Creative Diversity
Creativity gives meaning to life. And its diversity is boundless. Convincing examples in the new Art Aurea, issue 59, spring 2025.
The variety of excellent craftsmanship, sophisticated design and the most diverse art genres is more complex today than ever before. Even more important is a… Read on
Christmas Fair Karlsruhe
Applied arts and crafts at the Regierungspräsidium am Rondellplatz
Lovers of high-quality arts and crafts will find long-lasting quality and refreshing design at the Christmas Fair Karlsruhe. On two floors, 39 exhibitors present a… Read on
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Regierungspräsidium am Rondellplatz
Karl-Friedrich-Straße 17
76135 Karlsruhe - Thu–Sat 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Sunday until 6 p.m. - Link
27th Zeughausmesse in Berlin
Art, craftsmanship and design by young talents and well-known masters.
Around 80 exhibitors will be presenting their work at the Zeughausmesse from November 7 to 10, 2024 at KühlhausBerlin. Innovative ideas and developments by newcomers… Read on
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KühlhausBerlin
Luckenwalder Straße 3
10963 Berlin - 07. 11. 2024, 2 – 6 p.m.
08. 11. 2024, 12 – 7 p.m.
09. 11. 2024, 12 – 7 p.m.
10. 11. 2024, 12 – 6 p.m. - Link
Ten Years of Fair 126
36 exhibitors at the anniversary of the Gmünd Jewelry & Silver Fair.
How quickly a decade passes. From humble beginnings, a small but attractive trade fair for design jewelry and silver has developed. The organizer is the… Read on
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Messe 126
Congress-Centrum-Stadtgarten
Leutze Saal
Rektor-Klaus-Straße 9
73525 Schwäbisch Gmünd - Friday 6.30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Saturday 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. - Link
A Sense of Community
Many things succeed alone, but some can only be achieved together. Examples in the new Art Aurea, issue 57, Autumn 2024.
When people want to achieve something great, they are usually well advised to collaborate with likeminded teammates. This applies equally to political goals, environmental issues… Read on
In Competition
Is it a need or a compulsion to dominate? News about competition(s) in arts and crafts in Art Aurea, issue 56, Summer 2024.
In ancient Greece, competition in art and sport, known as agon, was a fundamental principle of culture. Legendary artist duels have been known since the… Read on
Arts, Crafts, Life
Art and craftsmanship as the elixir of life! Can this also apply to entire locations? An example in the winter 2023 issue of Art Aurea.
There is no doubt that art and crafts are essential elements of a fulfilled individual life. The fact that they can also inspire and shape… Read on
Grassimesse Leipzig 2023
Works by approximately 140 designers and seven art academies will be on display from October 20 to 22.
The GRASSI Museum in Leipzig combines a museum of applied arts with a museum of ethnology and a museum of musical instruments. Stimulating historical collections,… Read on
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GRASSI Museum für Angewandte Kunst
Johannisplatz 5-11
04103 Leipzig, Germany - Friday, Oct. 20 and Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Link
Art & Design Tegernsee 2023
A new trade fair format in the exclusive setting of Gut Kaltenbrunn.
Ten art galleries, art dealers and designers from Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Munich and Vienna will present selected works of international standing at Art & Design… Read on
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Gut Kaltenbrunn
Cattle barn and threshing floor
Kaltenbrunn 1
83703 Gmund am Tegernsee - Preview: Sept. 28, 2023, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Opening hours:
Friday – Monday: noon - 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 3: noon to 4 p.m. - Link
Jewelry Design 2023
What characterizes well-designed jewelry in small series.
Buzzwords tend to be misused. For example, long before the turn of the millennium, the word “design” was overused and devalued to denote any kind… Read on
“Fangfrisch” in Wismar
New trade fair for applied arts in Wismar. Applications until February 28, 2023.
The “Fangfrisch” [Freshly Caught] trade fair will be held for the first time in the northeast of Germany from October 6 to 8, 2023. Organized… Read on
Inspiring Living Spaces
About workshops, studios and living spaces, where work and life unite in an inspiring way. Art Aurea, Issue 50, Winter 2022.
In the past, workshops and studios produced many of the masterpieces of art and craft that have endured for centuries and that we still admire… Read on
Grassimesse 2022 Leipzig
Approximately 150 designers from Europe, Asia and the USA
This year’s Grassimesse, which takes place from Oct. 21 to Oct. 23, 2022, focuses on jewelry and ceramics, as well as textiles, glass, furniture, metal… Read on
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GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts
Johannisplatz 5-11
D-04103 Leipzig - Opening: Thursday, Oct. 20, 7 to 9:30 p.m., free guided tour
Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. - Link
Fertile Ground for Art
How does interest or even love for art develop? The autumn 2022 edition of Art Aurea shows that craft can be a favorable breeding ground.
Some people are totally indifferent to art. For others, art means a lot, or even everything, in one form or another. The similarities and differences… Read on
Jewelry Design 2022
Before Corona, numerous designers exhibited at Inhorgenta Munich. The change in jewelry culture began long before.
Until the 1980s, Germany’s jewelry industry was very nearly the world’s largest, second only to Italy as the global leader. Nowadays most jewelry is made… Read on
Inhorgenta and IHM [International Crafts Fair] postponed
Due to Corona, Inhorgenta will now take place from April 8 to 11. New date for the IHM: July 6 to 10, 2022.
New dates for the two Munich industry trade shows Inhorgenta Munich and Internationale Handwerksmesse were announced on January 11, 2022. Justifying the postponement of Inhorgenta,… Read on
New Edition of the MK&G Fair
The comprehensively rejuvenated fair begins at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg on November 23, 2021.
Seventy-two exhibitors, selected by a jury of experts, will present objects embodying a wide variety of materials, techniques and designs that offer fresh perspectives on… Read on
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MK&G Fair
Museum of Arts and Crafts Hamburg
Steintorplatz 1
20099 Hamburg
Germany - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. - Link
Munich’s Craft Fair IHM 2021 cancelled
It was to be expected! The IHM with the special shows “Schmuck”, “Talente” and “Exempla” planned 10 to 14 March 2021, cannot take place due to Corona.
As GHM Gesellschaft für Handwerksmessen mbH announced on 14 January, the Craft Fair would have to be cancelled „due to the continued restrictions in place… Read on
Internationale Handwerksmesse 2021 abgesagt
Es war zu erwarten! Auch in diesem Frühjahr kann die vom 10. bis 14. März 2021 geplante Internationale Handwerksmesse, IHM, wegen Corona nicht stattfinden.
Wie die GHM Gesellschaft für Handwerksmessen mbH, München, am 14. Januar mitteilt, müsse die Handwerksmesse „als Konsequenz der anhaltenden Bestimmungen zur Eindämmung der Coronapandemie abgesagt… Read on
Cancellation of the Internationale Handwerksmesse 2020
The coronavirus has now also affected “Handwerk & Design.” What can we learn from the crisis?
The organising company GHM Gesellschaft für Handwerksmessen mbH has decided to cancel the 2020 edition of the Internationale Handwerksmesse, including Handwerk & Design and Garten… Read on
Internationale Handwerksmesse 2020 abgesagt.
Das Coronavirus hat nun auch die „Handwerk & Design“ getroffen. Was können wir aus der Krise lernen?
Die GHM Gesellschaft für Handwerksmessen mbH als Veranstalter muss die Internationale Handwerksmesse mit der Handwerk & Design und der Garten München für das Durchführungsjahr 2020… Read on
Talente 2020 canceled too
With the cancellation of the IHM, the special show Talente does not take place either.
Keenness to experiment, old and new techniques, references to environmental issues: this year’s special show of young talents at the “Crafts & Design” exhibition would… Read on