AMBIENTA, the International Furniture, Interior Decoration and Supporting Industry Fair, this year celebrates its 50th edition from 26 September to 1 October and will be an unavoidable venue to bring together the best in the field of furniture production, interior decoration and supporting industry.

In pavilions 7A, 8A and 9 at 5,600 sqm of exhibition space 90 exhibitors from 12 countries will present their products and services.

Participating countries: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Croatia, Italy, Hungary, Germany, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Slovenia.

The fair will be supported by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Croatia, the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of the Republic of Croatia and the City of Zagreb.

Along with the presentation of foreign brands, Ambienta will show the strength and potential of the Croatian industry through thematic units: Furniture and Interior Decoration, Product Design Zone, Construction and Equipping and exterior decoration trends.

Significant companies from the wood processing and furniture industry will be present, from manufacturers and designers to businessmen and end customers.

The story of interior and exterior decoration, furniture and design will be complemented with the topically related Hotel&Gastroteh Fair, featuring catering and hotel equipment and the HoReCa programme.

Exhibitors at Ambienta

INTERIOR COLOR, ŠKERJANC, KAUCH DESIGN, ALEDO FURNITURE, HOME CONCEPT, RATTAN SEDIA, WORKSHOP DREAMS, PANNONIAN COMPETENCE CENTRE FOR WOOD, NULLO CONCEPT, HOCO STABIL, PROKNO, LOKVE, IKS FENSTER, CONCEPT LINE, T.C. POŽGAJ, SABLJO INTERIOR, JALAMPA, KALEVSKI DESIGN, SANITEH, TOP2FLOOR, PEČI KERAMIKA (FIREPLACES,CERAMICS), BARBECUE, HABY, LUNOS CROATIA, TRGOVIŠĆE TEXTILE FACTORY, APPARIS GRUPA (BEACH BAR), TECH GARDEN; STUDIO ELEMENT...

Synergy of the best on the market - a new concept

This prestigious event will once again gather renowned furniture manufacturers, designers and experts from the industry. A higher level of presentation and a conceptually different approach to exhibiting will be featured, along with Ambienta and Hotel&Gastroteh, with our partners ArhiBau.hr and Zagreb Design Week and the art fair Art Zagreb.

The synergistic effect of the joint appearance during 6 days will result in 5 projects in one place. Together with our partners, Zagreb Fair will open eight pavilions covering more than 18,000 sqm.

In a pleasant business environment you can expect a festival atmosphere, a modern way of exhibiting, networking and numerous events until late in the evening, accompanied by a well prepared professional programme, conferences and exhibitions.

United in this way, we expect more than 25,000 visitors, and we invite you to be part of the most important autumn business event in the region.

History of Ambienta

Simultaneously with the organization of the Zagreb International Autumn and Spring Fairs, in 1969 Zagreb Fair started organizing specialized fair events, which were held once a year and some biennially, every two years. Soon, there were twenty specialized fairs per year. The best evidence of their quality, size and good organization is the fact that very soon a dozen of fairs attained the status of an UFI event - an internationally recognized fair that meets high standards and criteria regarding the content, scope and manner of presentation set by the International Union of Fairs (UFI).

From 1972 to 1987, Ambienta was held within the scope of the International Spring Fair, from 1988 to 1990 it was separated as an independent furniture fair held in May, in 1991 it took place as part of the International Spring Fair and since 1992 it has been constantly organized within a separate term in October.

Since 1983 AMBIENTA has been carrying this name. That same year, as part of the Spring Fair, Ambienta featured a dozen of furnished sample apartments in the China Pavilion. In the fall, the presentation of the Mobil Optimum award, quality recognition for products with the highest ratings and for the entire marketing appearance, was introduced.

Hotel&Gastroteh

For all HORECA industry professionals, we are announcing HOTEL & GASTROTEH - the Fair of Equipment, Business and Investments in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry.

HOTEL & GASTROTEH Fair is a response to a growing offer of novelties in the field of tourism and catering, especially in terms of construction, equipping and modernizing of catering facilities, hotels and apartments.

This business fair will feature the best our market has to offer - furniture, equipment, appliances and inventory, systems for ecological treatment of waste materials, products and raw materials for bakery and confectionery, cleaning and hygiene products, digital systems for the tourism and hospitality business. Exhibitors of food and drinks will also be present, so that the supply and demand of this currently most propulsive branch of the economy will come together under the same roof.

The presence of HORECA industry leaders in one place provides an opportunity for networking, making valuable business contacts and exchanging experience.

The Hotel&Gastroteh fair will be supported by the Croatian Chamber of Trades and Crafts and the Ministry of Tourism and Sport of the Republic of Croatia.

Novelties from the HORECA industry will be presented in pavilion 11d by a total of 43 exhibitors from Belgium, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, the USA, Slovenia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden and Croatia, and we particularly highlight the following companies:

GASTRO STIL, BLUE CRANE, PESLA, DUMBELL, KOHLANTA, UGO SLAVICA, MONTE CAFE, CWS, SAPORI ITALIANI, VERVITA, TAPESS, HANSA WORLD, SATURO, THE FABRIC, SCORPIO, AG VEBO, IVAGO, TERMO DOM, PAN ASIA, COOPADRIA, CORINTH, HKS SOLUTION, AQUAPHOR, TON, GRIFFON WASTE MANAGEMENT and many others.

Accompanying events

Matej Kušević, interior designer and owner of the studio 'M1st design', will organize lectures on the topic "Behind closed doors: Understanding and solving problems in interior design", and in cooperation with the Profokus College the workshop "Design like a PRO".

The School of Fashion and Design will hold a Zero Waste fashion show. The theme of the show are sculptural forms. The School of Applied Arts and Design will organize two exhibitions, one displaying students' final works and the other presenting a selection of works on the topic of unique furniture.

A joint accompanying programme will be organized in the Zagreb Fair park between pavilions 6 and 8, where visitors will be able to enjoy a music and film programme.

Prize game for all visitors

All visitors to buy an admission ticket are eligible to take part in a prize game with a rich pool. The lucky winners can expect a drive on a Party bus, design, decoration and space measurement services, gift vouchers for e.g. parquet floors, glass walls, aluminum carpentry, lounge chairs, vouchers for materials to make a fireplace, outdoor carpet, handheld vacuum cleaner, moss wall installation, subscriptions to home decoration magazines, children's wooden toy - theater, mattress, pillow etc.

The public drawing of winners will take place on the last day of the fair, 1 October at 19:00 h.

Working hours

• Working hours of the fair (pavilions): 11:00 - 20:00 h
• Working hours for outdoor events: until 24:00 h
• On the official opening day (26 September) pavilions will be open for the public from 17:00-22:00 h
• Free admission on the opening day

Admission ticket (wristbands) prices

• Daily ticket EUR - €7
• Festival ticket (for all days) - €25
• Group ticket (children groups bigger than 15 + 2 free tickets for teachers) - €4
• Family ticket (2 adults, up to 3 children) - €15
• Admission ticket for pensioners - €4
• Children under 10 - free

Press center

Located in the pavilion 9 the press center will be available to journalists every day during the run of the fair. Phone: 01/6503 524, e-mail: zv.press@zv.hr.

Accredited journalists can collect their wristbands for free admission, based on prior accreditation on the Zagreb Fair website, at the accreditation point gate SOUTH II (near the Zagreb Fair Congress Center).