New products from Cologne

Have a look at some of the new products at Cologne :

"Sintesi and BBBemmebonacina, brands that belong to GRUPPO SINTESI – an Italian design-company group – are introducing themselves in Germany. With respect for the inhabitants of the global village and for the environment, Gruppo Sintesi creates products that are stylish, func tional and accessible – in a word: intelligent! “Because leading a better life is just a matter of choice.” "

Twiggy is slim, supple and sophisticated. The latest new lamp from Italian company Foscarini. Its design was created by renowned designer Marc Sadler, and unites technological innovation with an elegant shape.

(via Stylepark)

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The first news from IMM Cologne 2007

Have a look at some pictures from the 2007 Cologne Furniture Fair:

Fireplace in a bookcase! Very comfortable for small space living.

Schulte Design have created a mobile fire source that runs on methyl alcohol and doesn't even need a chimney.

via Die neuesten Trends von der imm cologne 2007 RP Online

Here, at Cologne each year in January the new trends in interior and furniture design begin to form. What I found interesting - mixing of materials in an interesting way. "This dining table, created by Willisau Schweiz from the "interiordesign" company, is made of glass and has a walnut inlay. The same type of oven used to produce the Ariane rocket, a launch mechanism operated by the European Space Agency, was also utilized in the construction of this table", according to DW-World.de

Also simplicity and flexibility with free forms: sit-lie-lounge couch formation, created by the Helmut Luebke design company as part of a series called LAVE