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Artist at Creativeworld, the leading trade fair for hobby, craft and art supplies

About Creativeworld

Creativeworld is the world's largest trade fair for hobby, crafts and artists’ requisites which unites the most important DIY industry manufacturers from all over the world. Read the facts and figures on Creativeworld here.

Creativeworld brings together creatives from all over the world in Frankfurt

Creativeworld is the world's most important trade fair for the international hobby, craft and artists' supplies sector. Exhibitors showcase new products, techniques and materials for decorative handicrafts, graphic arts and artists' supplies, handicrafts and textile design, graffiti and street art as well as for creative hobbies. As a trend and business platform, the trade fair is the first point of contact in the business year. Creativeworld is the ideal time to place orders for wholesalers, retailers, specialist retailers, DIY stores, garden centres, the internet and mail-order companies. With its varied programme of events, Creativeworld provides new ideas, inspiration and sector know-how.

“Year after year, we realise that Creativeworld offers the ideal platform for getting to know our customers personally, communicating with them and working together on concepts. We make valuable contacts, exchange ideas about the industry and prepare future business together.”

Kirsten Rohde, Vice President Marketing, Marabu GmbH & Co. KG

“For us, Creativeworld is the leading trade fair where we can meet our national and international customers. This year it is proving to be extremely successful for us: not only do we meet familiar customers here, but we also make contacts with new customers. The quality of customer contacts is particularly high, as we are able to address both national and international customers.”

Paul Waldvogel, Managing Director, Glorex GmbH

“We are delighted to be an exhibitor at Creativeworld, and the high customer frequency at the weekend and the quality of the discussions were particularly positive. Our expectations of being able to welcome not only distributors but also our global key accounts were fulfilled.”

Jürgen Brückner, Managing Director International Sales, Faber-Castell Group
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Creative product portfolio

Experience the diversity and countless ideas of the DIY market.

Creativeworld 2024 in figures

Finally, discover products with all your senses again and be inspired by innovations! More than ever, Frankfurt became the home of the global consumer goods market. From 26 to 30 January 2024, the fully booked exhibition halls were buzzing with reunions and an energetic ordering mood.

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Creativeworld 2024: Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions
Creativeworld 2024: Trade visitors per business sector
Creativeworld 2024: Occupational position of the trade visitors
Creativeworld 2024: Top 10 visitor sountries international

Creativeworld target groups

Business talk at Creativeworld

The top purchasing decision-makers come from:

  • Retail trade
  • Chain store retail
  • Speciality markets
  • Hobby and handicraft stores
  • Department stores
  • Self-service / discount markets
  • Wholesale and foreign trade
  • Mail order business and e-commerce
young women making a necklace at Creativeworld

They come from the sectors:

  • Home improvement, building and gardening trade
  • Toy trade
  • Food, health and beauty
  • Floristry, deco and gift shops
  • Industry and craft
2 women discover the creative products at Creativeworld

Creativeworld also welcomes:

  • Volume buyers from the service, health and education sectors
  • Multipliers such as journalists and bloggers

Creativeworld any time: 365 days a year

Laptop and mobile phone

Network at any time via the digital features of Creativeworld: the online exhibitor search, the Conzoom Solutions platform for retailers and nmedia.hub, the digital order fair for Home & Living.