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”.

To mark his 100th birthday, Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) in Frankfurt/Main is dedicating an exhibition to the great architect Gottfried Böhm – focusing on just one building from his oeuvre: the famous pilgrimage church in Neviges. Why? A conversation with the exhibition curators, Miriam Kremser and Oliver Elser.

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.

The West Bund Museum in Shanghai bears the unmistakable thumbprint of architect David Chipperfield, combining restrained elegance with pragmatic details.

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.

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.

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.

HB-Werkstätten für Keramik, founded by Hedwig Bollhagen, have advanced historical structural and garden ceramics and will be presenting these at imm cologne 2020.

In the luxurious Bvlgari Hotel Beijing, architecture studio Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel has joined forces with B&B Italia and has succeeded in achieving the perfect interplay between different notions of design.

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”.

Stylepark is giving away the Smartlock "Friday" by BIG Ideas.

How will we move around buildings in future? Schindler’s answer to this question is the PORT system. It summons elevators, opens doors and likes crazy videos.

The Mexican architect Frida Escobedo came to international fame in 2018 with her design for the Serpentine Pavilion in London. In her work, questions about urban spaces are met with realistic answers. She tells us about her architecture in an interview.

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.

In the luxurious “Blue Lagoon” wellness resort set in the breathtaking Icelandic lavascape guests can relax on the upholstered furniture of B&B Italia.

The spa resort The Retreat at Blue Lagoon Iceland in a lava field on the Reykjanes Peninsula takes luxurious comfort to a new level.

Berlin-based Designstudio 7.5 has developed the “Cosm” office chair for US office specialists Herman Miller – and the newcomer is fast becoming a world hit. It would not be the first once for Carola Zwick, Roland Zwick and Burkhard Schmitz. An interview

Architects, interior architects and planners should start making a note in their diaries straight away, because Messe Frankfurt will soon be opening its doors for Heimtextil, which will be taking place from January 7-10, 2020.

Increasingly often, Geberit shower toilets are providing that extra bit of comfort in high-end bathrooms for the hotel world.

Pedrali is one of the most important Italian furniture companies operating worldwide. With passion, courage and a keen sense for design, the family-run company is shaping its future.

Zumtobel is expanding its range of office lighting, leaving plenty of scope for individual preferences as it does so.

Carpets are back. Designers and interior decorators are rediscovering this flooring option. In good time for DOMOTEX, the leading global fair for carpets and other floor coverings, we present exciting projects in which carpets set the accents.

With its sophisticated construction and well-thought-out distribution of light, a roof extension in Maxvorstadt, Munich impressed the jury of the Velux Architects' Competition.

Whether woven or not, oriental carpets are always testimony to time-worn skills, the nature they are based on, and intricate artisanship. This is exactly the right recipe for a successful product in the digital age.