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• What major news can buyers expect to see at Gallery when the fair opens its
doors on Wednesday, 29 January 2014?
• Gallery presents Scandinavia’s 150 leading designers – only in Forum in Copenha-
gen you can see as impressive a group of designers as this brought together under one roof.
Gallery has a call centre consisting of 10 staff members who are inviting buyers from
around the world to Denmark – which will bring together the leading buyers in the industry and generate Gallery’s highest number of visitors up until now in January 2014.
Gallery is currently working with WHO’s Next in Paris and Cotterie in NYC on common ticketing and Northern Europe’s biggest design award established in cooperation with DHL.
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• How would you describe Gallery’s exhibitor mix and concept this season?
• Together with 150 brands from around the world, Scandinavia’s 150 leading design
driven brands will ensure the best Gallery fair to date.
On top of all that, the fair is 100 % powered by wind energy and all food is organic.
with Christian Gregersen,
CEO, Gallery
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• Which special events at Gallery must international buyers not miss out on
in January 2014?
• Chinese New Year with participation of the leading Scandinavian and Chinese de-
signers. Add to that entertainment from the Royal Danish Ballet and the Royal Danish
Academy of Music with participation of ministers and the royal family. It is the largest export campaign to date in connection with Copenhagen Fashion Week. We fly in 40 Chinese
buyers and editors. Gallery created the campaign in partnership with major Danish players
on the Chinese market such as Carlsberg, Saxo Bank, Ecco, Georg Jensen, Utzon and Kvadrat
as well as the Danish Chamber of Commerce. Scandinavian Blogger Award with participation of the region’s 200 leading bloggers. Nine fashion shows from Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark plus one show with Swedish House Mafia are planned.
A large retail conference takes place on Wednesday, 29 January 2014 in Forum with participation of Miinto, Net a Porter’s founder and leading retail professionals from around
the world.
Gallery is the only fair that offers free train fares from Sweden – buyers from Norway can
take the train to and from Gothenburg free of charge. There is free transport from the
airport every ten minutes. And then there is a dinner for 600 buyers and designers on 29
January.
On top of that, Gallery Preview takes place at Hotel D’angleterre with Scandinavia’s 60
leading designers and 200 of the world’s most important buyers.
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