View Melbourne Design Market trader application form.
When and where is the Melbourne Design Market held?
What can I sell at the Melbourne Design Market?
What will be provided for traders?
Can I park my car there?
What about the weather?
Who can attend the Market?
Can anyone have a trader stall at the Market?
What time should I arrive and pack up?
How will the public hear about the Market?
If my application is accepted, what type of marketing material should I provide?
Can I sell by catalogue?
What about signage?
What if I don’t have credit card facilities available at the Market?
Can I have more than one stall on the day?
What about staffing?
What about Public Liability Insurance?
Will there be power?
What other facilities will be available?
Will there be food and entertainment?
How much space will I have?
What if I have to cancel my application?
How much does it cost to hold a stall?
What’s next?
The Melbourne Design Market is held on Sunday June 14th, 2009, from 10am –
5pm at Federation Square undercover carpark.
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Consider Melbourne Design Market an open-air extension of your showroom or studio: you may choose to display a selection of goods that you would normally sell, or use this opportunity to launch a new product or service. Items under $100 sell more readily, but this should not exclude larger items being part of the story.
As part of the site online application form we will ask you to describe and attach 1-2 PowerPoint slide(s) of what you plan to sell at the market.
Please note that consumable food and beverages (as listed in the terms and conditions) must not be sold at the market, unless you hold a City of Melbourne food license and are registering yourself as catering trader via the food trader site application form (available on application).
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Two standard trestle tables with quality linen white cloths, two chairs and stall signage will be provided for each stall at the Melbourne Design Market. The trestle table sizes:1 x 2.4m and 1 x 1.8m and will always have cloths provided for them unless you indicate otherwise (please note these dimensions as it’s one of the most asked questions in the lead up to the day!) When filling out your application, remember that you get the ‘kit’ as part of your site fee. Should you feel you need extra tables or chairs, indicate that and the final total will be calculated accordingly.
Other equipment, such as clothes racks and easels can be ordered through Melbourne Design Market administration: email market@nationaldesigncentre.com to indicate your needs.
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Yes. Once you have delivered all the components for your stall you will need to remove your vehicle from the market site into the lower floors of the car park, although there is a grace period of 30 mins for stallholders to remove their cars (through the lower carpark exit) without charge during bump-in.
Please note that every vehicle that enters the car-park is charged a flat rate of around $8 for the entire day. Vehicles are not permitted within the market site during the market operating hours.
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The show will go on, whatever the weather!
The car park is an enclosed space, providing shelter from rain and wind. Lighting and heating will be provided throughout the market vicinity.
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Melbourne Design Market is a public event, so anyone and everyone can attend free of charge. The venue has wheelchair access.
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No. Only high quality design products and design-led businesses are permitted. A panel will consider each trader application individually on its merit, selecting those that demonstrate sensitivity to design and the intention to sell goods that are of high quality. Not for profit and other businesses will also be considered for trader sites – these opportunities will be limited. A proportion of stall spaces are reserved for new stallholders each year and the final mix is determined not only by standard :the general mix of types of product on offer is also part of the panel’s decision.
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Bump-in commences at 7:30am and a second ‘wave’ at 8:15am. Between 7:30am and 9:00am traders will have access to the site to drop off any goods to their site. At 9:00am no vehicles will be allowed onsite, and all vehicles must be out of the market area. At 9.30am there will be a Traders’ Safety Briefing in the main entrance – each stall must send at least one representative to this 5 minute briefing. Official trading begins at 10am – all traders must be ready for business before 10am.
Trading must finish at 5pm. Between 5:30-6pm, or at the earliest moment that the site is determined safe for vehicle access, traders will be given vehicle access to the site. Bump-out must be completed by 7.30pm. All traders will be briefed in more detail about the bump-in and out process prior to the event.
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Melbourne Design Market will be promoted through a publicity and promotional campaign that may include the likes of The Age A2, Vogue Living, radio ‘what’s on’ interviews, a Facebook page and other websites, as well as the screen at Federation Square in the lead up to the Market.
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A short company background document/biography, product information and prices, and high resolution product images (JPEG format, 300dpi, maximum 2MB file size) will need to be posted if requested on a CD to: Melbourne Design Market, National Design Centre, PO Box 18235 Collins St East, Melbourne Vic 8003.
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An important objective of the Melbourne Design Market is to make good design visible and accessible to the community. As such, you are welcome to supplement sales with catalogues and by taking orders, but our preference is that you make the most of your stall space by bringing a range of physical products for display and sale.
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We will provide external stall signage with the name of each business or designer. There is no need to provide us with files of your logo – they are all produced with the same font. You are welcome, of course, to display your own signage and branding as part of your display.
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It is a stipulation of the MDM Management that all traders provide purchasers with the option of using not only cash but also credit card/eftpos or cheque. The Market office does not provide eftpos facilities and so traders are required to organize their own merchant facility. If your application is successful and you need to organize one, it should be a priority in your preparations as banks can take some weeks to process your application.
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Depending on availability, traders are very welcome to request as many sites as they wish. The Market office will advise you if your application has been successful.
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Each trader is responsible for their own staffing needs.
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Traders must have their own public liability insurance for conducting business outside of normal premises. Melbourne Design Market and its employees must be released from any claims by traders. A scanned copy of your liability insurance must accompany the site application form. Emerging designers without insurance should indicate this on the application form and you will be contacted about this if selected - insurance for one day may be in the order of $100.
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There is access to power through power onsite. If you require power you must indicate very clearly on the application form exactly what your requirements are. If you notify us after your application has been processed we may not be in a position to assist you with your power requirements, depending on other traders who have already been accommodated. There is a charge of $70 for access. More stringent safety requirements have been introduced by Fed Sq management that mean that stallholders must get the items that will be used on the site tested and tagged prior to the day, as faulty items may jeopordise an entire section of the market’s power.
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First aid, OHS, security, stall signage, gas heating, lighting and enquiries handled at the Market office.
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Yes.
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Each single site is approximately 2.5x5m. Double sites are double the size and so forth. Depending on the site, there may be an opportunity to hang visual material from overhead beams or walls. Sites are positioned 2.5m across the ‘front’ of the stall, and 5m deep, (just as a carpark space is).
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The Market office can only process refunds for traders who notify us in writing at least 2 weeks prior to the event. All cancellations post this date will be considered on an individual basis at the discretion of the Melbourne Design Market administration.
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Single site fee incl. gst (approx. 2.5x5m) – $440
Intermediate site fee incl. gst (approx. 3.75m x 5m) – $590
Double site fee incl. gst (approx. 5x5m) – $750
Super site fee (size on application) – $990
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To apply for a stall, visit www.nationaldesigncentre.com, click on the Melbourne Design Market link and complete the online application form. (We will no longer be accepting faxed applications unless by prior arrangement.) This needs to be done by 5pm Wednesday May 6th, 2009.
Please note that stalls for Melbourne Design Market are limited and we are not able to guarantee a market space for each application. Participation in previous years does not guarantee selection.
If successful, you will be sent an acceptance letter with further details and information. Once payment is forwarded by cheque, direct transfer or credit card your site is confirmed. Closer to the date emails will give a running sheet and site map (covering bump-in and out process) and other more detailed reminders for the day.
If you have any other queries, email Elizabeth Collins at market@nationaldesigncentre.com
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