Tattoo Convention Frankfurt
| International Tattoo Convention Frankfurt | |
|---|---|
| Branch | Tattoo , tattoo artist |
| Place of issue |
Messe Frankfurt Frankfurt (Main) 
|
| First exhibition | 1993 |
| Last exhibition | |
| date | Apr. 13, 2019 to Apr. 14, 2019 |
| Visitors | 8000 |
| Exhibitors | 700 |
| Exhibition space | m² |
The Tattoo Convention Frankfurt is the world's largest tattoo fair and has been held annually in Frankfurt since 1993 .
history
In 1993 the organizer Thomas “Tommy” Köhler, owner of a tattoo studio and founding member of the professional organization German Organized Tattooists (DOT), opened the first Tattoo Convention in Frankfurt . At that time 40 exhibitors came, at that time still in the forum on the exhibition grounds. This convention was the first to be followed by wide media coverage. Programs such as Hans Meiser and Vera am Mittag reported on the event. In 2009 there were already 400 and in 2018 more than 700 exhibitors from all over the world presented themselves. The tattoo scene of Europe and the world was gathered; Tattoo artists from Asia, but also Russia, from Poland and Italy, Norway, from the USA and Canada.
“'We started the fair back then to make tattooing socially acceptable,' says Tommy Köhler, a bearded guy whose face is hidden behind a full beard. Tattoos, according to Köhler, would have been associated with prison brothers and fights. 'Today the banker sits here next to the punk.' "
“There were a lot of tattoo artists who came and went. In the past few decades, dozens of tattoo artists and big names on the scene appeared whose names definitely belong in this hall of fame. But there are only a few who have made a name for themselves in several respects for the national and international tattoo scene. One of these special people is Thomas "Tommy" Köhler. "
Trivia
The organizers of the Tattoo Convention Frankfurt, Stefan and Tommy Köhler, regularly hold a raffle for the benefit of Help for Children with Cancer Frankfurt eV.
Frankfurt is considered a traditional location for tattoo meetings. From October 17th to 19th, 1980 in Frankfurt am Main, the tattoo artist Horst Linienbach organized what was probably the first tattoo convention in Germany.
literature
- Marcel Feige : A tattoo is forever. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf 2003, ISBN 3-89602-381-0 , p. 192.
Web links
- Official website
- Interview by Ino Mei: Frankfurt Tattoo Convention Extras - Issue 17. In: heartbeatink.gr. 2014, accessed January 1, 2019 .
- The 25th Tattoo Convention in Frankfurt. In: RTL Hessen. March 21, 2018, accessed January 6, 2019 .
- Phillipp Wellhöfer: Tattoo Convention in Frankfurt. In: hessenschau.de. April 13, 2019, accessed April 14, 2019 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thomas J. Schmidt: Tattoo Convention Frankfurt - Colorful skin jewelry: Color tattoos are all the rage. In: fnp.de. March 22, 2015, accessed January 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Patrick Schlereth: The needle hums forever at the tattoo fair. In: Frankfurter Rundschau. March 24, 2013, accessed January 1, 2019 .
- ↑ The world's largest trade fair starts in Frankfurt. In: neuepresse.de. September 13, 2009, accessed January 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Dirk Boris Rödel: Convention Frankfurt 2013. In: Tattoo magazine. 2013, accessed January 1, 2019 .
- ↑ The world's largest trade fair starts in Frankfurt. In: neuepresse.de. March 19, 2009, accessed January 2, 2019 .
- ↑ Julian Loevenich: Get on your skin - with color. In: Frankfurter Rundschau. April 24, 2017, accessed January 1, 2019 .
- ↑ HALL OF FAME - people who made history: Tommy Köhler
- ↑ 23rd International Tattoo Convention Frankfurt. In: SLAM alternative music magazine. Retrieved April 14, 2019 .