IMM Cologne 2010 - Highlights

After two weeks only Cologne will become a global platform for all the latest trends and movements related to design, home and lifestyle. For those of you eager to get acquainted with all the interesting novelties - some highlights from the hit guide 2010:

The chameleon of sofas, “FASHION SUPERSOFT” is especially attractive
because of its alluring design, whose visual
appearance stands for itself, but promises
seating comfort as well.
The two-tone cover material can be switched
effortlessly, and each covering is offered in the
broadest range of colors and materials. For
example, the upholstered sofa can be turned
into a leather sofa in the blink of an eye.

Pixel Rose Carpet - pixel form fascinates designers  in the last years. This hand-tufted designer carpet by Bretz Wohnträume GmbH consists of pure new wool, viscose and viscose-wool blends. The tantalizing contrast in materials and
punctuated pixel-form use of 14 different color
tones produces a three-dimensional sense
that is strengthened even more by various pile
heights.

AURA Bed for ACCENTE. Design by Martin
Ballendat

XENTELON H1 Wall cupboard - The latest LED
technology illuminate the glass sheets made of
10 mm thick safety glass. It achieves its
homogeneous lighting through a specialized
dot matrix incorporated into the glass. The
light can be handily controlled with its own
4-channel remote control. Red, blue, green,
all blended colors, light intensity and tempo
as well as dialing pre-installed dynamic color
changes are stored in the control module.

Interior Design Week Cologne 2010 - Preview

I am very pleased to find that it appears 2010 will be a busy year for interior design! The year starts with ambitious projects - mainly in Cologne:  

Interior Design Week 18 - 24 January 2010: "An exhibition event focusing on current trends in design – particularly interior design. The exhibitors are institutions and museums, including Museum Ludwig and the Museum of Applied Art , universities, design offices, initiatives, showrooms, galleries, networks, furniture stores and international manufacturers."                            Christine Ruff Ceramic 

PASSAGEN 2010 is opening the international design season with "projects and presentations by the crème de la crème of the international designer scene... Whether classic soloists or young networks, universities, newcomers, institutions, architects, the media or agents: They are all neighbors for a week; densely-strung pearls on a design route through Cologne ’s inner city – and since recently in the Ehrenfeld and Mülheim districts.

PASSAGEN 2010 is a design symposium that tackles the topic “Context:Design.” It presents design “live” and 1-to-1 in an interplay with architecture. It addresses the reciprocal effects of art and design, includes the issue of social demands on design – particularly the topics sustainability and ecology, as well as urbanism and aesthetics.

From 18 to 24 January 2010 runs also the second DESIGNERS FAIR held in Cologne. After over 20,000 visitors “stormed in” in the first year, organizers have increased the space available to exhibitors to about 4,000 m² – on which over 65 furniture and interior designers are exhibiting their new products. The first DESIGNERS FAIR in 2009 consciously focused on young German designers – as of 2010, it’s also open to international exhibitors.
Some exhibitors' previews: 

The CEDON collection (left) is being presented
to the public in its full scope for
the first time during PASSAGEN. 

The trend for authentic sustainable design with lasting quality and value is going to be clearly presented at Cologne:

in the hand-crafted luxury kitchen
Heavy Beauty by manufacturer IB
Möbelwerkstätten, clear aesthetics
and robust materials unite to become
furniture for generations. The concept
combines clean lines and regional
materials – such as solid wood,
greywacke and stainless steel – with
professional appliances to create sensuous
living space. 

It is good to find that there will be interesting new furniture for children:

Sixeight children’s furniture is a
sophisticated, Bauhaus-oriented
designer furniture system for the
child’s room of today and tomorrow.

TEAM 7, market leader for eco-design furniture, presents the new collection Lanoo – which reinvents rooms for kids and teens from their perspective.