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Mar 03 2021
Trends
Multifunctional – Smaller, reduced, more inside
Urbanisation and rising housing prices call for small-footprint solutions for singles and families with multifunctional features: the furniture industry’s response to the challenge of creating maximum comfort in a small space must take the form of home office systems, small furniture, smart so...
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Mar 02 2021
Trends
Modular Office - Design for new work environments
Even before the Corona pandemic, work was becoming more mobile and digital. With the current increase in remote working and changing office presences, this trend is intensifying. Change is constant, which means that the requirements for a flexible working environment are growing. Clever room concept...
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Mar 01 2021
Trends
Cupboard beds: It still works
When talking about interior design that stood out from the crowd in recent years, the folding bed certainly didn't come to mind. Yet multifunctionality is a big trend.
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Feb 24 2021
News
interzum Bogota: Why Columbia?
Webinar from interzum Bogota on March 2nd, 4 p.m. CET: Why Colombia? A nearshoring destination and investment opportunity in the agroforestry sector. Interested? Sign up here
Feb 24 2021
Trends
Blurring Boundaries: Furniture for the longing for freedom
The growing desire for boundary-free living is leading to overlapping realities and styles that blur the lines between indoors and outdoors, (semi-)public and private, living and cooking, living and eating, living and working, living space and bathroom. In the Blurring Boundaries trend, furniture an...
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Feb 23 2021
Opinion
Bringing New Work to life in everyday work
Establishing a new form of (collaborative) work in companies is a change process that encompasses not only the structural level but also the cultural level. This is shown, among other things, by the experience of the Corona pandemic.
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Feb 22 2021
Stories
"The decision for the office must be encouraged"
Office worlds are changing rapidly at the moment. The Berlin architecture firm Kinzo is experiencing this directly in its planning for renowned clients. A conversation with office partners Karim El-Ishmawi and Chris Middleton about new expectations.
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Feb 18 2021
News
How return rates can be reduced
Returns in online retailing are a major challenge for furniture retailers. Returning bulky and heavy goods is not only inconvenient, but also expensive. And presumably no online retailer wants to charge its customers return shipping costs of 50 euros or more for pallet shipping or forwarding goods....
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Feb 17 2021
Trends
Recycling goes premium: Reused material
Furniture manufacturers in the premium segment bring new product highlights to the market every year that often amaze the design scene. Brands like Kartell, Vitra or OUT Objects of our days, however, are now going one step further in terms of environmentally conscious furniture production: they desi...
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Feb 16 2021
Trends
Smart materials for "green" furniture
Sustainability is not only a continuing trend in the furniture industry, but also an increasing lifestyle issue. Especially in the urban middle class, there is a growing demand for high-quality furniture that is produced as environmentally friendly as possible.
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Feb 16 2021
Trends
Natural Luxury - Quality is the real luxury
Traditional craftsmanship, simplicity, premium materials, soft-edge design – these are the signals that point to “pure” luxury – pure because it’s natural, defined by a focus on what really matters and the willingness to renounce mass consumption in favour of sustainabl...
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Feb 15 2021
Stories
"In the beginning, customers saw no appeal"
Nowadays sustainablility is a huge topic in furniture production, but it hasn't alwasy been that way. Those who have been producing recycled textiles for 12 years know the challenges. Camilla Fischbacher provides insights.
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Feb 12 2021
News
IBA: Corona pandemic drives change in the world of work
The IBA takes stock of a difficult business year. The industry association sees impulses for future demand, especially after the end of the Corona pandemic, and calls for clear standards for work at home.
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Feb 11 2021
Stories
„There is a lot of room for improvement in e-commerce”
The Austrian Roman Eberharter is the new president of FENA (European Federation for Furniture Retailers). In an interview, he explains his goals for the furniture retailers' interest group, how sustainability can be implemented and whether online trade offers opportunities.
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Feb 10 2021
Events
Pure Talents Contest 2021: Winners of the young talent design competition
Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. For this reason, the Pure Talents Contest 2021 was held online for the first time. The winners were announced during an online press event on 9 February, at which the award winners were announced by imm cologne Director Claire Steinbrück and...
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Feb 09 2021
News
imm cologne: the important Trends 21/22
The six most important home trends 21/22 of imm cologne - with all products and all companies! Discover now
Feb 09 2021
Highlights
The six most important interior trends of imm cologne 2021/2022
How we live is important to us. More and more people are thinking about how they can make their lives and homes more sustainable, where they live, who they live with, what their home says about them and how their interior should look in order for it feel like home. The international furniture and in...
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Feb 09 2021
News
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Feb 09 2021
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Feb 08 2021
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