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DS Designers Saturday 2018Key Data

3 dense days on 2./3./4 November 2018. Intense possibilities to broaden contacts, attention and interest into yourbrand through sponsoring.

High profiled Swiss and International audience of designers, architects, decision makers, dealers, producers, journalists,ambassadors and more. DS Audience with proven outstanding visitor loyalty.

Exclusive Preview Day for Professionals only: 2. November 2018. Including Meet and Greet Bar until Midnight.

Japan Special Guest Country Appearance > Discover Japanese Design Excellence. Meet Japanese designers,architects and makers. Enjoy exceptional products, talents and perspectives in unique settings. Only in 2018 !

DS Talk / International Design Conference with 6 leading Architects and Designers, 2.11.2018: Patrick Reymond, Atelier OÏ / CH,Naoki Terada / JP, Koichi Suzuno - Torafu Architects / JP, Peter Ippolito / DE, Jurgen Bey / NL, Sevil Peach / UK.

DS Night 3.11.2018 Network Dinner with 800+ guests from the Swiss and International Design and Architecture scene.

DS Award Ceremony 3.11.2018, celebrating the most outstanding presentations at the DS Night.

70+ leading design brands from Switzerland and Europe.

Extensive Media Plan (Switzerland, Germany, and International) before, throughout and after the event.

D'S Pitch 'n Match Lab, Swiss Business meets Young Design Talent. New and exclusive in 2018 !

Young Talents from Switzerland and abroad. 9 Top Universities from Switzerland, Japan, Germany, Netherlands. New in 2018 !

17.000+ Visitors on 3 days/ Limited contingent.

DS Steward Digital application, DS International Media Lounges, etc.

DS Guest Country JapanDesign, architecture, society, rituals

DS Prime design destinationCH Prime design nation

DS Guest Country JapanImplementation of guest country to highlight the positionand relevance as attractive, valuable, and valued primeplatform, ahead of others:

The DS as prime design destination Switzerland and Japan as prime design nations

Switzerland and Japan are geographically 10.000 kmfrom each other, but, the 2 countries have a lot incommon.

Looking at comparable values or phenomena –Switzerland and Japan – both share natural phenomena,a varied nature, mountains, a rich history of architecture,design, high living quality, good food, excellentcraftsmanship, talent and skills, aesthetic qualities – weeven share the national colour, red, kurenei.

«With the DS 2018, on 2./3./4. November, it’s ourvision to highlight the importance and potential ofdesign, as facilitator for new cultural activities andexchanges between our countries, as incubator andaccelerator for business activities, and as mediatorfor social interactions». Jan D. Geipel / Professor / Curator DS 2018

NAOKI TERADA

TERADA MOKEI

INTER.OFFICE

KOICHI SUZUNO / TORAFU ARCHITECTS

KAMI NO KOUSAKUJO

ISHINOMAKI LABORATORY

TSUBAME-SANJO FESTIVAL /

CURATED BY METHOD, AND DESIGNED BY SPREAD

UCHIDA DESIGN INC.

EMIKO OKAMOTO /

JAPANESE TEA AMBASSADOR

AND MORE

DS Guest Country Japandesign, architecture, society, rituals

DS 2018 Awards / Categories

1.Prize Special Mention Public Award

2.Prize

3.Prize

up to3 Grand prix

Public Awardmake your audience vote

up to3 Special Mentions

DS Talk | 2.11. 2018 |11h -13hIndividual Talent and Collective Intelligence in Design

SEVIL PEACHLONDON

NAOKI TERADATOKYO

PATRICK REYMONDATELIER OÏLA NEUVEVILLE

KOICHI SUZUNOTORAFU ARCHITECTSTOKYO

PETER IPPOLITOIPPOLITO FLEITZ GROUP

STUTTGART BERLIN

JURGEN BEYROTTERDAM

DS Designers Saturday 2018Varied sponsor possibilities + valuable visibility

Support and visual presence at DS Night (850 dinner guests)(Event Partner / Product placement / Food or beverage sponsorship)

Presentation on printed media (Special inlay or leaflett with high attention potential inThe DS Premium Booklet (ca. 15.000 copies)

Support and visual presence at International DS Talk (6 Key Speakers, 2 from Japan), (Premium Event Partner / Advertising in overhead screen / Logo on invitation / Verbal announcement / Product placement / etc).

Product placements in the public space (upon individual agreement).

Possibility for strictly limited Premium ad placement on the website.

Individual and customized ideas and solutions can be developed together between the individual sponsor and the Designers Saturday / Curator

Become visible / Become sponsor at the DS 2018 !

Contact:Design Center SwitzerlandMühleweg 234900 LangenthalCH Switzerland

Jan D. GeipelDir. / Curator Designers Saturday 2018

Tel dir CH: +41 79 692 99 94Tel dir D: +49 15 77 18 50 696

Mail:jangeipel@designnet.ch

More info on www.designerssaturday2018.ch