Design for Children from IMM Cologne 2011

'rocker' by doshi levien
photo: richard beck, murr

monica förster with 'wonder box'
portrait © designboom

We saw a lot of interesting new design for children at this year's IMM Cologne:

'Famille Garage' by Alexander Seifried for Richard Lampert

'Pit Stop' by Bertjan Pot for Richard Lampert

German manufacturer Richard Lampert launched the new Kid's only collection, containing several objects by famous names in design like Doshi Levien, Bertjan Pot and Monica Förster:

Inspiration from Living Kitchens

 Gaggenau

full surface induction cooktop

LivingKitchen, Stand - Maronese

 

 

From IMM Cologne: key trends and inspirations

Emotional Austeruty

There are four of them: Emotional Austerity ( it is a trend that I like most, as much as its description - As bittersweet as dark chocolate - and that I already wrote about  in my September preview), Surprising Empathy, Re-Balancing and Transforming Perspectives, each one represented by an installation at IMM’s Pure Village. Here below is a short presentation by Patricia Urquiola (via Mocoloco)

Re-Balancing

Transforming Perspectives

IMM Cologne 2011 - Designers Fair Preview

January 17 - 23 '11 is the week of the third Designers Fair, part of Passengen Interior Design week Cologne which was established 20 years ago. It will present innovative interior design ideas and products in specially-selected showrooms, galleries, and in unusual locations across the city. Have a glimpse at some of the designs:

City Nomads

KATTER_furniture

Brett stories

Preview IMM Cologne 2011

This elegant armchair is by Tonon, its name is Poppi and it is designed by David Fox:

Colour Splash by Vorwerk - colorful carpet tiles.
source: Stylepark 



There will be a new event at IMM Cologne - LivingKitchen 
"The very name leaves no mistake that the show will present the kitchen in all its manyand varied facets: as the hub of domestic life it is a gourmet restaurant, cook’s studio, club, children’s room and home theater all at once. The range of goods and services on offer mirrors this diversity: alongside kitchen units, the more-than 150 international exhibitors will also be showing kitchen appliances, sinks, taps and fittings, refined worktops, lighting solutions and accessories. Additionally, you can find out about the diverse services on offer to do with all things kitchen: technical innovations, functionality and aesthetics go convincingly hand-in-hand in the modern kitchen. You can already see how high-tech equipment along with innovative materials and design solutions is filtering down from the world of professional cooking and into the domestic kitchen. Electrical appliances, whose first commandment is energy efficiency, stand out through their sleek, stainless-steel appearance. And it’s not only the pros who are delighted by innovations like extractor fans that slide into the splashback or worktop. Or mixer taps that can supply boiling water on demand, or can turn filtered mains water into sparkling mineral water – with the amount of fizziness controlled directly by the end-user. Material combinations of wood, metal, plastic, synthetics, glass and stone are in high demand. Door fronts feature high gloss finishes without visible handles. Cupboards, pull-outs and drawers with electric or mechanical self-closing and opening are as much at the forefront as the integration of LED lighting technology that is being implemented in various ways. And on the subject of light: lighting design in the kitchen is one of the biggest topics."  
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