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9 Jul 2025

Hotel booking made easy: new partnership with bnetwork supports trade fair participants

Exhibitors and visitors attending Ambiente, Christmasworld and Creativeworld in 2026 can now plan their trip with even greater ease: The leading international consumer goods fairs held in Frankfurt have launched a new partnership with booking service provider bnetwork. The globally renowned accommodation specialist is offering a curated selection of hotels near the exhibition grounds – with attractive rates and a strong commitment to service – via https://ambiente.bnetwork.com.

14 May 2025

Authenticity by Design: Architect Ester Bruzkus explores conscious hospitality

In an increasingly digital world, the desire for genuine and meaningful experiences continues to grow. But what does this mean for the design of hotels, restaurants and hospitality spaces? On 4 June at 10:00 a.m., the consumer goods fairs in Frankfurt will host an online event exploring exactly this question. Under the title “Conscious Hospitality - Creating Authentic Spaces”, participants will gain insights into how mindful design is transforming our expectations of hospitality experiences.
3 Apr 2025

Ambiente 2025: Dining with Variety, Colour and Thoughtful Details

The Dining section of Ambiente remains the undisputed global leader for all things celebrating the beautifully set table and shaping the kitchens of tomorrow. From February 7–11, 2025, exhibitors from 170 nations showcased a wide range of product innovations featuring new functions, unique designs and a trend-forward colour palette.
25 Mar 2025

Back to school with Ambiente highlights: Scented satchels and clever extras – for more fun at school!

While the youngest are looking forward to their first day of school, well-thought-out product ideas help the ‘old hands’ to make the start of school more pleasant. What is currently trending among kids and popular as a gift was shown at Ambiente in Frankfurt in February. From endless pencils to self-assembled filler pens, these ideas inspire kids and students of all ages.

19 Mar 2025

Interior Looks: Strong Debut – Expanded furniture offerings and new formats in Frankfurt for 2026

Interior Looks made a promising launch at Ambiente 2025, providing new momentum for the furniture industry. The innovative area successfully connected high-quality furniture and interior design brands directly with new buyers from retail, architecture, planning, hotels, and restaurants, garnering overwhelmingly positive feedback. In 2026, this premium offering will be further expanded, presenting an even broader range of furniture and new formats in Frankfurt.
11 Feb 2025

Marketplace, Business Engine, Optimism Driver: Increase in Visitor Numbers at Frankfurt’s Mega Fair

Despite a challenging market environment, the global consumer goods industry is proving to be resilient and full of energy. With 4,660 exhibitors and around 148,000 visitors , the trio Ambiente, Christmasworld, and Creativeworld has once again cemented its position as the leading platform for consumer goods. Over 170 nations were represented at the fully booked Frankfurt exhibition grounds. The high level of participation and international reach once again highlight: The industry is evolving, but Frankfurt remains its central meeting point.
9 Feb 2025

Visitors galore at the Frankfurt consumer goods fairs

The trade fair trio of Ambiente, Christmasworld and Creativeworld is experiencing a real rush of visitors. On the third of five trade fair days, trade visitors from the German and international retail sector and from the contract business are once again streaming to the fully booked exhibition centre to be inspired by the new products from 4,660 exhibitors. One thing is already clear: this trade fair exceeds all expectations. Exhibitors are pleased with the high frequency, visitors with the intensive trade talks and comprehensive events, lectures and tours.
7 Feb 2025

4,660 exhibitors turn Frankfurt into a global hub: New energy for the consumer goods industry worldwide

The mega trade fair for consumer goods is ready to drive global trends. The leading international trade fairs Ambiente, Christmasworld, and Creativeworld bring fresh momentum to the global consumer goods market. From February 7 to 10/11, 2025, 4,660* exhibitors will gather across 29 hall levels at the Frankfurt exhibition grounds. New sourcing markets, expanded product segments, and deeper industry insights: Over 170 participating nations are expected. 109 lectures and guided tours will provide valuable knowledge and industry updates.
22 Jan 2025

Ambiente 2025: A Grand Stage for Leading Brands

Living, Giving, Working, and Dining in style: Ambiente 2025 is set to be a trade fair showcasing leading brands. With its four segments, it encompasses all facets of modern lifestyles and workstyles. Visitors can expect a "Who’s Who" of international brands catering to all aspects of life. In 2025, many renowned brands will once again return to the Frankfurt trade fair. New this year: the curated brand area Interior Looks for selected furniture and interior design brands.
8 Jan 2025

Online events 2025: Customer experience in the age of AI with Steven Van Belleghem

What skills do we need to be successful in the age of artificial intelligence (AI)? How can we actively shape the future with AI so that it adds value for us? These and other questions about the relationship between artificial and human intelligence will be explored by customer experience expert Steven Van Belleghem in the Digital Academy's new online event on 21 January at 10 a.m. Dorothe Klein, who is responsible for the fringe programme, and Thomas Kastl, Director Ambiente Dining, will be giving an outlook on the 2025 trade fairs.
12 Dec 2024

Hotspot Ambiente Giving: Hall 4.2 full of unique inspiration for year-round sales drivers

Beautiful gifts and perfect equipment for school, office and home office - these themes are always in season. The trend-oriented variety of 300 suppliers and thus a packed Hall 4.2 at Ambiente Giving in the Urban Gifts, Stationery & School segment is an absolute must-see for all specialist retailers. In addition, the special presentation Ms. Paper & Friends shows how to cleverly put together product ranges and present them in a sales-promoting way.
11 Dec 2024

Ten years of Ethical Style: the exhibitors 2025

For more and more consumers, sustainability is an important purchasing criterion – a development that is also shaping the retail sector. In a highly diverse market, it is often difficult to find one's way around. This is where the Ethical Style programme of Ambiente, Christmasworld and Creativeworld comes in: for ten years now, it has been bringing together a curated range of offers and demand for a sustainable product portfolio. The jury has now selected the exhibitors and products that will be part of the scheme in the anniversary year 2025.
4 Dec 2024

Future of Work Academy invites to exciting talks & tours

The world of work is changing, AI is on the rise, sustainable solutions are more in demand than ever: New Work has many faces - let's talk! Renowned speakers will discuss these aspects and many more at the Future of Work Academy. New: For the first time, the Association of German Interior Designers (bdia) is organizing the Interior Designer Day program on the Monday of the fair. In addition, guided tours will take visitors to selected exhibitors offering smart interior and office design solutions.
29 Nov 2024

Condensed expert knowledge to go: Conzoom Solutions Academy with inspirational fresh business impulses

The challenges in the market are increasing, geopolitical tensions are intensifying and insolvencies are changing the retail landscape. At the same time, new opportunities are emerging via artificial intelligence or circular design approaches. This requires new business impetus and the courage to break new ground. At the Conzoom Solutions Academy, renowned experts bring their knowledge to the stage and initiate new ideas. Trends and tips for sales-boosting and sustainable product ranges as well as more experience factor at the point of sale are also on the agenda.
20 Nov 2024

Talents 2025: Newcomers set strong impulses

“Think local, act sustainable” - this is how you could describe the design approach that is currently driving many young designers towards sustainable innovations and product alternatives. This trend is also reflected in the Talents promotional program at Ambiente from 7 to 11 February 2025. With strong concepts and a high level of creativity, 28 young design talents from eleven countries will be providing clear impetus for the world of consumer goods of the future.
19 Nov 2024

New perspectives for success: Ambiente is enhancing its hospitality programme

Ambiente 2025 is further expanding the growth area of hospitality and emphasising its design expertise with special presentations such as The Lounge. For the upcoming edition, the leading international trade fair for consumer goods is reorganising its offering for commercial bulk buyers in the hospitality industry and augmenting its portfolio under the special interest Hospitality. The fringe programme, with the Hospitality Academy, Hotelier Day and themed tours, is enhancing the range with inspiration and information.

23 Oct 2024

Contract & Hospitality Business Hotspot 3.1: Future of Work shows visions for the workspace of tomorrow

When it comes to equipping and furnishing modern workspaces, Ambiente provides new business impetus. The first port of call is Hall 3.1 with its range of exhibitors covering all aspects of interior design, office design & solutions and the Future of Work highlight area. Exciting conceptual workspace solutions that are particularly in demand for the contract and hospitality business will be presented here. In addition, the new Interior Looks premium brand area with selected furniture, lighting and textile manufacturers offers interesting perspectives - also for the office.
22 Oct 2024

Digital Academy on 6 November 2024: ethical sourcing, fair supply chains and sustainable marketing

Worldwide unique, handmade products are created by the MADE51 initiative of the UNHCR UN Refugee Agency in cooperation with partner companies and refugee artisans worldwide. On 6 November 2024, from 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. CET, the Digital Academy of the Frankfurt consumer goods fairs will present the master minds behind MADE51. The event offers in-depth insights into ethical sourcing, fair supply chains and sustainable marketing.
15 Oct 2024

Talents wanted! Application for young designers is open

Designers can still apply until 25 October: Talents - Ambiente's support program - invites upcoming talents to submit their interior design ideas and prototypes. Candidates can look forward to a free, high-profile participation at the world's leading trade fair for the consumer goods industry as well as direct contacts with industry and trade partners. Two university presentations on the topic of future tableware provide new perspectives at Ambiente 2025.

10 Oct 2024

Sustainability now: Apply for the Special Interest Ethical Style by 22 November 2024

Sustainable consumption is becoming increasingly important to consumers worldwide. For ten years now, the joint programme of Ambiente, Christmasworld, Creativeworld and Nordstil, under the name Ethical Style, has been giving visibility to companies and products that focus on sustainability. The scheme provides orientation for the trade and brings together supply and demand. Online registration for participation in 2025 is open until 22 November.
25 Sep 2024

The Frankfurt consumer goods trade fairs on tour

After the international press conference on September 3rd, 2024, the Frankfurt trade fair organizers Ambiente, Christmasworld and Creativeworld have embarked on a press roadshow. On-site networking events provide a unique opportunity to engage in a dialogue. The events reach journalists from over 30 countries and underline the focus of the three leading consumer goods trade fairs on the international networking of the industry. They lay the foundation for a strong start of the 2025 order season.
11 Sep 2024

Focus on South America

In the spirit of international networking through personal encounters, Ambiente signed a cooperation agreement with Azul Play on 10 September 2024. The aim is to work with one of the best-known B2B trade fair organisers in Latin America to welcome even more trade buyers from South America to Ambiente in Frankfurt, where they can stock up on the latest lifestyle products.

3 Sep 2024

Frankfurt Consumer Goods Fairs 2025: New brand area and growth of strategic development fields

For the first time ever, the three leading consumer goods fairs Ambiente, Christmasworld and Creativeworld will open the order season in Frankfurt am Main together on Friday, 7 February 2025. In an international online press conference, Julia Uherek and Philipp Ferger, Vice Presidents Consumer Goods Fairs Messe Frankfurt, announced the current highlights of the most extensive and diverse global marketplace for consumer goods.
3 Sep 2024

Ambiente Designer 2025 Fabian Freytag sets new standards in hospitality with „The Lounge – Shades of Space”

Free-spirited and merrily edgy, unrestrained and full of curiosity - these are the design principles on which the new Ambiente designer bases his creative work. With „The Lounge –Shades of Space“, Fabian Freytag is designing the new special presentation in Galleria 1 as an inviting meeting place for everyone. With the choice of this multiple award-winner, Ambiente once again emphasizes its competence as a focal point for the international design scene and further expands the growth segments of hospitality and contract business. The range for the hospitality industry will be conceptually realigned and expanded for Ambiente 2025.

3 Sep 2024

Ambiente Trends 25+: DEEP, REAL, EASE create a positive living experience

How do we want to live and work in challenging times? What shapes, colours and materials will define modern living spaces in the future and shape the product ranges for dining, living, giving and working? The Ambiente Trends 25+ formulate three surprising answers: DEEP, REAL and EASE already make you want to experience them live. They will come to life from 7 to 11 February 2025 in the Trend Area in the foyer of Hall 4.1 with selected exhibitor products.
3 Sep 2024

Focus on design! Interior Looks prominently showcases well-known furniture and furnishing brands in Hall 3.1

Interior Looks is the new highlight at Ambiente Living: the brand area curated by Bernd Schellenberg will open up access to new buyer groups for selected furniture and interiors brands from 2025 onwards - with a focus on the international hospitality and contract business. The brands are thus part of Ambiente's interior design offering in a synergetic neighbourhood to the suppliers of Office Design & Solutions in the same hall. A striking room concept encourages dialogue on modern lifestyle ranges and new furnishing solutions. This makes Hall 3.1 even more of a design hub for interior designers, interior architects and contract furnishers of public spaces, hotels, and restaurants.
14 Aug 2024

Next Digital Academy on 4 September 2024 about Discovering Taiwanese and Japanese design culture

Innovative design concepts from Taiwan and Japan stand for economic success and are attracting more and more international attention. Culture, design, and sustainability can be combined to offer future-proof solutions for companies. But how? Our experts Johnny Chiu, Founder of JC. Architecture & Design based in Taiwan, and Eisuke Tachikawa, CEO/Founder of NOSIGNER from Japan, will talk about this topic at the online event of Messe Frankfurt's consumer goods fairs on 4 September 2024 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. (CET)
27 Jun 2024

Preview of the 2025 trade fair trio: Promising registrations and strengthened core segments

After restarting as a trade fair trio in 2023 and establishing it as the largest networking platform and hub for the global consumer goods industry this year, the three leading consumer goods fairs Ambiente, Christmasworld and Creativeworld are further expanding their position. The number of registrations for 2025 is already above the previous year's level, the exhibition grounds will once again be fully booked and preparations for new highlights in the fringe programme and initiatives for selected visitor target groups are in full swing.

11 Jun 2024

New Digital Academy online event on 3 July 2024 explains Why sustainability is a state of mind

How can we act in a radically environmentally conscious way in all areas of life in the future? What does it take to permanently establish fundamental changes? Renowned neuroscientist and bestselling author Professor Dr. Maren Urner will present scientific findings and psychological approaches on this topic at the online event of Messe Frankfurt's consumer goods fairs on 3 July 2024 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

21 May 2024

Premiere: Digital showrooms for Ambiente and Christmasworld Trends 24+

The trend areas of the leading consumer goods trade fairs now have digital twins: 360° images of Ambiente and Christmasworld Trends 24+ enable users to discover new trends all year round - and order them directly.
30 Apr 2024

New business opportunities for office suppliers in Frankfurt and Dubai

Demanding and constantly changing market conditions always require customised new solutions that enable maximum synergy effects and efficiency gains for manufacturers, suppliers and buyers. Given this environment and in very close cooperation with the industry, Messe Frankfurt decided to focus the commercial office supplies sector at Paperworld Middle East in Dubai. Simultaneously in Frankfurt, Ambiente and Creativeworld will focus on the Stationery, School and Creative segments as well as Office Design & Solutions featuring the highlighted Future of Work area.
23 Apr 2024

Digital Academy with new online event series: kick-off on 8 May on The Future of Hospitality - New ways to inspire guests

What will the restaurant of the future look like? Do we need more high tech or more high touch? What role will new catering concepts and sustainability play for professional hosts in the future? Industry insiders and design experts Viki Kitzig and Benjamin Calleja will provide answers in the first online event of the new series of events held by Messe Frankfurt's consumer goods fairs. The new bi-monthly series will kick off on 8 May 2024 at 10:00 am.
26 Mar 2024

Interior trends 2024: Natural feel-good spaces and visionary experimentation

Pure nature, digital innovation, traditional craftsmanship, fascinating new materials: Ambiente 2024 impressively demonstrated which styles will define the interior in 2024 and how these will take shape in the form of furniture, home accessories and decorations. The three Ambiente Trends 24+ identified by style bureau bora.herke.palmisano, which were reflected in the offerings at the trade fair stands, provided a compact overview - both in terms of colour worlds and in the area of new developments. The Ethical Style programme set sustainable accents for the product selection.
20 Mar 2024

Ambiente Working 2024 with multifunctional, high-quality, ergonomic workplace solutions

Working between feel-good zone, focus room and meeting point. The transformation of the working world is becoming clear and multifaceted - as this year's Ambiente has shown in its growing Working segment. Innovative room concepts, clever tools and office furnishings that were the exception rather than the rule just a few years ago are becoming the new standard. Both spheres benefit from the innovative ideas and developments of suppliers: Corporate offices and home offices.

14 Mar 2024

Sustainable giving! This is what the giving trends at Ambiente 2024 are all about

Giving gifts brings joy - not only to the recipient and the giver, but also increasingly to the environment, as the choice of sustainable gifts is growing all the time. Innovative manufacturers are exploring new possibilities and materials.

11 Mar 2024

Ambiente Dining: hospitality is heading sustainably into the future

Ambiente is and will remain the undisputed leading global marketplace for tableware, kitchenware and household goods. An important, integral component and strategic growth area is the HoReCa segment with its comprehensive range of products and services for modern hospitality. Ambiente is thus increasingly focussing on the hospitality sector. Across all product ranges, the focus was on one topic: sustainability.
7 Mar 2024

Ambiente 2024: Vibrant Marketplace for the international contract business

The consumer goods fair Ambiente is a global meeting point and place-to-be for all professionals involved in design and interior design in the hospitality and office sectors. Networking was made easy for specialised exhibitors and international trade buyers: the stands with matching products for the contract business were marked with the Special Interest Contract Business - the Contract Business Guide displayed on the exhibition grounds also provided orientation and pointed the way to relevant business partners.
28 Feb 2024

Ambiente 2024: Synergies for the international office & stationery industry

Mission accomplished: The enlarged stationery and office supplies cosmos at Ambiente, bolstered by Creativeworld and Christmasworld, showcased the international range for paper, office supplies and stationery - future-oriented and inspiring. An extensive product portfolio for varied core and supplementary ranges and a host of fresh ideas impressed the international trade visitors. The focus was on the growing segment of Ambiente Working, which showcased the fusion of agile working, interior design and office, presenting solutions and innovations from sustainability and new work to future retail.
1 Feb 2024

You really do eat with your eyes – as celebrity chef Jozef Youssef proved at Ambiente

They can strengthen brand identity, attract visual attention and even promote business: Award-winning celebrity chef Jozef Youssef demonstrated the power of colours to influence the sense of taste to the international hospitality elite at Ambiente, the leading consumer goods trade fair, on the Monday of the fair. On Hotelier's Day, he presented the results of his exclusive survey on a hot hospitality topic to industry participants. At the get-together in the HoReCa Academy, he took his guests on a colourful journey through his multi-sensory taste experience with a specially created finger food menu.
30 Jan 2024

The mega trade fair for the consumer goods industry expands its global leadership position

"Celebrating Business Together" was the motto of this year's mega trade fair for the global consumer goods industry, consisting of Ambiente, Christmasworld and Creativeworld. A festival of records: with an increase of ten percent, 4,928 exhibitors presented their new products on over 360,000 gross square metres. Despite a rail strike lasting several days, around 140,000 visitors from all branches of trade and sales channels were inspired by a wealth of trends and innovations at the biggest event in the history of Messe Frankfurt. As the most international networking and ordering platform, the industry's one-stop shop with over 170 participating countries and regions provided orientation, inspiration and solutions to current challenges in the market.
26 Jan 2024

Trade fair trio on course for success: Ambiente, Christmasworld and Creativeworld set new records

Bigger, more efficient and even more inspiring: That’s how Ambiente, Christmasworld and Creativeworld will show up from 26/27 to 30 January in Frankfurt. With over 360,000 gross square metres, the three leading international consumer goods fairs will occupy more space than ever before at the Frankfurt exhibition grounds. 4,928 exhibitors present the latest trends and most innovative products. As the largest and most international networking and ordering platform, the one-stop shop for the consumer goods industry with 170 participating nations offers opportunities in challenging times – and focuses on the meta themes of design, digitalisation, new work and sustainability.