Form and Thomas Matthews collaborate on new look for 100% Design

Consultancies Form and Thomas Matthews are collaborating to create a new look for interiors show 100% Design, which will be based around the concept of ‘creative balance’.

One of the campaign images
One of the campaign images

The consultancies say they both pitched initial concepts to 100% Design owner Media 10 based around the concept of balance.

Media 10 then asked them to work together on the branding, with Form developing the visual marketing and Thomas Matthews developing the look and feel and layout of the show.

Form worked with photographer Sara Morris and stylist Sandy Suffield to develop the campaign for 100% Design, which features different products from the show all stacked up and balancing on each other.

Making the balanced installation
Making the balanced installation

Form partner Paula Benson says, ‘Everything was created in real life for the shoot. Some of it might have been held up by props that were airbrushed out, but all the installations actually existed.

‘We set ourselves a real challenge – but for it to look real it had to be real.’

Making the balanced installation
Making the balanced installation

Form’s campaign will be used in online and print material, and the consultancy is now working with Thomas Matthews to look at how to bring the creative balance theme to the show, which will be held at London’s Earls Court in September.

Alexie Sommer, director of communications at Thomas Matthews, says, ‘We’re looking at how we can interpret it on the show floor.

‘This year’s creative is very different from last year’s [by Shaw + Skerm], which was very graphics-focused. This year’s is very colourful and full of energy.’

One of the campaign images
One of the campaign images

Thomas Matthews is working on the show layout, signage and installations, and Sommer says, ‘There will be some very exciting surprise moments.’

This year, 100% Design is moving from Earls Court 2 to the larger Earls Court 1, and will feature a larger international section, according to Sommer.

The show will still have distinct areas for interiors, office, kitchen and bathroom, as well as eco, design and build, and the Emerging Brands section will be presented as arcades running through the centre of the show.

One of the campaign images
One of the campaign images

100% Design will be held from 18-21 September.

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