Luca Nichetto. (photo: Koelnmesse, Andreas Körner)
Following London design team Doshi Levien’s successful launch of the new design event at the imm cologne 2012, the trade fair has nominated designer Luca Nichetto as its Guest of Honour for “Das Haus – Interiors on Stage 2013″. In his design, the Venetian focuses on solutions that are intended to enable occupants to live in direct contact with the plant world.
In Nichetto’s “Haus”, plants appear as an integral element of the architecture and interior design: in specially created pots, they adorn not just the walls of the façades, the louver-like structure of which is dotted with transparent gaps and spaces for plants; inside too, they take on specific functions that improve the indoor climate. In the form of big plant pools, planted courtyards and integrated terraces, they fill the interior with greenery, allowing its architecture to stage the interplay between indoors and outside.
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11. September 2012
Categories: architecture, Events, News, pure village
Tags: Bosa, Casamania, Cassina, Das Haus, Das Haus - Interiors on Stage, De Padova, design, Dick Spierenburg, Established & Sons, Foscarini, Fratelli Guzzini, Glass Idromassaggio, Globo, green design, hall 3.1, imm cologne 2013, Italesse, Kristalia, La Chance, Luca Nichetto, MG Lab, Moroso, Offecct, Petite Friture, sustainability, sustainable design, Taccini, Venini, [d3] design talents
Curious about the new sofa fashions, dinner sofas, wellness armchairs or ultra-flexible seating ensembles? Then you can’t afford to miss the imm cologne! From 18 to 23 January 2011, visitors to the international furniture fair can enjoy the biggest upholstered furniture show in the world on the grounds of koelnmesse exhibition centre. Approx. one third of the total exhibition space will be occupied by the Comfort segment, where international sofa producers will be showing their latest seating creations. No fewer than four halls have been dedicated to this section of the imm cologne: 2.1, 3.1, 6 and 10.2.
Karl Sommermeyer, executive partner at upholstered furniture makers Himolla (Taufkirchen), on the importance of the annual presentation: “The Cologne fair is the biggest furniture fair in the world – and we will do whatever we can to make sure it stays that way. The standards set in 2010 give us every reason to believe 2011 will be just as good!”
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20. October 2010
Categories: Exhibitors, imm comfort, Trends
Tags: comfort, dinner sofas, hall 10.2, hall 2.1, hall 3.1, hall 6, imm cologne 2011, Karl Sommermeyer, seating ensembles, sofa, sustainability, Trends, upholstered furniture, upholstered furniture trends, wellness armchair
[D3] Design Talents and Dezeen, the world’s most influential online architecture and design magazine, has teamed up with at the design fair imm cologne (19.-24.01.2010) in Cologne to present a series of interviews with upcoming and established designers and design-world figures.
Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs will interview figures including Benjamin Hubert, Philippe Malouin, Gam Fratesi and Tomás Alonso, all of whom have exhibited at [D3] Design Talents in the past.
Established designers including Tomoko Azumi, James Irvine and Erik Degenhardt will also feature. All interviews will be filmed and broadcasted on www.dezeen.com after the show.
Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents will take place at 12.30 each day from Tuesday 19 to Friday 22 January in the lounge area of the D3 Design Talents Hall. We hope to see you there!
Venue: D3 Lounge, Hall 3.1, Stand B 030/E 049 imm cologne
Tuesday 19 January
12.30 James Irvine
12.45 Tomás Alonso
13.00 Tomoko Azumi
Wednesday 20 January
12.30 Philippe Malouin
12.45 Erik Degenhardt
13.00 [D3] Design Talents winners
Thursday 21 January
12.30 Marco Dessi
12.45 Gabrielle Amman
13.00 Gam Fratesi (Stine Gam and Enrico Fratesi)
Friday 22 January
12.30 Benjamin Hubert
12.45 Kai Linke
13.00 Reinhard Dienes
13. January 2010
Categories: Video, young designers, [d3] design talents
Tags: Benjamin Hubert, designers, dezeen, Dezeentalks, Erik Degenhardt, Gam Fratesi, hall 3.1, interviews, James Irvine, Marcus Fairs, Philippe Malouin, Tomás Alonso, Tomoko Azumi, [d3] design talents
D³ Design talents offers a space for young, creative talents in hall 3.1. A new generation of designers will be presenting innovations and visionary concepts for the future of domestic living.
An abundance of inspired – and at times provocative – designs will provide a great deal of inspiration and lots of fresh ideas for the interior design of tomorrow.
The success of this format can be seen by the many designers who have been discovered here by internationally renowned companies and whose designs have gone on to become part of exclusive collections. D³ Design talents is both a taste of things to come and a springboard for a career in design.
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07. December 2009
Categories: Trends, young designers, [d3] design talents
Tags: architecture, career, Cologne, competition, design, exhibition, hall 3.1, imm cologne 2010, innovations, interior design, interior design of tomorrow, international, product design, Trends, visionary concepts, young designers, [d³] design talents, [d³] professionals, [d³] schools
Five months before the next event all indications are pointing to a successful imm cologne 2010. The current registration status looks good despite the difficult situation in the industry. “We are currently assuming that we will again have around 1,000 exhibitors from over 45 countries. It’s time to think ahead, and for me that means stating my commitment to the leading trade fair. Germany needs a strong leading trade fair and that is imm cologne,” says Gerald Böse, CEO of Koelnmesse.
In the coming years imm cologne is set to be Europe’s most cutting-edge furnishings and interior design trade fair. By fulfilling all market-oriented criteria, it is offering optimum prerequisites for business and networking on the international scale. In the modern design area – halls 10, 11 and 3 – visitors will be presented with a show of ideas for global design developments in a compact form. Over 300 companies will have stands there, including such brands as COR, interlübke, Ligne Roset, Walter Knoll, Domaniecki, de Sede, Kettnaker, Fraubrunnen, girsberger, Team 7, Riva, and Gervasoni, all with strong emotional appeal. “We are firmly convinced that in the coming weeks additional registrations will come from renowned companies, particularly from Italy,” says Udo Traeger, Head of the Furniture, Interior Design and Textiles division at Koelnmesse.
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09. September 2009
Categories: Business, Design concepts, Exhibitors, imm comfort, imm prime, imm pure, imm sleep, imm smart, Living Bath Room, pure village, Service, top designers, Trends, [d3] design talents
Tags: bath segment, brands, Business, Business Centre, COR, CS Schmal, cutting-edge, de Sede, Dick Spierenburg, Domaniecki, Fraubrunnen, free WLAN, Gerald Böse, Gervasoni, girsberger, hall 10, hall 11, hall 3.1, Hall 3.2, hall 5, hall 6, hall 7, hall 8, hall 9, imm cologne 2010, innovation, interior design, interior design concepts, interlübke, international, international audience, international brands, international top design, Kettnaker, Ligne Roset, Living Bath Room, networking, Parisot, private spa, pure village, Riva, Smart, Steinhoff Group, Team 7, Trade Association of the Mattress Industry, trade fair, Tvilum-Scanbirk ApS, Udo Traeger, upholstered furniture, Walter Knoll, Welle Möbel, Wiemann, Young Living, [d3] design talents
There’s more to a living room than a sofa by Marcel Wanders, a chair by Konstantin Grcic or a shelf by Arik Lévy. It is the nuances, the scenography of the room and the context of the lighting, furniture and fabrics that provide the backdrop for showing the leading actors off at their best – one reason, perhaps, why design items are increasingly providing the face for complete creative concepts.
The new presentation format Pure Village caters to this market development by creating a stage on which stand-alone presentations of exclusive design items are showcased just as effectively as creative interior concepts. From 19 to 24 January 2010, Hall 3.2 will cluster the highlights from the various specialist ranges in the immediate vicinity of the furniture in the Pure segment (Hall 11) and the ideas of the d3 Design Talents forum (Hall 3.1).
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25. August 2009
Categories: pure village, Trends
Tags: architects, Arik Lévy, bathroom, bathroom planners, brand spaces, current trends, designers, Dick Spierenburg, exclusive design, fusion of various living areas, Gerald Böse, hall 11, hall 3.1, Hall 3.2, imm cologne 2010, imm pure, interior design, interior designers, Konstantin Grcic, lighting designers, Living Bath Room, Marcel Wanders, pure village, retailers, spa, Trends, [d3] design talents
Life in the home is changing. The distinctions between kitchen and living room and bathroom and bedroom are becoming increasingly fluid. Factors such as lighting, textiles and accessories are becoming more significant in the new furnishing worlds.
As a furnishings trade fair, imm cologne 2010 will impressively present these trend themes. Closely networked with Pure in Hall 11 and D3 Design Talents in Hall 3.1, Pure Village opens up a new and efficient means of presentation for design-oriented brands and trendsetters. A spectacularly designed hall is the venue exclusively for suppliers of premium products.
Here the lifestyle theme “Baths and bathrooms” will also be given a new design-focused format, with stylish presentations of bathroom furniture, fittings and complete bathroom concepts.
Interested? Please find further details here. (contact form)
13. July 2009
Categories: pure village
Tags: bathroom concepts, bathroom furniture, bathrooms, baths, brand spaces, design-oriented brands, fittings, hall 11, hall 3.1, Hall 3.2, imm cologne 2010, lifestyle, premium products, pure village, trendsetters, [d3] design talents
Gerald Böse, CEO of the Koelnmesse Executive Board
imm cologne 2010 – Remarks by Gerald Böse, Chief Executive Officer of Koelnmesse GmbH, at the European Press Conference on imm cologne 2010, in Cologne on 13th May 2009
Ladies and gentlemen,
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you today to Cologne for our press conference on imm cologne. Thank you for taking the time to find out what’s new at imm cologne.
Ladies and gentlemen, this year’s imm cologne has had a polarizing effect. There have been many positive comments about it, but I won’t hide the fact that there has also been criticism. It was therefore all the more important to reflect on various issues after the fair was over. Specifically, this means we must ask ourselves what the imm cologne of the future has to look like in order to retain and enhance its value for customers. What kinds of activities will be in tune with the times? In short, we have to let the exhibitors and visitors know just why imm cologne is the best option.
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14. May 2009
Categories: Press
Tags: architects, bathing, bathroom, Business, Business Center, carpets, CEO, Cologne, curated section, design, design-oriented brands, designers, Dick Spierenburg, free WLAN, furniture market, Gerald Böse, hall 10.2, hall 11, hall 3.1, Hall 3.2, home interiors, ideal timeslot, imm cologne 2010, imm cologne meets the bathroom, innovations, interior decorators, interior design, interior innovation award, international brands, international kitchen trade fair, international platform, interzum, kitchens, Koelnmesse GmbH, lighting systems, living spaces, media event, new sequence of days, premium market, Press, press conference, product presentations, public days, purchasing associations, pure village, sales market, sanitary facilities segment, spa, special packages, specialised product ranges, textiles, top brands, top-class visitors, travel packages, tv coverage, visions, young designers, [d3] design talents
As the leading trade fair for the furniture sector, imm cologne is “the” international business event par excellence. It is an indispensable communication forum, an important source of momentum, and a centre of creative ideas. Companies that exhibit at this event reach the decision-makers of the global furniture scene. imm cologne presents an overview of the entire furnishings and design market – and opens the doors of the global markets for you.
Singapore Mozaic Brand Amabssadors are located at Halls 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 6.1 & 11.1.
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23. January 2009
Categories: Business, Events, Exhibitors
Tags: brands, furniture players, global, Hall 11.1, Hall 2.2, hall 3.1, Hall 3.2, Hall 4.1, Hall 6.1, imm cologne 2009, leading, platform, Singapore, Singapore Mozaic
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.
14. January 2009
Categories: Events, Exhibitors, [d3] design talents
Tags: catalogue, Designspotter, download, Exhibitors, furniture design, hall 3.1, interior design, newcomer, young designers, [d³] contest, [d³] design talents, [d³] professionals, [d³] schools
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