Magazine Living and Furnishing
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Today’s lighting trends
In times of increasingly strict environmental regulations, industry must find new ways to comply with current guidelines without the costs spiralling out of control. There is a lot of potential in converting lighting systems to reduce costs and lower CO2 emissions. The company Deutsche Lichtmiete (w...
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Surface trends
At the end of May, interzum once again proved its claim to be a source of inspiration for the global furniture supplier industry. Specialists from all over the world came together at Cologne’s fairgrounds to find out about spectacular new products and innovative surfaces – from laminates...
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Spectacular innovations at the interzum
This year’s interzum from 21 to 24 May 2019 was devoted to groundbreaking interiors trends, such as living in tiny spaces. International exhibitors presented new products for furniture production and interior design at the biggest event for the supplier industry. Here we take a look at some of...
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3 questions for design studio kaschkasch
kaschkasch was founded at the end of 2011 by Florian Kallus and Sebastian Schneider. The design duo works in furniture and lighting design, but now increasingly develops industrial products. At this year’s interzum, they presented three handle collections that they designed in collaboration wi...
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3 questions for André Roitzsch, CEO of Shopmacher
Shopmacher is an agency that specialises in the development and further development of enterprise e-commerce platforms. In summer 2018, the company created the new online shop for the furniture retailer Schaffrath, based in North Rhine-Westphalia. We spoke with André Roitzsch, CEO of Shopmach...
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Video: Digital texture made by Hymmen
What will digital printing and its future use in surfaces look like? ambista spoke with Carsten Brinkmeyer, Head of Sales for digital printing at Hymmen GmbH, at interzum 2019. The Bielefeld-based company provides innovative digital printing technologies that are pioneering surface decors and their...
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IKEA launches robotic furniture for tiny homes
In an age in which living space is shrinking in major cities and increasingly unaffordable, IKEA has come up with a sensational furniture concept. The Swedish furniture company has joined forces with US start-up Ori Living to launch a furniture system that completely transforms at the press of a but...
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Mega-trends for homes, life and work
Julia Greven from the agency philla BrandXitement studies the influence of trends on product and business development. The marketing consultant advises companies on brand building, positioning and trend embedding. At this year’s interzum, she spoke on the mega-trends that are currently influen...
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Top sellers: comfortable outdoor furnishings
Following on from the “health and wellness” megatrend, more and more people are spending their leisure time in natural environments. As soon as the outdoor temperature rises, both private and public outdoor areas become additional living space in the open air. As health consciousness con...
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3 questions for Furwa’s Roland Reigbert
Furwa is the oldest manufacturer of veneer edging in continuous rolls. Even today, the company produces all of the usual edge types at a location in Walkertshofen, such as real veneer edges, fine-line edges, thick veneer edges and sheathing veneer. We spoke with Roland Reigbert, Managing Director of...
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Built on water: Floating Houses
Architects from New York to Shanghai are increasingly being confronted with the same problem: Too little space for too many people. The challenge of developing new habitable spaces within the city is not easy. Many architects, contractors and urban planners are tackling this situation with floating...
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Latest trend: furniture rental
We are sharing more: food, clothing, apartments, bicycles or cars. The sharing economy has now advanced into the furniture industry, and this at precisely the right time. This is because, according to a recent study from Connox, a German online shop for living design, and the furniture supplier Lygh...
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Fragrant hay wallpapers: Ecological, sustainable and antiallergenic
interzum 2019 in Cologne once again offered the supplier industry the opportunity to reveal all its innovative power. A central focus of this year's trade fair was material innovations and disruptive technologies. In addition to the "Disruptive Materials – Changing the Future" pi...
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Video: innovative surfaces from Pfleiderer
Innovative materials and surfaces were one of the trending topics at this year’s interzum, which took place from 21 to 24 May in Cologne. With consumers’ growing need for individualised and appealing living environments, demand is also growing for products with a look and feel that match...
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The future of design: VDID Newcomers’ Award 2019
Up-and-coming talents for the future of industrial design presented their work at interzum 2019. The VDID Newcomers’ Award was presented on 24 May at the supplier trade fair. For the ninth time, the Association of German Industrial Designers (VDID) recognised the best student projects and fina...
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The chair conceived by artificial intelligence
Star designer Philippe Starck had a plan: to produce the first algorithm-developed design for a comfortable, industrially manufactured chair. Working with the furniture producer Kartell and the 3D-software specialists at Autodesk, Starck entered into a dialogue with the computer programme in order t...
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