Global Color / Trend 2010
24th - 27th January
NEC Birmingham
IT'S BACK! Birmingham City University's Trends 2010 exhibition will be showcasing at Interiors Birmingham, at the NEC on 24th - 27th January. The exhibition will be filled with innovation, creativity and impact.
Created in partnership with UBM Live, Tektura and Global Color ResearchTM Mix Publications, Trends will unleash the ideas of 120 students. Design, textile and interior students have been working with international trends prediction agency Global Colour ResearchTM- Mix Publications on encapsulating flamboyant interior concepts through a fusion of textile, product and surface finishes in response to their Spring/Summer 2011 forecasted trends.
The trends, entitled Spirit, Whisper, Genteel and Risk, each with strong visual colour palettes and artistic statements, has been conceptualised by the leadership of curator and designer Stefan Bench and exhibition specialist John Hall.
Trends 2010 highlights the huge potential of industry and education collaborating together to deliver innovative, dynamic solutions in a very cost effective way. DONT MISS OUT! Register FREE now.
About Global Color/Trends 2010
Innovative, exploratory, challenging, provocative are all words which we closely associate with our Trends project. Based on a long term partnership with UBM Live, Global Color ResearchTM and Mix Publications and international digital wall covering manufacturer Tektura, the project engages 120 students and 10 academics with considerable industry and research experience, to test the trends presented by Global Color ResearchTM and Mix Publications. The result is an exhibition featuring four pavilions which interpret the trends.
Our partnership with Global Color ResearchTM and Mix Publications has provided new inspiration to drive forward trends prediction and represents a significant change in the way we embed trends and design development into the curriculum for interior, product and textile design. It reflects the potential of international players to contribute significantly to education, whilst highlighting the benefits that education can return to industry.
Our tour in 2010, to Interiors Birmingham, ARC, Interiors Abu Dhabi, Decorex and Sleep, represents a significant opportunity for us to engage with the industry and showcase our interpretations of Global Color ResearchTM and Mix Publications Spring/Summer 2011 Trends which include:
Spirit: Steeped in folklore, Spirit is an homage to the coming of spring. Fresh nature, fresh colours, rustic textures and hand crafted objects, spirit is a return to our roots.
Whisper: A soft, smoky palette which draws inspiration from transparent and fluid elements of nature. In a world surrounded by concern and doubt, ‘Whisper' offers a dreamlike state to escape.
Genteel: Takes us on a journey through a traditional domestic setting where comfort is derived through familiar settings. With a largely neutral palette, drama is evoked through key highlights: carmine, scarlet and gold and a classic mood prevails.
Risk: Sci-fi meets low-fi. As the old decays and collapses, our post-industrial society embraces the beauty of dereliction, while melding it with the modern and futuristic. The result: toxic colour and science fiction references.
