-
Natural Stone Exhibitions / Design Weeks / Construction Exhibitions
-
14Jan - 20JanThe event is over.
IMM COLOGNE
COLOGNE - GERMANYThe first major trade fair of the year, featuring new launches by a host of established European furniture brands and the [D3] Design Contest for young designers
18Jan - 22JanThe event is over.
MAISON & OBJET
PARIS - FRANCEThe autumn edition of the biannual trade fair for interior design, homeware and gifts features over 500 exhibitors. Also hosts lectures, debates plus a Designers of the Year prize.
24Jan - 27JanThe event is over.
IDS13
TORONTO - CANADACanada's largest design trade fair features 300 exhibitors and a speaker programme with international architects and designers.
04Feb - 10FebThe event is over.
STOCKHOLM DESIGN WEEK
STOCKHOLM - SWEDENAnchored by Stockholm Furniture Fair, the world’s largest showcase of Scandinavian furniture design, plus exhibitions around the city. This year also incorporates the biannual Northern Light Fair.
06Feb - 08FebThe event is over.
AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR
SDNEY - AUSTRALIAManufacturers from Australia, New Zealand and beyond show their wares. Includes a seminar series and free workshops.
15Feb - 19FebThe event is over.
AMBIENTE
FRANKFURT - GERMANYThe best ideas, the most creative impulses, the most exciting new products. As the world’s most important event for the consumer-goods sector, Ambiente puts new life into the market – and gives your business an unparalleled boost. Only there, in the Dining, Giving and Living segments, can you be sure of finding so many international exhibitors with all the latest products and trends.
27Feb - 03MarThe event is over.
DESIGN INDABA
CAPE TOWN - SOUTH AFRICACultural conference for all creative sectors, including graphic and industrial design alongside fashion, art and broadcasting. Also features a design expo introducing South African designers to a global market.
08Mar - 11MarThe event is over.
DESIGN DAYS DUBAI
DUBAI - UAECollectible furniture from international galleries. Visitors can attend talks, workshops and live design performances.
12Mar - 15MarThe event is over.
MIPIM
CANNES - FRANCEExhibition bringing together leading international property developers from a range of sectors, plus conference programme and awards. Popular with architects.
14Mar - 17MarThe event is over.
DESIGN MARCH
REYKJAVIK - ICELANDInternational designers and local creatives showcase architecture, fashion, furniture, typography and food. Includes studio tours and pop-up shops.
15Mar - 16MarThe event is over.
INDIA DESIGN FORUM
MUMBAI - INDIATwo-day conference featuring talks on the future of Indian design by prominent architects, designers, curators and critics.
09Apr - 14AprThe event is over.
TORTONA DESIGN WEEK
MILANO - ITALYThe design world’s most important and most sprawling jamboree features the enormous Salone Internazionale del Mobile trade fair, upcoming designers and brands at the Ventura Lambrate and Zona Tortona districts and many more locations across the city.
09Apr - 14AprThe event is over.
SALONE INTERNAZIONALE DEL MOBILE
MILANO - ITALYThe Salone del Mobile is the global benchmark for the Home Furnishing Sector. An invaluable tool for the industry as well as an ongoing, quite extraordinary promotional vehicle. The Salone made its first appearance in 1961, designed to promote Italian furniture and furnishing accessories on the export market, and it has continued to do so impeccably, ensuring that the quality of Italian furniture is known to all four corners of the earth, and continues so to do, with half of all its visitors coming from around the world.
16May - 17MayThe event is over.
WHAT CAN DESIGN DO
AMSTERDAM - NETHERLANDSIndustry experts at this two-day conference discuss how design can respond to social issues and advocate change.
18May - 21MayDESIGN WEEK NYC
NEW YORK CITY - USATaking place during Design Week NYC, more than 500 exhibitors from around the world show contemporary furniture, lighting, flooring, textiles and more for residential and commercial interiors. ICFF is a part of Design Week NY.
18May - 21MayICFF INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE FAIR
NEW YORK - USANorth America's premier showcase for contemporary design, ICFF annually lures those in determined pursuit of design's tmely trusths and latest trends to an encyclopedic exhibition of up-to-the moment offerings, as well as a series of fascinating, fun and edifying pograms and a packed schedule of supplementary exhibits and feautures.
21May - 23MayCLERKENWELLDESIGN WEEK
LONDON - UKExhibitions and talks in a former Victorian glassworks, a historic church and an old underground prison plus 60 furniture showrooms and installations around the district.
21May - 25MayTHE RUSSIAN INTERIOR SHOW
MOSCOW - RUSSIAThe Moscow Interior Furniture Show and Rooms Moscow have combined this year to showcase Russian and Eastern European homes and office furniture.
23May - 09JunBELGRADE DESIGN WEEK
BELGRADE - SERBIAThree-day-long conference with speakers from south-eastern Europe and beyond, plus workshops, master classes and design exhibitions.
05Jun - 09JunDMY BERLIN
BERLIN - GERMANYGraduates and young brands from over 30 countries presenting work in the hangars of the former Tempelhof airport, plus a topical program of talks and lively parties.
05Jun - 07JunINTERIOR LIFESTYLE TOKYO
TOKYO - JAPANTrade fair for housewares, home accessories and gifts. Interior Lifestyle Tokyo is the leading design-oriented trade fair for the Japanese high-end interior market. It serves the top trends for kitchen, dining, gift items as well as home accessories and home textiles from Japan and all over the world.
06Jun - 09JunDESIGN DISTRICT (% 100 DESIGN)
ROTTERDAM - NERTHERLANDAfter 10 years, 100% Design, known as the trade event for interior design, continues as Design District. The first edition with this new name took place last June in Taets, Zaandam (near Amsterdam). Besides this new name, the concept and organization of the event remains the same.
10Jun - 16JunDESIGN MIAMI - BASEL
BASEL - SWITZERLANDCoinciding with the Art Basel fair, this collectors’ fair features selling exhibitions by galleries from around the world plus one-off installations, talks and events.
21Jun - 30JunSOFIA DESIGN WEEK
SOFIA - BULGARIACity-wide talks, exhibitions and installations providing a platform for Bulgarian designers to present their work and an insight into the design scene in the Balkans.
23Jun - 07JulLONDON FESTIVAL OF ARCHITECTURE
LONDON - UKA playful two-week programme of events, installations and exhibitions that show what architects have to offer to London's communities.
09Sep - 15SepPARIS DESIGN WEEK
PARIS - FRANCEEncompasses out-of-town trade fair Maison&Objet plus open studios and design shows around the city centre with work by students, graduates and upcoming designers.
12Sep - 22SepHELSINKI DESIGN WEEK
HELSINKI - FINLANDExhibitions, fashion shows, talks and design workshops in Helsinki's Old Customs Warehouse and a growing number of satellite venues. Ties in with Habitare, Finland’s largest interiors fair.
12Sep - 15SepLISBON ARCHITECTURE TRIENNALE
LISBON - PORTUGALThe inaugural edition features three exhibitions alongside a series of talks, conferences and events that examine the changing role of architects in contemporary society, with a particular focus on Portugal.
14Sep - 22SepDESIGN FESTIVAL
LONDON - UKEvents across the city, anchored by trade fair 100% Design in the west, upcoming designers at Tent London to the east and young brands at designjunction in the centre.
27Sep - 06OctVIENNA DESIGN WEEK
VIENNA - AUSTRIAUpcoming Austrian and European designers are invited to collaborate with time-honoured Viennese manufacturers and present the results at traditional shops and ateliers around the city.
02Oct - 04OctWORLD ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL
SINGAPORE - SINGAPOREArchitects from around the world present their projects and compete for the title of World Building of the Year. Also features lectures and seminars.
13Oct - 15OctABITARE IL TEMPO
VERONA - ITALYAbitare il Tempo 100% Project provides useful indications for the entire sector. The 2013 edition of the meeting in Verona will be held 13-15 October
19Oct - 27OctDUTCH DESIGN WEEK
EINDHOVEN - NETHERLANDSYoung and upcoming Netherlands-based designers present conceptual and experimental design across the city. Includes Design Academy Eindhoven graduate show, Dutch Design Awards and DOEN Materiaalprijs.
26Oct - 04NovTOKYO DESIGN WEEK
TOKYO - JAPANTokyo's annual design week centres around two shows: Tokyo Designers Week and Design Tide Tokyo. Together they host new collections, talks and workshops.
07Nov - 10NovEXPERIMENTA DESIGN
LISBOA - PORTUGALEXD is an international biennale dedicated to design, architecture and creativity; a forward-thinking platform that cultivates and analyses contemporary culture through discussion and reflection.
05Dec - 09Dec