On November 29 and 30, 2008, Berlin sees its second European Design Trade Show UNDESIGNABLE.

25 galleries and dealers from all over Europe will present their finest 20th century design pieces at Berliner’s Gustav-Meyer-Building.

The UNDESIGNABLE fair shows a wide choice of objects, e.g. exquisite genuine furniture, lighting, paintings, prints, jewellery and decorative and art pieces from plastic, glass or ceramics. Design aficionados attracted to last century’s period from the 40s to 80s find their own dream piece, or just browse and enjoy the stylish variety of these decades. Works of famous designers as Mies Van der Rohe, Friso Kramer, Jean Prouvé, Arne Jacobsen, Bruno Mathsson, Charles and Ray Eames or Joe Colombo and many others will be on show at the exhibition area that expands to some 863 sqm.

Most of the dealers and galleries, from the Germany, Netherlands, France and Belgium, will present their treasures for the very first time in Berlin. All merchandise offered for sale during the event is authentic; with no reproductions permitted. Following the start in Dutch design Mecca Eindhoven (May 2007) and after the two successful Trade Shows in Berlin (Nov 2007) and in Amsterdam (May 2008), UNDESIGNABLE is back, for a second edition of the Berliner’s Trade Show, and add to the city’s Art and Design scene, as a periodical event.

Professional visitors, dealers and press may preview UNDESIGNABLE on November 28 2008, starting at 9 hrs. The fair opens its gates for the public on November 29 and 30, from 11 through 17 hrs.

Saturday, November 29th, 2008
Sunday, November 30th, 2008
11 – 17 hrs

Undesignable – Trade Show
Technologie und Innovations Park
Gustav-Meyer-Allee
Voltastrasse 5
13353 Berlin
Germany

Source: www.undesignable.eu

Duesseldorf/Germany: “Why don’t you organize this fantastic event twice a year?” Questions like this and encouraging comments by enthusiastic design lovers still make the organizers smile. But Ute Mirbach and Jan Hasenberg stick to their strategy: DBD once a year, growing slowly and improving steadily.

When they started in 1999, there was just the idea and a 1800-square-metre industrial hall, no more – but 45 dealers and dedicated collector-friends followed the idea and formed the first Design Boerse – and it became a success! From the beginning it turned out to be a lively event, and the first Duesseldorf-based market exclusively for international vintage 20th Century Design Objects got off to a start. From then on the DBD attracted more and more people, dealers and visitors, and today, DESIGN BOERSE DUESSELDORF is THE annual German Fair for Modern Design Classics – with its 10th return in 2008 presenting about 140 dealers over 4000 square metres.

The 10th return is now envisaged for October 2008 – with again about 140 dealers! 10th Design Boerse Duesseldorf will offer again finest 20th Century international Design.

Visitors from USA, Japan and nearly all European countries meet in Duesseldorf every October. Indian summer on the Rhine combined with some great finds – more and more visitors have already made a tradition out of it. They combine their design trip to Paris/France, Amsterdam/Netherlands or Antwerp+Brussels/Belgium with their visit to Duesseldorf – and they are delighted! At the DESIGN BOERSE, they find all the important European Design Galleries as exhibitors – and even more, a talk with the young new gallerists and co-collectors who act as one-time sellers is always appreciated!
All renowned auction houses active in the field of modern design are present with information booths: Dorotheum (Wien/Duessledorf), Herr (Cologne), Quittenbaum (Munich), Siebers (Stuttgart), von Zezschwitz (Munich). Netherland’s most read interior design magazine EIGENHUIS acts as a sponsor and is distributing free copies of its October edition again!

Classic interior design pieces, furniture designed by architects, glass, ceramics, collector’s silver jewelry, modernism, Bauhaus, Memphis, Post-Modernism, mid-century – the programme is manifold, due to the variety of offering galleries and private collectors. What they think the visitor + design addict could love + wish to own – they bring it! From Bauhaus via Scandinavian and American Mid-century to Memphis – several hours are needed to cover the whole Design Boerse, a concentrated event that starts on late Saturday afternoon for the sellers (4 pm) and opens on Sunday morning for the public.

Sunday, October 19th, 2008
11 – 18 hrs

Design Boerse Duesseldorf
Grossmarkthallen Duesseldorf
Ulmenstr. 275
D-40468 Düsseldorf
Germany

Source: www.designboerse.info