birmingham, but intends to increase awareness of the local and national creative talent working in and around the city.

City Trail

The Design Trail highlights industrial and retail, historic and iconic studios, showrooms and venues of design interest and excellence in and around Birmingham City……