After a few days in Germany last week, where I visited both and , the two first fairs of the year. I already showed you my , and the new collection as seen at imm. Covering the fair is something I love doing, it is a combination of showing all that catches my eye and overall showing what I got inspired by.
This year I was also part of the jury in a competition by VDM- The association of the German furniture industry. You might remember my post asking you to join the competition by asking: Winners of the competition see them , were invited to come to imm cologne and spent a day with VDM.
I joined them for a day and their packed tour along some of German’s best design brands. After the fair we all had dinner organised by VDM at the workspace and factory of who transform used airline trolley’s into furniture for the home. It was such a nice evening with many bloggers, of which some I knew for years or travelled with and other I never met before. We ended the evening with some friends at the imm opening party downtown.
Ursula Geismann, press spokeswoman of VDM introduced each brand to us and their latest products. An impression on the blog today, plus a video to see it all with your own eyes!
Tojo
Next to the easy to build ‘Solo’ I was really impressed by the Parallel bed by . A variable bed system that adapts to the needs and desires of its owner.
The bed has a real Japanese minimalistic look, six wooden feet are used to connect the slats. The bed can be used as a single bed up to a 200 x 200 size.
Interlübke
introduced ‘Tado’ The basis of tado consists of modular basic and add-on shelves in two heights and two widths in different colours and finishes. The system can be fully customized to fit your needs. With the endless possible combinations you can design your very own tado – even later on, too which makes it a real good investment.
Schönbuch
Rolf Benz
Luca Nichetto has designed the “Liv” sofa system for Rolf Benz and he took the time to tell us more about the latest addition to Rolf Benz. Living in Sweden the name was well chosen “Liv” meaning life in Swedish ánd being the name of his daughter.
“Our intention was to develop a sofa that adapts to the different needs of contemporary living space, allowing to always obtain the right combination trough endless possibilities. LIV offers the perfect combination between Italian banking tradition, a low laid back style, and northern sitting comfort together with German technology and quality.“
I had the pleasure to visit in Nagold last year, have a look to see my showroom and factory visit
Floating Office
Imagine an office desk that can be raised up to the ceiling! Floating office desk ‘‘ is just that and offers free space at the push of a button. Clever design that makes it easy to seperate work and leisure in the home office. With Nolex the study can also be integrated into any area of your home.
Raumplus
Frei Frau
Bringing the outside in is a theme we saw a lot at imm, as I love a minimalistic approach I love multifunctional furniture that can be used both in and outside. has been sharing the stand with , one of my favourite brands, for several years and it is alway a pleasure to visit them.
Chair ‘Leyla’ previously beautiful captured by (above) has an outdoor version ‘Leya Sol’ Leya Sol is designed to be used inside and outside. In combination with Leya, the model brings its own tension to the arrangement at the dining table indoors and outdoors in summer. The pillows – filled with high-quality synthetic down – are easily removable and storable. Depending on the cover, even weatherproof.
This post is written in collaboration with VDM-The association of the German furniture industry.
