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Last day: 22-01-2012
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imm cologne 2012: A complete success
* Successful premiere for LivingInteriors* 115,000 visitors from 118 countries, thereof 75,000 professionals and 40,000 consumers
* 1157 exhibitors from 54 countries
On 22nd January 2012, the imm cologne and LivingInteriors drew to a close in Cologne with a very good result. For seven days, 1,157 companies from 54 countries showed the interior design trends of the coming year. Including estimates for the last day of the show, the trade fair duo lured 115,000 visitors to Cologne. "This year's furniture fair exceeded our expectations yet again," said Dirk Uwe Klaas, Chief Executive of the Association of the German Furniture Industry (Verband der Deutschen Möbelindustrie). "With this kind of momentum, 2012 may well be a very good year for furniture- and as far as Germany is concerned, our furniture industry may well become the engine that drives consumption," he added.
High interest
A total of 115,000 visitors came to the metropolis on the Rhine - 14 percent more than at the last comparable event in 2010, even without LivingKitchen. With foreign visitors accounting for 42 percent (based on the trade visitor days), the imm cologne was once again a very international trade fair. Firstly, there were far more buyers from Europe, especially from the Russian Federation and Italy, and secondly, there was a slight increase in the number of visitors from North America and Asia. The Public Days were also very well attended. Around 40,000 consumers came to seek inspiration from the interior worlds on show.
imm cologen as interior decoration show
Nowadays interior design is inextricably linked with textiles, wallpapers and carpets. As a result, furniture is very often selected together with decorative fabrics, wallpapers and flooring. At the imm cologne, these worlds come together in ideal fashion. With last year's pure textile show and the new LivingInteriors format at this year's fair, the trade show has consistently pursued the imm cologne's evolution as an interior design fair. The new trade fair format, which was held together with the imm cologne for the first time, showcased perfectly staged interior worlds consisting of furniture, bathrooms, floors, walls and lighting that met with an excellent response from trade visitors and consumers alike. "We went to Cologne expecting to encounter lots of interior architects. That expectation was totally satisfied. Over the last two days, our booth has drawn big crowds of consumers as well.
All in all, we were extremely satisfied with the way the 2012 trade fair turned out," says Guido Reibel, CSO, Bauwerk Parkett GmbH.
Kitchens set to return to Cologne in 2013
In 2013, the international kitchen trade show LivingKitchen® will be held in Cologne parallel to the imm cologne. The international kitchen fair is an independent event held every two years. It has three Public Days and brings together renowned national and international exhibitors from the entire kitchen industry. LivingKitchen® thus not only shows kitchen furnishings and built-in appliances but sinks, taps, sophisticated kitchen worktops and kitchen accessories, lighting and kitchen-related services as well. With a year still to go until the event, 90 registrations have already been received and more than 60% of the planned space has already been reserved.
The next dual trade fair imm cologne// LivingKitchen
will take place from 14th to 20th January 2013.
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