The BCFA made a quick trip to a rainswept Barcelona in early December to visit the inaugural Cruise Interiors Expo held over two days held at FIRA Barcelona.
Launched off the back of the highly successful Cruise Ship Interiors Expo in Miami earlier in the year, the show was aimed at interior designers, architects, outfitters, shipyards and interior suppliers to meet with Europe’s ocean, river and expedition cruise line market working on major refurbishment and newbuild projects.
The well thought out and attractive show layout featured 160 high end exhibitors – among them eight BCFA members including Axminster Carpets, Delius, G P & J Baker, Futura Lathers, O Donnell Furniture Makers, Panaz Fabrics, Spradling and Sunbury Design.
The show also featured packed Conference programme and panel sessions with top designers and procurement specialists from the cruise industry. The keynote session of the show “Cruising in the Age of Design” was with Tihany Design’s principal and founder Adam D Tihany, who evocatively passed on the message that it is the designer’s responsibility to deliver a product that is functional, durable, maintainable and beautiful – in that order!”
The next Cruise Interiors Miami show will be held on 16/7 June 2020 in Miami Beach, Florida and the European edition will take place from 2/3 December 2020 at London’s Excel Exhibition Centre. BCFA will have a presence and will be supporting both shows.
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