Craft Focus - Aug/Sep (Issue 68)

shows, news and events Our roundup of this season’s most unmissable events Autumn Fair 2 nd - 5 th September, 2018 NEC Birmingham autumnfair.com Creativeworld 26 th - 29 th January, 2019 Frankfurt am Main creativeworld.messefrankfurt.com CHSI Stitches 17 th - 19 th February, 2019 NEC Birmingham chsi.co.uk DIARY DATES STATIONERY SHOW MANCHESTER CANCELLED Ocean Media Group has announced that this year’s Stationery Show Manchester has been cancelled, citing the tough retail market, cautious buyers and uncertain suppliers as reasons not to run the event. The second edition of the show had been due to take place at Emirates Old Trafford on the 9 th and 10 th October, 2018. “We feel the level of uncertainty in the market is too high to expect our exhibitors to risk supporting a new show,” explains Event Manager, Hazel Fieldwick. “We appreciate the trust and support of companies who had committed to our Manchester show, and we will ensure that all of them are recognised accordingly.” The announcement came just days after this year’s LaunchPad competition opened for entries, and those already received will be carried forward to next year’s Stationery Show London. “It is frustrating to walk away from an event that the whole team was working hard on and looking forward to, but we cannot ignore the economic realities stationery industry suppliers are currently facing,” adds Hazel. Ocean Media is now focusing its efforts on the London show, which will return for its ninth edition at the Business Design Centre on 30 th April and 1 st May, 2019. Visit stationeryshowlondon.co.uk for the latest details. 300+ COMPANIES REGISTER FOR CREATIVEWORLD More than 300 manufacturers have already signed up for next year’s Creativeworld, which takes place at Frankfurt am Main from 26 th to 29 th January, 2019. Preparations for the event are already in full swing. “We are very pleased with the number of registrations received and are keenly looking forward to Creativeworld 2019,” says Michael Reichhold, Show Director. “Our planning for the hall layout and the multi-faceted programme of events is also well advanced.” Each year Creativeworld brings together an unrivalled spectrum of craft trends from across the world. Some of the industry’s key players are already signed up to return, including C. Kreul, Clairefontaine, Creativ Company, Efco Kreativ, Folia, Marabu, Rayher Hobby, Rico Design and Staedtler. “We will be coming back again to present our new DIY products to trade visitors at Creativeworld,” says Britta Olsen, Brands and Communication Director at Staedtler. “Our products can be tried and tested at the fair, in keeping with our company motto, ‘release your creativity’.” Also attending is Klaus Fliegerbauer, CEO at Eburhard Faber Vertrieb GmbH. “We will be represented at the coming Creativeworld because it attracts buyers from all over the world, which makes it an important platform for us,” he explains. “We anticipate making contact with potential customers for our export business at the same time as presenting our latest products to German retailers.” Nils Knapp, CEO of H.Schmincke, is also looking forward to the event. “The fair gives us the opportunity to meet the world’s most important players from our sector at the beginning of 2019,” he says. “This meeting place has been established for years and has proven its worth many times.” In addition to well-known brands and young companies, Creativeworld will also feature a programme of events, and The Creative Impulse Award will also return. Visitors will include those from the wholesale, retail and specialist trade, as well as home improvement companies and garden centres, internet and mail order suppliers and commercial consumers. “Our concept has proven its worth and been accepted by both trade and industry,” adds Michael. “Creativeworld is the ideal business, trend and order platform for this sector.” Visit creativeworld.messefrankfurt.com for the latest news and updates. craft focus 23 shows and events