Compact lunchbox, designed by Chiaki Murata for Metaphys

尽管今年有一次到达法兰克福的尝试被挫败(一场严寒的暴风雪迫使杜塞尔多夫机场、慕尼黑机场和法兰克福机场在我们预定起飞的那一天关闭)，安比恩特还是值得等待的。去年的展会可能会出现衰退迹象，参展商较少，发布会也很保守，但随着整个新展厅的增加，如今规模空前庞大的Ambiente公司重申了它作为商业和设计交汇点的地位。毫无疑问，本届博览会最强大的一套就是它每年吸引到法兰克福的参展商数量(2010年为4504家)，虽然有时看上去没完没了，但11个展厅中的每个展厅都被征服了，这要归功于蜂拥而至的大厅里的几个展厅。趋势展示，如300年的德国瓷器设计回顾，使事物变得轻盈(而且我们也恢复了活力)，而日本和中国的展馆让我们看到了一些新产品的新名称。最棒的是今年对新兴人才的大量支持；Ambiente赞助了来自13个国家的18名设计师，介绍了家庭和生活的概念(我们最想要的是伯克哈德·夏勒(Burkhard Scharer)的移动三联厨房)，还有17名设计师在餐厅和餐具前占据优势。奥芬巴赫设计学院的学生们也在4.0展厅展示了厨房设计的原型，比如西蒙·斯克鲁尔的果酱制作，还有更多的商业品牌。

Showroom Finland’s new ‘Pilke’ lamps, designed by industrial designer Tuukka Halonen

Authentics unveiled its newest additions, a range of indoor planting bags, designed by Patrick Nadeau

New grater, measuring spoon and pasta measure from NICO’s Tools for Men range

Michigan-based young designer Hsin-Chun Wang offered his take on traditional bar furniture

A cardboard modular shelving system by Florian Gross cuts a strong figure

Burkhard Schäller’s portable, freestanding workshop-style kitchen that easily plugs into an electrical socket

Stephan Treindl’s ‘Chaotik’ rug makes cleaning up easy – messes are brushed into the centre and then zipped up

We can’t avoid a notebook. These ones are from Mark’s Japan

Iittala added to its glass bird collection with new designs by Swede Matti Klennell

Beautiful glassware from Czech company, Kvêtná

'Papo’ lamps, made out of cardboard by Martin Schmid

Amelie Bunte’s imaginative interpretations of a ladle, sieve and whisk

Statuesque candlesticks and a centrepiece designed by the Campana brothers for Riva

No expense is spared on the stands at Ambiente – one example complete with faux staircase

A design-savvy rocking horse for a young discerning customer, by Sirch

Ritzenhoff’s range of crockery, inspired by paper boats

Matthias Reis’ colourful bookshelf ‘Piegato One’ for Serafini

Radius showed off a charming birdhouse, designed by Sebastien Herkner

An avant-garde barbeque from Woodkte

Gerd Sommerlade created an homage to porcelain in the foyer of Hall 4, including this sea of plates

Sommerlade’s ‘PEACE Corps’ created for Reichenbach

Matteo Thun’s carving knives for Zwilling

Royal VKB’s dish drainer, inspired by terraced rice paddy fields in Asia

A concept for a jam maker, by Simon Schloer

Finland-shaped dishes from Sagaform

Sottsass-style cups by Japanese houseware company, Kinto