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| TESTIMONIALS |
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| WHAT OUR VISITORS THOUGHT... |
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“Tent London developed brilliantly in year two following its debut in 2007. It’s now one of the major shows as part of the London Design Festival, up there with events that have been running for many many years. As the distinctive and large-scale attraction in the East End, Tent London shines brightly as a defining element of the Festival”.
William Knight, Deputy Director, London Design Festival |
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“Tent London is fantastic! The show attracts a crowd of connoisseurs, genuine design-collectors and specifiers. The atmosphere is distinguished, educated and relaxed at the same time."
Rabih Hage |
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| “An amazing addition to the design events in London.” Michelle Ogundehin, Editor in Chief, ELLE Decoration UK |
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| “The energy as I walked into Tent was so refreshing – it’s easy to become jaded and sceptical.” Deyan Sudjic, Director, The Design Museum |
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| "Officially the coolest new event in the London calendar." Liz Hoggard, Journalist, Evening Standard |
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| “The whole atmosphere at Tent London was good – it was just so refreshing to have a contrast between classic design and more cutting edge stuff. It was interesting to see the original designs from the likes of Eames and Saarinen in the Circa part of the show, and then Talent Zone with all the new designers’ work.” Andre Morral, Associate, TTSP |
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| WHAT OUR EXHIBITORS THOUGHT... |
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| CONTENT EXHIBITORS 2008 |
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“The show is a real gem!”
Karen Beauchamp, Creative Director, Cole & Son |
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“Our stand welcomed a heavy mix of press and buyers from the design industry. Following Tent, we are now in talks regarding some interesting collaborations with some very well known design companies. Tent offers the London Design Festival something quite unique - diverse design in a fantastic environment. Tent is an incredibly fresh show’.
Lee Broom |
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"As this was my first-ever exhibition, I did not know what to expect but was overwhelmed by compliments and interest from public, press and buyers. I was delighted to receive massive interest from buyers and public from the UK, Japan, South Korea, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Scandinavia and USA.”
Caroline Swift |
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“Tent London is great! The show is well organised and the organisers are always very helpful and friendly. The Truman Brewery is a great space in a good area with fantastic ambience, not too commercialised and with a good mixture of exhibitors from a range of design disciplines.”
René Mueller, Woodloops |
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“It was great to be involved in Tent and show my work alongside lots of amazing pieces. So many people come through the doors at Tent which is brilliant; when you do a solo show you don't get that many people coming through to see your work. It was a very good way of meeting people and making contacts.”
Anna James, Love Anna James |
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“Tent was great success for me as I established some amazing contacts within press and retail. I have already received orders from retail and public. I am also discussing the possibility of licensing the lamp with a USA company to be made in plastic and sold in the US. I will definitely be exhibiting at Tent next year and would recommend it to any newcomer to the design industry.”
Matthew Moore, Junk Inc. |
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| 2007 |
| “We had a lot of interest in all our furniture. There were an exceptional number of visitors from the press and from the architectural and design community. This has given us a very large number of lines of interest to pursue over the coming weeks. It was also very good to see and to talk to so many members of the public visiting the show. It was a very vibrant and exciting weekend for Ercol.” Edward Tadros, Ercol |
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| "As this was our first-ever exhibition, we didn't know what to expect, but once you enter the Truman brewery, you enter into what seems like a huge, like minded community. We made so many connections, contacts and friends and got a great deal of attention from both press and public, which has given us great confidence in what we are doing.” Trevor Vaugh, Vaugh|Shannon |
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| “Thank you very much for a fantastic exhibition. I had a huge response and have been madly chasing everything up since! Everyone who was a part of it were simply lovely & extremely helpful, I couldn't have asked for more.” Kat Rowland, Ring Leader Urban Jewellery |
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| “The show was a great success for us at Farm… I hope yourselves and your team enjoyed the week as much as we did, and once again thank you so much for allowing us to participate in such a wonderful event.” Giles Miller, Farm Designs |
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| “Just a note much after the event to say thanks for the Tent experience. We really enjoyed getting ourselves out there in the public eye again and were really pleased with the overall mix of the show (lots of creative, but grown up enough to be taken seriously) and appreciated your no nonsense way of taking care of business.” Matt Kavanagh & Ashley Hall, Diplomat |
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Tent was Out of Office's first exhibition. It was a great experience and definitely a move forward for us. We met some lovely people - visitors, press and those who exhibited around us. It was an energetic and stress-free experience. We'd love to come back next year!
Michael Leung, Out of Office |
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| CIRCA EXHIBITORS 2008 |
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“The atmosphere at Tent is vibrant, full of energy, exciting. It is a dream fair for us. We just love it.”
Vianney Faudemer, Van Der Meersch & Weston |
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“Tent was very dynamic, exciting and full of buzz. My stand attracted all kinds - decorators, interior designers, designers, artists and press. I was pleased to sell the two Il Hoon Roh tables off my stand. Exposure is paramount for us and Tent London has got the buzz that we expected at this event. Overall, a great success.”
Michael Mohammed, L’Equipement des Arts |
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| 2007 |
| “For me it was a good show with quite different people buying every day – earlier in the week people from design related professions – from the UK and abroad – and a variety of retail customers at the weekend. The show was friendly and relaxed which has helped to get new client relationships off to a similar start.” Sarah Potter |
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| “It really was a great show! We sold well and got great contacts. The mix of old and new was terrific!” Jonathan Stephenson, Rocket |
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| “Fabulous concept, fabulous fair, fabulous people, watch this space next year.” Gary De Sparham, De Parma |
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TALENT ZONE EXHIBITORS 2008 |
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“My Tent experience was amazing and I felt honoured to be selected to exhibit amongst such a fantastic array of designers.”
Debbie Smyth |
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“Being promoted by the already well known name of 'Tent London' meant that a lot people had heard about my work before visiting the stand and the level of exposure was amazing. The most exciting part for me was being able to exhibit alongside such acclaimed designers and established businesses - Tent felt like a real hub of creativity. I could not have had a more encouraging and supported start to my career in the design industry.”
Zoe Murphy |
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| 2007 |
| “Tent London was a great opportunity to make contact with senior members of the design world as well as the general public. It was an exciting mix of high profile designers alongside new talent which created a vibrant and inspirational atmosphere.” Jason Heap, Furniture designer - maker |
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| “Thanks for everything. I really enjoyed being a part of the Talent Zone exhibition and showing my work. It was really well organized and I loved all the advertising and the graphics for the whole Tent London exhibition. From what I heard there was quiet a buzz around this show. … I’m sure it will become an unmissable part of the London Design week.” Melanie Graf, Product designer |
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| “I participated in Tent London with an open mind, no preconceptions. It is a melting pot of different talents; I learned so much both from fellow exhibitors and visitors from the industry. I received a lot of feedback from people in the industry, which enabled me to have more ideas with regards to further developing my work.” Titi Abiola, Textile designer |
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| I had a great time exhibiting at Talent Zone, being my first exhibition away from university it was great to be along side other people who have a passion for design. I met a lot of other designers from different disciplines who are now good contacts of mine! I couldnt have asked for better exposure.' Sarah Gibbons, Textile designer |
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| “In regards to Tent London, it was definitely worth while taking part, lots of people left me their contact details, which has lead to further exposure and sales. It was great to talk to some of the more established designers…. I loved the exhibition, I thought the building was great, the variety of work was extensive and it left me feeling positive about my work and the future.” Emily Proctor, 3D designer |
| SUPERBRANDS EXHIBITOR 2007 |
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| “The exhibition was great – it really had a great vibe to it, which is exactly what Moooi, Extremis and Piet Boon Zone love about doing exhibitions that don’t conform to the usual ‘grid system’! All the companies were free to show themselves exactly how they wanted to.” Alison Stafford, UK representative for Moooi, Extremis and Piet Boon Zone |
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