 Trends 2009 Galleria 1 'Feel grace', 'enjoy calm', 'stay essential' and 'think romantic' are the names of the decisive trends for the product worlds revolving around the subjects of enjoyment, gifts and furnishings. Messe Frankfurt commissioned international design consultants bora.herke to identify and stage the trends in four elaborate presentations showing not only next year's forms, colours, materials and themes but also a mix of products reflecting these trends. Here you will find more informationen. Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany Exhibition in the Foyer of Halls 5.1/6.1 Only winners can win this award because only products and personalities who have already won a design prize can be nominated for the Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany. From these best of the best, a jury of experts selects the winners who will be honoured at a ceremony during Ambiente. The touring exhibition of this interdisciplinary award makes its debut at the fair, in the Foyer of Halls 5.1 and 6.1. The Design Award is the main measure for promoting design of the German Ministry for Economics and Technology and is organised on its behalf by the German Design Council (Rat für Formgebung). The ceremony in the Forum only by invitition. More at: www.designpreis.de Design Plus Foyer of Halls 5.1/6.1 An outstanding award with a tradition that goes back much further than the recent trend towards design as a sales argument, Design Plus is presented to Ambiente exhibitors for new products distinguished by high quality design, utility value, technical, quality, ecological quality and a harmonious overall concept. For the last 27 years, Design Plus has stood for products that work better, are better made, are based on an extraordinary idea and, at the same time, are simply more attractive. Design Plus information: www.designplus.messefrankfurt.com Plagiarius Foyer Hall 4.1 While one honours the good, the other pillories the bad. The Plagiarius team receives complaints about intellectual property theft from all branches of trade and industry. The most blatant copies are exposed at Ambiente and awarded the negative prize of a dwarf with a golden nose. The exhibition in the Foyer of Hall 4.1 shows the original products and their copies and always creates surprise and outrage among many visitors. More at: www.plagiarius.com Talents Hall 6.0 They come to Ambiente to demonstrate their abilities and innovativeness. Within the framework of the Talents promotional programme, international newcomers present their product ideas, concepts and prototypes for which they hope to find contacts in the industry. New at Ambiente 2009 is not only the increased number of stands in the elegant area – 28 instead of 20 – but also their location, hall 6.0. More about Talents Next Hall 6.0 They have already started on the path to success in their home markets and are now making presentations in the international setting of Ambiente. The self-marketers, manufactories and concept suppliers of the Next special area show striking products ranging from intelligent furniture to authentic self-indulgences. For dealers, Next is a treasure trove of new and unusual niche products from the design sector. More about Next |
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 Japan Style Hall 6.0 Successfully launched in 2008, the next Japan Style will be distinguished by a new concept showing perfect Asian design-art on a joint exhibition stand – an exciting project that provides a high-grade forum for modern, young Japanese design. On Design Hall 6.0 Design in theory and practice: at the On Design lecture area, international designers and design experts share their knowledge with trade visitors. The high-grade lectures cover subjects of particular interest to the contemporary design scene, including best-practice examples. Here some of the speakers: Matali Crasset, Torsten Neeland, Thilo Schwer, and Piers Roberts von Designersblock London. More about On Design. German Coffee Olympics 13 to 15 February, Room 'Europa' Enjoyment on a professional plane: everyone from roasters to baristas compete at the Coffee Olympics to discover who can make the most of the aromatic bean. The competitions to be held at Ambiente 2009 are: 9th German Barista Championship 5th German Latte Art Contest 4th German Coffee & Spirit Competition 3rd German Roasting Championship 4th German Cup Tasting Contest More about Coffee Functional gifts Hall 10.3 A30 Giving is fun and can be useful too! Thirteen design students from the Burg Giebichenstein College of Art and Design in Halle developed new bases for everyday giving for and in collaboration with Thuringian porcelain manufacturer Kahla. Their designs underline the added value, which goes beyond the symbolic gesture of giving, i.e. the functionalism and usefulness of the present. The performance requirements specifically demanded original adaptations or metamorphoses of existing Kahla collections. The results of this project – exciting, production-ready concepts in porcelain, furnished with a creative product and communication concept – are featured in the exhibition. 150 years of Leonardo Foyer Hall 10.1 Reason to celebrate: German manufacturer Leonardo Glaskoch will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of the formation of the company with a special exhibition at Ambiente. The concept for the show, which presents the interesting background to and highlights from the company’s successful history in three display areas, is "retrospective – insight – outlook". The motto for the anniversary is "150 Jahre Glasliebe" [a 150-year passion for glass] and, in line with this, the leitmotif features a person and a heart of red glass, elucidating the company’s passion for glass and conveying emotion and feelings. 90 years of Kitchen Aid Galleria 1 Kitchen Aid will be celebrating the 90th anniversary at Ambiente. Asean Fusion Hall 1.1 The Asean Fusion special area presents young, modern home furnishings – a symbiosis of traditional handicrafts production and contemporary design – from the Far East. The result is top design in a modern ethno look. Product of the year Galleria 0 Plastic Consumer Goods Association (pro-K Industrieverband Halbzeuge und Konsumprodukte aus Kunststoff e.V.) The best in plastic: products entered for this competition must pass a strict examination before they can be chosen as 'Product of the Year'. A jury of experts selects the winners in four categories – home, leisure, general purpose and technical consumer goods – on the basis of functionality, design and creativity. The award-winning products are explained and displayed in an exhibition in the Galleria, level 0. Elementi Foyer of Hall 10.1 Silver from Italy is a blend of tradition, craftsmanship, design, technology, continuity and innovation. The special show of the Italian Silverware Association (Associazione Argentieri) presents the fascinating material in a highly charged mix with elements that captured the imagination of clergy and aristocracy back in the 19th century. www.associazioneargentieri.com Ambiente goes City City Frankfurt Even away from the fair, everything will also revolve around trends and new products during Ambiente. In downtown Frankfurt, retailers will decorate their shop windows with the latest products of Ambiente exhibitors and hold special activities on the subjects of dining, enjoyment, giving and furnishing – a festival of trends for all exhibitors and visitors and shopping fans in Frankfurt. Further details at: www.ambientegoescity.de
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