INNOVENTA
First International DesignTriennale Bremen
Bremen, Germany

Attracting service industry (design-led) to the economically fragile City State of Bremen/Bremerhaven – Regional economic development.

UK Consultant for ‘innoventa’ organisers on British creative industries

THE TOWN MUSICIANS UNDER THE SPELL OF THE DESIGNERS
Exhibition - The first innoventa Event
Town Hall
Bremen, Germany
March – May 1991

An Exhibition of twelve international designers and design teams redesigning the city souvenir of Bremen.

British Participants: Ron Arad, Wendy Ramshaw / Exhibition Design: Paul Dyson

SEMINAR
PRODUCT PRESENTATION 1991
The second innoventa Event
Lecture Theatre, Kunsthalle
Bremen, Germany
29 – 30 August 1991

British Participants:
• Musicals - DeWynters Plc, London (Lloyd Webber)
• Visual Merchandising - Paul Dyson (Harvey Nichols, Harrods, Heathrow, Royal Opera House)

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR
Workshop/Seminar for participating Designers of ‘In the Swim’ with international Manufacturers
Chamber of Commerce
Bremerhaven, Germany
3 – 4 May, 1993

• Knoll International, USA
• Driade, Italy
• Hansen, Denmark,
• Thonet and Anthology Quartett, Germany

DESIGN RETAILING SEMINAR
Marketing Seminar and Field Visits for participating Designers of ‘In the Swim’ to key Retailing Outlets in Bremen
DesignLabor/Bremen
Bremen, Germany
June 1993

IN THE SWIM – CREATIVE TALENT FROM GREAT BRITAIN
An Exhibition initiated and organised by the British European Design Group in Collaboration with the DesignLabor, Bremerhaven
DesignLabor
Bremerhaven, Germany
2 May – 1 August 1993

An Exhibition of avantgarde British interior design from the British European Design Group

• 43 key British Designers, Designer/Makers and Design Studios
• The biggest show of British and British trained contemporary creative talent in Germany
• English/German catalogue in collaboration with BLUEPRINT, the leading design and architecture publication in the UK
• Launch of German subscription of BLUEPRINT with special issue dedicated to Germany
• Exhibition and lighting show design by British architects and lighting designers

SPRINGBOARD – INTO THE SWIM WITH THE BEDG
Fringe Event at the World Conference for Design celebrating Blueprint’s Tenth Anniversary and creative talent from the ‘In the Swim’ Exhibition in Germany
Nice House, Glasgow
Glasgow, UK
September 1993

DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURE
First Joint Ventures with EU Co-funding between British Designers and Bremen-based Industry

DESIGNED IN BRITAIN – MADE FOR EXPORT
First BEDG participation at the INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE FAIR with a showcase of RCA MA graduates 1994
Jacob Javits Convention Center
New York, USA
May 1994

HIGHLIGHTS – DESIGN FROM GREAT BRITAIN
Museum for Applied Arts in collaboration with the British European Design Group
Cologne, Germany
January 13th – April 14th,1997

The biggest museum exhibition to date on British design

Sectors shown:
• Furniture and Interior Design • Lighting Design • Product Design • Industrial Design • Vehicle Design • Graphic Design • Jewellery • Fashion

German catalogue+English supplement: BEDG/Wordsearch Communications, UK
Exhibition architecture: Ricky Burdett, UK

LIFESTYLE UK
Participation of the BEDG and BEDG recommended designers, designer/makers and design studios
Melbourne
Australia
23 November 1997

DESIGN UK
Exhibition of 20 cutting-edge designers and design studios from Great Britain
Totem Design Group in collaboration with the British European Design Group
Totem Gallery
New York, USA
30 March – 12 April 1998

FISH & CHIPS
FESTIVAL OF BRITISH ART AND DESIGN
stilwerk Design Center
Hamburg, Germany
17 September – 18 October 1998

First major British design exhibition in a commercially suitable environment in Germany

Sectors shown:
• Furniture and Interior Design • Crafts • Architecture – Architecture Foundation-New British Architects/London 2000 • Education – 5 Departments of the RCA/Buckinghamshire Chilterns University /Manchester City University • Jewellery • Vehicle Design • Fashion • Media – Special Effects, Film, Television, Commercials • Music – Virgin Records • Photography – Portraits in Design

BRITISH DESIGN AT THE BIENNALE INTERNATIONALE
DESIGN98 DE L’ECOLE DES BEAUX-ARTS DE SAINT ETIENNE
54 nations by invitation only
British European Design Group invited to represent UK Design
Saint Etienne, France
9 – 15 November 1998

UK NOW MISSION TO NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA
Participation of the BEDG and BEDG recommended designers, designer/makers and design studios
New Zealand
4-6 November 1998
Australia
9-13 November 1998

RCA 1998 MA FURNITURE GRADUATES
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART AT THE SALONESATELLITE/
SALONE MOBILE
Salone Mobile - International Furniture Fair    
Milan, Italy
13 – 18 April 1999

THE ART OF LIGHTING
Project – Product Development
Crafts Council of Ireland
Dublin, Ireland
October 1999