Design Event at 100% Design 2010
Eight designers exhibited with us at 100% Design in 2010 with a diverse range of products including; indoor and outdoor furniture, wall coverings, lighting and homeware. Exhibiting designers had an overwhelmingly positive experience over the four-day period, making direct contact with national and international press, buyers, specifiers and other industry specialists. Relationships were fostered with national furniture retailers, homeware retailers, architects and independent design shops which resulted in direct corporate sales, commissions, platforms for future work and opportunities for collaboration.
The level of sales and commissions stood at over £51,000 from contacts and discussions designers made with people from 100% Design 2010.
The presentation, sales and marketing skills of the designers involved flourished, with them connecting with a wide range of people at the exhibition and talking about their work and practice. Some comments from exhibitors include:
“[Exhibiting with Design Event] massively raised the profile of my business through national and international press coverage. It has helped me gain important industry contacts I wouldn't have otherwise been able to make. These contacts are beginning to lead to freelance work and also sales of my collection. For me personally it has improved my own communication and marketing skills and given me the confidence to work with big companies and approach new clients”
“[Exhibiting with Design Event] has helped me realise the importance of regularly exhibiting at international trade shows as the contacts I made in London over the course of one week are more useful than what I have made in the last year operating as an individual at local shows”
Designers who exhibited with us in 2010:
Afid Design: ES Sideboard and Jimi Coat Stand
Kate Usher Surfaces: Children's Wallcoverings
Bettina Nissen Design: Rustic Bench and Gills Bowl
Aether and Hemera: Mood Chair and HeartbitLamp
Sarah Blood: CariBoo and Bird House for the Soul
Amy Levinson: Carboard Clock and Pendulum Clock
