British Institute of Interior Design

Ref: BIDADECOREX2005

October 2005

Following the fantastic response to the British Interior Design Association (BIDA) awards presented at Decorex International in 2004 the BIDA has once again this year presented at Decorex an ‘Award for Best Stand Design’ and fifteen swing tags for ‘Products of Outstanding Quality and Design Innovation’.

The judges this year were: Annie Stevens, BIDA Chairman, Dean Keyworth of Armstrong Keyworth Ltd and George Bond of Omega Designer Workshop Limited. Anyone visitng Decorex this year would agree that the task of judging could not have been an easy one. Annie Stevens, remarked "What a show! The best Decorex for many years – a decorator’s dream with an excellent standard of products for the profession."

The 2005 ‘Award for Best Stand Design’ was presented to Bill Cleyndert & Company Limited. Bill Cleyndert & Company are specialist joinery and furniture manufacturers, providing the architectural and interior design professions with a comprehensive, reliable and professional manufacturing and finishing facility. The challenge for the design of their stand at Decorex was to demonstrate the attention to detail and quality of their highly skilled teams of craftsmen. This was exquisitly represented in a large work bench specially created for the show. In 2004 Bill Cleyndert & Company received a swing tag for Product of Outstanding Quality and Design Innovation for their Herbst Writing Desk.

On receiving the award Bill Cleyndert said: "On behalf of the whole team at Bill Cleyndert & Company, I am honoured and hugely proud to receive the BIDA Award for Best Stand Design at Decorex 2005. We view this prestigious and valued award as endorsement of our commitment to the quality and service we provide to the Interior Design industry."

In addition to the Award for Best Stand Design, fifteen swing tags were awarded for Products of Outstanding Quality and Design Innovation to:

Alexander Beauchamp (Wallpaper & Fabrics) Ltd for Floral Trail from the Contemporary Wallpaper concept collection
Alma Home for the Spirato cut leather screen
Altiplano for their Persia - embroidered and laser cut suede textile wallcovering
Brabin & Fitz for their Crowned Crystal Pendant lights (Received a BIDA award in 2004)
dn designs for their Millefeuille mother of pearl tie back range
Julian Chichester for Serge Mouille’s three arm standing lamp
Katherine Pooley for her Black leather dining chairs
Kingsgate Furniture Ltd for the pink leather Chesterfield sofa
Knowles & Christou Ltd the Sugar Cube Bedside Tables
Leisure Plan for Leaf Seagrass sun beds
Outer Eden Ltd for Plu' Mo, cone shaped out door seat
Rebecca Scott International for the Round Concept Bench (Received a BIDA award in 2004)
Restall Brown & Clennell Ltd for their Zebrano Serving Table
Scott Cornelius Design Studio for the Highland Rain Chandeliers
Via Motif Drum for the Drum Pendant Lampshade

Ian Thompson of Decorex International remarked ‘Recipients of the BIDA awards are always proud to receive such a high standing accolade. It is never an easy job for the judges but the choices they made really do represent the crème de la crème of the industry and caused great excitement among the exhibitors’.

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Editor’s Note:

The British Interior Design Association (BIDA) is a membership association that exists to promote and support the interior design and decoration professions. The BIDA is committed to the advancement of the professional practice of interior design and to the creation of a comprehensive vision for the design challenges of the future.

Further Information:

Annelise Fullbrook
Marketing Executive
British Interior Design Association 3/18 Chelsea Harbour Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, London, SW10 0XE
Tel: 020 7349 0800 Fax: 020 7349 0500 Email: enquiries@bida.org Web: www.bida.org