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Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAISON&OBJET ASIA RETURNS IN 2016 AS A UNIQUE NETWORKING PLATFORM FOR ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET Singapre, 8 March 2016 MAISON&OBJET ASIA (M&O ASIA) makes its return t Singapre frm 8 March t 11 March 2016 at the Marina Bay Sands and Exp Cnventin Centre. As it enters its third year, M&O ASIA has repsitined itself as a unique netwrking platfrm where industry specifiers such as prperty develpers, hteliers, restaurateurs, interir designers, and architects can netwrk and gain deeper insight int the latest develpments in the design industry. As part f this repsitining, M&O ASIA nw cmprises three integral cmpnents a curated exhibitin, the awards fr the Designer f the Year and the Rising Asian Talents, and the Interir Design and Lifestyle Summit. A CURATED EXHIBITION The first tw editins f M&O ASIA have seen a trend in their visitr prfile that reflects Asia s rapidly grwing prperty develpment, real estate, and hspitality industries. 50 percent f the visitrs t the 2015 salns were frm these sectrs, resulting in a uniquely Asian visitr prfile. With this in mind, the curated exhibitin n ffer at M&O ASIA serves as a targeted shwcase that prvides inspiratin and cncepts fr the industry specifiers. With a ttal f 180 brands, the exhibitin presents the multiple ways in which brands can wrk tgether with specifiers t prvide innvative custmised design slutins t bring their prjects t life. One such brand is Singapre s The Rug Maker, which has turned traditinal rug making int a high-end interir design cncept. Their latest cllectin, Trpical, was designed by lcal design cllective utfstck and exemplifies the type f bespke artisanship that wuld serve the needs f specifiers such as hteliers and interir designers. Internatinal brands, such as Drnbracht and Alape frm Germany and the 22 ceramics brands at the Italian Ceramics Pavilin, will als prvide custmised slutins t specifiers. M&O ASIA als features special installatins t illustrate hw different bespke design experiences are cnceived and develped. Framed, by multi-disciplinary Singaprean designer Terence Chan f Terre, experiments with the blurring f spaces t create a versatile and adaptable design achieved thrugh the deft cntrl f light, materials, prprtins, 2
textures and vlume. LAVA EAST & AV Intelligence, als frm Singapre, will shwcase Man Cave, a bespke experience rm fr men f refined taste and lifestyle. In additin, bth Eichhltz frm the Netherlands and Sempre frm Belgium will each present an experiential café. Ateliers d Art de France, the French trade unin fr fine crafts prfessinals in France is bringing seven craftsmen designers t M&O ASIA t emphasize the imprtance f craft and artisanship in this year s editin. We are excited t present this year s editin f M&O ASIA, which is quite different frm its first tw years. By taking int accunt the unique visitr prfile f the regin, we have made it a mre targeted experience fr ur visitrs, thus ensuring that their needs are met, says Ms Regina Chan, Directr, Asia-Pacific. DESIGNER OF THE YEAR Frm Paris, Singapre t Miami Beach, MAISON&OBJET has created and ffered an intercnnected wrldwide stage fr designers t shine. Every year M&O will present fur Designers f the Year: tw fr M&O PARIS (January and September), ne fr M&O ASIA, and ne fr M&O AMERICAS. Designers f the Year are renwned persnalities in the wrld f design creatin and innvatin, architecture and interir architecture. M&O ASIA prudly annunces André Fu as the 2016 Designer f the Year. One f the wrld s mst sught-after architects/designers, Fu is the architect behind majr luxury htels such as The Upper Huse in Hng Kng and the Fullertn Bay Htel in Singapre, as well as restaurants such as Kiku at the Fur Seasns Seul and Mtif in Tky. One f his frtes is his ability t marry elements utside f architecture r interir design int a unified whle. Fr M&O ASIA, André Fu presents a preview f SKYLINER, an artisanal cllectin f bathrm fittings crafted in cllabratin with US luxury bathrm brand Cper & Graham. The SKYLINER cllectin seeks t embrace the spirit f the mdern Asian city, interpreting it as a series f pure frms that interlck, akin t cntemprary building frms. Fu has als recently launched a lifestyle brand called André Fu Living (AFL), which cmprises a cllectin f key design pieces, designed in cllabratins with unique artisans whm he has selected. These cllabratins can be seen at his special installatin called Lifestyle Frm Within. RISING ASIAN TALENTS In the last few mnths, the M&O ASIA team had wrked with a number f experienced design curatrs, designers and media n the nminatin and selectin f prmising designers 3
in Asia-Pacific. The 2016 winners f the Rising Asian Talents Awards are LAB DE STU (Australia), Chihir Tanaka (Japan), Stanley Ruiz (Philippines), Lekker Architects (Singapre), KIMU (Taiwan) and Ease Embridery Design (Thailand). The winners were selected fr the quality f their innvative thinking. Each f them will present their design cncepts r prducts at the saln. INTERIOR DESIGN AND LIFESTYLE SUMMIT A key fcus f this year s Summit is n the design prjects and expertise f the regin, with all f its speakers either riginating frm r being based in the Asia-Pacific. In additin, the Summit will als fcus n ffering a greater depth f cnversatin as well as an insider perspective n the intricate develpment f key markets. The tpics cvered will span 20 different cnferences divided int five distinct categries Keynte; Best f Interir Design; Cnversatin; Agenda; and Cuntry Fcus. Sme f the key speakers at the Summit include renwned design persnalities such as Duangrit Bunnag, Tny Chi, Paul Hecker and Hamish Guthrie, Ken Okuyama and Michael Yung. MAISON&OBJET ASIA AS PART OF SINGAPORE DESIGN WEEK As part f Singapre Design Week, M&O ASIA is c-rganising a public lecture at the Natinal Design Centre. In additin, Lekker Architects, M&O ASIA s Rising Talent frm Singapre, is presenting an installatin at SingaPlural. M&O ASIA runs frm 8 t 11 March at the Marina Bay Sands Exp and Cnventin Centre Basement 2. Fr mre infrmatin n MAISON&OBJET ASIA, please visit http://www.maisn-bjet.cm/en/asia. NOTES TO EDITORS: Interviews with key MAISON&OBJET persnnel are available n request: Philippe Brcart, Managing Directr Frederic Bugeard, Internatinal Develpment Directr Regina Chan, Directr, Asia-Pacific Interviews with the Designer f the Year, the Rising Asian Talents and the Summit Speakers are als available n request The fficial spelling f the saln is MAISON&OBJET ASIA, with M&O ASIA as an accepted truncatin fllwing the first mentin 4
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MAISON&OBJET ASIA FAST FACTS Date: 8 11 March 2016 (Tuesday t Friday) Venue: Marina Bay Sands Exp and Cnventin Centre Basement 2 Opening Hurs: 11am 7pm daily Website: www.maisn-bjet.cm/en/asia Unique Features: M&O ASIA is a unique netwrking platfrm with three integral cmpnents a curated exhibitin, the Interir Design and Lifestyle Summit, and the awards fr the Designer f the Year and Rising Asian Talents. M&O ASIA aims at cnnecting tgether the interir design cmmunities in Asia-Pacific Amng the 180 brands in M&O ASIA, up t 40% f them are exclusive t M&O ASIA and are nt exhibiting at M&O PARIS r ther salns. M&O ASIA is curated t present design cncepts and slutins by sme f the best interir design brands wh are ideal partners/ cnsultants fr different type f hspitality prjects. The M&O team visits each key market in the regin t discver and hand pick the brands fr visitrs. The Interir Design and Lifestyle Summit f M&O ASIA hlds 20 sessins f talks featuring sme f the mst sught-after persnalities and prjects in the hspitality industries. M&O ASIA Designer f the Year and Rising Asian Talents awards ffer visitrs an verview f bth established and emerging design talents in Asia-Pacific. MAISON&OBJET ASIA is a partner event f SINGAPORE DESIGN WEEK, a week that celebrates the very best in design. MAISON&OBJET ASIA is rganised by SAFI ASIA PTE LTD. SAFI is a subsidiary f Ateliers d Art de France and Reed Expsitins France. 6