Young designer  

Designer of what?
I'm always interested in young designers. That sounded fishy. Anyway, it all depends on what you do. Any advice we give also depends on what you do. Are you a generalist, or do you prefer some particular niche? My niche is mass market home products, particularly table and cookware. I don't know if I can link to my website to show it in here, so I don't. Anyway, more info please. 🙂

to Mr. Mercutio
Hi There Mercutio, how are you?
Thank you for showing interest on my thread.
There is nothing suspicious about be 🙂
I'm a young designer based in Germany and at the momentI focus my work on ceramic, furniture, sofa and chair design, but anyway i'm a curious person and i love to make different things,so i also work on web and graphic design.
I'm really looking foward to hear some sugestions.
Show me a link to your website as well.
Thank you.
Take care 😉

To show a site...
or webpage, you just have to put the address in the box that appears on the reply page, just above the password box.

2006 ICFF Competition
deadline is March 15th.
http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2006/02/call_for_entrie.php

Hi Coen, how are you?
Thank...
Hi Coen, how are you?
Thank you for remembering me
🙂
http://www.neo-studios.de

@koen
Sure I can put my...
@koen
Sure I can put my website link in the box, but the question I had was: should I? I'm new at this forum, so I don't want to break the rules. Haha, i'm the guy in the corner with the nervous smile that wants to make a good impression right now, and not anger everyone by coming in and advertising my shop on a forum where that might not be welcome. But here's my site, then. As you can see, I sell things. I don't design them. I'm just a design addict. 🙂
http://www.northern-home.com

Visst är det roligt
at se din "site"...och at ha en svensk röst pÅ DA.
After visiting your site it becomes very tempting to ask for your reaction on dcwilson's question about the Tip'N Mix bowls (the first thread of the seconf page)

I'll answer in that thread,...
I'll answer in that thread, so that this is not entirely hijacked from the original poster.

SUGESTIONS ACCEPTED
Any sugestion about wich places (I mean fairs and other events) where i could make contact with furniture producers (brands)interested in cooperating with young designers?

I have mentioned this...
many, many times, but I am most willing to repeat that a very good way is to start at the bottom of the chain. Youprobably are a good judge of where you think your product fits in at the retail level. Go and see the store that you think should sell your product. Ask storeowners where they would like to buy this product. They will mention distributors or manufacturers that are very likely to be interested in your kind of product. Contact the company that comes up the most in your discussions with retailers. It's an easy sell because you start off with saying that his (or her) clients are suggesting this particular product...etc.
I realize that there is no easy way, but than again putting a product on the market is never easy. Remember of all products put into production only 4% survive the first year on the market. I do not pretend that it applies to you, but sometimes it is a good learning experience to look at "American Idol", not the final programs but the very first ones. Most of us wonder why 99% of the people even show up and are very disappointed when the jury tells them that what they are doing is "awfull". In design it is not very different. Many people seem to be "called" and are convinced that what they are doing is of some interest. So...get that reality check first. Good Luck!
As to your specific question. Most shows do not allow "reversed" solliciting because it is obviously against their own interest. They want people that have something to show to buy space and participate...this being said, I have not seen anyone being thrown out of a show because he was approaching manufacturers and some (Karim Rashid comes to mind) used to do it quite demonstratively. But even if you do not, a manufacturer might tell show management...again, I have never seen that happen.

Thank you...
Tank you very much for your wise words Koen. You seem to have a lot of experience with this kind of subjects. But you already con imagine, all the help I might have I just take it. I Know I have to work for that... because nothing is for free, but i showld start from where?

promotion
Shouwld it be good for me to participate on exibitions as well? Any advice on this subject?
I would like to know wich are the fairs that promote more young designers.
Tank you all.

The european...
scene has changed a lot since I left a few decades ago, but I understna dthat there are a number of specialized shows for designers and the design-minded (why is it that it does not include everybody?) public. It is unfortunate but these are not the places where manufacturers make their selection. We could discuss the reasons for that unhappy situation but part of it is that most designers present themselves as generalists,which is fine with me, but the industry is interested in people that are interested in their particular area. I have seen hundreds of times now that designers present their skills and work with a variety of projects and usually very little ort nothing in the specific field(s) of the manufacturer/distributor they approach.
I can not resist making another comment. In general design education has followed the general trend of being shortened in years and contents. Design as a profession on the other hand has become more complex. (read Konstantin Grcic's comments about the fast decline of his kind of role in the industry,in his book) It puts the young designer in a situation where experience has become more important than less. On the other hand the information age has compressed time to a simple notion, giving the impression that everything has to happen "now". On top of that we have leaders that are expecting the same of whatever their actions are. Irak,Afganistan... it was all supposed to be done in a matter of weeks or months, whereas it will take decades (Cyprus comes to mind...when did we start sending U.N. peacekeepers? 40?-50? years ago...they are still there.)In reality, time takes...time. There is nothing wrong in spending a decade or so in a design office you like or even admire, working with people that have the necessary experience and skills. You will be surprised to find out how interesting it is, how much you can learn, how enjoyable it is to know more and...how easy it is to find work with manufacturers, editors you name it..15 years from now.

I had to look it up...
...but peacekeeping between the greek and turkish population of Cyprus started in 1964.