From October 6 to 9 last, Moscow was the dynamic stage of the sixth edition of Saloni WorldWide Moscow held in Hall 2 of Crocus Expo, the largest exhibition center in Russia. An important edition for the final results: total 31,485 visitors – for a full +9 percent compared to 2009 − divided into 22,354 traders (+71 percent) and general public 9,131 (+29 percent).
To this must be added the 285 journalists, +34 percent compared to last year, not only coming from Russia but also from all the countries of the Russian geo-political basin.
“A more than positive result − said Carlo Guglielmi, president of Cosmit − if we consider the context in which we are still in the world. The 297 exhibitors who have participated this year had great opportunities to meet buyers really interested in Italian product from the first day of the show. Many young people, mainly from former Soviet countries: a satisfactory response to the aimed promotional plan activated by Cosmit FederlegnoArredo in those areas thanks to the collaboration with Ice – National Institute for Foreign Trade..”.
“It was a great satisfaction − said Rosario Messina, president of FederlegnoArredo – to see a similar interest in our sector, particularly from retailers, especially those of areas adjacent to Russia that have started to buy. It reaffirms in particular the interest in the field of classical, even by young people. The public has shown strong focus on less represented sectors, such as lighting, bath and complement.
I am sure, therefore, that next year the applications from companies will grow again in the knowledge that I Saloni WorldWide Moscow are a full-blown reference point and an opportunity not to be missed. ”
Also this year the SaloneSatellite WorldWide Moscow presented 32 young Russians creative and regions of the former Soviet Republics. The winners of the traditional competition − invited to the 2011 Salone Satellite in Milan − were: 1st prize Tseluiko Elena (Ukraine) for “Clea”, hand sanitizer device, 2nd prize Kudakov Sergey (Russia) for “Roll”, roll-out sofa bed, 3rd prize Martins Vitols (Lithuania) for “Criss-Cross Shelf”, a library with spring assembly shelves.
Next appointment in Moscow with Saloni Worldwide 2011, from 12 to 15 October.
