imm cologne 2020, Cologne
1/13/2020 - 1/19/2020

imm cologne 2020 has provided its annual update on the state of our lifestyles. Our review of the trade fair.

Stefan Diez developed a concept for the Kvadrat exhibition stand during imm cologne 2020 that encloses it with a swirling umbrella-like structure. The main role in his ingenious design is played by Alfredo Häberli’s new fabric “Nitto”.

Two characteristics associated with elephants are a well-balanced temperament and strong social skills. Sebastian Herkner so admires elephants’ special character – its silhouette is found in the shape of his sofa "Taru" for Ligne Roset.

With the Stylepark Selected Award for the imm cologne 2020, Stylepark again honours the best product premieres of the Cologne Design Week. These are the winners.

With imm cologne 2020 in mind, Jeannette Altherr has expanded “MYA”, which used to be exclusively a bathroom furniture collection by burgbad and, just like the case with Stefan Diez’s “RGB”, has allowed the boundaries between the different living environments to become blurred.

The new kid on the block goes by the name of AYNO. Together with Stefan Diez and Lina Fischer of Diez Office Midgard is ushering in a new era. This luminaire family is the company’s first updated design since the 1950s.

Luca Nichetto has designed the "Liv" sofa system for Rolf Benz. We visited the designer in his Stockholm studio and talked to him about universal beauty, nature as a designer, and the melding of German and Italian virtues.

The young studio MUT Design from Valencia has designed “Das Haus” for imm cologne 2020. It is inspired by the fair’s focal topic of “Indoors and Outdoors”.

Over the last two decades, Jan Kath has once again transformed the carpet into a positive must-have. That said, with his collection “Spectrum” he appears to be moving more into the realms of abstract art.