DESIGNMAI International Design Exhibition

Despite wet weather dampening the party, Berlin's DESIGNMAI international design exhibition once again attracted design-conscious locals and international experts to the capital in their droves.

Following Berlin's recognition by UNESCO as a 'City of Design', the theme of this year's exhibition was 'design and the urban landscape'. 80 different designers displayed their ideas at the central design hall at Gleisdreieck in Kreuzberg, many designers hoping that their ideas would be commissioned for projects in and around Berlin.Other exhibitions around town gave less established designers a chance to show their cheekier side. One notable example was the Ping Pong Door from Tobias Fränzel, on display at the DESIGNMAI youngsters exhibition. al