Thursday 30 October 2014

Top Ten Reasons Why You Need To Be At The Historic Buildings Parks & Gardens Event 2014



The annual Historic Buildings Parks & Gardens Event is just around the corner and we have compiled a list of our favourite top ten reasons to attend this major heritage conservation day. (In no particular order). 
The Historic Buildings Parks & Gardens Event 2014
The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster London SW1P 3EE
Tuesday 18 November 2014 9.00am – 5.00pm
  • Over 75 companies and organisations will be offering products and services involved in the care, repair and conservation of historic buildings, parks and gardens will be exhibiting.


  • During the event visitors are invited to listen to three interesting and insightful speakers from 11:30am, 11:55am and 2:45pm (subject to seating availability).

  • This years 2014 HHA AGM guest speaker will be Chairman of The National Trust, Sir Simon Jenkins.

  • The last lecture, in association with HHA and Smiths Gore, will see French brothers, Jean-Charles and Alexandre de Vogüé, of Château de Vaux leVicomte,  talk about their ambitious restorations plans for the château and gardens.

  • From the traditional to cutting-edge technology, the exhibition will provide an opportunity to gather information and to discuss such issues as building conservation and repair, carpet restoration, computer systems, estate management, gates, gilding, glasshouses, insurance, interior decoration, ironwork, terracotta, textiles, windows and even vehicles and visitor attractions. 

  • The event is exclusively for owners and guardians of historic buildings (private, commercial and industrial), parks and gardens, as well as management staff, professional advisers and predefined organisations and their members. 

  • Visitors can register free of charge on the day (providing you are one of the above).

  • And finally, over 1,200 visitors attend the event every year - will you be one of them!

We are looking forward to the Historic Buildings Park and Gardens event and showcasing our modern Zardi & Zardi take on historic textiles and paintings.
Please be aware the event is not to the general public unless you belong to one of the above. Organisations that are invited to attend, are as follows:

20th Century Society
AHSS
Ancient Monuments Society
Architects & Surveyors Institute
Association of Garden Trusts
Association for Independent Museums
Association of Preservation Trusts
BADA
British Antique Furniture Restorers' Association
British Society of Master Glass Painters
Cadw*
Civic Trust
COTAC
Council for British Archaeology
Council for the Care of Churches
Council for the Prevention of Art Theft
CPRE
Country Landowners and Business Owners Association
English Heritage*
English Historic Towns Forum
Fountain Society
Garden History Society
Georgian Group
Green Wood Trust
High Sheriff’s Association
Historic Houses Association
Historic Royal Palaces
Historic Scotland
Institute of Conservation (ICON)
Institute of Historic Building Conservation
Institute of Horticulture
Institute of Leisure & Amenity Management
Institute of Maintenance and Building Management
Institute of Paper Conservation
International Council on Monuments & Sites (ICOMOS)
Landscape Institute
London Parks and Gardens Trust
Museums Association
National Association of Decorative & Fine Art Societies**
National Churches Trust
National Council for the Conservation of Plants & Gardens
National Trusts (England, Scotland & Wales)*
Professional Gardeners' Guild
Royal Forestry Society of England, Wales & N Ireland
Royal Institute of British Architects+
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors+
Royal Town Planning Institute+
Society of Archivists
Society of Architectural Historians
Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings
Society of Garden Designers
Society of London Art Dealers
United Kingdom Institute for Conservation
Victorian Society

* Management and professional staff
** NADFAS Volunteers
+ Relevant groups only
The above list is not exhaustive and other organisations may be invited to attend


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Monday 27 October 2014

Our Experience - Decorex 2014





This year marked the 37th annual show for the UK's leading luxury design and interiors event.  Decorex International, returning to it's former home in Syon Park played host to over 400 exhibitors and over 13,000 visitors during the inspiring 4-day fair in September 2014.

Surround by beautiful parkland the vast Decorex marquees showcased both established brands alongside fresh and emerging talents (designers and makers), such as  Liberty Art Fabrics Interiors, Eley Kishimoto, Maya Romanoff, Interior ID and Scapa House. This year also saw Decorex coinciding with the 300th anniversary King George I ascension to the throne and therefore a Georgian theme was set.   Perfect for Zardi & Zardi as many of our wall-hangings have Georgian origins.



Our stand was located in the second marquee opposite established french business Veronese, whose luxury Murano glass lighting fixtures and mirrors twinkled as they caught the sunlight and MARI IANIQ, the latest name to the London design scene whose statement contemporary furniture, lighting and accessories were real eye-catchers.
Our Zardi collection of wall-hangings, curtains and fabric walling complemented these other stands perfectly and made our corner an interesting mix of heritage and contemporary designs.  

This was the first time we had exhibited at Decorex by ourselves and we were delighted by the feedback. Debuting our new collection, 'Neutrals', our stand set itself apart with its historic designs , as we showcased a variety of looks that not only look fabulous in modern settings but period interiors as well.  For more information on our 'Neutrals' Collection, please visit out website www.zardiandzardi.co.uk/neutrals.


Decorex International is always a magnificent event and well worth a visit, we are already looking forward to next year and sharing our unique take on modern historic tapestry designs.  For 2014 show highlights visit Decorex.com.

In the meantime here are some great tweets that summed up this years show:









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