Orgatec 2018 sai läbi. Ühtepidi on kahju, sest te ei kujuta ette, kui cool on olla messil väljas tootega, mida tulevad kiitma maailma tipptegijad, ma auslat ei liialda. Teisalt on hea koju saada. Esiteks messipäevad on väsitavad. Peale päeva lõppu tahad tegelikult kohe koju saada magama, aga kuna sa pole päeva jooksul mitte midagi söönud, siis vead end siiski kohalikku Schnitzel-hausi ja sööd ära söögilauasuuruse šnitsli, nii et silm ka ei pilgu. Viimasel päeval jood veel kolleegidega 26 Kölsch õlut ka ja jääd ellu. Postitad teistelegi pildi, et vaadake kui kõvad me oleme (ja jätate ütlemata, et üks õlu on 0,2l). Teiseks saime me korteriga tünga. Võtsime Airbnb-st ja pildilt tundus korralik korter, ega tal ei olnudki konkreetselt midagi viga…kui teile meeldib 1970-1980 vibe ja sisekujundus. Aaah, see helkiv surikaatidega wc-poti kaas, et ma sellest pilti ei teinud! Positiivse poole pealt asus see korter Lena Baari lähedal. Lena Baar oli selline, millest me iga päev mööda kõndisime ja vaatasime, et küll on kummalised inimsed seal ees suitsu tegemas. Viimasel päeval kui õhtusöögilt koju jalutasime, möödusime jälle Lena Baarist. “Lähme vaatame ikka üle, sest tõenäosus on, et me ei satu siia enam kunagi oma elus,” mõtlesime me. 1980-aastate saksa pornot teate? Noh need inimesed seal olid umbes samasuguse välimusega nagu klassikalistes saksa xxx filmides. Bakenbardid, vuntsid, pikad juuksed (meestel), nahkvestid. Me jõime ühe õlle ja läksime igaks juhuks koju ära. Kolmadaks on Köln ise üks kummaline linn. Ei üks ega teine. Nagu aeg oleks ka kogu linnas seisma jäänud. Välja arvatud katedraal, mis tõesti avaldab muljet.

Neljandaks, mess oli küll lahe, aga kui sul on kodus maailma kõige lahedam laps (kui ta ei karju) ja suht okei mees, siis hakkad neist puudust tundma. Seda enam, et juba järgmine nädal lendan ma jälle minema, tulen korraks vahetan kohvris pesu ära ja lendan uuesti minema. Viiendaks, väsimus. See jõhker väsimus, mis tuleb peale kui oled messiga ühele poole saanud. Nüüd tahaks küll koju!

Aga ei saa. Esimese lennuni on ikka veel kolm tundi aega (ma olen kolm tundi juba lennujaamas istunud!) ja teine lend jõuab Tallinnasse alles peale südaööd. Kuidagi tuleb aega sisustada. Jagan teiega mõnda oma lemmik-standi Orgatecilt. Disaini ja innovatiivsust ja lihtsalt ägedaid asju oli metsikult. Jama oli ka palju, aga sellele ma isegi ei viitsi keskenuda, meie saime teada, et me oleme, ilma liialdamata, väljas maailma parima tootega, omas valdkonnas. See teeb nats uhkeks küll.

Loook Industries toodet uudistades sain ma tuttavaks nende müügidirektori Paulaga. Ülichill kuju oli. Ütles, et proovi aga, kuidas on teha väikene power nap keset metsikut möllu ja jumal, kus ma oleks tahtnud sinna pikemaks vedelema jääda. Nii mõnus oli! Mõtlesin, et kodus võiks selline koht olla, et lähed viskad end pikali, paned klapid pähe ja põgened reaalsusest. Jaa, muidugi saab seda kodus teha ka tavalisel diivanil, aga saate ju aru küll, see pole see ja no toode pole ka koju mõeldud. Massaaži ka ei tee tavadiivan. Lennujaamades kuluks küll täiega marjaks ära, ja kontorites. Kihvt värk! Rääkisime Paulaga, et kust mina olen ja kust nemad on ja mis tuli välja…toode on osaliselt ka Eesti päritoluga. Toodetakse Tartus. “Ma ei tea, kuidas seda kohta hääldada, aga sain aru, mis linna ma mõtlesin?” küsis ta. “Kylla, kylla,” vastasin mina, “ma olen Tartust pärit. Naersime. “Kui me järgmisel nädalal Tartusse läheme, siis ma kindlasti küsin sult, mida külastada ja kuhu minna.” Uued tutvused ja kontaktid ning suhtlus on see osa, mis mulle messidel täiega meeldib.

N.A.P. – ist võite huvi korral lugeda rohkem nende kodulehelt.

Iseenesestmõistetavalt kuulub aga minu süda Silenile. Meil käis standist läbi selline rahvas, et ise ka ei usu. Suhtled, räägid, viskad nalja ja pärast vaatad visiitkaardilt, kellega sa nalja tegid ja suhteid lõid. Mõni kontakt oli uskumatum kui teine. Ka pole mitte äge, kuidas ühest suhtkoht nalja pärast tööle kandideerimisest saab alguse täiesti uus hingamine ja elu?

Orgatec 2018 is over. From one side it’s sad, because you’ve got no idea what it’s like to present a product that even the top people of the industry come and praise, honestly that is soooo cool. On the other side it is nice to get back home.

Firstly, the days in expo are really tiring. At the end of each of them, you just want to go and get some sleep, but because you haven’t eaten all day, you drag yourself into a local Schnitzel-house and eat the biggest schnitzel ever with no problem. On the very last day you go on and have 26 Kölsch beers with your colleagues and survive. You even post a picture to show off not specifying that one glass is only half a pint.

Secondly, we got ripped off with our apartment. We booked it in Airbnb and on pictures it looked decent enough. To be fair, there wasn’t anything specifically wrong with it … if you enjoy the vibe and deco from the 70’s and 80’s. Oh, and I forgot to take a photo of that special shiny toilet seat. On a positive note, the apartment was very close to Bar Lena. Bar Lena was a place we walked pass every day and wondered how weird people are standing and smoking in front of it. On the last day, after walking back from our dinner, we passed it again and decided to go in. “Let’s just check it out, the likelihood that we will never come back here is too high.” Are you familiar with German porn from the 80’s? Well, the people in there were pretty much a classical example of the characters in German XXX films. Sideburns, moustaches, long hair (on men), leather vests. We had one beer and went home, just in case.

Thirdly, Cologne is one strange city. You can’t really figure it out. Seems like the time has stopped in the whole city. Except  for the cathedral, that IS impressive.

Fourthly, the expo was awesome, but if you have the coolest child at home (when she is not screaming) and quite okay man, you will start to miss them. Not to forget the fact, that I am flying away yet again in couple of days. Just popping in to change the content of my suitcase and I’m off.

Fifthly tiredness. That horrible tiredness that hits you once the expo is over. Now I’m ready for home!

But no I still have 3 hours until my first flight (I’ve already been in the airport for three hours) and the second flight lands in Tallinn after midnight. I need to do something to fight with boredom so I’m sharing some of my favorite stands from Orgatec. There was a lot of design and innovation and just very cool things. A lot of crap too, but I couldn’t be bothered to concentrate on that. We found out that, without exaggeration, we have the best product of our industry. That DOES make me feel proud!  

While checking the product by Loook Industries, I got to know their sales director Paula. Very chill person. Urged me to try what it feels like to have a quick power-nap in the middle of loud noise. I wish, I could have stayed there longer, it was amazing. I was thinking that I could have a place like this at home where you can go lye down, put your headphones on and escape from reality. Of course you can do it on a couch as well, but you know what I mean, this is not the same and well this product is not meant to homes anyway. Your couch at home doesn’t perform any massage either. But in airports, offices, I can definitely see it there. We spoke with Paula where I am from and where they are and turned out … that product is partly from Estonia as it’s been produced in Tartu. “I don’t know how to pronounce the place, but did you understand which city I am talking about?” she asked. “Yes, yes, I am from Tartu” We laughed. “When we visit Tartu next time, I will definitely as where to go and what to see!” New people and contacts, communication – this is the part I really like about expos.

If you are interested, you can read more about NAP from their website.

But without a doubt, my heart belongs to Silen. We had so many people visiting our stand, it was unbelievable. You talk, communicate, make a joke and only later read from the business card, who was that person you just spoke. Some of the conversations you can’t believe just happened. One is more unbelievable than other. Isn’t it just amazing when one moment you applying for a position just for fun and that leads you to the beginning of new life and breathing.