we are now selecting designers for our upcoming designboom mart in new york!
find out how to take part




designboom is doing trade shows right.
design fairs are a fantastic occasion to reach like-minded people (curators, press, general public) as well as industry professionals.
they are all in love with design and want to know the stories behind the 'products', they like to shop and the designboom mart
is the place to do it.

the designboom mart is widely recognized as the ORIGINAL, the first ever design bazaar. in early 2005 designboom created
a completely new formula of exhibition and since then we have organized over 20 international marts worldwide,
that combine high-profile design with a popular street market setting, making up the cultural program of trade fairs.




designboom marts act as a commercial fair's palate cleanser. when the glossier offerings on the show floor start feeling like
too slick a pitch, it can be refreshing to see a group of mostly young designers selling their own inexpensive wares in
a PR-free marketplace. and if their products are more fun than clever, there's usually something even more unexpected
at the next table.

thirty to forty-odd designers, from almost as many countries introduce their particularly inventive products to the marketplace
for the first time, exposed to many potential business contacts. designboom marts serve as a unique interactive platform for
emerging and established designers to test their new ideas at a very low exhibition cost, prior to investing large sums into
solo shows. many designers went on to achieve notoriety in the design business following their participation in designboom marts.

designboom marts are an unprecedented opportunity to meet the young designers and become familiar with their work.
the group exhibitions see international design professionals personally presenting their wares. (prototypes and/or limited edition pieces)
along with, various-samples.the designers have the opportunity to meet and discuss with customers, manufacturers, distributors,
press and museum curators - verifying their designs and their packaging credentials. mart visitors can purchase intelligent, useful and
quirky items for a symbolic price, anywhere between 10-100 USD (or the equivalent in the currency of where the mart is held, YEN, EUROs etc.).

the designboom marts are truly international - designers come from over 30 countries, and partially cover the travel costs through
the sales that they make. over the intense days of exhibiting and socializing designers have the chance to discuss their work with
other professionals from different cultural backgrounds.

upcoming designboom marts:
we are are now selecting designers for this event - find out how to take part
previous mart exhibitions: (click on a logo to see a report from the event)
in collaboration with:
ICFF new york, north america's largest contermporary furniture show produced and managed by GLM george little management.	tokyo designer's week, produced and managed by DA design association NPO.	design biennial in saint etienne international creative festival produced and managed by the city of saint-etienne.	stockholm furniture fair sweden's largest design event produced and managed by stockholm international fairs
sydney design festival australia's most popular design event produced and managed by powerhouse museum.	seoul design olympiad seoul's largest annual design event produced and managed by seoul metropolitan government.	state of design festival is the public face of the victorian government design victoria strategy.	code design fair is an annual event held in copenhagen, denmark.
valencia disseny week, valencia’s annual design fair.	100% design tokyo produced and managed by DA design association NPO.