Teddy bear totally
The Teddybär total ( original spelling TEDDYBÄR TOTAL ) is a trade fair for teddy bear art that takes place on the last weekend in April in Münster in Westphalia and took place in Hennef for the first time in 1995 . According to the organizers, Teddybär total is the world's largest trade fair for teddy bears.
The fair includes a sales exchange for teddy artists and offers manufacturers a display opportunity. In addition, it shows historical exhibits in changing exhibitions. Linked to the fair is the Golden George , an international competition for teddy bear artists. The organizer of Teddybär total is Wellhausen & Marquardt Medien .
prehistory
The first teddy bear total was organized in 1995 by Jürgen Cieslik and Manfred Schepp in Hennef . It is developing into the supposedly world's largest teddy bear fair and attracting an international audience. Due to the closure of the event building, the fair moved to Münster in 2003. Frank Wohlfarth, publisher from Duisburg , initially took over the shares from Manfred Schepp and later from Jürgen Cieslik. As a result, he moved the fair in 2008 to Rheda-Wiedenbrück, where both exhibitor and visitor numbers fell sharply. With the 2012 fair, the publishing house Wellhausen & Marquardt Medien took over Teddybär total and has been organizing it again in Münster since then.
Exhibitor structure
Teddybär total is a meeting place for international teddy artists. They make up the majority of the exhibitors. Most of them are private individuals or micro-entrepreneurs who manufacture individual items and sell them at the fair. Manufacturers also use the platform to present their products and maintain the collectors' market. Accessory dealers offer fabrics and tools to make yourself.
Teddy bear total 2012
From April 14 to 15, 2012, 230 exhibitors (around 50% of them from abroad) from 18 countries presented their products on a total of 4,500 square meters. Around 5,000 visitors came on the two days of the fair. An exhibition shows exhibits from 110 years of Steiff history . The highlight was a mourning bear that came onto the market from Steiff on the occasion of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 and was handed over to the Steiff auction house TeddyDorado GmbH 100 years after the accident as part of the trade fair.
Teddy bear total 2013
A total of 270 exhibitors (including around 60% from abroad) from 23 nations presented their work to around 6,000 visitors on 4,500 square meters. An exhibition showed exhibits from the hundred-year history of Teddy-Hermann .
Teddy bear total 2014
The focus of the 2014 event was on the fair's 20th anniversary. Exhibitions showed historical Steiff exhibits, special edition bears from 20 years of the trade fair as well as designer fashion made from mohair. A total of 306 exhibitors from 27 nations presented their work on 4,500 square meters for around 6,000 visitors.
Teddy bear total 2015
For the first time, the fair was supplemented by a second event. The International Doll Spring took place in parallel in a second exhibition hall. Tickets were valid for both events. Teddybär Total itself had 293 exhibitors from 25 nations who presented their work on 4,500 square meters. According to the organizers, both trade fairs together had around 6,800 visitors.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Parade of the teddy bears. In: Westfälische Nachrichten. April 20, 2012, accessed October 2, 2013 .
- ↑ Teddy bear totally in Münster. In: N24. April 13, 2012, accessed October 2, 2013 .
- ↑ Cuddly toys from childhood. In: Westfälische Nachrichten. April 15, 2013, accessed October 2, 2013 .
- ↑ TEDDYBÄR TOTAL 2014 exhibition video. In: YouTube. May 7, 2014, accessed May 14, 2014 .
- ↑ 20 years of the Teddy Bear Fair in Münster. In: Rheinische Post. April 24, 2014, accessed May 14, 2014 .
- ↑ Teddy trends and cute sneaks. In: Westfälische Nachrichten. April 27, 2014, accessed May 14, 2014 .
- ↑ "Teddy Total" is growing. In: Westfälische Nachrichten. April 24, 2015, accessed February 1, 2016 .