HOME DECOR: 5-8.03.2012
HOME DECOR Fair debuted this year on a new date. The debut may be considered as particularly successful.
130 companies from 10 countries presented their offer at this year's HOME DECOR fair. The group of exhibitors included leading companies operating in the interior décor and furnishings industry, such as ADO, Dekoma, Eurofirany, Flokatex, Hanipol, Gustav Gerster, Kalmar, Ridex or Witeks. The stands featured a presentation of new collections of textiles, decoration, ceramics, glass and lighting. Exhibitors were well prepared for four days full of intense contracting, their stands were visited in large numbers by representatives of shops, wholesale companies, retail chains and hotels as well as designers, interior architects and furniture buyers. The latter showed up in very large numbers this year due to the simultaneous organisation of MEBLE POLSKA fair held on MTP fairgrounds.
| A new dimension of interior design |
This year, HOME DECOR fair was accompanied by two other events, Meble Polska contracting fair and an event dedicated to industrial design – arena Design. The combination of the three events, two of which are of a strictly contracting nature, resulted in the integration of the industry. The result was not only co-operation between manufacturers and customers traditionally established at the fair, but also development of relationships between designers and manufacturers. By rescheduling Home Decor to the date coinciding with Meble Polska fair and arena Design, the organisers placed emphasis not only on the commercial aspect of the fair, but also on issues related to product development. The block of trade fair events dedicated to furniture, interior décor and design was a hit. The exhibition covering a total of 41 thousand m² was visited by 13,000 people, mainly professionals. We consider this year's edition of the fair as particularly successful – says Józef Szyszka, Director of HOME DECOR Fair – exhibitors drew attention to the presence of numerous foreign merchants, and visitors emphasised the cross-cutting nature of the offer and exemplary organisation of the event. Placing the home décor industry next to the largest contracting event in Poland and the open meeting of designers turned out to be a recipe for success.
| Gold Medals and industry innovations |
As every year, the fair abounded in events, training sessions, lectures, presentations and discussions. The invited experts discussed topics related to sales techniques in traditional showrooms and e-stores, the latest interior design trends, and presented solutions and tools for designers and architects. On the first day, Gold Medals were awarded during a joint gala of MEBLE POLSKA and HOME DECOR fairs. The Gold Medal was awarded to Eurofirany for CHANEL artistic ceramics collection. During the fair a consumer poll to choose the best product from among this year's winners of the Gold Medal at MEBLE POLSKA and HOME DECOR fairs was launched. Visitors had the opportunity to vote for their favourite via touch screens located in the Champions' Zone in the centre of the exhibition space. Internet users can vote for the best product by 8 April at www.zlotymedal.mtp.pl. HOME DECOR also featured awards for the most beautiful fair stands, which went to: MAXXL S.C., Business Consulting Group Sp. z o. o., EUROFIRANY B.B. Choczyńscy Sp. J. and RIDEX DEKORACJA Sp. z o.o. Sp. K.
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The Fair in numbers |
Number of exhibitors: 130
Number of visitors: 13,073
Exhibition space: 7,500 m²
Simultaneous events: Meble Polska Furniture Fair and arena DESIGN
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