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European Fair for Applied Arts + Design 2010 / Second Edition
"EUNIQUE" in Karlsruhe, Germany
June 11 - 13, 2010

More information: www.eu-nique.eu (direct link to the fair's website)

WCC-Europe is the main partner of this new Craft Fair.
Special conditions for participation are given to WCC members.

Even though it is only in its second year EUNIQUE could register a huge growth:
more than 400 exhibitors from 20 countries means the number of participants
has almost doubled since last year.

Belgium ist the 2010 partner country:
Belgium, which is well known for its innovation and creativity in the field of applied arts and design,
is the official partner country for EUNIQUE 2010. Belgium has the largest representation of any
guest country at EUNIQUE, with some of its artists also featured on joint stands.

Belgium"s innovative craftsworkers and designers are among the leading names in Europe. Prominent figures
on the Belgian creative scene are synonymous with high quality and trend-setting influence.
Creative departments from international companies are turning more and more frequently to Belgium to meet
their demanding needs.

Visitors to EUNIQUE 2010 will have the opportunity to see the fruits of Belgian craftsworkers and designers
at first hand. The joint stand will showcase works from a total of 26 Belgian designers in the areas of
ceramics, textile, interior design and jewellery.

EUNIQUE is well on the way to becoming the leading trade fair for applied arts
and design in Germany and in Europe. The focus on these fields, the international
flair and the uncompromising orientation on quality pay off.

Read more: WCC-Europe Special Newsletter / November 2009

If you are interested to participate at the fair in 2011 as an individual exhibitor
or with a community booth of your country
please contact:

Contact at the fair company:
Heike Schieferstein, Project Manager
Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress-GmbH
Festplatz 9
D-76137 Karlsruhe, Germany
Tel. +49 721 3720-5126
Fax: +49 721 3720-99-5126
heike.schieferstein@kmkg.de
www.eu-nique.eu
www.messe-karlsruhe.de

Contact to:
World Crafts Council - Europe / WCC-Europe-Secretariat:
Windmuehlstrasse 3
D-60329 Frankfurt
Tel. +49 69 - 740 231
Fax +49 69 - 740 233
contact@wcc-europe.org
www.wcc-europe.org

Please see some images of EUNIQUE 2009:

Special show "Crafts of Europe"

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............ Special show "Crafts of Europe"

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Action hall of EUNIQUE 2009 ......................................................Fireplace of Guenter Matten at the Action hall

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Manfred Braun / Germany ................................................Willy Van de Velde / Belgium

Booth of "Oficio Y Arte" / Spain

WCC-Europe Board (2009) at the special exhibition "WCC-Europe Award for Contemporary Crafts from 1992
until now",
from left to right:
Executive Manager Ch. Beyer, Board Members: J.Kunovska, N.Linde, B.Roeter, B.Luyssaert, P.Blanco, A.Leclercq

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REVIEW:

Detailed information about "EUNIQUE 2009 ":
Please download & spread.....

NEW: Visitor's Flyer - PDF document (German language)

General Presentation of "EUNIQUE" - PDF document
Exhibitor's Flyer - PDF document
Special offer community booth - PDF document
Participation conditions - PDF document
Application form - PDF document

WCC Special Newsletter EUNIQUE - PDF document (ENGLISH)

WCC Sonder Newsletter EUNIQUE - PDF document (GERMAN)

WCC-Europe & KMK would be grateful if you could distribute the above files to your all your members
or other potential customers you know.

Representatives of the Fair Company presented this new Crafts Fair in detail to the
delegates at the last European General Assembly (October 2008) in Talavera / Spain.
Delegates of the different Entities were very interested in the concept of the new fair
and most of them thought it would be worth to support "eu-nique".....

Community Stands:
The KMK Fair Company will develop a separate offer for a community booth.
WCC-Europe & KMK would be glad if you could tell us if you have any specific needs for your common booth,
so that we can submit you a detailed offer and calculation.

Special Exhibition "Top of Europe":
Each country organising a community booth will have the possibility to present a certain quantity
of objects in the so called area “Top of Europe”:

In the special exhibition TOP OF EUROPE at the „EUNIQUE“ a wide range of outstanding contemporary arts
and crafts from all over Europe will be presented.
- In part 1 of this exhibition a presentation of WCC-Europe with the title
“ WCC-Europe Award for Contemporary Crafts from 92 until today ” will be shown,
- in part 2 with the title
"Crafts of Europe" other and further works of applied arts on a very high level from
European artists will be shown.

If a national entity of WCC-Europe will participate with a community booth at the “eunique”
a selection of three craftspeople from this country (with a maximum of three pieces from each artist) can be presented
in the special exhibition "Crafts of Europe".
These three artists selected by their national entity have not to be an exhibitor in the community booth of the entity.

Art and design academies/colleges:
We are planning to have a special area for craft design students on the fair.
Concerning this special area for art and design academies/colleges we would be grateful
if you could send us a list with the respective addresses, so that we can contact them directly.
Please send to: heike.schieferstein@kmkg.de
with copy to: contact@wcc-europe.org

Accommodation possibilities:
As to the accommodation possibilities "EUNIQUE" will send you some more details on request.

Your "input":
If you have any further ideas or recommendations for the development of this new fair,
please let us know to: heike.schieferstein@kmkg.de
with copy to: contact@wcc-europe.org

www.eu-nique.eu
www.eu-nique.de
www.eu-nique.org

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Please read the first press release:

PRESS RELEASE:
Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress-GmbH creates an independent showcase in 2009
for applied arts in Europe
New International Fair for Applied Arts + Design shall be a leading trade fair
for applied arts + design in Europe

The Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress-GmbH (Trade Fair and Conference Company, Karlsruhe) intends to set a theme
with a new fair project that particularly stands for style, art of living and individuality.

In June 2009, a new International Fair for Applied Arts + Design will start up, and will also be developed into a leading
market platform for the elite of the applied arts sector in Europe.

The European applied arts professional scene is committed to this project. As ideal responsible bodies, the World
Crafts Council-Europe (the Europe-wide consortium of applied arts federations) as well as the Bund der Kunsthandwerker
Baden-Wuerttemberg e.V. (Craftspeople Association of Baden-Wuerttemberg), the Berufsverband Kunsthandwerk Rheinland-
Pfalz e.V. (Professional Association of craftspeople in Rhineland-Palatinate) and the Berufsverband Angewandte Kunst
Hessen e.V. (Association for the Applied Arts in Hesse) support this project - which is intending to create an independent
showcase in Karlsruhe featuring European charisma for craftspeople from all over Europe.

“Applied arts” - the quality claim of the fair project and its exhibitors is exemplified with this term.
A jury shall also contribute to transforming the new trade fair into a recognised quality forum for the European applied arts elite.

The goal of the event is to strengthen the public perception for applied arts & design-led crafts, and to develop new purchasing
classes with purchasing power for the applied arts. Moreover, it should also reach collectors of applied arts as visitors of the fair.

The fair will start with a “private view” evening. Within the framework of the subsequent specialised trade-visitor days, interest
should be aroused amongst the fair visitors for an interesting niche with regard to profiling their business. Two fair days will then be devoted to the interested general public.

In addition, the new fair is conceived as a meeting place for design-oriented craftspeople from all over Europe. The fair will be
divided into the exhibition areas Interior Design, Jewellery & Silver and Fashion. As a result, the fair will impressively exhibit the great range of utilisation areas for contemporary applied arts.

Contacts at the fair company:
Heike Schieferstein, Project Manager
Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress-GmbH
Festplatz 9
D-76137 Karlsruhe, Germany
Tel. +49 721 3720-5126
Fax: +49 721 3720-99-5126
heike.schieferstein@kmkg.de
www.eu-nique.eu
www.messe-karlsruhe.de

Yvonne Halmich, Press Officer
Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress-GmbH
Festplatz 9
D-76137 Karlsruhe, Germany
Tel.: +49 721 / 3720-2303
Fax: + 49 721 / 3720-2319
yvonne.halmich@kmkg.de
www.eu-nique.eu
www.messe-karlsruhe.de