Diary

Words By Emily Martin

1 Orgatec 2024

Cologne

This year’s Orgatec has a totally restructured hall plan, with each hall having its own thematic ‘Focus Area’ in the middle, offering inspiring insights into trends and developments related to the future of work. Exhibitors will position themselves around these highlight areas offering an expanded exhibition space and more room for inspiration and exchange around the design of the working world of tomorrow. www.orgatec.com

2 Kusch+Co 85 Years of Design Heritage

Kusch+Co, 58 St John’s Square, London

Image Credit: Radoslaw Kazmierczak

This exhibition celebrates design icons in recognition of this esteemed manufacturer’s 85th anniversary. On show will be a design journey of furniture icons from the 1930s to 2020s, from designers such as Karim Rashid, Professor Luigi Colani and Robert de le Roi. The exhibition will continue its European showroom tour that includes Berlin and Paris. www.kusch.com

3 The Independent Hotel Show

Olympia London

The UK’s dedicated business event for the boutique and luxury hotel sector returns, along with the Independent Hotel Show Awards, which organisers say are bigger and better for 2024. In addition to the Independent Hotel of the Year and Hotel Rising Star categories, a new award for Best Hotel Design of the Year has been introduced to celebrate design innovation in the hotel sector. www.independenthotelshow.co.uk

4 Frieze London 2024

The Regent’s Park, London

Image Credit: Linda Nylind/Frieze

Frieze London returns with a new design and a new curatorial direction for its sister event Frieze Masters. Both will put an emphasis on artists and discovery, with Frieze London featuring a groundbreaking new floorplan by design practice A Studio Between. The reconfigured layout and entrance give greater prominence to the fair’s curated sections, including Artist-to-Artist and the themed section, Smoke. www.frieze.com

5 Dundee Design Festival 2024

Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc, Dundee, Scotland

Celebrating ten years of Dundee’s status as the UK’s only UNESCO City of Design, the fifth festival embraces Multiplicity as its theme. This year’s ambitious programme will take over 10,000m2 of space at Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc, hosting a week of free exhibitions, activities and immersive installations. www.dundeedesignfestival.com