Home & Gift, Harrogate - Gift Focus magazine

summer sourcing
For five days in August Frankfurt am Main in Germany
becomes a honey pot for home and gift buyers from around
the globe. Read on to find out more
Tendence is an important international
consumer goods trade fair in the second half
of the year, showcasing latest lines from the
furnishing, decoration and gift sectors.
With more than 2,000 exhibitors presenting
their latest products for the coming autumn,
winter and Christmas business, the show
offers buyers an opportunity to round off
retail collections in the second half of the
year. It also provides an early insight into new
products for the spring and summer of 2012.
With around 130,000 square metres
Gilde-Handwerk Macrander GmbH & Co. KG
54 giftfocus
of exhibition space in nine halls, Tendence
occupies the whole western section of
the Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre. A
meeting place for over 56,900 trade visitors
it provides a platform for discovering new
products, to place orders and meet with new
and existing clients.
“With the two product sections,
Living and Giving, and over 2,000
exhibitors, we present, on the one
hand, everything for the home and
table with emotional, exclusive
and stylish products and, on the
other hand, the entire portfolio of
products from individual gift items
and trendy lifestyle products, to highgrade
jewellery.”
Tendence show director, Sabine Scharrer
This year’s Tendence partner country is Austria
and numerous events are planned throughout
the show to flag up authentic, modern and
traditional firms, craftsmen and designers,
as well as to showcase Austria as a popular
tourist destination.
Living
The international Living section showcases
modern interior design elements including
furniture and furnishings, home accessories,
design and luxury products, trendy ranges,
festive decorations and outdoor furniture.
With around 1,000 exhibitors, including
renowned suppliers and manufacturers like
Alessi, Koziol, Leonardo and Reisenthel, Living
In brief
show Tendence
when 26 th -30 th August 2011
where Frankfurt am Main, Germany
website www.tendence.messefrankfurt.com
visitor registration www.ukfrankfurt.co.uk
WR- Accessories GmbH
is spread over five exhibition halls. The vast
range of products are presented in five
main categories – Interiors & Decoration,
Loft, Seasonal Decoration, Outdoor Living and
Passage Home & Garden.
Loft is the designated area for designorientated
and avant-garde home accessories,
furniture, lighting and textiles.
New for 2011 is the Home & Trend Award
which aims to draw attention to products
distinguished not only by individual qualities
but also by a well-rounded overall concept.
The award-winning products will be selected