Up to ten design contest finalists will have the opportunity to present their creations in a runway show at cpd's Showcase Dusseldorf on Sunday, 7 February thereby enabling them to forge important contacts for an international design career. The winners are given a free exhibition stand at cpd for two seasons (July 2010 and February 2011) and their collections will be used as an opening tableau at one of the shows organised by the Igedo Company.

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cpd will be rounded off by a comprehensive range of communication, information and trends: the 20 shows held during the fair at Showcase Dusseldorf as well as the Order Info event organised by the German Fashion institute in collaboration with the magazine TextilWirtschaft and further seminars create a weaIth of communication opportunities for the entire sector from throughout Europe and the world. Furthermore, the pricing structure for admission tickets has also been revised and buying tickets will now be simpler for trade visitors with the opening of the Online Ticket Shop in December 2009. New visitors can acquire their tickets online at the Ticket Shop once they have completed online registration using the log-in data sent to them.

The CPD will be held at the Dusseldorf Exhibition Centre from 7 to 9 February 2010 and the July event will run from 25 to 27 July 2010.

Originally Published In the Stitch Times: February 2010