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January 2013 was, as every January, dominated by IMM Cologne, and all that that entails. In particular IMM Cologne 2013

Cologne Design Week 2013 Objects for the Neighbour

“Do the books that writers don’t write matter?”, asks Julian Barnes in his 1984 novel Flaubert’s Parrot. In a similar

IMM Cologne 2013 Wilde+Spieth Typus by Edelhoff & Nettesheim

Older readers will be aware that we have often held up the absence of some of Germany’s most important designer

IMM Cologne 2013 PS 07 Bureau by Delphin Design for Müller Möbelfabrikation

There are few things more pleasing in the world of furniture design than seeing a designer successfully replicating a winning

IMM Cologne 2013 Horgenglarus Classic Icon

In March 2012 we wrote about the Depot Basel show “Seats” which included a section devoted to the “Take a

IMM Cologne 2013 Thonet S 1522

As we’ve said before, and will never tire of repeating, the Thonet back catalogue harbours an unparalleled treasure trove of

A&W Designer of the year 2013 Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec

It being January, IMM Cologne once again provided the backdrop for the presentation of the A&W Designer of the Year

IMM Cologne 2013 Stool 60 by Alvar Aalto at Ungers Archiv für Architekturwissenschaft

In our interview with Michel Charlot about his lamp U-Turn for Belux he told us that “I like it when

IMM Cologne 2013 Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln Isn’t it romantic Contemporary Design balancing between Poetry and Provocation Ocean Hermann August Weizenegger Julia Lohmann Lasting Void

The Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln (MAKK) opened in 1888, and so it is somehow fitting that it should start

egon eiermann se 68 wilde + spieth

Back in the day the gentle flapping and choral honking of a snow goose skein heading south provided a comforting,

Harrit and Sørensen knax loca

Without wanting to sound too much like Dieter Rams, good design really, really doesn’t have to be complicated or otherwise

imm cologne 2012 kartell

We received advance warning of what awaited us at IMM 2012 on the Friday afternoon before the official opening. Ambling

A&W Designer of the Year 2012 Patricia Urquiola Volant Moroso

For a decade and a half the unofficial start to Cologne Furniture Week has been the honouring of the “A&W

IMM Köln 2012 Richard Lampert Living Outdoor

Following on from last years “Kids Only” collection, Richard Lampert was/were back at Cologne 2012 with a collection of new

IMM Köln 2012 Müller Möbelfabrikation colour

A drawer. Honestly that is all it takes and you’ve got us. A desk with a drawer. Or even better

Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln From Aalto to Zumthor Furniture by Architects

As tradition demands the Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln (MAKK) have organised a furniture themed, special exhibition to coincide with

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On Monday January 16th IMM Cologne, Germany’s largest furniture trade fair, opens it doors. In the coming days we’ll bring

stockholm february 2011

On his 2009 album “Waxing Gibbous” Falkirk balladeer Malcolm Middleton included the song “Red Travellin’ Socks” a jaunty – if

It’s fair to say that for us the real shock of IMM Cologne 2011 was the number of senseless sofa

The first thing to say about Designers Fair 2011 is that it was smaller than last year. The second point

Just as Hannibal always loved it when a plan came together – so for us it is always a moment

At IMM Cologne Finnish producer Artek continued their 75th Anniversary celebrations with a small show at Droom/Design Your Room in

Richard Lampert is no newcomer to the world of kids designer furniture: products such as the Eiermann Children’s desk –

One of the things that separates the world of independent product designers from the commercial giants is the level of

One of the unfortunate weaknesses of IMM Cologne is the general lack of new products on show – either at