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Magazine Living and Furnishing
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99chairs furniture startup at the end
In April, the Berlin interior startup 99chairs had announced a strategic insolvency in self-administration. Now the company has to shut down. Reason: One day before the contract was signed, one of the investors unexpectedly jumped out, all the others followed him.
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Best Ager: Furniture customers with high purchasing power
Who exactly are Best Agers? Just another catchword in the marketing machine? What distinguishes them from seniors or baby boomers, silver agers, etc.? Basically everything and nothing. ‘Best Ager’ simply captures the attitude towards life of people between 49 and 69: they lead active liv...
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A model for success: furniture and fashion
More and more well-known fashion brands are turning to furniture design. They either design their own living collections or stock their global stores and showrooms with renowned furniture brands. Familiar labels like Joop, Tom Tailor, Closed or Birkenstock link their brand philosophy with new livi...
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Open-plan living – a trend on the wane
Open-plan living has been a huge trend for years. Merged cooking, eating and living spaces are now standard in all new builds. Even bedrooms and bathrooms are being combined into a single room. But slowly the trend is turning. Places of quiet retreat are now high on the wish list.
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Business hotels in change
Business travellers are becoming increasingly selective when choosing a hotel. In addition to possibilities for working and business discussions, they now expect an individual atmosphere. Newer business hotels are attempting to address this change. They offer their guests not only modern work enviro...
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New business model: Roomovo rents out furniture
You can rent a sofa or chest of drawers on Roomovo. The Wetzlar-based start-up provides a furniture rental system – making it totally on-trend. After all, the rental business is booming across many sectors at the moment. But in the furniture industry, Roomovo is a pioneer.
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Strong trend towards homely kitchens
Modern kitchens blend seamlessly with the living room. This principle is already prevalent in new houses and apartments. As a result, homely kitchen areas and their furnishings are a field with a wide range of possibilities for designers, manufacturers, planners and retailers.
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A new kind of upcycling
Upcycling is the process of transforming waste products into unique, striking designs. Not only does this trend produce distinct and individual pieces, it is also highly sustainable. Fabian Moser from Wallerfing in Bavaria has come up with a particularly exciting upcycling product: the 31-year-old m...
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The Indoor Generation: A study on living indoors
How do we think and feel about our indoor lifestyle? This is the question addressed by the Velux Group in a study entitled “The Indoor Generation”. The study includes a poll by the British market research company YouGov, which surveyed people in Northern Europe and North America.
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The growing market for customised beds
More and more consumers are prepared to invest in high-quality beds. Ideally they like to be involved in the design of their dream bed themselves and to select from numerous components. Manufacturers, retailers and designers all stand to benefit from this trend.
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Smart materials: An interview with Dr. Peters
“Smart“ materials are increasingly changing interior design. They are helping to make furnishings more multifunctional, flexible and sustainable. An interview with the materials expert, Dr. Sascha Peters about the multifaceted opportunities offered by innovative materials.
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Retail highlights: mobile luminaires
Rechargeable luminaires that run on batteries or solar power are very much on trend. A growing number of well-known designers and manufacturers are responding to the rising demand with new wireless light sources for indoor and outdoor use, which are proving to be a sales hit. And it’s no wonde...
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The German economy and digitalisation
Growing numbers of companies are responding to the change in market conditions that digitalisation is causing by adopting a digital strategy. But the majority are failing to invest in new business models. Why? They lack resources such as time and money. This is one of the findings of a representativ...
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