Why change a good thing? Last year's inaugural unique youngstar exhibition at the leading spoga+gafa garden fair in Cologne was a resounding success. 2014 sees the return of the competition that showcases outstanding design for outdoor living. But hurry. The deadline for entering is 15 April.

That’s the nice thing about nature. It just keeps on growing.

The end of August sees the leading garden trade fair spoga+gafa open its doors once again in cologne, where, alongside the myriad innovations from the outdoor sector, the unique youngstar competition exhibition, for the second year in a row, will delight visitors with top-notch creativity.

Here, innovative responses from 15 young designers and young graduates /who’ve completed their studies in the last three years) to the idea of ‘outdoor living’ are presented to the public in the form of intriguing prototypes. In addition to a high-visibility platform within the garden-furniture section of the fair, the nominees shown are in with a chance of winning €6,000 if chosen as one of the three estimed winners. With the deadline for entry fast approaching – 15 April – it’s time to get those creative juices flowing.

And here’s some more information from spoga+gafa on the unique youngstar competition:

'Koelnmesse will select up to 15 nominees from all the submissions after the application deadline has passed. Evaluation criteria include the overall concept, the originality of the design, the conceptual and visionary quality, the functionality, and quality of presentation. The prototypes will be presented in the competition exhibition in the "garden unique" product sector. As part of the "unique hour", three jury prizes will be awarded, as well as a public prize which will be determined by online voting.

'Last year, a total of 62 projects from 24 different countries were involved in the competitions. Not least thanks to the great success of these, spoga+gafa will be continuing with "unique young star" in 2014. In doing this Koelnmesse is demonstrating that it remains committed to supporting young designers and offering them the chance of a presentation opportunity in exclusive surroundings. At the same time "unique youngstar" promotes personal interaction and communication between the different target groups. In addition to the upscale furniture retail trade, it also allows architects, interior decorators and property owners from the real estate sector to gather information on the innovations of the premium suppliers and the creative ideas of the designers in a unique ambiance.'

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spoga+gafa 2014 is open to trade visitors on 31 August and 1 September from 09.00 a.m. until 06.00 p.m and on 2 September from 09.00 a.m. until 05.00 p.m.

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