IDEA:

The craft trades, fine arts and design are becoming increasingly intertwined, the boundaries between them have become fluid. «Handwerk & Design» at Internationale Handwerksmesse appropriately reflects this development: in Hall B1, the trade fairs traditional areas of expertise, the craft trades and fine arts, are supplemented with the field of design. Craft skill and good design, a highly effective and inspiring combination.

CLARITY:

Even though the boundaries between them are fluid and there is a mutual exchange, the terms can be clearly defined: the craft trades stand for production-oriented activity, the fine arts stand for design-oriented activity with artistic ambitions, and design is artistic activity with an eye to industrial production. In each of these areas «Handwerk & Design» reflects a high level of expertise. OPENNESS
Those in the arts, crafts and design fields provide each other with mutual enrichment. By opening its doors to designers, «Handwerk & Design» does justice to this trend: developments and innovations in art and design are thus given broader coverage, opening up unexpected new ideas and possibilities for networking.

CONCEPT:

«Handwerk & Design» presents skilled craftsmanship, first-class fine arts and expert design, but it also offers a platform to those with a design orientation who cross between these areas. Particular value is attached to the co-operation with a number of technical colleges who contribute to making the link between crafts, fine arts and design visible, tangible and comprehensible.

KALEIDOSCOPE:

With the participation of various German arts and crafts associations and the World Craft Councils, «Handwerk & Design» shows contemporary crafts, jewellery, applied art and design as well as individual fashion. The highlights are the special shows EXEMPLA*, TALENTE*, SCHMUCK** and MEISTER DER MODERNE*.

MEETING PLACE:

At «Handwerk & Design», those in the arts and crafts, designers producing small-scale series, fashion specialists, tailors, goldsmiths and silversmiths will find a public fascinated by art and culture who have a high degree of purchasing power and who are particularly on the look-out for unique style and individuality on a small-scale.

Exhibitor Profile:

• Applied arts and design
• Fashion & Jewellery
• Fashion artisanry
• Galleries
• Education and educational institutions
• Interior decoration and furnishing
• Kitchen and household
• Construction and renovation
• HVACR (heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration)
• Tools and technology
• Outdoor finishing and garden technology
• Services
• Jewellery
• Musical instruments and accessories
• Arts and crafts
• Energy & Environment
• Creative Crafts & Design
• Planning & Building
• Display Workshops