Sleep opens its doors 20-21st november at business design centre

BIID members are invited to visit Sleep, the hotel industry’s annual show for networking, design and technology innovations, and  insightful debates. Opening its doors next week at London’s Business Design Centre, the event on 20-21 November is free for those pre-registered online.

Almost one third of the 130 global exhibitors will showcase their  products and services for the first time at Sleep, with Assemblyroom, Decode, Punkt, Prooff, Shanko Rugs and Sonoro Audio debuting their creations in the Newcomers Gallery. In the Tech Hub, Boxbuild, in collaboration with Sky and Samsung, demonstrates how smartphone and tablet technologies are transforming the hotel experience.

Industry legends and those in the making divulge what’s on the horizon for hotel design at this year’s Conference.  Originator of numerous revolutionary hospitality concepts including “boutique” hotels, headliner Ian Schrager will be honoured with the Outstanding Contribution Award at the European Hotel Design Awards on the 19th November. On the 20th November he will share his keen instinct for popular culture and discuss the EDITION hotel in Fitzrovia with his first nightclub since Studio 54.

Come along to the Sleep Hotel Bar at 7pm on Wednesday 20th November for a free drinks soirée, and see the winner of the Sleep Hotel challenge, whose competitors have designed and constructed life-sized guestrooms – including Purpose Design’s concept with several 3D-printed elements - inspired by the Pop Art Design exhibition at London’s Barbican Centre.

Free registration closes soon, so hurry and book your ticket before it’s too late!