On Friday March 14th blickfang Stuttgart opens its doors to the public for the 22nd edition of the consumer design fair. Inaugurated in Stuttgart in 1992 by "a couple of “"fools"" - their words, not ours - blickfang has gone on to grow beyond its native city and can now be found throughout the year in locations as varied and widespread as Basel, Zürich, Copenhagen, Vienna, Hamburg and, most recently, Munich. Blickfang Stuttgart remains however a special occasion. In addition to the usual mix
read moreIn 1991 a couple of "fools" - not our words, not even their words, rather the politely paraphrased words of an institution in Baden-Württemberg who really should have more foresight - decided to launch a sales fair for contemporary designer furniture in Stuttgart. A sales fair where young designers could present their self-produced work direct to the buying public. In 1992 the first blickfang Stuttgart attracted some 42 exhibitors; no mean feat when you consider that blickfang was one of the
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