iF International Forum Design GmbH
For over fifty years iF Industrie Forum Design e.V. has had its roots at the Hannover Exhibition Grounds. Launched in 1953 as the “Special Show for Well-designed Industrial Goods”, the registered association - as indicated by its German abbreviation “e.V.” - was expanded in 2002 to include a new operating arm, iF international Forum Design GmbH, now responsible for all iF business areas.
The motivation to create a separate business enterprise lay in the iF’s evolution from a classic design-promoting institution into a contemporary service enterprise - one with a critical function as a mediator between design and industry. This special status allows iF to make a significant contribution to the success of design services in an economic context as well as to enhance public awareness of the role of design.
The motivation to create a separate business enterprise lay in the iF’s evolution from a classic design-promoting institution into a contemporary service enterprise - one with a critical function as a mediator between design and industry. This special status allows iF to make a significant contribution to the success of design services in an economic context as well as to enhance public awareness of the role of design.
