Style enthusiasts flock to International Furniture Fair
- 9 years ago
The latest furniture and interior design trends are on display at the International Furniture Fair in Cologne, Germany.
Among thousands of items being presented, visitors can find a fridge that sends a photo to your phone each time the door is opened. It also suggests dinner and food shopping ideas.
Or, a new take on an extractor fan, which removes the smell and the grease from right next to your frying pan.
Consumers are always open to new ideas and techniques. However, the main trend is rediscovering traditional values, such as comfort, as Ursula Geismann, a Trend Expert at the German Furniture Industry Federation (VDM), explained.
“People experience these fast-moving times on the Internet. Upgrades are annoying – everyone is looking for the familiar, the tried and tested.”
Reupholstered chairs, with a trendy twist, for example. The aptly named company ‘Second Life’ re-works old fur treasures into modern, tailor-made objects.
Dirk Uwe Klaas, CEO of VDM enlarged on the p
Among thousands of items being presented, visitors can find a fridge that sends a photo to your phone each time the door is opened. It also suggests dinner and food shopping ideas.
Or, a new take on an extractor fan, which removes the smell and the grease from right next to your frying pan.
Consumers are always open to new ideas and techniques. However, the main trend is rediscovering traditional values, such as comfort, as Ursula Geismann, a Trend Expert at the German Furniture Industry Federation (VDM), explained.
“People experience these fast-moving times on the Internet. Upgrades are annoying – everyone is looking for the familiar, the tried and tested.”
Reupholstered chairs, with a trendy twist, for example. The aptly named company ‘Second Life’ re-works old fur treasures into modern, tailor-made objects.
Dirk Uwe Klaas, CEO of VDM enlarged on the p