Frankfurt’s Paperworld, Christmasworld, Creativeworld And Ambiente Have Been Cancelled For 2022

Paperworld, Christmasworld and Creativeworld, the trio of trade fairs that were due to take place at the end of January in Frankfurt’s Messe have been cancelled by the organisers, due to the pandemic. In addition, the Ambiente housewares and homewares show that was due to be staged by Messe Frankfurt in February has also been cancelled.

Above: Paperworld, the stationery show that was due to take place January 29-1 February is no longer going ahead this year due to the pandemic.
Above: Paperworld, the stationery show that was due to take place January 29-1 February is no longer going ahead this year due to the pandemic.

“This decision was anything but easy for us. However, in agreement with large parts of the industries represented at the fairs, it is now our responsibility to take this difficult step,” says Detlef Braun, member of the executive board of Messe Frankfurt.

While he elaborated that “The last few months have been characterised by optimism, energy and ideas to give Christmasworld, Paperworld, Creativeworld, and Ambiente a successful new start after the compulsory break in 2021″ the ‘easing of the pandemic situation that was still hoped for in December is no longer in sight’, hence the decision to cancel the shows only a few weeks before they were due to take place.

Above: Detlef Braun, member of the executive board of Messe Frankfurt, shared the disappointing news in a statement issued today (Jan 5).
Above: Detlef Braun, member of the executive board of Messe Frankfurt, shared the disappointing news in a statement issued today (Jan 5).

“Our thanks therefore go to all our partners from the consumer-goods sector, be they exhibitors, visitors, associations or the media, who worked with us on the trade fairs until the very end and, like us, put their heart and soul, energy and passion into staging them,” added Detlef.

There are no plans to postpone Paperworld or any of the other cancelled events to later in the year. As Detlef explains: “Since the trend-oriented order cycles of the international consumer goods industry require an annual event at the beginning of the year, a shift to the second half of the year would not meet the needs of the exhibiting companies and visitors.”

Above: The Messe Frankfurt Group is the world’s largest trade fair, congress and event organiser with its own exhibition grounds.
Above: The Messe Frankfurt Group is the world’s largest trade fair, congress and event organiser with its own exhibition grounds.

However, Nordstil, the regionally-oriented trade fair owned by Messe Frankfurt is still on course to take place in Hamburg from 15 to 17 January 2022.

Top: Messe Frankfurt, home to Paperworld  and many other shows.

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