Sleep announces exhibitors
Sleep, the hotel design and development event, has announced the ensemble of brands set to exhibit at London’s Business Design Centre on 22 and 23 November.
Debuting this year Lincrusta Heritage, Cole & Son, and Italian brand Milano Tessuti will showcase one-of-a-kind fabrics and wallcoverings for luxury hotels and residences, while collections of handcrafted furniture will be on show from Dare Studio, Decca London, James UK and Hamilton Conte Paris. Elsewhere, fabrics from Designers Guild, Altfield, Romo, Today Interiors, Vescom and Clarke & Clarke will be exhibited, and Style Library Contract will present its new Zoffany Phaedra collection of fabrics and wallpapers.
Founder sponsor Grohe will present its Sensia Arena shower toilet, and newcomer Villeroy & Boch will highlight new ranges designed by Gesa Hansen including the Artis Colour surface-mounted basin. Products from Sleep Set sponsors Dornbracht are also set to feature, in addition to showcases from Hansgrohe, Laufen, Vitra, Bette, Victoria & Albert Baths and Hurlingham Bath Company.
The bedding sector will be represented by British companies Hypnos and Harrison Spinks, and additional design-led furniture for outdoor terraces and spa areas will be presented by Gervasoni and Serralunga.
German manufacturer Jung will debut this year to showcase its range of intelligently designed technology products, while Gira will highlight the new Esprit switch series. UK manufacturer Hamilton Litestat will also present its newest switch plates and lighting systems, alongside Clear AV, who will introduce the latest integrated high-end AV systems. Elsewhere, Chelsom will introduce its Stockholm lamp, while Fabbian Iluminazione, Qasar Holland, Alve, Secom Iluminacion and Leds C4 will each present their latest ranges of contemporary designs for guestrooms, public areas and outdoor spaces.
A new feature at this year’s event will be Spaces, a series of stands designed as hotel environments where exhibitors will create installations of lobbies, outdoor terraces, guestrooms, bathrooms and spas. Bathroom supplier Roca will here present three hospitality environments exploring how guests’ attitudes and behaviour can influence the design process, while additional Spaces from Elegant Clutter, McGowan Rutherford, Geometric Furniture, Jacquar, Betonicon, Fiora and Impey will also feature.
With virtual and augmented reality transforming the hotel design process, an Immersive Reality Lounge hosted by Soluis in collaboration with Graven will give visitors a chance to experience hotel design concepts in 3D, and get their hands on some of the latest digital reality platforms. These will include the recently launched HTC Vive, the newest Oculus Rift headset and the Portal, a shared immersive solution from the innovative Sublime brand.
Sven Ullrich, Global Head of Marketing for Dornbracht, this year’s Sleep Set sponsor, comments: “By coming to Sleep, we can be inspired by brands from different countries and across other industries. The show has a creative feel and there is a focus on where the product will ultimately be used, the hotel room. There is a lot of inspiration to be found at Sleep across all the individual stands.”
