imm cologne, he first major furniture market of 2010, announced that in order to enhance the value of visiting imm, Koelnmesse Inc. the North American subsidiary of the imm show organizer will offer North American buyers, architects and interior designers following side programs during the imm days:
Wednesday, Jan. 20 and Thursday Jan. 21, 3 pm
1 hour Tour of the [D³]Design Talent Section of imm cologne, Cologne Fairgrounds. The tour will provide a comprehensive overview of young and independent international designers and their works. Made up of the three categories “D³ Contest “for students, “D³ Professionals” for young, independent designers and “D³ Schools” for universities offering degrees in interior & product design and architecture. More than 400 young designer from 38 countries will present their products. Money prices will be awarded to the top three presentations.
On Wednesday morning, January 20, 2010
Koelnmesse will also organize the “Cologne Show Room Tour” a 4 hour trip of various design show rooms throughout Cologne which is known as one of the main design centers in Europe.
The tour will make stops at “Rheinaufen”,a rebuilt harbor center with showrooms from Vitra, Dreipunkt and Kap Forum, the “Spicherhoefe” with showrooms from Boffi, B&B and Tobias Grau and the “Design Post”, a design center with over 30 high caliber collections from Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland presented under one roof.
There are only 10 weeks to go until imm cologne. The annual event will take place from January 19-24, 2010 on the Koelnmesse Fairgrounds in Cologne, Germany. www.imm-cologne.com
For more information about the tour program, please contact:
Ken Dickerson, Koelnmesse Inc. 773-326-9926 or k.dickerson@koelnmessenafta.com