Ambiente features Design Plus exhibition
(FRANKFURT, Germany) — Authentic design, ideas that work and products that meet ecological standards but still look good — at Ambiente in Frankfurt from Feb. 13-17 2009, trade buyers from all over the world will search for the best products for their discerning customers. And one of the first places visited by dealers interested in design is the Design Plus exhibition in the foyer between Halls 5.1/6.1 where they can be sure of finding a professional selection of new products distinguished by that decisive plus in design.
The Design Plus Award is given for products that branch out in new creative directions. An inter-disciplinary jury of experts evaluates the entries according to the following criteria: design quality, utility value, technical and ecological quality and overall concept. The award-winning products are presented in the exhibition at Ambiente and in the Design Plus catalogue. Practical for all visitors to the fair is the fact that all products come from Ambiente exhibitors and may not have been on the market for more than two years. Thus, Design Plus guarantees not only an up-to-the-minute display of modern design but also that visitors can go to the manufacturers’ exhibition stands and order the products they want there and then.
Deadline for receipt of entries: Nov. 28. Entry forms can be obtained from the
The jury for 2009:
Design: Ineke Hans, Arnheim, The Netherlands
Design trade: Volker Hohmann, Ikarus Design; Handel GmbH, Gelnhausen, Germany
Design management: Daniel Graf von Bernstorff, Stylepark AG, Frankfurt / Main, Germany
Design teaching: Axel Kufus, Universität der Künste Berlin, Germany
Trade press: Jolanta Marcinkowska-Bierzonska, Elle Decoration, Warsaw, Poland
Design producer: Poul Madsen, Norman Copenhagen, Denmark
Sponsor: Lutz Dietzold, German Design Council, Frankfurt / Main, Germany
Sponsor: Klaudia Hüls, Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), Berlin, Germany
About Ambiente
Ambiente is the world’s biggest trade fair for consumer goods. Every year, it attracts around 140,000 trade visitors and 4,600 exhibitors from all around the globe to Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre. Ambiente is where international manufacturers present their latest products to representatives of the worldwide trade who search for and order products for their core assortments throughout the coming business year.
To this end, three big events – Dining, Giving and Living – offer an unparalleled overview: Dining is the world’s leading trade fair for the table, kitchen and household goods sectors with glass, porcelain, ceramic, cutlery, kitchen articles, housewares and small electrical appliances. Giving is the world’s leading trade fair for presents and covers the spectrum from original gift articles, accessories, children’s products and quick-sellers to collectors’ articles, jewellery and arts and crafts. The third international trade fair in this association of events is Living, “the place to be” for home interior design and lifestyle with the most attractive furniture for indoors and outdoors, holistic home concepts, new accessories, textiles, luminaires and wall decorations.
Messe Frankfurt
Messe Frankfurt is Germany’s biggest fair and exhibition company. The corporate group has a global network of 29 subsidiaries, five branch offices and 48 international sales partners, which represent Messe Frankfurt in over 150 countries of the world. Events ‘made by Messe Frankfurt’ are held at over 30 venues worldwide. In 2007, the Messe Frankfurt group organised a total of 112 fairs, 68 of them outside Germany.
At present, the Exhibition Centre can boast 322,000 square metres of exhibition space with nine exhibition halls and a congress centre. The company is publicly owned with 60 percent being held by the City of Frankfurt and 40 by the State of Hesse. Further information: www.messefrankfurt.com
