Title of the Event: Light Middle East
Venue: Dubai International Exhibition Centre
Starting Date: 25th May
Finishing Date: 27th May
Web: www.lightme.net
Admission to the exhibit showfloor is free to trade visitors. As a student please present your student ID for access. They will also be featuring a Future of Light special student exhibit on the showfloor.
Following last year’s success of the Future of Light stand at the Light Middle East exhibition an offer for students from the GCC region the opportunity to display their works of art related to design lighting and architectural lighting solutions. Students are invited to showcase their projects and have the opportunity to have a presence on the show floor illustrating their creations and answering questions that visitors may have. The students will be able to interact and exchange ideas with professional buyers, architects, urban planners, design and engineering consultants, designers and many other leading specifiers within the lighting industry. In conjunction with this year’s students’ lighting exhibit, OSRAM, a prominent advisory panel member of Light Middle East will inaugurate its student outreach program OSRAMforEducation which will offer students the opportunity to win a three-month internship at its headquarters in Germany. Students will be able to submit a proposal for a lighting solution and produce a work of art. The concept will have a fixed theme for entries comprising the environment, recycling, the power of light, light is life, innovation, and sustainability. 

Title of the Event: Light Middle East
Venue: Dubai International Exhibition Centre
Starting Date: 25th May
Finishing Date: 27th May
Web: www.lightme.net
Admission to the exhibit showfloor is free to trade visitors. As a student please present your student ID for access. They will also be featuring a Future of Light special student exhibit on the showfloor.
Following last year’s success of the Future of Light stand at the Light Middle East exhibition an offer for students from the GCC region the opportunity to display their works of art related to design lighting and architectural lighting solutions. Students are invited to showcase their projects and have the opportunity to have a presence on the show floor illustrating their creations and answering questions that visitors may have. The students will be able to interact and exchange ideas with professional buyers, architects, urban planners, design and engineering consultants, designers and many other leading specifiers within the lighting industry. In conjunction with this year’s students’ lighting exhibit, OSRAM, a prominent advisory panel member of Light Middle East will inaugurate its student outreach program OSRAMforEducation which will offer students the opportunity to win a three-month internship at its headquarters in Germany. Students will be able to submit a proposal for a lighting solution and produce a work of art. The concept will have a fixed theme for entries comprising the environment, recycling, the power of light, light is life, innovation, and sustainability. 

Title of the Event: 100% Design Shanghai
Venue: Shanghai Exhibition Centre
Starting Date: 26th June
Finishing Date: 28th June
Web: www.100percentdesign.com.cn/2008/ENG/index.htm
Announcing the exciting launch of 100% Design Shanghai. In recent years Shanghai has emerged as one of the most vibrant and compelling metropolitan centres in the world. The largest city in China, Shanghai is the first stop for any international company seeking to have a foothold in the Chinese market. 100% Design Shanghai will be the most exciting new commercial design event on the global design circuit, bringing the most diverse mix of creative professionals together to celebrate China's contribution to the international creative economy.

Title of the Event: Antique Furniture Fair
Venue: Shanghai Exhibition Centre, China
Starting Date: 16th May
Finishing Date: 19th May
Web: www.antiquefurniturefair.com
Free entrance. Classical furniture, decoration and other artworks. Asian and European Classical furniture, decoration and other artworks. All kinds of antique furniture, decoration and other artworks. Various carved stone furniture, decoration and other artworks. All kinds of Classical lacquer ware, carpets, china, oil paintings, lamps, carvings, ceramics, copper carvings, jades, clocks. All kinds of antique and classical embroidery. Chinese antique furniture, decoration and other artworks of different periods. Asian antique furniture, decoration and other artworks. European antique furniture, decoration and other artworks.

Title of the Event: ICFF
Venue: Jacob K Javits Convention Centre, New York
Starting Date: 17th May
Finishing Date: 20th May
Web: www.icff.com

Title of the Event: Lightfair International Annual Trade
Venue: Las Vegas Convention Centre
Starting Date: 28th May
Finishing Date: 30th May
Web: www.lightfair.com

Title of the Event: GRAND DESIGNS LIVE LONDON 2008
Venue: ExCeL London, Victoria Docks
Starting Date: 3rd May
Finishing Date: 11th May
Web:  www.granddesignslive.com  
Now in a new nine-day format, Grand Designs Live London is an inspirational event for everyone’s grand design, no matter how large or small. At Grand Designs Live London visitors get six shows for the price of one, plus a unique shopping experience. Features include GRAND Build, GRAND Gardens, GRAND Interiors, GRAND Kitchens & Bathrooms, as well as the Design Shopping Arcade and the GRAND Village with five fully-functioning eco homes inside the Royal Victoria Square. The exhibition provides visitors with products, information, services and advice for their very own grand design - whether it is a self-build project, a refurbishment of an existing building or transforming your home with fresh furnishings the show provides all the information required under one roof.

Title of the Event: Objects of Desire: The LAPADA London Fair
Venue: Burlington Gardens, London
Starting Date: 8th May
Finishing Date: 11th May
Web:  www.lapadalondon.com
Cromwellian armour… works by Fedden, Souza, Tissot, EHShepherd (Wind in the Willows)… a sculpture of a naked athlete bought by Hitler from the 1939 Munich Art Fair… 1000 years-old Chinese ceramics… a portrait of Churchill painted for Waldorf Astor… chairs by Piero Fornasetti… a huge circular mirror constructed from a 727 jet engine… a rare William de Morgan charger… These are just some of the many unusual, rare and fabulous works of art that will be offered for sale from 8-11 May 2008 at Objects of Desire: The LAPADA London Fair. Now in its third year, this prestigious art and antiques event in the heart of London’s West End features some 70 leading dealers in contemporary and traditional fine art, furniture, sculpture, jewellery, silver, watches, clocks, glass and ceramics.  20th century artefacts are well represented at this Fair, from Art Deco accessories to modernist design furniture.  All exhibitors are members of LAPADA, the UK’s largest Association of Art & Antiques Dealers.  The Fair is an enjoyable and convenient event to search out works of art, fine antique furniture and period objets, and appeals both to international collectors and busy locals looking to invest in quality items for their homes. 

Title of the Event: Lanterns & Taverns: Clocks for Walls & Halls
Venue: Raffety & Walwyn , London
Starting Date: 15th May
Finishing Date: 24th May
Web:  www.raffetyantiqueclocks.com

Title of the Event: Pulse
Venue: Earls Court One, London
Starting Date: 1st June
Finishing Date: 3rd June
Web:  www.pulse-london.com
Gift, greeting cards and stationery, bath & body, home accessories, fashion accessories, jewellery and clothing.  Clarion Retail has travelled the world to ensure that Pulse 2008 is an inspiring hotbed of more new talent with over 300 new exhibitors, many of whom will be showcasing their products and designs for the first time this year. Zoned into five different sectors, this year’s Pulse will welcome over 700 exhibitors - twice as many as any other London show this summer - and a vast number of new design-led products.

Title of the Event: Design Prima
Venue: Business Design Centre, London
Starting Date: 3rd June
Finishing Date: 5th June
Web:  www.designprima.com

Title of the Event: Olympia International
Art & Antiques Fair
Venue: Olympia Exhibition Halls, London
Starting Date: 5th June
Finishing Date: 15th June
Web:  www.olympiaartsinternational.com

Title of the Event: British Silver Week
Venue: The London Silver Vaults
Starting Date: 9th June
Finishing Date: 28th June
Web:  www.britishsilverweek.com

Title of the Event: The Bar Show
Venue: Earls Court, London
Starting Date: 17th June
Finishing Date: 18th June
Web:  www.barshow.co.uk
The UK bar scene is bursting with stylish venues, stunning interiors and premium drinks offerings and BAR Show has always offered a true reflection of this industry.  For the last ten years UK bars have had a major influence on the UK hospitality industry as a whole with pubs, clubs, restaurants, hotels and café bars embracing the more modern style of operation.  BAR 2008 will take a new direction to further reflect its influence on the modern hospitality industry. BAR.08 will include premium products and services from furniture and design to drinks and specialist bar services in the relevant sub sections of the show, maintaining its trend-setting status within premium hospitality.  The sections will offer greater clarity to the visitors and will be promoted to the wider hospitality industry giving operators within hospitality the chance to see modern ideas and styles of operation first hand.

Title of the Event: Objects of Desire: The LAPADA London Fair
Venue: Burlington Gardens, London
Starting Date: 8th May
Finishing Date: 11th May
Web:  www.lapadalondon.com
Cromwellian armour… works by Fedden, Souza, Tissot, EHShepherd (Wind in the Willows)… a sculpture of a naked athlete bought by Hitler from the 1939 Munich Art Fair… 1000 years-old Chinese ceramics… a portrait of Churchill painted for Waldorf Astor… chairs by Piero Fornasetti… a huge circular mirror constructed from a 727 jet engine… a rare William de Morgan charger… These are just some of the many unusual, rare and fabulous works of art that will be offered for sale from 8-11 May 2008 at Objects of Desire: The LAPADA London Fair. Now in its third year, this prestigious art and antiques event in the heart of London’s West End features some 70 leading dealers in contemporary and traditional fine art, furniture, sculpture, jewellery, silver, watches, clocks, glass and ceramics.  20th century artefacts are well represented at this Fair, from Art Deco accessories to modernist design furniture.  All exhibitors are members of LAPADA, the UK’s largest Association of Art & Antiques Dealers.  The Fair is an enjoyable and convenient event to search out works of art, fine antique furniture and period objets, and appeals both to international collectors and busy locals looking to invest in quality items for their homes. 

Title of the Event: The Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair
Venue: Great Room at Grosvenor House, London
Starting Date: 12th June
Finishing Date: 18th June
Web:  www.grosvenorfair.co.uk

Title of the Event: Summer Fair
Venue: Excel, London
Starting Date: 22nd June
Finishing Date: 25th June
Web:  www.summerfair.com

Title of the Event: Cedia Expo
Venue: ExCel London
Starting Date: 23rd June
Finishing Date: 26th June
Web:  www.cedia.co.uk

Title of the Event: The Tile & Stone Show
Venue:
Starting Date: 29th June
Finishing Date: 1st July
Web:  www.thetileandstoneshow.co.uk
The best day for students to attend would be Monday 30th June. Wayne Hemingway and Conran Design will be hosting seminars on this day along with other industry figure heads. The seminars are also free of charge to attend. The show offers students an excellent opportunity to source ideas. This year they have put together an artisan pavilion of 13 hand made tile manufacturers all who offer something very unique. Coupled with over 100 exhibitors from all areas of the ceramic and stone tiling industry there will be some very unique products on show.
Entrance free of charge.

Title of the Event: Interior Design Show 2008
Venue: RDS Main Hall, Dublin
Starting Date: 15th May
Finishing Date: 18th May
Web: 
Admission:    Trade & Public

Title of the Event: Anglomania
Venue: Moscow Museum of Architecture
Starting Date: 17th May       
Finishing Date: 23th May
Web: www.seasons.com.ru

Title of the Event: PIEDRA - The International Natural Stone Fair
Venue: Feria de Madrid
Starting Date: 7th May
Finishing Date: 10th May
Web:  www.piedra.ifema.es

Title of the Event: EVTEKS 2008 - 14th International Istanbul Home Textile Exhibition
Venue: Istanbul
Starting Date: 21st May
Finishing Date: 25th May
Web:  www.itf-evteks.com