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6-8 October, NEC Birmingham
Celebrities from the world of design will descend on Grand Designs Live NEC exhibition, representing the four sections of the show – GRANDInteriors, GRANDBuild, GRANDKitchens & Bathrooms, GRANDGardens plus the DESIGN Shopping Arcade.
Wayne Hemingway, Sarah Beeny, Diarmuid Gavin and Naomi Cleaver are among the celebrities set to join Kevin McCloud at this year’s first ever Grand Designs Live NEC exhibition.
Kevin McCloud
Best known as the presenter of Channel 4’s Grand Designs, Kevin McCloud is the ‘face’ of Grand Designs Live NEC. Kevin will be at the show on Friday 6 October, and will host the debate ‘What is Sustainable Design’ as well as chairing the ‘Living the dream’ seminars, where previous ‘Grand Designers’ re-live their experiences of creating their dream home, and wonder whether it was all worth it!
Kevin will also be signing copies of his new Grand Designs Handbook – a highly practical and inspirational new guide to designing and building your own home, illustrated with some of the most memorable houses from the award-winning TV series.
Wayne Hemingway
Founder of the highly successful “Red or Dead” fashion label, Wayne Hemingway now heads a burgeoning design and consultancy business Hemingway Design, which specialises in social design projects. Wayne is also Chairman of Building for Life, a CABE organisation that promotes excellence in the quality of design of new housing.
He will discuss the issue of ‘Good design for affordable housing’ in a free seminar on Friday 6 October.
Naomi Cleaver
Presenter of popular Channel 4 series’ ‘Other People’s Houses’ and ‘Honey, I Ruined the House’, Naomi Cleaver is also a much admired design consultant and interior designer. She is renowned for her fresh, intelligent and thought provoking approach, thanks to a diverse early career path and a maverick streak.
Naomi will revisit past contributors to the hit Channel 4 series, ’Honey I Ruined the House’, in a seminar on Saturday 7 October from 12.30pm-13.30pm. Visitors can hear first-hand how members of the public went crazy with colour, berserk with a brush and silly with stencils!
Sarah Beeny
Self-trained in the building industry and host of prime time Channel 4 show Property Ladder, Sarah Beeny will be joining the celebrity melee at Grand Designs Live NEC. Sarah Beeny will be ‘Climbing the Property Ladder’ on Saturday 7 October, reminiscing with past developers from the hit TV show and asking the all-important question ‘would they do it again?’
Diarmuid Gavin
Diarmuid Gavin's innovative work has helped to make people think differently about their backyards. His distinctive gardening style has brought him much acclaim. His designs are uncompromising, functional, but startling.
Diarmuid’s seminar ‘Tearing up the suburbs’ on Sunday 8 October will tackle why we need a new approach for the suburban garden in this new era.
Visitors to Grand Designs Live NEC will be transported to the four corners of the earth when they enter Diarmuid Gavin’s Global Garden, within the GRANDGardens section of the show. The ‘Global Garden’ specially designed by Diarmuid himself, depicts the world’s continents using local sustainable plants and materials, vital for survival against the changing climate. Christian Aid’s ‘eco home’ will form the dramatic centerpiece of this feature, designed to educate visitors how their own homes and gardens can be more eco-friendly.
John Burton Race
Three-time Michelin star chef and culinary genius John Burton Race prides himself on being able to create food of a very high standard in any environment. However, he does admit that the help of a great cooker and appliances will always make creative cooking easier. John gives budding cooks an insight into how a true Master chef works, in his specially designed kitchen by Pedini, in the GRANDKitchen+Bathroom section of the show.
Nick Nairn
Restaurateur, entrepreneur and celebrity chef, Nick Nairn has been a cook of many hats over the past 20 years. He is Scotland’s best-known chef and one of the country’s most popular figures. Nick is teaming up with Poggenpohl at Grand Designs Live, to showcase his ideal kitchen design.
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