TALENTE München. Masters of the Future 2026

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The special show TALENTEmünchen – Meister der Zukunft focuses on the future of creative craftsmanship. Young designers up to the age of 35 from a wide variety of trades will showcase their skills here, often as part of their final projects: from textile work to glass, ceramics, furniture making, and paper. Here, the audience gets an impression of the questions that move young designers, the materials they prefer, and how they are further developing traditional approaches.

This year we received almost 700 applications from ca. 40 countries, and it was, as ever, a very difficult task to come to a decision and a selection.

A catalogue will be published for the special exhibition: Each artist will be presented with a colour photograph.


Prizes and Awards:
Talente-Prize (Saturday 7^th March at 4.30 in hall B1).

• Eight contributions will be awarded the TALENTE-Prize.
• Works will be acknowledged in the TALENTE-Catalogue of the following year (including photography and text).
• Distinguished exhibitors receive a certificate.

Bavarian States Prize (Friday, ^6th March, 2 p.m).

• Every exhibitor at the International Trade Fair can apply for the Bavarian States Prize.
• The Bavarian States Prize is awarded 5,000 Euros, a gold medal, and a certificate.

Organisation and Funding:
Promoter: GHM – Gesellschaft für Handwerksmessen mbH.
Administration: Barbara Schmidt, Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern.
Organisation: Michaela Braesel, Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern.


We are grateful for the support provided by the Federal Ministry of Commerce and Energy, and the Bavarian State Ministry of Commerce and Media, Energy, and Technology. The publication of the catalogue is enabled by funding from the Association of Trades Fairs.