International Home Textile Magazine – March’17

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EVENTS
A lounge with trend presentation is being planned
with members of the EFSA (European Floral and
Lifestyle Product Suppliers) in Hall 8. There, exhibitors
such as Belgofloor, Capi, Esschert, NDT,
Ter Steege and Van der Leeden will show how
the right decorations can lead to increased retail
sales.
Hessian State Award for German Arts &
Crafts and opening ceremony
In future, the renowned Hessian State Award for
German Arts and Crafts, the foremost award for
the sector in Germany, will be presented during
the Tendence opening ceremony, which is scheduled
to take place on the stage of Galleria 1 on
the Saturday morning of the fair.
Greater convenience and new halls for
visitors to discover
Thanks to the new dates at the end of June, it is
now possible for Tendence to occupy new halls:
in the interests of visitors and an improved tradefair
experience, Messe Frankfurt has made more
space available and introduced a new hall configuration
with six halls – 8.0, 9.0, 9.1, 10.1, 11.0
and 11.1 – in use. New is an optimised visitor
management system with no more than two levels
per hall in operation. Accordingly, Hall 9.2 will
not be opened. Thus, the Jewellery & Accessories
segment with jewellery, watches and fashion accessories
will be housed in Hall 11.1. The Trend
Hall (11.0), is the setting for trending gifts and
design-oriented table and kitchen accessories,
as well as gourmet gifts, e.g., premium edible
oils and tea specialities. In the ‘Pure & Elegant’
segment in Hall 9.0, functional, timeless and
modern-puristic home design meets emotional,
classic and elegant furnishing concepts with highgrade
furniture, textiles and home accessories.
Classic and decorative gift ideas are located in
the ‘Gift Classics’ segment, Hall 9.1, while furnishing
and decorating ideas for the house and
garden are to be found in the ‘Lovely Home’ and
‘Seasonal Decoration’ segments in Hall 8.0.
March 2017