After a dynamic start to the 2010 furniture season, the imm cologne is heading for next January with a strong wind at its back. Whether at home in Germany or abroad, Cologne is a talking point in many companies right now.
“The current level of bookings looks very promising – we’ve got a lot more exhibitors and space under contract than at the same point in the run-up to the previous event. In some segments, the available space is pretty much sold out,” says Gerald Böse, CEO of Koelnmesse.
All in all, more than 70 percent of the scheduled space has already been booked. All the indicators suggest that the imm cologne 2011 will even surpass the successful 2010 fair. LivingKitchen is showing a similarly pleasing development.
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21. May 2010
Categories: Business, Exhibitors, LivingKitchen
Tags: ADA, architects, Business, Cassina, COR, de Sede, design, designers, Dietsch Polstermöbel, Driftmeier, Exhibitors, Flexform, Fraubrunnen, furniture, furniture event, Geha Möbelwerke, Gepade, Gerald Böse, H.E. Otten Matratzenfabrik, hall 10.2, hall 11, hall 3, hall 6, hall 7, hall 8, imm cologne 2011, interior designers, interlübke, Kettnaker, level of bookings, Ligne Roset, LivingKitchen, media event, Minotti, Möbelmeile, modern design, Nolte Polstermöbel, number of exhibitors, Oelsa, premium design, Press, preview day, product innovations, public days, Rietberger Möbelwerke, Röhr-Bush, Schröder Wohnmöbel, Sudbrock, Team 7, Team by Wellis, Thielemeyer, trade fair, trade show, Udo Traeger, Village Wohnkultur, Walter Knoll
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!
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14. October 2009
Categories: Press
Tags: architects, attractive offers, built-in appliances, capital of design, celebrities, designers, Elmar Duffner, end consumers, fittings, Frank Haubold, Frank Hüther, furniture design, Gerald Böse, Gerd Strobel, Gourmets Cooking for Gourmets, Hans Joachim Adler, Hans Strothoff, high-quality worktops, imm cologne, imm cologne 2011, interior decorators, interior design, international kitchen trade fair, interzum, journalists, Kind + Jugend, kitchen, kitchen accessories, kitchen furniture, lifestyle event, Lukas Heumann, manufacturers, media event, media interest, MHK Forum, new kitchen show, Orgatec, service packages, sinks, spoga, supporting programme, synergy effects, Trends
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
