HIGHLIGHTS
The special shows of «Handwerk & Design» illuminate
the theme of crafts and design from various perspectives, demonstrating a range of
expressive forms. Awards by international juries ensure a high level of interest and
motivation.
EXEMPLA
EXEMPLA has been the biggest special show at the Internationale Handwerksmesse
for 40 years, providing a particular point of interest for both trade visitors and
the general public. In 2010 the focus here will be on ceramics, with an exhibition
reflecting the broad uses of this material in our every day lives under the title
"Ceramics shapes the earth". The outstanding work of internationally renowned ceramics
artists will mainly be presented in live workshops.
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TALENTE
TALENTE is an international competition for young craftsmen and women
in design and technology. This special show reflects the ideas of young people in
the context of an experimental approach to materials and craft techniques. Around
95 entries are exhibited in 2010 and the best are awarded the highly sought-after
TALENTE prize.
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This presentation shows some of the very best in contemporary design
with selected works by internationally famous masters in the field of arts and crafts
and applied arts. Some 35 artists from 15 countries presented their work in glass,
wood, ceramics, metal and textiles.
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SCHMUCK
This forum of the contemporary jewellery enjoys an international reputation
as a exhibition. The works exhibited are by young goldsmiths, often still in training,
and also by well-known, established jewellery designers. The selection includes works
by some 60 goldsmiths from over 20 countries. Outstanding jewellery designers are
awarded the internationally renowned Herbert Hofmann Prize every year.
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Under the title "Ways to Design – Training in Bavaria",
Bavarian training schools, academies and universities present a wide variety of exhibits,
reflecting virtually all types of material and areas of life. What is more, trainees
and teachers also provide live demonstrations of special craft and design techniques.
In the
«Handwerk & Design» shop,
young art can be purchased at attractive prices: the goldsmith and silversmith class
of the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg offers small product series which have emerged
from work on unique specimens. The shop is run by the studenst themselves and offers
an unusual exhibition concept.
One fascinating element generates an authentic ambience: the
trade
fair café "Zeitgeist" at «Handwerk & Design». Freely
designed by students of interior design at Rosenheim Technical College, based on the
theme ceramics of EXEMPLA 2010.
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An
insight into avantgarde international jewellery design is provided by a small but
representative selection from the collection of the Deutsche Goldschmiedeschule Hanau
as part of the
theme boulevard. Here there are works by internationallly
recognised jewellery artists such as David Watkins, Anton Cepka, Perter Chang and
Hermann Jünger. One participant in the theme boulevard is the vocational college
for design, jewellery and utensils of the Pforzheim Technical College for Jewellery
and Watches. The motto of the exhibition this year is “Pure-Pure”. The
double meaning of the word is reflected in the program. Apart from showing craft techniques,
there is also an investigation into the purity of materials and colour.
«Handwerk & Design» 2010 provides a special
platform for winners of the
BKV
Prize 2009 for Young Applied Arts: all the work of the prize-winners and of the
applicants who made it through the final round is exhibited here - for the first time
since the award ceremony. The
BKV prize is awarded by the renowned
Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein e.V. (Bavarian Craft Council) to talented youngsters
in the field of arts and crafts.
«Handwerk & Design» also houses the
mobile
exhibition "Speed" by Think Tank e.V., a European initiative for applied
arts and fine arts which is currently touring European galleries. Eleven experts take
up the theme of "speed" - seemingly alien to the field of arts and crafts - and put
it into concrete shape in the creation of individual objects.
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"Frame" galleries: well-known galleries operating
at an international level specialising in jewellery, ceramics and textiles present
in 2010 within the direct environment of the special shows, giving «Handwerk
& Design» an even more distinguished profile by their simple presence.
"Gestalter im Handwerk": applied artists who have
graduated as "Gestalter im Handwerk" in addition to their initial training, present
effectively an functionallly designed objects and offer expert consultation on
the theme of design and its implementation in the craft trades..
