Meet designers and specifiers
Architects and interior designers come to compare materials. You also meet clients, advisers and contractors who share in the decision.
Participate
Meet the people who specify your material.
Present your materials and products to architects, interior designers and other specifiers. At the twentieth edition of MaterialDistrict you discuss concrete applications and make contacts for future projects.
From a compact tabletop to a larger stand: we help you find a presentation that suits your material and your goal.
The audience
Who you meet at MaterialDistrict
4,555visitors on average per edition
76%is a final decision-maker, co-decision-maker or adviser on material choices
82%of exhibitors are satisfied or very satisfied with the quality of visitors
Source: visitor registration and surveys, averages over the 2022 to 2026 editions. These figures describe previous editions; for 2027 the fair moves to Barneveld.
More from the visitor and exhibitor surveys
- 7.9 average rating by visitors
- 7.9 average rating by exhibitors
- 89% would recommend a colleague or friend to come
- 44% works in a Design & Engineering department
- 78% says they will come to the next edition
Why participate
What participation gives you
Let visitors handle your material
A sample shows what an image cannot convey. Visitors look at the surface, feel the weight and ask their questions straight away.
Discuss concrete projects
Hear what visitors are working on, answer questions about processing and application and find out where your material fits.
Every participation format includes guest tickets. Use them to invite clients and prospects to see your presentation together.
The Isohemp stand at MaterialDistrict 2026
Case from 2026
From exhibition floor to building practice
In 2026 MaterialDistrict launched an initiative with TBI to bring sustainable material innovations closer to building projects. Twenty exhibitors pitched their innovation to a jury.
Three of them, Reduco, Mycelium Material and Isohemp, received a practice voucher of € 10,000 to work with TBI companies on scaling up or a first application.
A voucher is a first step towards application, not a completed project.
More than three fair days
Meeting, media and publications reinforce each other.
The conversation starts at the fair. Around it, exhibitions, newsletters, the online platform and our books help specifiers discover your material and find it again later. It also helps you build a recognisable position around themes that matter in your market, such as biobased construction, circularity, healthy interiors or acoustics.
Discuss the options →- FairPersonal contact. Visitors handle your material and discuss their projects.
- Material exhibitionsYour material in a relevant context, at the fair and at other events.
- NewslettersNew developments brought to the attention of 65,000 subscribers.
- Online platformSpecifiers find your material again, explore it and share it with their project team.
- Books and publicationsConnect your material and expertise to a substantive theme.
Selection
Does your offer fit MaterialDistrict?
We are looking for materials and products with a substantiated story about more sustainable application in building, interiors or outdoor spaces. Tell us what you will show, which application it is intended for and which development or improvement is central. Together we will look at which participation format fits.
A collective, trade association or knowledge organisation? For a joint presentation we put together a tailored proposal.
Innovation Fund
A contribution for selected innovations
The Innovation Fund is intended for start-ups, young companies and designers presenting novelties or new developments that contribute to making the built environment more sustainable. The contribution is up to 75% of the participation costs in the first year, up to 50% in the second year and up to 25% in the third year, with a maximum of € 3,500 per edition. Award and amount are not guaranteed: your account manager assesses the application and decides on the contribution.
By type of organisation
What participation can mean for your organisation
Read more per type of organisation. You can also find rates and contact details without making this choice, via the participation formats or the request form.
Collectives, funds & innovation programmesPresent together, with a tailored proposal.Importers & distributorsBuild relationships with designers and specifiers.Material producersLet designers handle your material and discuss applications.Product manufacturers & construction brandsShow what your product can mean for a project.Raw material & semi-finished product suppliersMeet parties who can process and apply your raw material.Start-ups & scale-upsFind partners and first applications for your innovation.Trade, knowledge & research organisationsShare knowledge and meet the practitioners who will use it.Young TalentsShow your material research in the Young Talents presentation.
Discuss your participation.
Tell us what you want to present and who you want to reach. We are happy to think along with you.