March 2014
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from Wed. January 01 2014 to Monday December 01 2014 |
P : +1 514 448 49 49 |
info@wdccapetown2014.com www.wdccapetown2014.com |
| The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) announced today, that the City of Cape Town (South Africa) has been designated the World Capital Design® (WDC) 2014. The designated city was revealed on the closing day of the International Design Alliance Congress in Taipei. Cape Town is the fourth city to hold this biennial appointment and marks the first for the African continent. Awarded to cities based on their commitment to use design as an effective tool for social, cultural and economic development, the WDC has become more than just a project or a programme. Today, it is a global movement and serves to acknowledge that design can, and does, impact the quality of human life. Icsid President and Member of the Selection Committee Dr. Mark Breitenberg stated, “It is encouraging to see how Cape Town plans to use design as a tool to solve urban challenges. I am confident that this new member of the WDC family will demonstrate to the world how design is expanding in application and influence.” For Cape Town, the WDC appointment comes exactly two decades after reaching democracy. “2014, then, is the moment when the past and the future will come together for Cape Town, in contemplation and in action,” stated Executive Mayor of Cape Town, Ms. Patricia de Lille. “It is a reflection of how the city has socially and physically reinvented itself.” Cape Town’s vision of design is based on socially responsible design, sustainability and innovation. As part of their bid, the theme “Live Design. Transform Life” was introduced in support of Cape Town’s objective to focus on enhancing the city’s infrastructure to make it a more liveable African City. | ||
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from Saturday February 22 2014 to Sunday March 02 2014 |
All Locations Munich P : +49 89 520356-61 |
contact@mcbw.de www.mcbw.de |
| Munich Creative Business Week (MCBW), the largest design event held in Germany for designers and contractors, has become one of the main attractions for top international designers, architects, creative people, business and economic sector representatives and all those who have a general interest in design. | ||
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from Thursday February 27 2014 to Sunday March 02 2014 |
Shanghai Exhibition Centre Shanghai P : +44 020 3225 5200 |
info@designshowshanghai.com www.designshowshanghai.com/uk/ |
| Shanghai is the first showcase in China today. The event will be held at Shanghai Exhibition Centre | ||
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from Friday February 28 2014 to Sunday March 02 2014 |
Lower Loop St 8000 Cape Town P : +27 (0) 21 410 5000 |
hello@designindaba.com www.designindaba.com |
| Design Indaba Expo heralds the South Africa creative industry, presenting visitors with the best in homegrown design. The Expo is also a dynamic platform for designers and creative businesses to showcase their wares and market themselves to the general public and industry buyers. Since 2004 Design Indaba Expo has been held annually at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, with more than 35 000 people coming through the doors each year. It has grown to become the biggest curated design event in the Southern Hemisphere and is the only platform that welcomes advertising, craft, decor, fashion, product design, industrial design, new media, publishing, visual art, jewellery design and graphic design, all under one roof. | ||
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from Tuesday March 04 2014 to Saturday March 08 2014 |
Various locations 50480 Kuala Lumpur P : +603 2176 8788 |
info@miff.com.my 2014.miff.com.my/ |
| Malaysian International Furniture Fair 2014 will be held at two premier exhibition venues: Putra World Trade Centre (PTWC) 41 Jalan Tun Ismail, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur and Matrade Exhibition and Convention Centre (MECC) Level 3, East Wing, Menara MATRADE, Jalan Khidmat Usaha, Off Jalan Duta. Exhibiting Countries: Malaysia, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Korea, Australia, USA, Timor Leste. | ||
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from Tuesday March 04 2014 to Saturday March 08 2014 |
PWTC Putra World Trade Centre , KLCC Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre and MECC Matrade Exhibition & Convention Centre Kuala Lumpur P : +603 2176 8788 |
info@miff.com.my 2014.miff.com.my/ |
| Malaysian International Furniture Fair 2014 will be held at two premier exhibition venues: the Putra World Trade Centre (PTWC) and Matrade Exhibition and Convention Centre (MECC). Exhibiting Countries: Malaysia, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Korea, Australia, USA, Timor Leste. | ||
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from Monday March 10 2014 to Thursday March 13 2014 |
Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre Bayfront Avenue 018956 Singapore See on Map P : +65 6780 4601 |
MaisonObjetasia@reedexpo.com.sg www.maison-objet.com/asia |
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from Monday March 10 2014 to Sunday March 16 2014 |
All Location Singapore |
sdw@designsingapore.org www.designsingapore.org |
| The Singapore Design Week (SDW) brings together a collection of local and international design activities in Singapore. To be held from 10 to 16 March 2014, the SDW is organised by the DesignSingapore Council. | ||
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from Thursday March 13 2014 to Sunday March 16 2014 |
Singapore Expo, Halls 3 - 8 1 Expo Drive 486150 Singapore See on Map P : +65 65 69 69 88 |
enquiry@iffs.com.sg www.iffs.com.sg |
| The International Furniture Fair Singapore, held in conjunction with the ASEAN Furniture Show (IFFS/AFS), The Décor Show and The Hospitality 360°, is regarded by industry experts as Asia’s premier sourcing platform and design-led exhibition. With over three decades of experience since its inaugural event in 1981, IFFS/AFSremains the most distinctive channel for regional and international companies to penetrate the global market. The annual International Furniture Fair Singapore, with collocating shows, The Décor Show and The Hospitality 360°, feature a comprehensive range of furniture by a diverse portfolio of quality exhibitors, and attracts a healthy and well-represented attendance of trade buyers and visitors. IFFS’ conference segment (Hospitality.Design.Furniture) and numerous design initiatives (SingaPlural, D’Space, Furniture Design Platform and Furniture Design Award) offer added depth and dimension to the Singapore-anchored trade event, raising its profile as a show not-to-be-missed in the industry calendar. | ||
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from Thursday March 13 2014 to Sunday March 16 2014 |
Singapore Expo, Halls 3 - 8 1 Expo Drive 486150 |
visitor@iffs.com.sg www.iffs.com.sg/ |
| International Furniture Fair Singapore ASEAN Furniture Show stands out as Asia’s one-stop furniture & furnishing platform, totally focused on getting the best sourcing results. Over 120,000 pieces of design-led, quality furniture and furnishing products are on display, offering an unparalleled business conduit and winning unprecedented vote of confidence by the global furniture trade fraternity | ||
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from Monday March 17 2014 to Friday March 21 2014 |
Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard Dubai P : +971 4 384 2000 |
info@designdaysdubai.ae www.designdaysdubai.ae/ |
| Design Days Dubai is the first and only fair dedicated to collectible and limited edition modern and contemporary furniture and design objects in the Middle East and South Asia. It has already ushered in a new chapter in the arts and cultural scene of Dubai, by defining a strong platform for emerging and established designers and its first edition that recorded a turnout of 8,500 visitors. A showcase of rare and unique objects and furniture, from over 20 of the world’s top-tier galleries, will serve as an inspiration for design enthusiasts and an unprecedented experience for every visitor offering a glimpse of contemporary trends and the design industry’s growth potential. | ||
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from Tuesday March 18 2014 to Saturday March 22 2014 |
Chinese Import & Export Fair Pazhou Complex Guangzhou P : +86 (20) 8912 8028 |
ginaho@fairwindow.com.cn www.ciff-gz.com/en/index.aspx |
| Outdoor & Leisure Guangzhou will further showcase the full exhibits profile of outdoor living & Leisure life, combining outdoor furnishing, garden decorations and outdoor activities together for a more professional presentation. With a scale of almost 30,000 sqm, including about 200 exhibitors China International Outdoor & Leisure Guangzhou will showcase the full exhibits profile of outdoor living, outdoor furnishings, garden decorations and outdoor life together, to create a world-class trade platform. | ||
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from Tuesday March 18 2014 to Saturday March 22 2014 |
Chinese Import & Export Fair Pazhou Complex Guangzhou |
ginaho@fairwindow.com.cn www.ciff-gz.com/en/index.aspx |
| Outdoor & Leisure Guangzhou will further showcase the full exhibits profile of outdoor living & Leisure life, combining outdoor furnishing, garden decorations and outdoor activities together for a more professional presentation. With a scale of almost 30,000 sqm, including about 200 exhibitors China International Outdoor & Leisure Guangzhou will showcase the full exhibits profile of outdoor living, outdoor furnishings, garden decorations and outdoor life together, to create a world-class trade platform. | ||
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from Saturday March 22 2014 to Sunday March 30 2014 |
Fiera Roma - Ingresso est via Portuense 1645/1647 148 Rome See on Map P : +39 06 72 90 02 00 |
info@moacasa.com www.casaidea.com |
| Casaidea, Mostra dell'Abitare, è l'evento dedicato al mondo casa a 360 gradi. Organizzata nel mese di marzo alla Fiera di Roma, è una vetrina espositiva che propone una visione completa di tutto quello che è tendenza per la casa e l'abitare, con sezioni dedicate al mobile contemporaneo, agli spazi verdi, all'arredo bagno, all'arredo cucina, ai completi d'arredo e alla ristrutturazione e finiture d'interni. Casaidea è un punto di riferimento per un pubblico di visitatori estremamente diversificato. | ||
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from Saturday March 22 2014 to Saturday April 26 2014 |
All Location Mexico P : (52 55) 5514 7012 |
www.mextropoli.mx |
| Primer Festival Internacional de Arquitectura y Ciudad | ||
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from Monday March 24 2014 to Wed. March 26 2014 |
Archistorm 49, boulevard de la Villette 75010 Paris See on Map P : +33 (0)1 42 25 15 58 |
m.danescu@bookstorming.com www.rendezvousdelamatiere.com |
| A professional meeting around the innovative materials dedicated to the architecture, the construction and interior architecture. | ||
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from Thursday March 27 2014 to Sunday March 30 2014 |
Grand Palais Avenue Winston Churchill 75008 Paris See on Map P : +33 (0) 1 56 26 52 13 |
contact@artparis.com www.artparis.fr |
| Art Paris Art Fair brings together 140 galleries from 21 countries under the roof of the Grand Palais. The fair presents a range of modern and contemporary works and is open to all forms of artistic practice including contemporary design. | ||
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from Thursday March 27 2014 to Sunday March 30 2014 |
Iceland Design Centre 101 Reykjavik 590 Reykjavik See on Map P : +354 771 2200 |
info@icelanddesign.is www.icelanddesign.is/ |
| Organized for the fifth time, Iceland’s most important annual design festival DesignMarch showcases the best of the local design scene alongside exciting international names. DesignMarch always opens with DesignTalks and DesignMatch (speed‐dating for buyers and designers) aimed at the professional audience. A place where to meet all the local designers – plus a handful of the most interesting international names. The scene is small and intimate, takes place in downtown Reykjavik – for four days. | ||
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from Thursday March 27 2014 to Sunday March 30 2014 |
Esplanade des Feuillants Facing 234 rue de Rivoli 75001 Paris See on Map P : +33 1 53 30 85 20 |
padparis@pad-fairs.com www.pad-fairs.com/paris/en |
| PAD’s fair has established its reputation in Paris, London and New York with it’s this very specific blend of Modern Art, Decorative Arts, Historical and Contemporary Design. This eclectic dialogue between genres and styles, brought by prominent international dealers makes PAD a place to discover and acquire pieces of museum quality with a distinct history and inspire a unique spirit of collecting. | ||
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from Friday March 28 2014 to Sunday March 30 2014 |
Fieramilanocity entrance viale Scarampo, gate 5, pav. 3, 20149 Milan See on Map P : +39 0(2) 49971 |
miart@fieramilano.it www.miart.it/en |
| Miart is a fair in which modern and contemporary art communicate constant references with explicit echoes; it affords a situation to grasp links between the past and present. miart will emphasize this aspect aspiring to work on the possibility of testing institutional strategies that differ from existing models, the aim being to set out along a path in which miart plays an active role in modern and contemporary production throughout the entire year, not just during the days of the art fair. In this way, miart will turn into a recipient of contexts, nurturing structures and varied experiences that connect the cultural and economic fabric of Milan to leading international organizations. The sections of the fair and parallel events will be held with principal focus on the “crossing” of different disciplines, with the desire being to intercept the public from other areas. The goal is to find a suitable area in the field of communication between knowledge and a place of “trade” that is also a place for a real cultural experience, based on the theory of “the Economics of Experiences,” in which the production of goods and services is no longer sufficient, and the “experiences” offered become the basis of value creation. | ||
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from Friday March 28 2014 to Tuesday April 01 2014 |
China Import & Export Fair Complex 380 Yue Jiang Road Guangzhou See on Map P : +86 20 8912 8065 |
chenj@fairwindow.com.cn www.office.ciff-gz.com/en |
| CIFF-Office Show, the largest exhibition in the world for office and service industry furniture and a date not to be missed, will be held in Guangzhou from 28th March to 1st April. The doors to the CIFF-Office Show will open once again on 28th March. The organizer has announced new and longer show dates for the next season. Extended to five days from the initial four and taking place a day later than usual, the long-running event will happen 28 March -1 April in China. It is by far the largest exhibition in the world for office and service industry furniture and with 900 exhibitors, an exhibition area of 220,000 m² and 60,000 visitors, 1/4 of whom are foreign buyers originating from all over the world, it best represents a sector that is in continuous growth.It will continue to serve as an indispensable business platform for international buyers searching for competitive products, an essential factor in these historic times, offering a high level of quality and good design. | ||
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from Friday March 28 2014 to Tuesday April 01 2014 |
Chinese Import & Export Fair Pazhou Complex Guangzhou P : +86 20 8755 2468-12 |
k.lee@koelnmesse.cn www.interzum-guangzhou.com/ |
| As Asia’s leading event in woodworking machinery, furniture production and interior design industry, CIFM / interzum guangzhou was first introduced into the China market in 2004. The event originated from interzum by Koelnmesse GmbH, one of the largest trade fair companies in the world with over 80 years of professional experience. The four-day woodworking machinery, furniture production and interior design fair – the largest and most comprehensive in Asia – starting Mar 27 showcased 130,000 square-meters of products from 29 countries and regions. Among the 1,057 exhibitors, 243 foreign manufacturers were hosted under the International Halls which grew by 30 percent this year, including first-time group exhibitors from the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), Turkey, Chile and Spain, as well as old-timers Germany, Italy and the US. | ||
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from Sunday March 30 2014 to Friday April 04 2014 |
Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1 60327 Frankfurt am Main See on Map P : +49 69 75 75 - 0 |
lightbuilding@messefrankfurt.com light-building.messefrankfurt.com/frankfurt/en |
| Manufacturers from over 50 countries – including all market leaders with their latest products for the fields of lighting, electrical engineering, house and building automation and civil-engineering software – are represented at Light+Building. Only at the world’s leading trade fair for architecture and technology will you encounter more than 196,000 visitors from all over the world with the necessary decision-making competence. | ||
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