imm tv magazine #2 on Youtube features online ticketing, pure village and a sneak preview of the imm cologne highlights. Among them there is a 90 square meter tv studio, the Big Brother furniture collection presented by RTL2 and the official furnishing of the World Cup in South Africa. Have a look at imm tv magazine and catch a little bit of the esprit of imm cologne 2010!
The average German only replaces his sofa with a new one every 8-12 years. Don’t you sometimes wish there was a scrapping incentive for furniture too?
We in the furniture industry aren’t calling for subsidies – we just want equal treatment for all sectors. Instead of getting people to scrap their cars, the politicians ought to be scrapping taxes for normal citizens and SMEs so they’ve got more money left in their pockets and budgets at the end of the month – money they can use however they see fit.
The imm cologne’s Trendboard is anticipating a return to more quality consciousness as a response to the economic crisis. Is “real” quality actually still affordable these days?
We’re living in a time when people are refraining from quick consumption again so yes, you could say people have started to change their mentality. They’re becoming more sensitive to how we use the world’s resources and looking for things that promise value and durability again. That’s why there’s an increasing demand for sustainability and value in our industry too. For earlier generations it was normal not to follow every furniture or clothing fashion or go along with every new style that came out. Then there was a period of rapid and changing consumption. The pleasure was often short-lived and the products interchangeable.
Gerald Böse, Chief Executive Officer of Koelnmesse GmbH
Ladies and gentlemen,
thank you for coming to this press conference in order to find out at first hand about the current status of our initiative to create a new international kitchen trade fair.
I would also like to thank Mr. Hans Strothoff for giving us the opportunity to present our results to date here at the MHK Forum in Enger. We purposely chose this location in order to save you a long trip.
After extensive and intense talks with companies in the sector, we’ve received numerous expressions of interest from renowned German manufacturers of kitchen furniture who support the concept of holding an international kitchen trade fair in 2011. That’s why it’s my pleasure to announce to you today that the first part of our mission is accomplished. There will be a kitchen trade fair in Cologne in January 2011!
Spanish design is alive and kicking. The creative minds of the so-called New Spanish Design of the late 80s and early 90s like Alberto Liévore, Javier Mariscal, Jaume Tresserra, Antoni Arola, Òscar Tusquets, Jorge Pensi or Ramon Benedito continue to produce first-rate work.
And the post-’92 generation, represented by people like Marti Guixé, Martin Ruiz de Azúa, Curro Claret, Anna Mir and Emilio Padrós as well as young designers like Jaime Hayón, has long made a name for itself both within and beyond its national borders.
Giulio Ridolfo is no designer. But his creative contribution to the world of interior design is highly treasured. The graduate in fashion design, who once worked for Gianfranco Ferré and Tods & Hogan, is currently said to be the most sought-after career changer in the field of textile design.
Giulio Ridolfo’s patterns embellish the upholstery of Italian’s famous furniture producer Moroso; for Vitra the material expert composed a color system, he is the first Italian to join the design team of the renowned Danish textile manufacturer Kvadrat and member of last year’s trendboard summoned by the imm cologne.
It’s only due to Patrizia Moroso that the former fashion designer actually came into contact with the furniture industry and finally started to work in the field. The businesswoman from Udine was looking for talents when she came across Ridolfo and finally engaged him as advisor. Since that time he is involved in the creation of textile collections, runs workshops for interior professionals on the launch of new collections, and in close cooperation with designers he develops the outer mantle – the “skin” – of their products.
E15 is an international furniture label in the high-end segment. Modern and timeless design, choice materials and exquisite workmanship are the brand‘s key features. The company was founded in London by architect Philipp Mainzer and designer Florian Asche in 1995. Today its headquarters are in Germany, in Oberursel near Frankfurt am Main.
The furniture is largely manufactured in the Rhine-Main region and distributed all over the world via more than 500 partners in the important markets of Europe, the USA, Asia and Australia. Besides producing its furniture collection, e15 is also active in the fields of design services and architecture, mainly executing projects in Europe and Asia.
Each year, the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) determines which leading trade fairs can be supported through involvement in shared stands. The aim of this promotion programme is to support young entrepreneurs in the marketing of innovative products.
Through this, the BMWi aims to strengthen both Germany as a centre of innovation and the export of new products and processes. For 2009, imm cologne, which will take place from 19 to 25 January 2009, has been included in the promotion programme alongside other leading Koelnmesse trade fairs.
Spanish design is alive and kicking. The creative minds of the so-called New Spanish Design of the late 80s and early 90s like Alberto Liévore, Javier Mariscal, Jaume Tresserra, Antoni Arola, Òscar Tusquets, Jorge Pensi or Ramon Benedito continue to produce first-rate work.
Giulio Ridolfo is no designer. But his creative contribution to the world of interior design is highly treasured. The graduate in fashion design, who once worked for Gianfranco Ferré and Tods & Hogan, is currently said to be the most sought-after career changer in the field of textile design.
