Interior Designer – September 2019

THE NEXT CHAPTER...

HARRIET FORDE, FOUNDER, HARRIET FORDE DESIGN, ANNOUNCED

AS NEW BIID PRESIDENT AT THE BIID AGM ON 4 JULY

The British Institute of Interior Design (BIID)

announced its new president for 2019-20, Harriet

Forde, who succeeds current president, Gilly Craft.

Harriet officially took on the role at the BIID Annual

General Meeting (AGM), which took place at The Royal

Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

Harriet Forde is an experienced interior designer and a

long-standing member of the BIID, having previously

held the position of Membership Director on the BIID

council. An active member of the Institute, Harriet

regularly leads talks and discussions at industry events

across the country, including participation at the most

recent BIID Inside Knowledge Conference.

Having begun her study of interior design at the London

School of Furniture, Harriet went on to graduate from

the prestigious University Central St Martin’s with

a degree in textiles. Following more than 10 years’

experience in the hospitality design sector, working for

the likes of Richard Daniels, Richmond International

and Areen Design, Harriet eventually set up her own

practice, Harriet Forde Design in 1999.

Harriet is influenced by an admiration for architecture,

attention to detail and nature, and incorporates this

within her designs through pattern and texture. Harriet

also has a keen interest in the influences of design on

wellbeing and explores the way this can be developed

within a space through the careful selection of materials,

lighting and space planning.

Harriet is experienced in the commercial, hospitality

and high-end residential sector and is regularly

commissioned to work on projects across the UK,

continental Europe and the Middle East. This has

allowed her to build a successful business and client

base, with an approach centred on the understanding

of space and translating it into original concepts and

design. Harriet continues to personally lead every client

project and it is this commitment that has allowed the

practice to thrive, with the studio recently celebrating an

impressive 20 years in business.

“I am delighted to be president of the BIID, to continue

the fantastic work already established by our hard-

working BIID council” comments Harriet Forde, BIID

President. “As president, I will continue to support our

members in providing a high-quality and professional

service to their clients, to educate consumers on the

benefits of using a BIID registered designer and to

ensure that our talented community of BIID members

continues to thrive.”

This year’s AGM was followed by the BIID’s annual

summer drinks party, which was held in the beautiful

Bulthaup showroom in Mayfair.

http://www.biid.org.uk

The British Institute of
Interior Design (BIID) is the
pre-eminent professional
organisation for interior
designers in the UK. Its
growing national and
international membership
represents both the
commercial and
residential sectors.

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