Surface Design Show Breakfast 2026
The Surface Design Show 2026 will be welcoming BIID members and partners to an early morning breakfast and talk. Taking place in the VIP Area. BIID President Liz Bell will be joined by Jennifer Hamilton from the Vawdrey House.
Topics for conversation include: Conscientious specifying, How to challenge a brief, Creating healthy boundaries with a client, and working to PassivHaus standards.
This will be followed by informal networking between interior designers and industry partners. A light breakfast will be served whilst encouraging effective and productive relationship building.
Open to both professional interior designer members (excludes BIID students) and industry partners (note, maximum of 2 guests per partner). Industry Partners should book in the Partner Area here.
Breakfast attendees will be given exclusive access to the SDS before the show opens at 10am.
Please note: All attendees will be required to register to attend the Surface Design Show. You can do so at any time by going to the link in the Member Area.
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Material Choices For A Healthy Home
10.30am - 11.15am Main Stage
Chair: Liz Bell
Panellists: Gail Race, Jennifer Hamilton, and Mathew Freeman
About Surface Design Show
Surface Design Show 2026 will bring ‘Material Evolution’ to London’s Business Design Centre from 3-5 February.
SDS26 will display the very best in materials and surfaces for architects and designers to explore and interact with for the duration of the show. This years’ theme is ‘Material Evolution’ and will stress a rethinking of newness and how the industry can make the shift from waste to worth. The show will encourage exhibitors and visitors alike to celebrate thoughtful design and redefine what it means to be new whilst championing circular systems, material transparency and inventive reuse.
The plethora of exhibitors will be showcasing the best in material innovation with surfaces ranging from hand crafted ceramic tiles to stunning marble walls, bespoke wood veneers and everything in-between.
The 2026 edition promises to be bigger and better than ever with returning features including Surface Spotlight, Stone Tapestry, Innovation Gallery, Green Grads and the Surface Design Awards. SDS has also announced a new partnership with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) serving as a host partner for two of RIBA’s most significant annual events.
The show will also host a range of powerful speaker sessions covering a range of topics from forecasting trends to designing for neurodiversity.
SDS26 is a must in the design calendar to explore all creative things within the material and surface world.
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