Koelnmesse has commissioned the Rat für Formgebung/German Design Council to act as overseers and organizers of the young designers’ exhibition and prize at imm cologne 2012, the international furnishing show, which is named D3 Contest since five years and was formerly known as inspired by cologne.
Up to 30 new product designs, the work of design students and young designers from around the world, will be preselected and featured in a special exhibition for the ninth time. The jury for the design competition, the Interior Innovation Award 2012, (due to be held at imm cologne) will then choose the three most talented up-and-coming international designers for 2012 from these nominees.
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07. July 2011
Categories: Awards, Interior Innovation Award, young designers, [d3] design talents
Tags: applications, award, catalogue, imm cologne 2012, interior innovation award, Koelnmesse, registration form, young designers, [d3] contest, [d3] design talents
As part of the opening ceremony for imm cologne, the Best of Best in this year’s Interior Innovation Award were announced on 17 January 2011. In addition, the three best international up-and-coming designers were presented with the Interior Innovation Award. All award-winning products are being exhibited in special shows at imm cologne.
The large Boulevard of Innovations award exhibition along the northern boulevard presents the products that the jury awarded the “Winner 2011″ label as well as those from this preliminary selection proclaimed the 15 Best of Best 2011. The award-winning work of the three best newcomers together with around 30 prototypes from international up-and-coming designers can be seen in the [D3] Contest exhibition in Hall 3.2.
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19. January 2011
Categories: Awards, Interior Innovation Award, [d3] design talents
Tags: Andrej Kupetz, award, Barbara Friedrich, Cologne, design prize, designers, Gerhard Wolf, German Design Council, Giulio Ridolfo, imm cologne 2011, interior innovation award, jury, Koelnmesse, Sam Hecht, Tomoko Azumi, trade fair, young designers, [d3] contest
photo: Kinnasand.
imm cologne exhibitor Kinnasand (Hall/Booth: 11.1 C010 D011) has been awarded the prize Interior Innovation Award – Winner 2011 for the contract collection Colours Unlimited.
The Interior Innovation Award is an international acknowledgement for design, innovation and outstanding product concepts. A renowned jury of experts evaluate product innovation, observing new products and the application of novel materials as well as complex production techniques based on innovative design revelation.
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04. January 2011
Categories: Awards, Exhibitors, Interior Innovation Award, pure textile
Tags: Boulevard of Innovations, Cologne, Colours Unlimited, exhibitor, Hall 11.1, imm cologne 2011, interior innovation award, international furniture fair, Kinnasand, pure textile
As of this year, participation in the Interior Innovation Award is no longer restricted to the imm cologne’s exhibitors. By opening the competition up, the award is intended to reflect the international furniture fair’s importance for the industry, the entire spectrum of which is represented at the Cologne show.
With its focus on innovative excellence in all product areas, the competition is a reflection of the industry’s huge inventiveness. “In future, we want the Interior Innovation Award to be an even stronger expression of the efficacy and innovative spirit of companies operating in the furniture and interior design market,” says CEO of Koelnmesse Gerald Böse in explanation of the modified concept. Limiting participation to exhibitors seemed to stand in the way of this aim. “That’s why we decided to abolish the official restriction on participation so as to better communicate the commendableness of the award-winning innovations. And since the imm cologne depicts the entire spectrum of this market, we’re expecting some top-class results from the Interior Innovation Award again.”
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03. November 2010
Categories: Awards, Business, Events
Tags: A&W Architektur & Wohnen, Andrej Kupetz, application, award, Barbara Friedrich, bathrooms, Best of Best 2011, building fittings, ceilings, Cologne, design, design quality, floors, Funktion Möbel, furniture, Gerald Böse, Gerhard Wolf, German Design Council, Giulio Ridolfo, highlights, imm cologne 2011, interior design, interior innovation award, kitchen and household, lighting and textiles, office and workplace, Sam Hecht, special show, Tomoko Azumi, walls, yearbook
interior innovation award, 2009: Best System, SH05 ARIE by Arik Levy, photo: e15
A joint project between imm cologne and the German Design Council, the eighth interior innovation award will be presented in 2010. This much sought-after award underlines the importance of innovation for imm cologne.
A jury of leading international design experts will award the prize for the most outstanding innovations in five categories: Best Item, Best System, Best Detail, Materials Innovation and Classic Innovation.
All businesses exhibiting at the fair are eligible to take part, either with products already on the market or those that are being exhibited for the first time.
The interior innovation award will be presented during the opening party on the night before the fair starts.
22. December 2009
Categories: Awards, Exhibitors
Tags: Best Detail, Best Item, Best System, Business, Classic Innovation, design, fair, German Design Council, imm cologne 2010, innovation, interior innovation award, international, Materials Innovation, opening party, products
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.
14. December 2009
Categories: Awards, Exhibitors, Trends
Tags: award, Boulevard of Innovations, cutting edge design, design, Exhibitors, imm cologne 2010, innovations, interior design, interior innovation award, new products, Trends
Johanna Grawunder, member of the imm cologne trendboard, photo: Koelnmesse; Lutz Sternstein
Johanna Grawunder isn’t easy to pin down. She builds houses, designs interiors and creates classic industrial products for clients like Boffi, Flos, B&B or WMF. But above all, she creates exclusive furniture and lighting for galleries in Europe and the USA, often integrating LEDs and seemingly dematerialising the forms.
For her, light is an important medium for designing the interior as part of the whole. Nor does lighting always have to be a stand-alone item, believes Johanna Grawunder. Integrated into furniture, it’s simply there – and takes on a whole new quality.
The architect from California began her career in Ettore Sottsass’ Milan studio in 1985 and was involved with some of his most prestigious architecture and interior design projects.
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05. November 2009
Categories: top designers
Tags: architect, B&B Italia, Bertjan Pot, Boffi, Cecilie Manz, Cologne Cathedral, design, Ettore Sottsass, Flos, furniture design, Giulio Ridolfo, imm cologne 2010, interior design, interior innovation award, Interior Trends 2009, international top design, Johanna Grawunder, jury member, lighting, limited edition design, Marcus Fairs, Milan, plexiglas, Rheinterrassen, San Francisco, Sottsass Associati, Trendboard, Trendbook, Trends, WMF, [d3] contest
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
A total of 1,057 companies from 49 countries are taking part in this year’s imm cologne, exhibiting the latest trends in the world of international furnishings including a multitude of new and potentially best-selling products. The “interior innovation award cologne”, which is a regular feature at imm cologne, honours the most outstanding innovations.
Our partner and organiser of this competition is the “Rat für Formgebung” (German Design Council), the German competence centre for design, which confers such prizes as the German Design Award. This year, about 250 companies submitted their innovations to compete for the interior innovation award. A jury of international experts chose the winners at the imm cologne.
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21. January 2009
Categories: Awards
Tags: Andrej Kupetz, Edward Barber, German Design Award, German Design Council, I.D., imm cologne 2009, interior innovation award, international experts, Johanna Grawunder, Jörg Boner, Julie Lasky, jury
The top class innovative achievements of the exhibitors at the imm cologne 2009 will again be honored with the famous interior innovation award.
The prize will be awarded to the most prominent innovations in the following categories:
· Best Item
· Best System
· Best Detail
· Material Innovation
· Classic Innovation
As in previous years, the imm cologne has invited internationally well-known design experts to join the jury of the interior innovation award, in particular read more…
01. December 2008
Categories: Awards, Events, Exhibitors
Tags: Andrej Kupetz, Dieter Pesch, Edward Barber, hall 3.1, innovations, interior innovation award, Johanna Grawunder, Jörg Boner, Julie Lasky
Koelnmesse has commissioned the Rat für Formgebung/German Design Council to act as overseers and organizers of the young designers’ exhibition and prize at imm cologne 2012, the international furnishing show, which is named D3 Contest since five years and was formerly known as inspired by cologne.
