A new great opportunity for designers, newcomers or big names alike: following the overwhelming success of last year’s garden unique design contest, which was held supported by jovoto.com, there will be a new brief this year. There is a call for designs for objects perfect for culinary occasions under the open sky. From easy to carry furniture or parasols for the picnic with family and friends right up to the outdoor kitchen complete with chairs and shading to cater for professional and exclusive big festivities.

With this design contest, garden unique wants to bring inspiration to the sector and further the growth of the participants. Following the great success of the contest last year , it will be held for a second time this year. As happened last year, the results of the design contest will be presented in a central exhibition open for international exhibitors and visitors of the fair and published in a yearbook. The designs of the jury’s winners will even be manufactured as prototypes.

It is the aim of garden unique to once more present innovative, new concepts in the world of premium outdoor object to exhibitors and visitors of the fair. The exhibition area of the design contest is one of the magnets of garden unique and underlines the innovative focus of the event. Hosting it with jovoto.com means that every member of the jovoto community can submit designs of their own as well as vote on works by others.

Participants in the contest have the chance to win not only the community prize money but also the jury prize and the building of a prototype that comes with it. garden unique also offers a comprehensive media presence for selected designs. Beyond this, garden unique offers the participants the possibility of direct contact to the sector as well as the chance to realise their ideas in cooperation with manufacturers.

Once again, there will be a jury of high-profile professionals: they are Herbert Seckler, CEO SANSIBAR Sylt, Milan-based designer Marc Sadler and Ralf Ferdinand Broekman, publisher and editor-in-chief of build Magazine as well as Marcus Fairs, editor-in-chief of dezeen.com, architect Patrick Nadeau, co-founder and managing director of architonic.com, Tobias Lutz, and Rüdiger Sprave, event manager of Koelnmesse.

DEADLINE 07.06.2012

DMY Berlin is an international design network for contemporary product design. At the yearly DMY International Design Festival Berlin both renowned and young, experimental designers launch new products, prototypes and foresighted projects. The exhibition is accompanied by a wide program of symposia, designer-talks and workshops, able to reflect current topics of contemporary design and to reveal necessary future trends of design and its related disciplines.

Furthermore DMY yearly assigns the DMY Awards for excellent projects. With international exhibitions and activities in Europe, Asia and South America, DMY gives visibility to unconventional and innovative projects and products that go beyond the mainstream.

DMY are hosting the official Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2012. Since 1969 the Design Prize is awarded for excellence in the design field by the Federal Ministry of Economics  and Technology.

Gastro Trend & Trade Show in Cologne is the trend indicator of the gastronomy scene in Germany and the most important source of information for the entire industry. From bestsellers to new discoveries, from big players to start-ups – the focus of the trade fair are businesses with innovative products and services that meet the demands of contemporary gastronomic needs.
 
An informative lecture and workshop program presents trends in gastro-marketing, food and beverage as well as innovative gastro-concepts from around the globe. Various tastings and an exciting show program completes the picture.

Opening Hours are from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Highlights include:
TREND AREA
A forum for international concepts for success, marketing strategies and trend research results. There will also be some live presentations on bar trends from around the world.

CONCEPT AREA
The Concept Area is the showroom for interior solutions, gastronomy concepts and for introducing new products and technologies.

FLAVOUR AREA
Forum for tasting spirits, wine, beer, coffee and training in preparing cocktails, working techniques, etc.

COLOGNE BY NIGHT | Common gastro-tour through Cologne on May 21
DISCOVERY AREA | Showcase of selected products, presented by FIZZZ
MUNDUS VINI VERKOSTUNGSZONE | World of award winning wines
ISW VERKOSTUNGSZONE | Award winning spirits at a open tasting
CHAMPAGNER-BAR | The biggest champagne bar 70 different champagne