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HIX 2024

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27 Nov 2024
  1. E11
    • Exhibition
    Global bathroom manufacturer, TOTO, will be exhibiting at HIX for the first time in November 2024. TOTO will showcase its world famous WASHLET within a specially designed 45 sq metre stand. Incorporat ...
  2. E20
    • Exhibition
    Furniture Fusion present a unique music-inspired installation created in collaboration with design studio Jones AD. Guests are invited to step into another world, play a track and be transported to a haven of escape – a place to reflect and to reconnect.
  3. 6
    • Exhibition
    A project by Roberto Sironi
  4. Gallery Hall
    • Gallery Hall
    Four leading design studios. One iconic building. Marking our largest and most ambitious installation yet, HIX LDN 2024 will see Islington’s iconic Business Design Centre reimagined as a hotel experie ...
  5. Gallery Hall
    • Gallery Hall
    How can we blend unique identities of brand and place to create guest experiences with a powerful sense of place? Join this panel for an insightful discussion exploring how hospitality brands can leverage placemaking to craft powerful, place-forward experiences that honour local narratives while staying true to their own brand identity.
  6. HIX Talks stage
    • HIX Talks
    This year's HIX installation tasked four leading design studios to reimagine the iconic Business Design Centre as a hotel experience based on a deep-dive historical report on the building and surrounding area. Join the teams as they present their visions for our most ambitious installation project yet, and discover the storied history of our home venue.
  7. Villeroy & Boch, Suite 312 – 314
    • Exhibition
  8. Gallery Hall
    • Gallery Hall
    Building on this year's HIX theme — A Sense of Place — A Scent of Place explores the powerful role of olfactory design in hospitality placemaking and brand experience. Hear from a diverse range of industry leaders on the power of scent and its ability to evoke lasting memories and foster meaningful connections between people and place.  
  9. Silent Gliss showroom, suite 325-326
    • Exhibition
    Heritage consultants Historic Productions present a deep dive report on the history of the Business Design Centre and surrounding area. Discover the storied past of HIX's home venue and the foundation of this year's Hotel BDC installation.
  10. HIX Talks stage
    • HIX Talks
    As hotel operators target increasingly tight-knit communities with the promise of hyperlocal guest experiences, what role does F&B play in generating an authentic sense of place, and how can designers ensure restaurants and bars balance local representation with global appeal?
  11. Gallery Hall
    • Gallery Hall
    Following the Scent of Place panel discussion, guests will be invited to the EveryHuman installation space for an interactive scent workshop featuring two signature Scent of Place fragrances created in collaboration with STUDIO SKOV. Led by EveryHuman's professional scent coach, participants will experience the scent profiling process and have the opportunity to interact with the EveryHuman AI-powered fragrance machine to personalise and produce their own unique Scents of Place.
  12. Gallery Hall
    • Gallery Hall
    Created by TFE Hotels, MM:NT Berlin Lab is a dynamic, six-key ‘beta hotel’ concept that seeks to redefine how the hospitality industry approaches innovation via a live public lab environment and an agile, iterative process usually seen in software development. Join Philippa Wagner, the project’s creative lead, to discover how this research has provided a model for sustainable growth and competitive differentiation in the hospitality sector.
  13. HIX Talks stage
    • HIX Talks
    Hotels in sensitive, protected or culturally significant natural environments can offer guests the experience of a lifetime, but present designers and operators with a unique set of responsibilities. How can hotels give back more than they take, preserve the integrity of a locale, and ensure a sustainable relationship between people and place?
  14. Gallery Hall
    • Gallery Hall
    Following the launch of his latest venture, AENDRE, Founder and Managing Director Eric Jafari shares the lessons he learned experimenting with and assessing emergent hospitality concepts during his tenure at Locke, as well as how AENDRE are identifying gaps in the market and responding to evolving customer demands.
  15. HIX Talks stage
    • HIX Talks
    As the founder and CEO of Futurecity, Mark Davy has overseen large-scale placemaking projects across the globe including over 140 public art programmes and 250 cultural design strategies. In this engaging keynote we discover what 'a sense of place' really means, and how the spaces we visit become places we remember.
  16. Gallery Hall
    • Gallery Hall
    The financial benefits of decarbonising buildings are often discussed but still misunderstood. Join the development team behind The Shepherd – the newest addition to Mayfair's hotel scene – to discover a groundbreaking case study that proves the economic value of going net zero, and how this strategy will inform their hospitality investments in the future.
  17. U35
    • Exhibition
    Join the team at Crosswater (stand U35) for an exclusive panel discussion with leading interior designers and architects, which will explore the intersection of two distinct design philosophies and how they can be harmonised in the commercial arena to create innovative and timeless spaces.
  18. 10
    • Exhibition
  19. 43
    • Exhibition
  20. 1
    • Exhibition
    Complimentary champagne and canapes on 27 November from 6pm with Christian Sieger
  21. Gallery Hall
    • Gallery Hall
28 Nov 2024
  1. E11
    • Exhibition
    Global bathroom manufacturer, TOTO, will be exhibiting at HIX for the first time in November 2024. TOTO will showcase its world famous WASHLET within a specially designed 45 sq metre stand. Incorporat ...
  2. 6
    • Exhibition
    A project by Roberto Sironi
  3. Gallery Hall
    • Gallery Hall
    Four leading design studios. One iconic building. Marking our largest and most ambitious installation yet, HIX LDN 2024 will see Islington’s iconic Business Design Centre reimagined as a hotel experie ...
  4. HIX Talks stage
    • HIX Talks
    The leading awards programme for hospitality experience and design brings three esteemed current and former judges to the HIX Talks stage for an exploration of the ideas, aesthetics and innovations that have defined some of the best hotels in Europe.
  5. Villeroy & Boch, Suite 312 – 314
    • Exhibition
  6. Silent Gliss showroom, suite 325-326
    • Exhibition
    Student design initiative Kindling is back to inspire and elevate future hotel design voices. Join the founders from HIX, ReardonSmith Architects and MKV Design to hear more about this year's theme and celebrate the start of the platform's second cycle. 
  7. Gallery Hall
    • Gallery Hall
  8. HIX Talks stage
    • HIX Talks
    The rise and rise of branded residences, serviced apartments and co-living concepts has seen guests extend their hotel stays longer than ever, but does this new wave of experiential long-term occupancy require a design typology of its own to truly flourish?
  9. Gallery Hall
    • Gallery Hall
  10. HIX Talks stage
    • HIX Talks
    Go behind the scenes at one of the UK’s top design studios as husband and wife team Jo and Martin discuss the realities of leading a hospitality design practice as a couple and share how their decision-making process inspires their team and drives their projects.
  11. HIX Talks stage
    • HIX Talks
    As the travel sector enjoys a record-breaking 2024, major hotel groups are looking to capitalise with transport concepts that extend the hospitality experience beyond four walls. What does a new golden age of travel mean for the next generation of rail, cruise and aviation designs, and how will this change the guest experience?