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6 Living trends in Corona times

How the pandemic is changing the way we live today and tomorrow - and which trends are continuing despite the crisis.

The bedroom: trends, furniture and colours for 2021

The bedroom of the future is a wellness oasis, mirror of personality and place of technical innovations in one. Always in focus: healthy sleep.

Japandi is the perfect mix of two styles

This is what you get when Scandinavian design meets Japanese minimalism.

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.

Plant trend: Grown to stay

The plant trend "Urban Jungle" is growing beyond itself: Self-irrigating systems, plant lamps and room dividers made of moss are just some of the green design highlights.

The home office between living and working space

The home office is more than a temporary solution. It's high time to rethink living and working space and develop smart solutions.

These lamp trends combine nature and technology

Naturality, design and digitalization: these lighting trends show in which direction the lighting industry will develop in the future.

Further articles

• Bauhaus can also do colour
• Art deco for the home
• It should be comfortable
• A hotel made entirely of wood
• Das Haus 2020

All articles on Design & architecture

Furniture retail on Amazon – an interview with an expert

Can furniture sales work on the biggest online retail platform? We spoke with an Amazon expert.

Augmented reality: furnishing the apartment virtually

Experience furniture in one's own home before making a purchase – augmented reality makes it possible.

Further articles

• Furniture retail online
• Trendscouting
• Design your trade fair stand safely
• Furniture made of old barrels
• Sustainable desks
• A look at Weishäupl Werkstätten
• imm cologne 2020 final report

All Business insights articles

Customized furniture: a promising trend

Your bespoke piece of furniture is just a few clicks away. Thanks to innovative technology, made-to-measure furnishings are no longer luxury items – and, above all, they are profitable.

Sustainable furniture: The industry is becoming greener

More and more consumers think that a good environmental life cycle assessment is important when purchasing furniture. Here we present our overview of the criteria and some successful examples.

Further articles

• How design influences our future
• 5 important living trends
• How Generation Z shops
• How will we live in the future?
• Merging the outdoors with indoor environments
• A smart home in southern Germany
• Sustainable building

All articles on Future Living

Das Apartment HAUS 2021 – Truly Truly

The design team from Rotterdam sees a lot of flexibility when it comes to small apartments and wants to exploit the potential imaginatively.

The Apartment HAUS 2021 – Sebastian Herkner

Sebastian Herkner would like to promote a completely new attitude to life with his idea - and offer space for different needs.

Further articles

• New concept: Das Haus 2021
• Smart home now in 3D
• Extra-big upholstery
• Concept: myKidsy Playground
• Birkenstock invites visitors to test their beds and mattresses
• Trade fair trend: refined furniture
• 100 years of Bauhaus at imm cologne

All articles on Inside imm cologne