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Green is the new Black DESIGN BY THE RHINE

Welcome back to Cologne in 2017, most probably your first chance this year to explore brand-new furniture launches and interior trends. This 68th edition of IMM is once again flanked and empowered by the LivingKitchen and Pure Textile sections. And, although it is needless to share the good news from the fair front, we are doing so anyway: all the exhibition spaces are fully booked.

those with an insatiable design appetite, it is worth a visit to some of the Passagen locations dotted throughout the city, with the obligatory first pit-stop being Design Post just across the street – both for the good wine and ditto design. And there’s also the fine opening event at the MAKK – Cologne’s Museum of Applied Arts. And so much more.

Besides the many companies present here, imm cologne has been sampling new wares and is showcasing some of the freshest design discourses throughout its vast halls, in the form of original mind-sets and platforms, staging new and different design and interior perspectives as experienced and expressed by a bunch of young creators. Read all about these things on the following pages, where we’ve selected a few highlights for you.

While the DAMN° imm cologne Guide 2017 includes helpful input on how to navigate the fair and the city, its special merits are in the fresh background info and subtitles it provides, all geared-up and ready-made for You, whether you’re a design-lover, a professional, or all of the above. And oh yeah, in 2017, green will apparently be the new black. Check it out and please let us know if it’s true…! /

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SAMPLING THE PRODUCTS MEANWHILE AT THE FAIR

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Domesticated Ping-Pong

SMART TECHNOLOGY versus THE ARCHAIC 25 ---

New Products AT IMM 2017

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Todd Bracher, guest of honour

Enough is Enough

TODD BRACHER ON THE CREATION OF DAS HAUS 32 ---

Formative In-Formation ROSS LOVEGROVE ROCKS

Machine Light, Midgard

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SAMPLING THE DESIGNERS MEANWHILE IN THE CITY

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All about Us

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In-Formation by Ross Lovegrove, Alcantara®

Faces from Cologne

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In Praise of the Plunger

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How Warm the Cold can be WELTEVREE & ARCO AT DESIGN POST

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THE AGENDA OF WHERE TO SEE WHAT

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The difference is Gaggenau. We have been perfecting one oven for 30 years. Our latest rendition accentuates its distinctive design: the door panel is now created from one imposing 90 cm wide sheet of 3 mm high-grade stainless steel. It represents one vast entrance to culinary potential. This remodelled, hand-crafted work of art represents the culmination of our finest principles, skills and ethos. We christened it the EB 333 in recognition of our 333 years of working in metal. This has always been more than an oven; it is a promise to create masterpieces.

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It would appear that more compact and multifunctional furniture elements are on the rise, which makes sense when you consider that people tend to be living in ever smaller urban accommodation. And flexibility has also become absolutely necessary, as the increase in mobility means that products must adapt accordingly. Most interestingly of all, perhaps, is this conundrum: an extreme fascination for smart home technologies and a yearning for non-digital domestic surroundings that carry a sense of the ancient. JANIS FR by Nya Nordiska Photo ÂŠ Koelnmesse

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SMART TECHNOLOGY versus THE ARCHAIC

The International Furniture Fair in is the first mandatory event on this year’s design calendar. From 16 to 22 January, this 68th edition of imm cologne is complemented by the kitchen fair LivingKitchen and the fabric show Pure Textile. The focus here is on a holistic view of living – rounded off by the impact of smart-home enthusiasm alongside a yearning for archaic, un-digitised environments. NORMAN KIETZMANN

A reliable ritual takes place every January. Shortly after the holiday festivities, the design scene pilgrimages to the Rhine for its first event of the year. This time, the 270,000 square metres of exhibition space are fully booked, with 1,300 companies participating from 50 countries, presenting 100,000 products to some 140,000 visitors. But regardless of all these figures, in which direction is the furniture industry actually moving?

E15

“More than 20 years ago, imm cologne was the first exhibition we participated in. It has therefore become a tradition for e15. In addition, this is still the leading trade fair in the Germanspeaking region and a hugely important market for us”, says Philipp Mainzer, founder & CEO of e15. Here, the Frankfurt-based company is presenting the modular sofa, KERMAN, and a new furniture range originally designed for the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg.

“The theme of relaxation continues to occupy us a great deal. That doesn’t just mean furniture for sleeping or sitting

KERMAN, e15

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“The theme of relaxation continues to occupy us a great deal. That doesn’t just mean furniture for sleeping or sitting on, but also intermediate forms such as chaise longues, daybeds, and wing chairs.” Dick Spierenburg, imm’s Creative Director

on, but also intermediate forms such as chaise longues, daybeds, and wing chairs”, informs Dick Spierenburg, Dutch architect and creative director of IMM. According to him, more compact and multifunctional furniture pieces are gaining ground – a response to the increasing number of smaller flats in urban environments. At the same time, flexibility is in demand. Products have to be able to adapt to different locations and to be movable, so that they can be taken from one city to another.

PIURE

“imm cologne is where we meet almost all of our European partners and dealers. In addition, a successful trade fair is always a good start to the year”, declares Ludger Köhler, founder and CEO of Piure.

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“IMM is very important for us because here we reach many international trading partners, not only from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, but also from many other European countries and from overseas.” Patrice Bert, Managing Director of Ligne Roset in Germany

the Rhine. Exhibitors such as Cassina, Poltrona Frau, Minotti, Molteni, De Sede, Ligne Roset, and Cor inhabit the PURE design segment in halls 11 and 10.1, while Pure Editions, which is a smaller scale, curated presentation, occupies halls 2.2 and 3.2 and includes Vitra, Artek, Cappellini, and Thonet.

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“On the occasion of imm cologne 2017, we are presenting three classics from the 1950s (two by Herbert Hirche and one by Paul SchneiderEsleben), which we have added to our collection. This is a good opportunity to focus on our classics and stage them in unusual fabrics”, claims Richard Lambert, founder and CEO of the company.

The fair also boasts new exhibitors this year, among them Design House Stockholm, Louis Poulsen, Nanimarquina, and Meridiani – thereby expanding its international focus with foreign exhibitors at

MESH LIVING collection, PIURE (1) GRAND CHELEM by Didier Gomez, Ligne-Roset (2) CONSTRUCTURE collection by Isa Glink, Kinnasand (3) FROG by Herbert Hirche, re-edition by Richard Lampert (4) ALL PLASTIC CHAIR by Jasper Morrison, Vitra (5)

around 70 percent. Two additional magnets complement the event: LivingKitchen – for kitchen furniture, kitchen appliances, and accessories, in halls 4.1, 4.2, and 5.2; and in Hall 3, Pure Textile – focusing on upholstery and decorative fabrics, with exhibitors such as Création Baumann and Nya Nordiska. “IMM is very important for us because here we reach many international trading partners, not only from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, but also from many other European countries and from overseas”, informs Patrice Bert, Managing Director of Ligne Roset in Germany. Since 1967, the French company has revealed its novelties in Cologne rather than in Paris or Milan. While visitors attend the Salone del Mobile mainly for inspiration, imm cologne plays an important role in business terms – even if it’s not all about numbers: “We want to show perspectives and create impulses for the fair through

the vision of the designers. With Featured Editions, for example, we have provided a platform where designers can express themselves with installations, not only products”, explains Spierenburg.

Featured Editions, 2016 Photo: Koelnmesse / Ludolf Damen PANTON CHAIR Limited edition, Vitra

VITRA

“Here, we are able to reach interior architects, architects, and the entire home furniture trade in a friendly, economic, market environment. We expect a strong visitor resonance at IMM in 2017, and thus the right impetus for business in the residential sector”, states Rudolf Pütz, CEO of Vitra. The Swiss-German company is presenting a limited edition of the Panton Chair in a bright, sunlight yellow.

Das Haus, in hall 2.2, provides further insight into a designer’s universe. This time round, the installation was created by Todd Bracher. With it, the New Yorkbased industrial designer has defined a space of calmness, indicating a much more rational and restrained direction compared to Sebastian Herkner’s sensual

and decorative approach in 2016. “We try to create contrasts [by inviting different talents to design each edition] so that the discussion about living gets new impulses every year”, states Spierenburg, who is responsible for the selection of the designer and also for monitoring the realisation of their ideas.

COR

“This fair is important because we receive direct feedback on our novelties. That flows into the completion of the shown products, before they arrive on the market. This year, our threedimensional fabrics are far ahead with their bright colours. Another material trend is leathers sealed only with a fine wax lacquer – the resulting patina has a noble vintage character and radiates a warm look and feel”, explains Leo Lübke, CEO of COR.

JUNGLE NOIR wallpaper, Petite Friture SOFTRUCK, Ligne Roset ROC, Cor

This year, too, the trend towards nature continues: wood, marble, and natural stone are very present. Concrete and recycled materials also play a role. “The colour green is very evident in the fabric world”, says Spierenburg. This is a direct implementation of Pantone’s trend colours for 2017: Greenery is a yellow-green that evokes the first days of spring, in comparison with a strong grass green and a noble fir green, through to nuances of taupe and petrol. Meanwhile, black and white provide a neutral, timeless framework.

“The colour green is very evident in the fabric world.” TRES flat-weave Dhurrie rug collection by Nani Marquina, nanimarquina Photo © Koelnmesse

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CASSINA

“imm cologne is the first appointment of the year for Cassina, in celebration of our 90th anniversary in 2017. We are rediscovering the identity of the Casiers Standard (1920s) container system by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, and Charlotte Perriand, and are presenting a preview of the 932 armchair (1960s) by Mario Bellini, as well as some of our limited edition pieces: the LC1 Pampas small armchair and the LC4 Pampas chaise longue by Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, and Perriand, each available in 400 numbered pieces, which are being launched at the fair”, informs Sara Nosrati, Head of Cassina Brand Communications.

LC4 PAMPAS chaise longue by Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, and Perriand; Cassina BARSTOOL, New Tendency

While the fair is launching its own exhibition on smart home appliances, many young designers are going in the opposite direction – as seen in the exhibition Pure Talents Contest in Hall 3.1. “We definitely observe two currents. On the one hand, an extreme fascination for smart home technologies; on the other, domestic environments are becoming more and more un-digitised and archaic. It’s a game of ping-pong between the two extremes”, says Spierenburg about how the increase in diversity and fragmentation relates to individual tastes and preferences.

NEW TENDENCY

“We are exhibiting for the fourth time in Cologne. This furniture fair is for us the most important trade fair in Germany and an absolute must for every designer. This year we are exhibiting in a larger offsite area, the Meiré und Meiré Factory. The generous space allows us to show more of our collection”, says Manuel Goller, Creative Director at NEW TENDENCY. 21

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Another orientation operates on the ‘public days’ from 20 to 22 January. Along with the Designers Market in Hall 1, IMM has invited small-scale craftspeople and manufacturers, who – unlike elsewhere in the fair – offer their goods for direct purchase. “I know that it’s important for end-users to take something home as a memoire. We are now fulfilling this opportunity, to make their experience more exciting”, remarks Spierenburg. In cooperation with Blickfang and Heimatdesign, 58 designers from the furniture and fashion fields were selected to present their works here. With makers and established brands having so far operated in separate worlds, the fascination with craftsmanship affects a mutual overlap and lends new visibility to smaller businesses. “The fair continues to provide a holistic view of living”, summarises Spierenburg. This is good news for visitors. After all, the spectrum of living can therefore be experienced in its entirety. /

“I know that it’s important for end-users to take something home as a memoire. We are now fulfilling this opportunity, to make their experience more exciting.” Dick Spierenburg, Creative Director of imm

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&TRADITION

Catch Lounge Chair by Jaime Hayon Danish design company &tradition, established in 2010, is presenting the Catch Lounge Chair, building on designer Jaime Hayon’s penchant for humour and personification. Brand Director Martin Kornbek Hansen says, “Historically, classic lounge chairs had a somewhat aloof aspect to them. However, Hayon has managed to make this one more personal and inclusive, setting the scene for conversation and a more intimate atmosphere. Which coincides with our Danish idea of ‘cosy’.” andtradition.com hayonstudio.com

ARPER

Catifa 46 by Lievore Altherr Molina Arper continues to develop the potential of the Catifa family, bringing Catifa 46 to a new level of quality. Originally designed in 2004 for use in offices and large spaces, this chair maintains the sleek lines of Catifa 53 and surprises with new, even richer colours: rosé, petrol, yellow, ivory, and smoke, all of which can be harmoniously combined with the seat cushions to provide a vivid contrast or make a strict monochrome statement. arper.com

CARL HANSEN & SØN

CH23 by Hans J. Wegner CH23, one of the first four chairs Hans J. Wegner designed for Carl Hansen & Søn, is now back in production. Since the time of its inception in 1950, this functional and elegant dining chair chair drew interest due to its inherent simplicity and avant-garde design. The Danish furniture designer possessed a unique ability to render sophisticated, complex designs that pushed the limits of wood’s potential, developing a very personal expression in this chair, with its special double-woven seat and arched rear legs for optimal stability. carlhansen.com

ARTEK

L-leg by Alvar Aalto At imm cologne 2017, Artek is showing a furniture collection based on Alvar Aalto’s signature L-leg designs. On the occasion of Finland’s 100 years of independence this year, the furniture company is introducing a selection of L-leg products in stone lacquer and linoleum surface colours. These 100 specials will be available throughout 2017, with no minimum order requirement. In a presentation created by Hamburg interior company PLY, Artek’s booth is showcasing the timeless flexibility of these classic designs. artek.fi 23

COR

Flint by Jens+Laub The basis of this new chair is a circle that extends upwards into an imaginary square: like a flower petal, the Flint easy chair released in 2017 by COR unfolds to create the basic shape of a calyx. “In terms of formal design, it can be compared to the methods used in sculpture”, explains designer Jürgen Laub. “Everything that is superfluous has been cut away to reveal the flowing contours of the body, the back, the armrests, and the round seating surface.” The result is a comparatively compact easy chair that is rotatable, offering legroom and a high degree of seating comfort. cor.de / jehs-laub.com

STRING

PETITE FRITURE

New accessories by Björn Dahlström and Anna von Schewen

Cast by Studio Vit Cast is the result of the first collaboration between Petite Friture and Studio Vit, a duo of Swedish designers who made their names in London after their lighting events at Hotel Ace. Associating the density of concrete with the lightness of a borosilicate glasswork ball, the Cast series includes a pendant lamp and a table lamp that defy the laws of gravity and the relationship of forces between materials. petitefriture.com

Scandinavian producer String opens the Cologne fair with a novelty focused on the String system in a completely new metal version. Created to meet the needs of a wider range of applications, the new design of the shelves is supplemented with new accessories, such as hooks and rails by Björn Dahlström and Anna von Schewen. string.se

MIDGARD

Machine Lamp by Curt Fischer Originally founded in 1919 by engineer Curt Fischer in East Germany, Midgard was the first company to build flexible, adjustable lamps, a true innovation at the beginning of the 20th century. Later, Industriewerke Auma, the manufacturer, became part of the GDR and was taken under state control. David Einsiedler and Joke Rasch, founders of PLY ‘unestablished furniture’ company, recently took over Midgard, including all of its tools, a huge archive full of original drawings, and the rights to its three classic lamp lines. Midgard is being relaunched in Cologne this year as part of Passagen, at the Aesop store (Pfeilstrasse 45, at the corner of Ehrenstrasse). On Tuesday, 17 January, 6-10pm, cocktails will be served, and there is an installation showcasing the versatile configuration and personalisation options of the Machine Lamp, in a most artistic way. midgard.com 24

VITRA

All Plastic Chair by Jasper Morrison Reminiscent of the simple, classic wooden chairs that have been a familiar fixture in Europe for many decades, the new All Plastic Chair by Jasper Morrison for Vitra, is cast in a single piece, with the thin seat surface organically shaped and the backrest more finely modelled than the back support in conventional wooden chairs. Whereas the frame consists of a more rigid, high-strength polypropylene, the seat and backrest adapt to the contours of the sitterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body. The All Plastic Chair is initially available in white, dark grey, and ice grey. A larger selection of colours and added outdoor capability are planned for later in the year. vitra.com

THONET

S 18 by Uli Budde At imm this year, Thonet is presenting the new S 18 side table by designer Uli Budde. The circle is the distinguishing element of its design. Reminiscent of an infinite loop, the linear tubular steel frame forms a pendant corresponding to the tabletop and the central motif of the circle. The S 18 opens up exciting looks from any perspective. It can also be combined with numerous pieces from the Thonet portfolio, not just the tubular steel classics but other products as well, including the 808 lounge chair. thonet.de

ZUZUNAGA

Bitmap Collection by Cristian Zuzunaga The prints in the Zuzunaga Bitmap Collection are derived from zooming-in on photographs of urban landscapes taken by founder and art director Cristian Zuzunaga. While the landscapes may appear grey, they are in fact composed of millions of colours so small as to be imperceptible to the naked eye. The imagery thus aims to shift our perception of our environment by transforming grey cityscapes into an explosion of colour. zuzunaga.com

ZEITRAUM

Kosi by Moritz von Schmeling As well as at imm cologne, Zeitraum is also showcasing its products at Design Post. At the fair, the German company is introducing new products for 2017: the Kosi bed with nightstand and bench by Moritz von Schmeling; a solid wood headboard for the Miut boxspring bed; and two barstools for the Sit and Nonoto chair collections. And at Design Post, the Rail Office system by Kaschkasch, launched at Orgatec 2016, is being shown in a broad installation. zeitraum-moebel.de 25

LivingKitchen 2017

Gaggenau is concluding its 333rd anniversary

A presentation at the LivingKitchen 2017 fair in Cologne walks visitors through an evocative exhibition, displaying Gaggenau’s historical journey from its origins in 1683 to the present day. PATRIZIA COGGIOLA

Gaggenau is concluding its 333rd anniversary. A presentation at the LivingKitchen 2017 fair in Cologne walks visitors through an evocative exhibition, displaying Gaggenau’s historical journey from its origins in 1683 to the present day. The brand’s philosophy of “traditional avantgarde” design heritage and culture can be viewed alongside new product innovations for which the company is worldrenowned. Next to its iconic EB 333 oven is the new, modernist-style glass cube. Another item being launched here is the fully automatic espresso machine with fixed water connection — offering an individual coffee experience with professional results. Sven Schnee, Head of Global Brand Gaggenau, reflects: “333 years of working with metal is an achievement only few can claim, and we are proud to say that Gaggenau is the only manufacturer of home appliances with such a long tradition and history. LivingKitchen provides the perfect opportunity to celebrate the conclusion of our anniversary. We are now looking ahead to the future and the next 333 years, while continuing to innovate and stay true to our identity and DNA.” /

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Enough is Enough

TODD BRACHER ON THE CREATION OF DAS HAUS

Todd Bracher is an American designer who is imbuing industrial design with more thought and less waste. He spent 10 years studying and working in Europe, including stints as creative director at Georg Jensen and lead designer at Tom Dixon, among others. In 2007, Bracher returned to New York to establish his studio. We talked to him about his provocative Das Haus design for this year’s edition of imm cologne. NADINE BOTHA

DAMN°: The work you do at Todd Bracher Studio spans industrial design and design strategy, an unusual combination. What was your approach to the Das Haus project? Todd Bracher: When imm cologne invited me, I told them: Don’t expect me to make a bed with small tables next to it on each side and a small lamp on those small tables and a painting over the bed; I don’t think that way. They agreed, so I give them a lot of credit for deciding to take on this experiment. For a lot of the work I do, I don’t even draw anything. We design it in Microsoft Word because it is about the thinking. If the thinking is correct, the result is inevitable. How I explain my approach is with the example of two trees standing alongside each other in the park. You don’t see one as nicer than the other – you just see two trees and they are beautiful. The reason

DAS HAUS, sketch by Todd Bracher

“Don’t expect me to make a bed with small tables next to it on each side and a small lamp on those small tables and a painting over the bed.” Todd Bracher, Designer

Todd Bracher and imm cologne’s creative director Dick Spierenburg exchanging ideas Photo: Lutz Sternstein / Koelnmesse

is because they are natural; they are the consistent result of a series of conditions, a series of questions and answers that arrive truthfully and without an opinion. With two buildings, one is often nicer because buildings are opinions; they are not truthfully evolved and devoid of human influence. DAMN°: Is this how you came-up with the three interlinked spaces being Hygiene, Resting, and Sustenance? TB: Yes. The project was an opportunity to question what the real needs of our homes are. These needs have started to be addressed through the open plan, but I still think that the approach to the open plan is synthetic. What if we take the next step and actually put the rooms together? This is why we have designed this Sustenance room as a place for body, soul,

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and mind – through food, memorabilia, and informative objects like birds, instead of books about birds. The Resting room should not just be the bedroom but also a place to daydream, meditate, or think, and we have furniture for these modes of rest. Hygiene is still very personal, but I love the idea of taking a shower outside and making it part of our daily ritual to reconnect with nature.

DAMN°: Especially with the library that includes living things rather than books, perhaps as an antidote to the digital dematerialisation of our environs, the project starts veering into speculative design? 2

TB: Definitely. It is a commentary; it’s not perfectly resolved. There’s nowhere to put your boots or do your washing, for instance, and there’s hardly any furniture. My point is: when is enough enough? We have to find a way to add less. I am trying to find something that is meaningful again, trying to push back by saying that I don’t want to have five televisions, five sofas, three cars. I don’t need all of this, so can we just have what is really meaningful? Can we can we somehow consider everything we have in our lives and be happy with that? / toddbracher.com DAS HAUS Koelnmesse, Hall 2.2 DAS HAUS, rendering by Todd Bracher (1) DISTIL, Herman Miller (2) Todd Bracher enjoying a walk along the Rhine in Cologne (3) Photo: Lutz Sternstein / Koelnmesse

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ROSS LOVEGROVE ROCKS

London-based product designer Ross Lovegrove, a pioneer of biomorphic aesthetics, was pleased to work with Alcantara®. “It’s a very intelligent material and a sincere, durable alternative to animal-based products.” Lovegrove’s installation is called In-formation and is on view at IMM between halls 3 & 11. VEERLE DEVOS IMAGES © ROSS LOVEGROVE

Ross Lovegrove was brought-up close to where, on the 13th of May 1897, Italian radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi first transmitted wireless signals across the open sea (specifically, from Lavernock Point in the Vale of Glamorgan), and thus wrote history. Lovegrove remarks, “It is a unique location in Wales where the deep abstract past meets the deep abstract future. An ancient primordial coastline where you can find beautiful fossils and still look up and see the stone building where Marconi made the very first ever radio broadcast. Being between these polarities has never left me; I remain fascinated by the primordial yet am totally committed to a white, organic future.” These two strong influences are palpable in his work, which focuses on innovation & high technology, combined with a desire for and a love of nature. This installation is no exception, as the Alcantara® material is a high-tech product that comes across as natural. For the IMM fair, Lovegrove has chosen to create a large rock formation. “My installation has been inspired by rock strata and

deposits in and around Petra in Jordan, which I visited a few years ago as part of the AA [Architectural Association, London] summer school programme. The colours, in unison with the eroded forms and amid incredible crystalline sunlight, 32

are just etched into one’s memory, like giant Tony Cragg sculptures that envelop you. So when I saw the Alcantara® palette, I had an instinctive reaction to create a modern impression of such natural phenomena, because the rich, warm tones are very successful as saturated colours”, says the designer. “I would like visitors to be immersed in the material and see the piece as a contemporary sculpture generated via the digital process.” To achieve this, Lovegrove worked closely together with Arturo Tedeschi, with whom he also collaborated on his ILABO 3D-printed shoes for United Nude a couple of years ago. Lovegrove views himself as quite a serious designer. “I consider design a type of philosophy that is transformational, and a place where a lot of issues converge.” Further to this, he is working on a number of on-going projects, like intelligent economic strategies in high-volume production for cosmetics brand KIKO; a new programme for OLED innovation that can 33

transform this new technology into products and typologies which demonstrate its emerging value in the field of lighting and ecology, for LG in Korea; diversification programmes with Aston Martin; and a programme with a Space and Mobility company in the US. He and his team are also designing and preparing a major exhibition at Centre Pompidou entitled CONVERGENCE, opening in April. “It will focus on my work in converging science, technology, biology, additive technologies, materials, evolutionary principles, digital software, and anticipatory speculation in design”, and the expo will also be part of the museum’s 40th anniversary celebrations. / rosslovegrove.com In-formation: Ross Lovegrove + Alcantara® is situated between halls 3 & 11; Mon 9am – 9pm, Tue-Sat 9am – 6pm, Sun 9am – 5pm

SAMPLING THE DESIGNERS MEANWHILE IN THE CITY

There is many an angle to the dangle here in Cologne this year. From Stefan Diez’s ‘open house’ attitude conveyed so skilfully in his exhibition at the MAKK, to the trendy delights of Passagen and the new designers, to Thomas Schnur’s communicative objects that bring good cheer. And last but definitely not least, it’s over to Design Post, with a high standard of select products and settings, amid and amongst which it is most opportune to do some very enjoyable networking.

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MAKK

All about Us

STEFAN DIEZ’S EXPO AT COLOGNE’S MUSEUM OF APPLIED ARTS

During imm cologne, Munich-based designer Stefan Diez invites us to visit his Full House at the MAKK, a comprehensive exhibition fragmented into cells, in which the visitor becomes immersed in the key moments of each project developed by the Stefan Diez Office over the past 15 years. The show gives us an idea of the studio’s often-radical search for new ways, as well as of its challenges and possibilities, achievements and failures. “I want people to cross paths inside Full House. It’s not about me, it’s about us.” VEERLE DEVOS

Stefan Diez’s Full House of is not full of stuff – he uses the metaphor to demonstrate the way his practice functions. “Our studio is an open house, where people we work with fly in and out. The door is always open. I see it as a networking hub containing many cells.” He also refers to a Poker game, where a full house is two uneven sets of matching cards. “Winning the game not only depends on your luck but also on your talent and decision-making as a player.” Full House displays Diez’s international awardwinning projects, lighting fixtures, furniture, and everyday objects for manufacturers such as e15, Thonet, Hay, Wilkhahn, and EMU, as well as on-going projects like the Guise luminaire for Vibia, the BANDIT table for e15, and the D1/D2 chairs for Wagner, along with various unpublished projects. The expo offers us a fair glimpse into his attitude as a designer. “The ingredients of each project are: experiment, curiosity, and lots of passion. Every project comes with

“The Indian concept of a home is a full house – there’s a constant coming and going of people, ...” Stefan Diez, Designer

FULL HOUSE Exhibition at MAKK Photo © Gerhardt Kellermann

new parameters, which is super fascinating. In this presentation we show the essence of the process.” As a young man, Diez spent some time in India. “India was an important experience for me”, he says. “The Indian concept of a home is a full house – there’s a constant coming and going of people, whether it is a servant bringing in the fish or a neighbour dropping by for a chat. When having a conversation, people also come closer to one another than Western people do.” This togetherness and hospitality seem to have inspired Diez’s own life and work, including his studio in Munich and this exhibition. “Besides connecting with people through the Internet, you also need to have a good time together in real life. Thus, at our studio we cook and eat together. We share good times.” He considers this the right moment to create such an exhibition. “There is a momentum that we as designers understand, making us feel that we can make a difference. Today we have huge new possibilities to create”, Diez says, citing his collaboration with Danish furniture manufacturer Hay as an example. “A fantastic company with great access to the market and an awareness of what people want. I see designers as collectors of a treasure – crafts, for instance – that became outsourced and lost in a disparate network. If you want to make something substantial, you have to go beyond the eclecticism we’ve seen during the past 10 to 15 years. We need companies that are able and willing to invest in collaborations with designers. This willingness exists today. Companies are investing in projects from scratch, collaborating with designers who are paid properly.”

“... Let’s not show too many prototypes; let’s develop our ideas and prototypes into a project and then show that.” Stefan Diez, Designer

Stefan Diez Office © Stefan Diez Office Photo: Julian Baumann ROPE TRICK table lamp for Wrong.London, 2015 © Stefan Diez Office Photo: Jonathan Mauloubier

3 Leo chair for e15, 2010 (1) © Stefan Diez Office SOBA bamboo bench for Japan Creative, 2015 (2) © Stefan Diez Office Photo: Jonathan Mauloubier Making of NEW ORDER shelving system for Hay, 2016 (3) © Stefan Diez Office

It’s no coincidence that Full House is taking place in Cologne. “Because of IMM, we have been able to work with several brands that, like Hay, are willing to invest in this project. In the context of the fair, everybody benefits from such an undertaking.” Even though IMM, with its predominant focus on what sells on the market, is considered by some as less thrilling than say, the Salone del Mobile in Milan? Diez has a clear opinion on the matter. “Of course, it can be fantastic to go to a prototype show, to discover the result of rampant creativity or mind-blowing novelties. But if, as a designer at the fair, you have great stuff that will never go into production, it just doesn’t feel satisfactory. We are all fed up with ideas and prototypes that only leave their trace as an Instagram post. With computer simulations you can design whatever you want, but in the end you only create anti-climaxes, because those fabulous projects will never come to fruition. So let’s not show too many prototypes; let’s develop our ideas and prototypes into a project and then show that.” In Cologne during IMM, for example. / diezoffice.com Full House, MAKK – Museum of Applied Arts Cologne, 17 January – 11 June 2017 Opening: 16 January, in the evening An der Rechtschule, 50667 Köln makk.de

Passagen 2017

Faces from Cologne

PASSAGEN 2017 IGNITES OUR LUST FOR ALL THINGS NEW

Alongside the IMM fair, Passagen has been presenting the work of young and emerging designers at galleries, shops, schools, museums, and bars throughout the city. “At Passagen, you can discover the most happening parts of Cologne as well as new design talents”, assures Volker Streckel, manager of Design Post. “Passagen is an excellent first step in getting the broad audience to fall in love with all kinds of interior design. And, as a year-round home for brands, Design Post is the second step.” Streckel offers us his personal highlights of this year’s edition of Passagen, which comprises some 180 shows. VEERLE DEVOS

“Cologne-based design studio kaschkasch celebrates its 5th anniversary this year, and I cannot wait to discover what Florian Kallus and Sebastian Schneider will show us”, Streckel says, referring to the duo that is trying “to achieve the maximum out of the minimum, by breaking every idea down to its essential elements”. Kaschkasch is presenting current and past work and is sharing the stories behind its products, for the first time. “And like kaschkasch, Thomas Schnur is a true local hero from Cologne, bringing inspiring and authentic work. That also makes it extra-thrilling for me, as I wonder which groundbreaking design products sprouting from our local soil will soon conquer the international audience.” Jumping ahead, Streckel goes on, “Even though Stefan Diez is based in München, I see him as a local hero. His Full House exhibition at the MAKK is extremely promising. I’m keen to see in real what he has been sharing with us through his so-

Stefan Diez, Designer

“At Passagen, you can discover the most happening parts of Cologne as well as new design talents.” Volker Streckel, Manager of Design Post

Florian Kallus and Sebastian Schneider (kaschkasch) (1) Volker Streckel, Manager of Design Post (2) Thomas Schnur, Designer (3) Photo: Alexander Böhle

cial media.” And moving onward, Streckel enthuses, “I am also looking forward to the Designers Market weekend, where among others, Heimatdesign from Dortmund and Blickfang from Stuttgart will be present, along with a selection of about 20 labels from beyond the mainstream. That is the place to be for anyone looking for self-editing designers.”

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Quite apart from Streckel’s suggestions, Passagen has plenty more to offer. Such as the exhibition Naked Objects, Nieuwe German Gestaltung #005 by Alexandra Klatt and Max Borka, who present design in new ways, showing us established designers as well as graduates from the Universität der Künste in Berlin. Further to this, Wittmann Möbelwerkstätten is celebrating its 120th birthday (!) with Madrid-based designer Jaime Hayon, where it’s a case of Austrian craftsmanship meets Spanish exuberance in this latest collection. In the meantime, Istanbul’dan is presenting products from young German designers inspired by the arts and crafts in Turkey’s most vibrant city. And then there’s Embracing Exchange, a new collaborative project involving the Netherlands and Germany. /

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Jaime Hayon, designer of the Wittmann Hayon Workshop collection for Möbelwerkstätten (1)

Designers Market, Köln 20 – 22 January 2017 Koelnmesse, Hall 1

Max Borka in a debate during the second edition of the Nieuwe German Gestaltung exhibition at Berlin Tempelhof (2) ISTANBUL’DAN 2016 by Jono Concepts (3)

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In Praise of the Plunger

GERMAN DESIGNER THOMAS SCHNUR AT IMM AND IN THE CITY

“I have a deep interest in how things are made and a strong fascination for the objects of daily life”, confesses Köln-based designer Thomas Schnur. These tendencies initially led him to study cabinetmaking, until he realised that carpenters were a disappearing species whence he promptly switched to product design. And with satisfactory yet hybrid results, too, which are on view at IMM. Interestingly, the young designer talks to his objects. “I negotiate with them”, he says, and his objects also speak to us. VEERLE DEVOS

Schnur mentions his grandmother’s colourful clothespins and an unspecified sink plunger as his earliest inspirations. “Those kinds of anonymous everyday products we use without knowing who actually designed them. They are common property, which makes them even more fascinating. And even tough they’re rarely mentioned as being our favourite objects, we are very happy to have them when we need them.” It’s exactly those kinds of daily items Schnur loves to create, although he himself has no desire to remain anonymous. His work is not purely industrial design – many of the products balance between craft and design, and between useful product and practical joke. Still, Schnur very much enjoys working for the industry and expresses a strong desire for mass production. Hybrid seems to be the keyword describing the design as well as the designer. He grew up in a small rural vil-

21 COMMON THINGS THINGS: Green Plastic Watering Can (1) RUBBER TABLE TABLE, 2011 (2) Thomas Schnur evolving the structure of the TWIST table: from the idea to the research to the experiments... (3)

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“... My objects represent my thoughts: I try to communicate through them.” Thomas Schnur, Designer

lage in the German Saarland but always had a strong connection with nearby France. During his training at the University of Applied Sciences in Aachen, he spent six months at the École Supérieure d’Art & Design in Saint Étienne and then six months in Paris as an intern for French designer Mathieu Lehanneur. “Some of my fellow students went to Australia or

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Asia for their internships, I just moved to France.” And what does he feel was the impact on his work? “When you look into the history of German design, you encounter big visions and rules for good design, in the genre of Bauhaus or Dieter Rams. In France, design is not as strongly related to the industry as it is in Germany, but is rather focused on crafts. And the French have a huge respect for authors – in the arts, crafts, literature, movies etc., as well as in design. The emphasis is more on personal ideas, on the personality of the maker; whereas in Germany, we are more focused on finding the best solutions. I have learned from both approaches. On the German side, I just love it when the object is serially producible. My eye for precision, usability, and function is inspired by German culture. But I sometimes break the rules, which is the French side speaking. And my objects represent my thoughts: I try to communicate through them, and that’s also more of a French thing.”

Schnur’s work can be seen at IMM as well as in the side programme. “I like it that way”, he beams. The Stand Up collection is presented by Objekten in Hall XX, while

STAND UP side table for OBJEKTEN SYSTEMS (1/2) BENCH CHAIR, 2010 (3) TWIST dining table, Functionals (4)

Thomas Schnur’s recommendations for projects by emerging designers spread throughout the city during IMM: 5 JAHRE KASCHKASCH at Ruttkowski;68 Gallery, Bismarckstraße 70, 50672 Köln FULL HOUSE: Design by Stefan Diez @ MAK An der Rechtschule, 50667 Köln ISTANBUL’DAN Körnerstraße 48, 50823 Köln 6

21 COMMON THINGS: Blue Transparent Plastic Bag (5) Station, 2015 (6)

the Twist Dining Table for Functionals is displayed in the NODD showroom (Marsilstein 6); his new book and corresponding exhibition on the objects and stories of daily life, 21 Common Things, can be seen at POP;68 (Bismarckstraße 70). To conclude, Schnur emphasises the importance of the Cologne fair: “It’s crucial that as a designer you can show your work at IMM once a year, interacting with professionals from all over the world and meeting people from the industry as well as fellow designers, teachers, and journalists. It is an ideal event at which to exchange ideas with the entire design scene. And in my case – since I’m based here – I can invite people into my studio and show them prototypes and projects. For me, IMM is part of the triangle Paris-Cologne-Milan.” / thomasschnur.com

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How Warm the Cold can be WELTEVREE & ARCO AT DESIGN POST

Design Post celebrated its 10th anniversary last year. Its permanent showroom in the former post office opposite the Koelnmesse accommodates over 30 international interior design brands. Traditionally, Design Post is the place where everyone goes after the exhibition for a drink, good conversation, and design discoveries. This year, two Dutch brands that consider themselves ‘natural allies’ have collaborated to ensure we enjoy our visit even more – they are: product label Weltevree and furniture brand Arco. VEERLE DEVOS

Weltevree CEO Bülent Yokus cordially announces: “Together with Arco, we invite all Design Post guests to experience our outdoor terrace and to brave the cold with a mulled wine or hot tea, along with the delicious snacks prepared in our woodfired ovens. We consider this an ideal setting for some heart-warming networking.” Besides all this outdoor activity, Weltevree is launching two new products. Patioset, designed by Bertjan Pot, is a set of indoor/ outdoor furniture consisting of five items made of sustainable Accoya® acetylated wood. “Very functional, yet incredibly comfortable”, attests Yokus. The second product is Guidelight by Floris Schoonderbeek: a romantic mood lamp and adventurous torch all in one, equipped with an LED light and a USB battery. Along with these new pieces, Weltevree is also presenting more of its collection, which radiates adventure and an active lifestyle. “Our products challenge users to do something

“We consider this an ideal setting for some heart-warming networking.” Bülent Yokus, CEO Weltevree

3 PATIO SET by Bertjan Pot, Weltevree (1) GUIDELIGHT by Floris Schoonderbeek, Weltevree (2) TRESTLE table by Jorre van Ast, Arco (3)

– to cook or chop wood, for instance. We have pursued a new idea of quality and luxury.” Arco, a family company established in 1904 and specialised in tables and associated furniture items such as chairs, cabinets, and accessories, is displaying its new Trestle: an oak table made of local wood (from both the Netherlands and Germany), designed by Jorre van Ast. The table combines the practical features of workshop trestles with the stable strength of a home tabletop. The base is made of aluminium and the table height is handadjustable. / weltevree.nl arco.nl Design Post Deutz-Mülheimer-Straße 22a 50679 Köln

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A nicely mixed bag of expos is waiting in the wings, ensuring that there’s something for everyone. Design at the MAKK, a show by Gerhard Richter, galleries with art of all sorts, and of course Farina House, displaying the wonders of cologne – as in the scent, as well as an entire museum dedicated to the city’s famous Carnival. ________________________________

GERHARD RICHTER. NEW PAINTINGS

Museum Ludwig Heinrich-Böll-Platz, 50667 Köln 09 February – 01 May 2017 museum-ludwig.de Gerhard Richter is based in Cologne. His wide-ranging oeuvre presents a fascinating tension between figuration and abstraction, significance and banality. This exhibition features new paintings created in 2016. Displaying an intense, dense mix of colours, the materiality of paint and use of chance in the artist’s painting process are dominant, with the works posing questions about the pictured image and its relationship to social themes.

Kurt Benning, Schreibtischtäter, 1994

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KURT BENNING BURGTRESWITZMENSCH

Kolumba Kolumbastraße 4, 50667 Köln

Gerhard Richter, ABSTRAKTES BILD, 1986 Courtesy of Michael and Eleonore Stoffel Foundation, Cologne

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GIROLAMO TROPPA Wallraf-Richartz-Museum Obenmarspforten 40, 50667 Köln

Until 12 March 2017 wallraf.museum Roman artist Girolamo Troppa (1637– 1710) is the subject in the museum’s latest series of study exhibitions devoted to Italian Baroque painters. Troppa was active in the second half of the 17th century, principally as a panel and fresco painter. Some 200 paintings, including altarpieces and portraits, along with

Until 10 July 2017 kolumba.de An on-going interest in the biography of the individual serves as the impetus for Kurt Benning’s project Burgtreswitzmensch, which he has been working on for more than 40 years. For this, he approaches persons by way of ‘what they have left behind’ – things, personal objects, documents, drawings, writings; relics that tell something about the dreams and visions of their former owners. The past and decay are keys for his understanding of the world and the individual, and for penetrating into the depths of time. ________________________________

KOLLWITZ 2017 – 150TH BIRTHDAY THE SOUL TO THE OUTSIDE – SELF-PORTRAITS IN FOCUS Käthe Kollwitz Museum Neumarkt 18-24, 50667 Köln

Until 22 February 2017 kollwitz.de To mark the anniversary, this exhibition focuses on Käthe Kollwitz (b.1867). More than 30 self-portraits and nearly as many hidden self-portraits form the collection. These are mirror-images of her soul, and document her constant, intensive self-scrutiny as an artist. At the same time, they represent Kollwitz’s masterly abilities as a draughtsman, graphic artist, and sculptor. The exploration of her external appearance served as a means of comprehending the essence of being human.

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KÖLNSKULPTUR #8

Skulpturenpark Köln Elsa-Brändström-Straße 9, 50668 Köln Until June 2017 skulpturenparkkoeln.de Seven new artworks mark the eighth edition of this biennial series. These all deal with the idea of framing or its opposite, exclusion. The unshakeable, defiant presence of the monuments is meant to inspire thought about contemporary political developments in Germany and Europe. They act as viewing obstacles and thematically represent opposition, work and migration, movement and rejection. As curator Thomas D. Trummer declares: “Sculptures are statements of dissent, not ornamental islands.” ________________________________

Delmes & Zander have merged two exhibition concepts into one show featuring a selection of portraits and self-portraits in its Berlin and Cologne galleries simultaneously. ONE / OTHER shows how the portrait as well as the self-portrait unabashedly mirrors the artist behind the work no matter whether it’s a portrayal of themself or of another. Independently of their subject, the photographs and drawings reveal the yearning for a romanticised identity. ________________________________

ROBERT MOTHERWELL

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25 January – 04 March 2017 boisseree.com Presented are works from the artist’s graphic oeuvre: these are etchings, lithographs, collages, and works on paper by Robert Motherwell that date from the 1970s and 80s. The painter and printmaker used very visual titles to name his works, for which he found his own abstract-expressionist pictorial solutions of the greatest possible colour intensity and symbolism.

FULL HOUSE DESIGN BY STEFAN DIEZ

MAKK An der Rechtschule, 50667 Köln Until 11 June 2017 museenkoeln.de This comprehensive exhibition feature’s the work of one of Germany’s most important new-generation designers. It provides a detailed view into the workshop of Munich-based designer Stefan Diez, showing his design approach and explaining key moments in the development processes of furniture, luminaires, accessories, and other everyday products. Diez’s perspective goes beyond conventional approaches in design, resulting in surprising solutions. The retrospective spans the last 15 years and showcases international award-winning projects. ________________________________

ONE / OTHER – SELF-PORTRAITS AND PORTRAITS

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THOMAS BRUMMETT

Galerie Karsten Greve Drususgasse 1-5, 50667 Köln 19 January – 01 April 2017 galerie-karsten-greve.com Time appears to stand still in the pictures of American photographer Thomas Brummett. Like a penetrating glimpse into the essence of beauty, the images bow down before the perfection of nature. Based on this focus, American photographer Thomas Brummett’s images seem forever defiant of our fast-moving, often destructive human civilisation. He chooses his processing materials based on their technical perfection and durability.

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rial is scanned and processed digitally. The pair’s interventions in space and image are partly brachial, partly subtle; the play with perspective often has its joy in the rhythm of shapes, colours, and lines. As a rule, the pictures contain a mystery, which both irritates and stimulates the imagination of the viewer. ________________________________

KAI RICHTER SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN Thomas Brummett, The Infinities (of Earth and Heaven), series 2013-16

Though they give the impression of historical photographs, his pictures are the result of the most modern reproduction technology. ________________________________

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Until 18 February 2017 schmidtundschuette.de Willy Oster and SG Koezle have been working together for over 17 years on the project OSTER+KOEZLE. Using the photographic documentation of Oster’s installations in abandoned and demolished rooms, the analogue image mate-

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20 January - 01 April 2017 christianlethert.com Kai Richter’s sculptures not only transform raw materials from the construction industry into works of art but also, and primarily, they alter the space that surrounds them. The result is a symbiosis – a sort of ‘give and take’, since the one defines the other and both claim their right to exist. Richter’s large-format works assert themselves very strongly, while telling the stories of the space with self-assured authority. Strongly reduced in form and colour, areas and volumes are what count here..

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Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst Universitätsstraße 100, 50674 Köln Until 29 January 2017 museum-fuer-ostasiatische-kunst.de What would life be without passion? In the art of East Asia, human passions play an important role: rom a love of the arts, a longing for freedom, and a life amidst nature to the joy of erotic play and the overcoming of passions through Buddhism. Featured are monumental dream landscapes with vast mountains that are lost in the haze, and small huts where hermits live in harmony with nature, expressing the longing for freedom and immortality. ________________________________

The answers can be found in Cologne’s Carnival Museum, the biggest of its kind. Many exhibits tell their own story and numerous multimedia points provide a mine of background information for the carnival enthusiast, explaining in full the ‘fifth season’, as carnival is referred to here.

ABOVE AND BELOW: THE HEUMARKT

Kölnisches Stadtmuseum Zeughausstraße 1-3, 50667 Köln Until 01 May 2017 museenkoeln.de Under the horse’s tail – once the favourite meeting point for a romantic rendezvous in the bustling Heumarkt square, the exhibition covers a period when the area was an extension from the river Rhine to the square, a medieval trading hub, and finally, when it became the epicentre of the Cologne carnival. This square has always been a busy, colourful, noisy, and above all, typical Cologne gathering place. ________________________________

DOM SWEET HOME Historische Archiv Heumarkt 14, 50667 Köln

Until 17 March 2017 museenkoeln.de Dom sweet Home is an exhibition all about the Cologne Domumgebung from 1817 to today. As a highlight, donated by the Sony Corporation to the City of Cologne is a large-format, three-dimensional replica of a cat by paper-artist Ollanski.

Farina Fragrance Museum in Farina House, 2016

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FARINA FRAGRANCE MUSEUM Obenmarspforten 21, 50667 Köln

On-going farina-haus.de Over several floors, the museum provides a very detailed insight into the production methods of perfume throughout the various stages. The focus is naturally on Eau de Cologne, a scent that to perfumer Johann Maria Farina in 1709, was reminiscent of a spring morning in Italy after the rain. As well as the documented evolution of the product, one can also discover the distillation apparatuses that were once used to produce it. ________________________________

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KÖLNER KARNEVALSMUSEUM Maarweg 134-136, 50825 Köln

On-going koelnerkarneval.de Most people love the celebration, but why carnival is celebrated at all? Why is there a Dreigestirn – a triumvirate – in Cologne? What is carnival all about?