INSIDE World Festival of Interiors announces seminar programme centred on the theme of Performance f

INSIDE World Festival of Interiors, the leading global interior design and architecture festival programme, has today announced its seminar programme centred around the theme of ‘Performance’. The event will take place at Arena Berlin, Germany, from 15 – 17 November.

Conference sessions will explore how the individual relates to interior space and how material, colour, light and sound contribute to creating high performing interiors for users and sometimes audiences. The international roster of speakers will explore a range of topics, including the role of technology and innovative materials in transforming how we engage and interact with interior spaces. Speakers will include Annabel Karim Kassar, founder of AKK Architects; Virginia Lung, Co-Founder, One Plus Partnership; Shanwei Weng, AN Design; Jaime Oliver, Director, OHLAB/Oliver Hernaiz Architecture Lab; Rossana Hu, Co-Founder, Neri & Hu; Eisuke Tachikawa, Director, Nosigner and Fabio Novembre, Fabio Novembre Studio. INSIDE is chaired by Nigel Coates, the Creative Director of INSIDE World Festival of Interiors 201,7 who opens the festival with his talk ‘Interiors and Performance’ on Wednesday 15 November.

Italian architect and designer Fabio Novembre will close the seminar programme on Friday 17 November with his keynote speech ‘Design as spectacle’. Novembre’s eclectic portfolio ranges from the interior design of football club AC Milan’s HQ to retail design for high-end fashion brands including the Stuart Weitzman store in Rome. At 2017’s edition of INSIDE World Festival of Interiors, Novembre will discuss the fluidity between art, architecture, design and fashion in his work.

About INSIDE – World Festival of Interiors Held in Berlin from 15-17 November alongside World Architecture Festival, INSIDE is where the global design community meets to be inspired by the latest and greatest in global interior design and architecture. Over three days INSIDE shines a spotlight on the people, projects and developments that are changing the face of global interiors.

At INSIDE’s heart is a global awards programme, which will be judged by more than 20 distinguished designers and editors from around the world. Finalists that are shortlisted across nine categories will present their project in person to international judging panels. After a hard-fought battle, one practice will win the ultimate accolade of World Interior of the Year, which will be presented at a Gala Dinner awards ceremony on the evening of Friday 17 November.