our first mart exhibition in copenhagen, denmark will open on 27th of august at the bella center.

as always, designboom provides an unprecedented opportunity to meet the young avant-garde and become familiar with their work. 35 designers from all over the world will share know-how and discuss with with other like-minded professionals and people from different cultural backgrounds: customers, manufacturers, distributors, press and museum curators – verifying their designs and their packaging credentials.

if you’re in town come and visit us. CASH IS KING! the mart is a sales exhibition, where the international participants partially cover the travel costs through the sales that they make. for 4 days, visitors are able to buy design souvenirs™ (prototypes and/or limited edition pieces) directly from the designers themselves – all priced from (EUR) € 10 – €100 / DKK 70 – DKK 700 where: bella center center boulevard 5 DK-2300 copenhagen (see map)

opening hours: august 27 – 30 10am – 6pm thursday – saturday (trade only) 10am – 4pm sunday (trade and public)

the designboom mart is part of the cultural program of the CODE – copenhagen design fair, during denmark’s international design week 09.

designboom mart goes to copenhagen! - 2bracelet made from LP records by secco shop from finland

designboom mart goes to copenhagen! - 3belts with recycled bike buckles, made from the roller chain’s sprocket by steel toe studio (erica gordon) from USA

designboom mart goes to copenhagen! - 4 nava vase by liran levi from israel

designboom mart goes to copenhagen! - 5magnetic clock by lo_la designs from poland

designboom mart goes to copenhagen! - 6softy lamp by martijn westphal from the netherlands

designboom mart goes to copenhagen! - 7photo paddles by steven haulenbeek from USA

‘design that matters’ is the theme of the first copenhagen design week (august 27 until september 6) in view of the UN climate conference, which is scheduled to take place in copenhagen in december, the design week will focus wholly on sustainability.

‘every item in the program traces the positive power of design to inspire companies and individuals to create new opportunities for a changing world’, says christian scherfig, director of the danish design center, which is organizing the copenhagen design week.

other events – exhibition of the finalists of the INDEX Awards (august 21 – september 13). ‘design to improve life’ is organized by the danish state and offers prize money totaling €500,000. – exhibition COPENHAGEN SHOWHOW (august 27 – september 6) shows sustainable design by talented young people – CO2PENHAGEN (september 5/6) is a CO2-neutral music festival. – exhibition ‘it’s a small world’ (august 28 – february 1, 2010) in the danish design center will explore the return to handicrafts in design and architecture – classic danish design will be exhibited in the kunstindustrimuseet.