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24 Nov 2025

The platform for smart perspectives: Conzoom Solutions Academy – expert knowledge for the retail industry

Change remains the only constant: the growing challenges in the market demand new business impulses and the courage to embrace transformation. Topics such as generative artificial intelligence, service design, community building and an increased experience factor at the point of sale – the Conzoom Solutions Academy provides practical, hands-on know-how for the retail sector, as well as exciting awards and designer talks. Renowned experts share their insights to inspire innovation.
18 Nov 2025

Stationery Meets Creativity: Key Information for Retailers at Ambiente and Creativeworld 2026

How the worlds of fine writing, DIY and gifting converge in Frankfurt – and what makes this unique offering a must-attend for buyers across all retail formats.
21 Oct 2025

Fabric for Ideas: Textile design takes centre stage at Creativeworld 2026

Textile creativity steps into the spotlight: From 6 to 9 February 2026, the Handiwork & Textile Design product group at Creativeworld will showcase more innovation, diversity and trend appeal than ever before with international exhibitors, current DIY trends and a clear message of individuality and creative freedom. “Creativeworld demonstrates just how versatile, creative and sustainable textile craft has become. The wide range of exhibits inspires people to bring their own ideas to life – with a sense of style and responsibility,” says Show Director Stefan Schopp. The textile highlights – from romantic embroidery and rebellious colourwork to college-style knits – blend seamlessly into the Creativeworld Trends 2026.
15 Oct 2025

TikTok as a Growth Driver in Social Commerce – Online Event with Simon Mader on 29 October 2025

How can brands generate 1.6 million Euros in sales via TikTok in just three months? Simon Mader, founder of Adbaker – one of Europe’s leading social performance agencies – will share his insights in the upcoming edition of the Digital Academy by Messe Frankfurt’s consumer goods fairs. On 29 October 2025, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. (CET), participants will learn how to unlock the potential of TikTok as a true growth driver in social commerce.
2 Sep 2025

Ready for resilient networks and effective matchmaking

The trade fair trio is further expanding its position as a global hub for modern lifestyle, seasonal decoration and creative DIY products, simultaneously taking networking to a new level. At the international press conference, Julia Uherek and Philipp Ferger, Vice Presidents Consumer Goods Fairs, presented the innovations for February 2026.
2 Sep 2025

Creativeworld Trends 2026: From fine lines to full-on colour rush

Romantic, rebellious or retro: the Creativeworld Trends 2026 showcase creative movements that celebrate stylistic diversity and inspire a more conscious approach to shaping the world of DIY.
6 Aug 2025

Retail Trends 2026: Online Event with Retail Futurist Kate Ancketill on 27 August 2025

Digital innovations are reshaping retail landscape. In the era of AI assistants, decision-makers need clear guidance. The online event Retail Trends 2026, taking place on 27 August 2025 from 10.00 to 11.00 a.m., provides exactly that.
9 Jul 2025

Hotel booking made easy: new partnership with bnetwork supports trade fair participants

Exhibitors and visitors attending Ambiente, Christmasworld and Creativeworld in 2026 can now plan their trip with even greater ease: The leading international consumer goods fairs held in Frankfurt have launched a new partnership with booking service provider bnetwork. The globally renowned accommodation specialist is offering a curated selection of hotels near the exhibition grounds – with attractive rates and a strong commitment to service – via https://ambiente.bnetwork.com.

8 Apr 2025

Bright, colourful, inspired by nature: The Creativeworld Trends 2025

From February 7 to 10, Creativeworld yet again served as the most important international stage for the latest trends in hobby, arts and crafts. Above all, the Trends 2025 area in Hall 1.2—once more curated by Stilbüro Bora.Herke.Palmisano—offered an overview of the most important developments and invited visitors to take a playful stroll through the city, the garden, and the forest.
20 Mar 2025

Sparking Creativity: Creativeworld supports young artists in Frankfurt

Once again, Creativeworld exhibitors have donated a wide range of creative materials to the Frankfurt Children's Office, supporting children in Frankfurt in their artistic endeavours. The materials, originally displayed at the international trade fair for hobby, craft, and artists' supplies, are given a sustainable second life, benefiting childcare and educational institutions in need of painting and craft materials.
6 Mar 2025

Charming DIY Worlds: Creativeworld 2025 excites with creative products for children

The world’s largest trade fair for the international hobby, arts and craft industry presents product innovations and new ideas that delight creative minds of all ages - and highlights the great potential for retailers specifically in the children’s products segment. Creative products for the next generation of DIY enthusiasts play a major role in the diverse portfolio of Creativeworld exhibitors. As a consequence, three unique children's products were honoured at the Creative Impulse Award for the very first time. From miniature worlds like book nooks or elves’ homes to wood and paper craft projects all the way to the modern knitting doll, buyers were able to draw on the full range of possibilities with products tailored to children’s interests.
11 Feb 2025

Marketplace, Business Engine, Optimism Driver: Increase in Visitor Numbers at Frankfurt’s Mega Fair

Despite a challenging market environment, the global consumer goods industry is proving to be resilient and full of energy. With 4,660 exhibitors and around 148,000 visitors , the trio Ambiente, Christmasworld, and Creativeworld has once again cemented its position as the leading platform for consumer goods. Over 170 nations were represented at the fully booked Frankfurt exhibition grounds. The high level of participation and international reach once again highlight: The industry is evolving, but Frankfurt remains its central meeting point.
9 Feb 2025

Visitors galore at the Frankfurt consumer goods fairs

The trade fair trio of Ambiente, Christmasworld and Creativeworld is experiencing a real rush of visitors. On the third of five trade fair days, trade visitors from the German and international retail sector and from the contract business are once again streaming to the fully booked exhibition centre to be inspired by the new products from 4,660 exhibitors. One thing is already clear: this trade fair exceeds all expectations. Exhibitors are pleased with the high frequency, visitors with the intensive trade talks and comprehensive events, lectures and tours.
7 Feb 2025

4,660 exhibitors turn Frankfurt into a global hub: New energy for the consumer goods industry worldwide

The mega trade fair for consumer goods is ready to drive global trends. The leading international trade fairs Ambiente, Christmasworld, and Creativeworld bring fresh momentum to the global consumer goods market. From February 7 to 10/11, 2025, 4,660* exhibitors will gather across 29 hall levels at the Frankfurt exhibition grounds. New sourcing markets, expanded product segments, and deeper industry insights: Over 170 participating nations are expected. 109 lectures and guided tours will provide valuable knowledge and industry updates.
7 Feb 2025

Creative Impulse Award: The Winners 2025

Frankfurt is celebrating courage, innovation, and creativity! The Creative Impulse Award 2025 honors the most groundbreaking ideas of the year, recognizing products that push boundaries and explore new horizons. On today’s opening day of Creativeworld, the prestigious awards were presented in collaboration with Chmielorz Verlag. Here are the 2025 winners.
23 Jan 2025

Creativeworld: Top Exhibitors 2025

It's just two weeks to go before Creativewold opens its doors at the Frankfurt exhibition centre. These leading exhibitors from the international hobby, arts and crafts industry will be inspiring trade visitors from 7 to 10 February.
8 Jan 2025

Online events 2025: Customer experience in the age of AI with Steven Van Belleghem

What skills do we need to be successful in the age of artificial intelligence (AI)? How can we actively shape the future with AI so that it adds value for us? These and other questions about the relationship between artificial and human intelligence will be explored by customer experience expert Steven Van Belleghem in the Digital Academy's new online event on 21 January at 10 a.m. Dorothe Klein, who is responsible for the fringe programme, and Thomas Kastl, Director Ambiente Dining, will be giving an outlook on the 2025 trade fairs.
11 Dec 2024

Ten years of Ethical Style: the exhibitors 2025

For more and more consumers, sustainability is an important purchasing criterion – a development that is also shaping the retail sector. In a highly diverse market, it is often difficult to find one's way around. This is where the Ethical Style programme of Ambiente, Christmasworld and Creativeworld comes in: for ten years now, it has been bringing together a curated range of offers and demand for a sustainable product portfolio. The jury has now selected the exhibitors and products that will be part of the scheme in the anniversary year 2025.
11 Dec 2024

Creative Academy 2025: A big stage for creativity

In 2025, the Creative Academy will return as the focal point of Creativeworld. From 7 to 10 February 2025, trade visitors can look forward to a unique platform to experience the industry's latest trends, techniques and materials up close - and test them first-hand.
29 Nov 2024

Condensed expert knowledge to go: Conzoom Solutions Academy with inspirational fresh business impulses

The challenges in the market are increasing, geopolitical tensions are intensifying and insolvencies are changing the retail landscape. At the same time, new opportunities are emerging via artificial intelligence or circular design approaches. This requires new business impetus and the courage to break new ground. At the Conzoom Solutions Academy, renowned experts bring their knowledge to the stage and initiate new ideas. Trends and tips for sales-boosting and sustainable product ranges as well as more experience factor at the point of sale are also on the agenda.
27 Nov 2024

First-ever Creative Impulse Award honoring Children's Product of the Year

The Creative Impulse Award is set to enter the next round with the new Children's Product of the Year category. In addition, the industry Oscar 2025 is becoming even more international: publisher Danny Rombouts and retailer Scott Stone will be part of the independent expert jury in the next year's award.
22 Oct 2024

Digital Academy on 6 November 2024: ethical sourcing, fair supply chains and sustainable marketing

Worldwide unique, handmade products are created by the MADE51 initiative of the UNHCR UN Refugee Agency in cooperation with partner companies and refugee artisans worldwide. On 6 November 2024, from 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. CET, the Digital Academy of the Frankfurt consumer goods fairs will present the master minds behind MADE51. The event offers in-depth insights into ethical sourcing, fair supply chains and sustainable marketing.
10 Oct 2024

Sustainability now: Apply for the Special Interest Ethical Style by 22 November 2024

Sustainable consumption is becoming increasingly important to consumers worldwide. For ten years now, the joint programme of Ambiente, Christmasworld, Creativeworld and Nordstil, under the name Ethical Style, has been giving visibility to companies and products that focus on sustainability. The scheme provides orientation for the trade and brings together supply and demand. Online registration for participation in 2025 is open until 22 November.
25 Sep 2024

The Frankfurt consumer goods trade fairs on tour

After the international press conference on September 3rd, 2024, the Frankfurt trade fair organizers Ambiente, Christmasworld and Creativeworld have embarked on a press roadshow. On-site networking events provide a unique opportunity to engage in a dialogue. The events reach journalists from over 30 countries and underline the focus of the three leading consumer goods trade fairs on the international networking of the industry. They lay the foundation for a strong start of the 2025 order season.
3 Sep 2024

Frankfurt Consumer Goods Fairs 2025: New brand area and growth of strategic development fields

For the first time ever, the three leading consumer goods fairs Ambiente, Christmasworld and Creativeworld will open the order season in Frankfurt am Main together on Friday, 7 February 2025. In an international online press conference, Julia Uherek and Philipp Ferger, Vice Presidents Consumer Goods Fairs Messe Frankfurt, announced the current highlights of the most extensive and diverse global marketplace for consumer goods.
3 Sep 2024

Creativeworld Trends 2025: Walks full of inspiration

The heart of creativity beats in Frankfurt: Creativeworld is not only the world's leading trade fair for creative and DIY products, but also a platform for imaginative and surprising new trends. The three new trend worlds „LET’S TAKE A WALK… in the city“, „LET’S TAKE A WALK… in the garden“ and „LET’S TAKE A WALK… in the forest“ provide pure inspiration and will give exhibitors and visitors an overview live on site from 7 to 10 February.

14 Aug 2024

Next Digital Academy on 4 September 2024 about Discovering Taiwanese and Japanese design culture

Innovative design concepts from Taiwan and Japan stand for economic success and are attracting more and more international attention. Culture, design, and sustainability can be combined to offer future-proof solutions for companies. But how? Our experts Johnny Chiu, Founder of JC. Architecture & Design based in Taiwan, and Eisuke Tachikawa, CEO/Founder of NOSIGNER from Japan, will talk about this topic at the online event of Messe Frankfurt's consumer goods fairs on 4 September 2024 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. (CET)
7 Aug 2024

New show director: Stefan Schopp takes over the management of Christmasworld and Creativeworld

After a successful transition phase, the consumer goods trade fairs Christmasworld and Creativeworld have a new show director. On 1 August 2024, Stefan Schopp took over from Eva Olbrich, who commenced her well-deserved retirement at the end of July.
27 Jun 2024

Preview of the 2025 trade fair trio: Promising registrations and strengthened core segments

After restarting as a trade fair trio in 2023 and establishing it as the largest networking platform and hub for the global consumer goods industry this year, the three leading consumer goods fairs Ambiente, Christmasworld and Creativeworld are further expanding their position. The number of registrations for 2025 is already above the previous year's level, the exhibition grounds will once again be fully booked and preparations for new highlights in the fringe programme and initiatives for selected visitor target groups are in full swing.

11 Jun 2024

New Digital Academy online event on 3 July 2024 explains Why sustainability is a state of mind

How can we act in a radically environmentally conscious way in all areas of life in the future? What does it take to permanently establish fundamental changes? Renowned neuroscientist and bestselling author Professor Dr. Maren Urner will present scientific findings and psychological approaches on this topic at the online event of Messe Frankfurt's consumer goods fairs on 3 July 2024 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

30 Apr 2024

New business opportunities for office suppliers in Frankfurt and Dubai

Demanding and constantly changing market conditions always require customised new solutions that enable maximum synergy effects and efficiency gains for manufacturers, suppliers and buyers. Given this environment and in very close cooperation with the industry, Messe Frankfurt decided to focus the commercial office supplies sector at Paperworld Middle East in Dubai. Simultaneously in Frankfurt, Ambiente and Creativeworld will focus on the Stationery, School and Creative segments as well as Office Design & Solutions featuring the highlighted Future of Work area.
12 Mar 2024

From all over the world for the Rhine-Main region: Creativeworld exhibitors donate art supplies for children

95 exhibitors at this year's Creativeworld have donated high-quality trade fair samples from their craft and creative product ranges to the Frankfurt Children's Office. Hence, they are provinding around 4,000 children in more than 60 children's and young people's centres in the Rhine-Main region with products like brushes and paints, modelling clay and pens as well as special trend products and materials for the latest creative techniques for free.

7 Mar 2024

Creativeworld 2024: Sustainable products for young and young-at-heart artists

The sustainability of products is becoming increasingly important in artistic design. This was abundantly on display at Creativeworld, which took place in Frankfurt am Main from 27 to 30 January. Numerous exhibitors presented "green" products for artists of all ages to the professional creative community. The Ethical Style by Creativeworld label at the stands provided orientation in the halls. The cross-event Ethical Style programme of the Frankfurt consumer goods fairs comprises a selection of exhibitors with sustainable approaches, curated by an independent jury of experts.
30 Jan 2024

The mega trade fair for the consumer goods industry expands its global leadership position

"Celebrating Business Together" was the motto of this year's mega trade fair for the global consumer goods industry, consisting of Ambiente, Christmasworld and Creativeworld. A festival of records: with an increase of ten percent, 4,928 exhibitors presented their new products on over 360,000 gross square metres. Despite a rail strike lasting several days, around 140,000 visitors from all branches of trade and sales channels were inspired by a wealth of trends and innovations at the biggest event in the history of Messe Frankfurt. As the most international networking and ordering platform, the industry's one-stop shop with over 170 participating countries and regions provided orientation, inspiration and solutions to current challenges in the market.
27 Jan 2024

Creative Impulse Award 2024: These are the winners

Which innovations in the hobby, craft and artists' supplies market will inspire the creative community this year? The Creative Impulse Award 2024 provides the answers: the industry Oscar was presented on today's opening day of Creativeworld in cooperation with the publishing house Chmielorz. It honours products that stand out from the crowd in terms of innovation, design or sustainability. The top three winners in the five award categories took to the stage in front of the trade audience today.
26 Jan 2024

Trade fair trio on course for success: Ambiente, Christmasworld and Creativeworld set new records

Bigger, more efficient and even more inspiring: That’s how Ambiente, Christmasworld and Creativeworld will show up from 26/27 to 30 January in Frankfurt. With over 360,000 gross square metres, the three leading international consumer goods fairs will occupy more space than ever before at the Frankfurt exhibition grounds. 4,928 exhibitors present the latest trends and most innovative products. As the largest and most international networking and ordering platform, the one-stop shop for the consumer goods industry with 170 participating nations offers opportunities in challenging times – and focuses on the meta themes of design, digitalisation, new work and sustainability.