40 chances for young designers: apply now to take part in Talents at Tendence 2010!

Invaluable contacts free of charge: thanks to Messe Frankfurt’s promotional programme, international newcomers can get more than just a foot in the door because ‘Talents’ opens up the whole world of design and business to them. At Tendence in Frankfurt am Main from 27 to 31 August 2010, 40 young designers will once again have the chance to present their ideas and make valuable contacts free of charge at the international consumer-goods fair.

As in the past, there will be two main focal points for the ‘Talents’ at Tendence 2010: one focusing on product and furniture design in the Loft section (Hall 11.0) and the other on personal accessories and jewellery in the Carat section (Hall 9.3). Design students and graduates, young designers and design studios are invited to apply with their projects, prototypes and first small product series.

An application form can also be downloaded from the internet

Tendence
Tendence in Frankfurt is the most important consumer-goods fair and the leading design showcase for the second half of the year. It is aimed primarily at design-oriented dealers and the high-grade accessories and gift trade. Tendence presents the latest trends for the coming autumn / winter season and offers a preview of the latest products for the spring and summer of the following year.

Messe Frankfurt
With annual revenues of € 424 million* and over 1,500 employees around the world, Messe Frankfurt is Germany's biggest fair and exhibition company. The corporate group has a global network of 28 subsidiaries, five branch offices and 52 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 2009*, the Messe Frankfurt group organised over 90 fairs, more than half of them outside Germany. At present, the Exhibition Centre can boast 578,000 square metres of ground space with ten 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.

Applications should be sent by 31 March to:
Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH
Ulla Diekmann
Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1
60327 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Tel. +49 69 7575-6482
Fax +49 69 7575-6518
talents@messefrankfurt.com