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// For manufacturers & suppliers

Meetings that
win projects.

Focused one-to-one meetings that enhance your ability to win specifications and raise brand awareness — a time- and cost-efficient way to develop business with the specifiers who matter. A new and unique format, proven to attract the UK's most prestigious specifiers.

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The concept

Since 2017

Our mission is to deliver focused one-to-one meetings that enhance manufacturers' ability to win projects and raise brand awareness — a time- and cost-effective business development option. Since 2017, Designer Connections has become a leading platform that blends specification, education and networking, providing access to high-value specifiers and opportunities to build lasting relationships.

One day. Time-efficient.

Every event · one day

Every Design Sessions is a single-day event built around a busy diary — a full afternoon of pre-matched meetings and an accredited seminar, with no overnight stays or hotel expenditure required.

1
Afternoon
One day, minimal impact on the working week.
4
Hours
Two meeting sessions, either side of the seminar.
12+
Meetings per day
Pre-matched, 15 minutes each — quality over quantity.
270+
one-to-one meetings across 19 events.

Including our US edition and both Design Soirée events, the full 2027 programme runs to 19 dates — 270+ pre-matched meetings a year with the specifiers who matter.

Two editions

Regional · UK & Ireland
Design Sessions // Architecture

Architects specifying systems, building products and technical solutions.

Design Sessions // Interiors

Interior designers, architects and developers specifying interior products.

Dates & locations

2027 · UK, Ireland & US
Thu 28 Jan
London
// Interiors
Thu 18 Feb
Manchester
// Interiors
Thu 4 Mar
Birmingham
// Architecture
Thu 11 Mar
London
// Architecture
Thu 18 Mar
Leeds
// Architecture
Thu 15 Apr
Bristol
// Interiors
Thu 29 Apr
Nottingham
// Architecture
Thu 13 May
Glasgow
// Architecture
Thu 27 May
Edinburgh
// Interiors
Thu 10 Jun
Dublin
// Architecture
Thu 24 Jun
Newcastle
// Architecture
Thu 9 Sep
Manchester
// Architecture
Thu 7 Oct
Leeds
// Interiors
Thu 21 Oct
Edinburgh
// Architecture
Thu 4 Nov
Glasgow
// Interiors
Thu 18 Nov
Bristol
// Architecture
Thu 2 Dec
London
// Architecture

// July & August — no sessions · Design Soirée venues South & North

Why manufacturers exhibit

Quality over quantity
  • //
    Up to 12+ quality face-to-face meetings per event day with leading Design & Build specifiers.
  • //
    Proper 15-minute meetings — we avoid typical "speed-dating" 10-minute formats. Our ethos is quality over quantity.
  • //
    Trusted by major brands — Cosentino, Velux, Jackon by Bewi and Cupa Pizarras — who attend across the programme, taking part in hundreds of meetings a year.
  • //
    No minimum booking — join one event day, or earn discounts by booking multiple days.

Attended by some of the most respected names in architecture and design, Design Soirée is one of the most exclusive events of the year — with high-end introductions, thought-leading speakers and exceptional networking over gourmet dining and premium entertainment. Two editions each year, South & North.

Design Soirée South
Thursday 17 June 2027
Venue TBA
Design Soirée North
Thursday 14 October 2027
Venue TBA
// What's included
  • One-day events with accommodation included
  • Up to four Meet the Buyer sessions — 40+ meetings
  • Networking lunches included
  • Gala dinner & entertainment
  • Seated with desirable specifiers for dinner & entertainment
  • Unrivalled access to top-tier specifiers
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