the magazine by imm cologne: the archive

Sustainability TRENDimmPACT

What makes a company sustainable? And how can production processes be environmentally sound? Find out now how you can adapt your business to the megatrend for the coming years – and benefit from it.

All the TRENDimmPACT topics at a glance

Innovative, vibrant, fast-paced: The interiors industry is constantly on the move. Find out here which megatrends will be relevant to your business in the future.

Buy-backs as a key to long-term customer loyalty

Retailers wanting to retain customers have to be creative. Buy-back schemes offer the furniture industry a new, innovative approach.

Tidiness has become an interior trend

The urge to declutter is growing as the shortage of space in our cities intensifies. This can be seen in the interior trend for tidying.

New interior design trend: playful furnishings in bright colours

Playful furnishings – the courage to embrace colour, light-heartedness and imagination. Read more about the new interior design trend!

Smart home – connected with confidence

Smart home devices can do more than make our everyday lives more comfortable and convenient – they can make our homes safe.

Scandi style: white home interiors

Tone on tone is boring? The romantic Scandi style proves the opposite and shows how much variety can be found in white home interiors.

New furniture trends: These start-ups point the way

Young people increasingly buy their furniture from startups. Because they know the needs of this target group - and create the furniture trends of tomorrow.

The dream of a library in your own home

In this era of smartphones, tablets and e-readers, the conventional book is currently making a comeback. Collecting books is in again!

Graphic patterns: the trend is toward these forms and designs

Graphic patterns are really on their way up: find out more about the grids, forms and colours of the new maximalism.

Further articles

• Feng shui furnishing
• Colour blocking interior design
• Temperature Textiles present climate data
• Oversized furniture
• Graphic patterns
• Check pattern: interior design trend 2022
• Minimalism in the bathroom is an invitation to relax
• Playful furnishings in bright colours

All articles on Design & Architecture

The interior design industry and the future of retail

Security, connectivity, neo-ecology: these megatrends will massively alter the interior design industry over the next few years.

How the Netflix Effect is impacting the interiors industry

Television series are increasingly influencing what we buy. Find out here how companies and interior designers can harness this effect.

Further articles

• Mass customisation
• Pop-up stores
• Selling furniture online
• Interior design: the best online shops
• Click and Collect
• Visual Search
• interzum awards 2021

All Business insights articles

Why design is so important for the mobility of the future

Sustainable mobility thinks together traffic and quality of life. Essential for this: good design with a focus on the needs of people.

Unusual interior design: quirky & fun

From luxurious rooms for pets to cactuses in cars – these are the craziest interior design trends for 2022.

Further articles

• Unusual interior
• Kitchen trends 2022
• Sustainable building with bamboo
• Modular construction: the future of architecture
• Smart technology for architects
• Smart home - connected with confidence
• Biophilic Design

All articles on Future Living