imm cologne news

The imm cologne ended on Sunday, 24th January 2010 with a positive closing balance. Despite being shortened by a day, the fair managed to equal the previous year’s result with around 100,000 visitors. The number of exhibitors even slightly exceeded last year’s level. From Koelnmesse’s perspective, the high expectations of the imm cologne as one of the most important fairs for the international furniture and interior design sector have thus been met.

“The exhibitors have used their innovativeness to brave the crisis and been rewarded by doing good business,” says Koelnmesse’s CEO Gerald Böse. “Cologne is the business forum for the industry,” concludes the head of the trade fair company. The positive mood that prevailed in the halls for the entire duration of the fair was also emphasised by Dirk-Uwe Klaas: “This was by far the most successful furniture show for years. In the midst of the crisis, trade visitors and end consumers alike have given us impressive confirmation that the imm cologne has regained its former strength,” says the chief executive of the Association of the German Furniture Industry (Verband der Deutschen Möbelindustrie, VDM). As announced last Friday, Koelnmesse and the VDM as non-material sponsor of the imm cologne have extended their contract long-term to continue this successful collaboration beyond the scope of the imm cologne 2010.

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Why is imm cologne a top event for exhibitors and trade visitors that you definitely must attend? We asked manufacturers, designers, retailers, commercial agents and architects.

Jens Wolff, CEO of CDH | For us this is the most important tradeshow for the furniture industry, where we can help exhibitors and visitors find distributors in Germany thus providing our members with an important and valuable service. Nowhere else is the support from the exhibition organisers as extensive as it is at imm cologne. But most importantly, the exhibition’s enormous importance and its excellent promotion in terms of attracting visitors helps us to get in touch with many sales representatives who are not yet members of CDH.

Claus Anstoetz, CEO, BW Bielefelder Werkstätten and Interprofil | We present almost all of the innovations from BW Bielefelder Werkstätten and Interprofil at imm cologne, because it gives us the best environment for displaying our products. It is always a pleasant start to the current business year.

Markus Benz, CEO Walter Knoll AG & Co. KG | imm cologne ranks among the most important furniture fairs worldwide. For manufacturers from Northern Europe it is the most important platform to present their novelties. It, thus, holds a strong attractiveness for retailers, architects and end customers.

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Boulevard of Innovations offers an interior design show of an entirely different stripe.

Wandering along the Boulevard at imm cologne you can take in new developments and exciting innovations at your leisure.

There is no quicker and simpler way to take in the latest highlights from the leading manufacturers out of the enormous overall offerings.

In this exhibition the pinnacles of cutting edge design are displayed, along with all the products that have been nominated for the interior innovation award, as well as the prize winning designs.

Online Matchmaking, a feature of imm cologne 2010, will give trade visitors like yourself the possibility of contacting imm exhibitors even before the trade fair begins. More service + more communication = more success.

What is Online Matchmaking?

Online Matchmaking is an Internet-based contact centre. Using this tool, you can address questions in a simple and anonymous manner to all exhibitors in the product group that interests you. It offers you the following advantage: You need to ask only one question, but you’ll simultaneously reach more than one exhibitor. Because the exhibitors will answer your question via e-mail, you’ll have the opportunity to arrange personal meetings before the trade fair begins with exactly the exhibitors you’re interested in. It’s the ideal way to organize an efficient trade fair visit.

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With the “Agents Directory” online tool, Koelnmesse and imm cologne 2010 are providing a service independent of trade fair times and in coordination with the furniture and furnishings industry. Trade representatives and exhibitors at imm cologne who are looking for sales partners are for the first time coming together also online to develop new markets.

Quick success: As a trade representative and agent, you can regsiter and set up your profile at http://agents.imm-cologne.com/administration. Important information to include is what products you market and in which countries and regions. Your details are then added to the Agents Directory. For you as a trade representative and agent, the procedure is free of charge.

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For the fourth time creative newcomers will present their ideas and concepts as part of the [d³] design talents at imm cologne. Hall 3.1 will be the stage for the young and independent designers, whose inspiring and visionary creations of the designs of tomorrow will also fascinate the public in 2009.

The newcomers forum, which is made up of the three events [d³] contest, [d³] professionals and [d³] schools impressively demonstrates there is no lack of fresh and stimulating ideas in the area of furniture and interior design.

The [d³] design talents catalogue comprises all exhibitors in hall 3.1 – the designers exhibiting at [d³] design talents and the more than 50 international exhibitors presented by Designspotter.

You can download the d3 catalogue 2009 (PDF) free of charge.

imm cologne offers a quick and easy online search to find online information about exhibitors and brands represented at the the world’s leading furnishing fair.

imm cologne Exhibitor Advanced Search offers detailed information about the exhibitors including a convenient planning tool. Just add exhibitors to your favorites and put them on your list for your visit of the imm cologne.

The Exhibitor Express Search offers quick information about the exhibitors of imm 2009 presented in alphabetical order. Just browse through the list to get an impression of the wide variety of exhibitors from all over the world.

Stay up to date and get information about all new exhibitors by subscribing to the following RSS feed: RSS: newest exhibitors

From January 19 to 25, 2009 the online design magazine Designspotter is going to present 50 international, young designers straight in the heart of the imm 2009 to a wide audience of experts and visitors.

The Designspotter stand will be in Hall 3.1 – close to the most important design labels of the world. More than 500 square meters of exhibition space and 50 hot products are waiting to be explored by more than 115.000 trade show visitors straight in the midst of Hall 3.1 of imm cologne 2009.

As the leading trade fair for the furniture sector, imm cologne ist the international business event par excellence. Exhibitors at this trade show reach decision-makers from all around the world.

On 19 January 2009, the Cologne Design Festival opens its doors. Once again imm cologne will feature the very best exhibitors. In 2009, some 1,200 companies from around 60 countries are expected, including market leaders and countless SMEs.

At the same time, booked floor space has risen significantly over the same period the year before. With a foreign exhibitor share of 60 per cent, imm cologne is the most important marketplace for living and design the world over. The exhibitors in Cologne will meet the demands of buyers from more than 125 countries. Weiterlesen…