Reasons for exhibiting

In 2024, 99 % of exhibitors were “satisfied” with the frequentation and 97 % with the quality of the visitor profile.

 © Yves Trotzier

résonances boasts a unique atmosphere based on simplicity and generosity, and creates the ideal conditions for dialogue and exchanges between exhibitors and the public.

Many visitors come to the fair every year, mostly private individuals, collectors and art and design enthusiasts with discerning, upscale tastes, but also an increasing amount of professionals (architects, galleries, museums and museum shops, furniture stores, specialised gift shops, hoteliers, interior decorators, marketing departments of large companies, fashion designers, etc.).

With nearly 20,000 visitors in 2024, résonances stands out as THE major appointment for all lovers of unique and beautiful hand-made objects as well as for professionnals includind decorators, interior designers, hotel owners, all those insearch of outstanding contemporary fine crafts.
It offers fine crafts workers the opportunity to meet an interested, well-informed and highly potential clientele.

A few visitors testimonials :

« A magnificent show, as always! I’ve been a regular visitor for years and was delighted to see so much diversity. Such a wealth of expertise, inventiveness, finesse and creativity. Well done to the artists and organisers, and we look forward to next year ! »

« Thank you résonances for helping us discover all these talented craftspeople every year! Year after year, this show dazzles me. Well done ! »

In 2024, 100 % of exhibitors praised the fair’s advertising methods. 

© Yves Trotzier

Make the most of tailor-made communication tools and a targeted advertising plan to increase your visibility and reputation:

• important outdoor campaign with nearly 400 posters and 20 digital screens displayed
• distribution of over 85,000 printed communication media
• a website dedicated to the fair, which recorded nearly 25,000 visits during the month of the event
• regular publications on social networks (on résonance[s] and frémaa accounts)
• sending out press documents and monitoring press relations, follow-up of press contacts
• advertising inserts in the specialized professional regional and national press
• sending email campaigns to our visitor database and to the press
• direct Marketing on file to AB+ targets
• numerous in advance promotional actions (teaser shown in cinemas, etc.)

In 2024, 95.7 % made direct sales during the fair, and 82.1 % of the exhibitors made interesting contacts likely to result in subsequent orders.

89.5 % of exhibitors say they are “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with their sales during the fair.

Every year, résonances is increasingly being seen as a real business trigger, an essential factor in the sector’s economy, as shown by the commercial impact with an average turnover per exhibitor in 2024, which peaked at €6,542.

Manning a stand at the fair gives you the opportunity to engage in direct dialogue with a quality audience with high purchasing power, and to develop a new clientele and new markets in optimal conditions.

Beyond the general public, résonances allows you to meet major stakeholders in your market (collectors, architects, designers, decorators, galleries, boutiques, museums…) and thus extend your business and partner network.

The scenography was approved by 98 % of exhibitors in 2024.

Over an area of 6,100 m², résonances maintains top rate aesthetics through appealing scenography to provide exhibitors with a tailor-made and contemporary setting.

See the stand examples 2024

In 2024, 100 % of exhibitors said they were “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with the welcome and the organisation.

A frémaa-certified organisation

Created and supported by frémaa since its inception in 2012, the résonances fair benefits from the skills and professionalism of an acknowledged professional organisation that puts its expertise at the service of this leading fair in the fine crafts sector. Created in 1996, frémaa now boasts more than 165 professionals in the fine crafts world admitted on the basis of the quality of their applications. Its purpose is to promote, represent, defend and enhance the economic development of its members. Thanks to its economic, cultural and training-related successes, it helps to extend the influence and development of the fine crafts sector.
résonances’ strength undeniably lies in the fact that the fair is organized by and for professionals in the fine crafts sector.
Every year, frémaa actively works behind the scenes to develop a new high-flying edition that confirms the fair’s privileged position in the world of creation.

Frémaa team
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A passionate team by your side

With more than 30 years experience in the events and arts and crafts sector, frémaa will be delighted to help you prepare for the fair with complete peace of mind. A team that is human, qualified and ready to listen, that will commit itself fully to your side and put its skills at the service of your success at résonances.

“Thank you for all the effort and super organization of this show! A big THANK YOU, it was an emotionally rich experience.”
Claudia Cauville, ceramist

“Thank you for the organization and your confidence for this first participation.”
Jennifer Hugot, paper object designer

© Bartosch Salmanski

• Thanks to its border location, Strasbourg enjoys an exceptional geographical position at the crossroads of European economy.
• Strasbourg lies at the heart of one of the wealthiest and most dynamic departments in France. Bas-Rhin is at the top of the list of departments that spend the most money on interior design.
• As a European capital and a city that has been granted a “Ville et Métiers d’Art” quality label, Strasbourg is a privileged destination that enjoys undeniable economic and tourist appeal thanks to its strong cultural heritage.
• Since 2022, Strasbourg has had a magnificent Exhibition Centre designed by the Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, with a glass and wood façade and a long interior nave.

97 % of exhibitors attending the 2024 edition said they were “satisfied” with the fair, and 88.3 % of them intended to apply to attend the 2025 edition.

© Yves Trotzier

What some exhibitors had to say:

“Thank you for this magnificent edition! It’s always a pleasure to exhibit at the salon résonances, not only because of the quality of the selection of craftsmen and artists, but also because of the warm welcome we receive from the public, which is always exceptional. The frémaa pays particular attention to meeting exhibitors’ needs as closely as possible, and that’s something we really appreciate. There’s a real sense of mutual support between exhibitors, which grows stronger every year. résonances is a real challenge every year, and it’s become a real driving force for me to push my practice further and come up with more accomplished projects!
Bélinda Pollard, embroiderer

“I loved taking part in this show, which for me is the most beautiful I’ve ever seen. My creations were very well received, and I’m starting to build up a very loyal clientele, which is very gratifying.
Many thanks to you, I’m very grateful. Don’t change a thing, it’s already perfect!”
Mel de Margo, clothing designer

Arts and crafts convey strong values and invite us to live and consume differently. For this reason, résonances wanted to become more involved in an eco-responsible approach to sustainable development through the certification of the fair as an eco-event, by Éco-Manifestations Alsace (EMA).
The fair is proud to have already been awarded Label 2 (Label 1 obtained in 2023), but the aim is to reach the criteria for the higher labels as quickly as possible, and thus limit the impact of the fair as much as possible. Both the organisers and all those involved in the fair are fully committed to achieving this.