Craft Focus - April/May 2020 (Issue 78)

28 C o-located Paperworld India, C orporate Gifts Show, Interior Lifestyle India and Interior Lifestyle India presented by Ambiente India post poned In view of the intensifying spread of Covid-19 across the globe and the precautionary travel restrictions put in place by the Indian Government, Messe Frankfurt India together with Gifts & Accessories, the Exhibition Division of Netlink Solutions (India) Ltd have decided to postpone the four co-located fairs – Paperworld India, Corporate Gifts Show, Interior Lifestyle India and Interior Lifestyle India presented by Ambiente India, slated for March 2020. Having received a definitive industry feedback in support of this decision, the co-located fairs will now take place from 21 st -23 rd January, 2021 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai. For enquiries related to Paperworld India, Corporate Gifts Show, Interior Lifestyle India and Interior Lifestyle India presented by Ambiente India, please visi t paperworldindia.com; corporategiftsshow.com o r interiorlifestyleindia.com CREATIVEWORLD EXHIBITORS SUPPORT YOUNG ARTISTS The long-standing partnership between Creativeworld and the Frankfurt Children’s Office (Frankfurter Kinderbüro) paid dividends again this year for many children’s and youth organisations as more than 100 Creativeworld exhibitors made donations of craft materials. On 12 th March, 2020, these donations were formally handed over to more than 50 organisations in the Riederwald district of Frankfurt. The largest international trade fair for hobby, art and craft supplies, Creativeworld brings together almost 370 exhibitors. Of these, 111 took part in the donation scheme this year, providing a brightly coloured and vibrant mix of products and materials and offering anything and everything that a young artistic soul could wish for. The H. Schmincke company from Erkrath has taken part in the donation scheme from the beginning and their managing director, Nils Knappe, says: “We think it’s a great idea to combine art with social projects, such as integration and the fostering of creativity. We’re delighted to be supporting projects that introduce young people to art with our artists’ colours.” Dr. Florian Hawranek, managing director of C. Kreul, is also keen on the project: “We’re very pleased to be supporting the donation campaign run by the Children’s Office. It’s important for children to paint, to make and create things using good paints. That makes it a valuable experience for them, makes it fun and helps them to produce original pieces of work. So, the pleasure that the children get from it is motivating for us. Another stimulus is, of course, avoiding waste. After a trade fair, the boxes will have been opened to a greater or lesser extent, so that they can no longer be sold on the retail market. The donations scheme is perfect in this respect: we can make children happy and don’t have to spend time unnecessarily sorting through things. And both things tick boxes when it comes to sustainability.” The next Creativeworld will take place from 30 th January – 2 nd February, 2021.