Be it new designs or re-issued classics: velvet covers were omnipresent at the imm cologne. But why?

The Jean Paul Gaultier retrospective at the Hypo-Kulturstiftung art gallery in Munich shows why fashion is increasingly present(ed) in museums and art institutions: Haute couturiers not only appeal to a larger audience, but also change the nature of displays.

It’s back: “Slice” by Pierre Charpin. Martina Metzner spoke to the French designer about his unusual armchair.

Playing boule at Pulpo, pulling teeth out at e15 and you could easily lose your bearings in the Conmoto kaleidoscope: the stage was set for the Featured Editions at the imm cologne.

For the fourth time Stylepark, together with AD Magazin and Marc Meiré, invited guests from the worlds of design, architecture, and art to a soirée on the first day of the imm cologne fair: They enjoyed it until the early hours of the morning.

Revivals, evergreens and many colors: imm cologne 2016 likes sending its visitors time traveling. Since it is becoming ever harder to offer something really new, the option is to resort to the archive and refine things.

Hella Jongerius goes for carpets: Uta Abendroth spoke to the designer about her five new models for Danskina.

And Emir Salkic presents the relevant work bench.

Christine Nogtev and Chul Cheong are chirpy.

Floors are getting whiter and parquets now have a face: A tour of the Domotex.

Hubert Sanktjohanser doesn’t want to bang his head against a wall.

Sebastian Herkner has a ball of it.

Smart lighting, bankrupt electricians and photographed butter dishes: On the advantages and disadvantages of networked homes. Developer Martin Walter in conversation with Thomas Edelmann.

Safety first: Michael Baumgarten at Christoph Mäckler Architekten talked with Katharina Sommer about architectural design processes and security systems for new airports.

Kaschkasch reveals all the details.

In the guise of “LDPE” Julian Faulhaber has produced a quite extraordinary photobook.

Cazzaniga Mandelli Pagliarulo swing at giddy heights.

Neven and Sanja Kovačić float in a different sphere.

On the road with Ana María Calderón Kayser and Sebastian Herkner.

Philipp Mainzer goes hunting copycats of the Backenzahn stool.

While textured surfaces for wallpapers, upholstery fabrics and curtains are causing a real stir, the motto of “Well-Being 4.0” is intended to show how textiles can promote calm and relaxation. A tour of Frankfurt’s Heimtextil trade fair.

Pascal Bosetti takes to the stage as a magician.

Giulio Cappellini ponders colors and shapes.

Healing light, technologies for intelligent buildings and solutions for energy management that have been well thought-through. We have summarized the highlights of this year’s Light + Building for you.

Alex Bergman loves combinations.

Alfredo Häberli interpretiert Belottis „Spaghetti Chair“.

All objects, signs and even services are meant to tell stories – and the object as such to disappear.

Jasper Morrison has been voted A&W Designer 2016. At documenta 8 his “Reuters News Room” already focused on the users and saw him pondering the relationship between them and the media.

The imm cologne takes place from January 18-24. The Cologne trade fair is very upbeat and with good reason. Although the basic conditions of homes and living are changing.

High-end ski makers by no means just prioritize innovative technologies and materials. Their models boast clear and superlative visual lines, too.

The trade-fair cycle starts to turn again. From January 18-24 the imm cologne opens its doors. We took a quick peek behind them and spotted the one or other novelty.

Chair on the trapeze, cages made of light, and copy-cats pinned down: The Stylepark-curated “Featured Editions” for the imm cologne 2016 promise once again to offer new angles on design products.

Each year, imm cologne is the first event to present the latest home trends for Europe and overseas. Over 1,200 exhibitors will present their innovations at the furniture fair. An exhibitor schedule presents the most important manufacturers.