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Individualisation
fair and will therefore not be taking
part again until 2020 (20.–26. April
2020) were not on board.
through material mix Deep matt surfaces
For this reason, visitor interest at
the Cologne event was increasingly
devoted to the kitchen range, which
The furnishing trends in Western Europe can be seen every year at the two was characterised by diversity and
major furniture fairs, imm cologne in Cologne and Salone del Mobile in numerous new presentations. In
Milan. With more than 3,000 exhibitors, both events offer visitors an overview addition to real wood, lacquered
fronts could be seen in the kitchen
of new shapes, colours and materials. The increasingly individual furnishing
area, which did not appear in high
wishes of consumers have led to a variety of materials in which wood no gloss but with a deep matt surface.
longer plays the main role. With their velvety soft feel, they re-
sembled the laminate surfaces ex-
The imm cologne, which takes At both fairs (14.1.–20.1.19), 1,355
place in the odd-numbered years furniture and kitchen manufactur-
together with the kitchen trade fair ers from 50 countries presented
LivingKitchen in Cologne (Germa- their new models. Among the ex-
ny), offers an initial insight into the hibitors were around 370 German
new furnishing trends every year. suppliers, whose products offered
an insight into the current taste of
Molteni (Italy) also wants to German furnishing. Visitor interest
make rooms transparent with proved to be just as international as
glass cabinets. Photo: Molteni the range on offer at the fair: Both
events – including around 50,000 In the “Vivi” concept by Doimo
end consumers – attracted more (Italy), the pattern of the
than 150,000 visitors. With a share wallpaper can be found on the
of 52 per cent, the share of foreign furniture and table fronts.
visitors was higher than in previous Photo: Doimo
years.
At the same time, the range on of- hibited with an anti-fingerprint ef-
fer at the furniture fair in Cologne fect. Metallic surfaces in various
gave a foretaste of the furnishing shades were also on display. For
trends that were to be seen a few kitchens and living furniture, thick
months later at the Salone del Mo- veneers were also used, which
bile in Milan (Italy). Numerous imm were embossed and thus had an
cologne material trends were con- authentic old wood character. Com-
firmed at the Italian furniture show. pared to previous years, however,
New colour and material trends the wood surfaces were less rustic
were also set at the Salone. With and more elegant. Oak dominated
over 2,400 exhibitors, the Milan the solid wood programmes in the
event (9.4. to 14.4.2019) set off a living area, followed by beech,
firework display of innovative prod- which mostly appeared as ash pine
ucts for the home, the office and or beech heartwood. More fre-
the bathroom. Around 1,300 suppli- quently than in previous years, oak
ers gathered in the residential furni- was shown in the white oiled ver-
ture sector. sion.
This year the event attracted Among the wood reproductions,
386,236 visitors from 181 coun- oak was also ahead of walnut. The
tries, including around 100,000 end rusticity of the previous years also
consumers. The manufacturers of seemed to be somewhat reduced
kitchens who only exhibit every here, so that more elegant and
two years at the Eurocucina trade above all lighter oak decors could
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be seen. Occasionally, replicas of Marble is one of the trendy
ash and larch were shown. In ad- materials for Olivieri (Italy) as a
dition to the authentic appear- replica on the glass fronts of
ance of the decors, there was a the wardrobe. Photo: Olivieri
corresponding haptic, because
melamine surfaces as well as the glass showcases usually
some finish foils were provided found a metal frame structure in
with a tactile surface structure. which the sides were also made
In many cases only accents were of glass and thus provided in-
set with wood and wood replicas, creased transparency in the
while other material replicas such room. Transparency also proved
as cement or concrete as well as to be an important trend at the Sa-
stone or marble were given great- lone del Mobile in Milan (Italy), as
er focus. Ceramics and slate were almost every exhibitor had exhib-
also used as materials as well as ited wardrobes and, in some cas-
replicas. es, home furniture with a metal
Black and almost black surfaces structure completely clad in glass.
were eye-catching in the colours. A large part of the exhibited furni-
At the same time, light, pastel ture was also not equipped with
blue and green shades as well as the usual cup hinges, but had
As individual as you.
various shades of grey were also hinges that were almost flush
to be found in the trade fair image. with the wall. Both in Cologne and
in Milan, built-in sliding doors
Glass creates (pocket doors) were also on dis-
transparent spaces
The strong presence of open There were also other material
Customisable design – a matter of importance for more
shelves in the kitchen and glass impressions to be seen on the and more furniture buyers. But how can marketable,
showcases in the living room was fronts, such as ceramic in
also a striking feature of the range marble look at Schüller customised options be produced cost effectively?
on offer at the trade fair. Visitors to (Germany). Photo: Schüller To this end, Hettich has for a long time been offering
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The oval chest of drawers B&B
Italia (Italy) is made of tineo
veneer. Photo: B&B Italia
hunter green to a mustard shade.
In the mid-price segment, howev-
er, grey tones dominated the trade
fair image, while beige, brown and
mud tones were the dominant
colours in the high-price segment.
Marble “on top”
For numerous furnishing products,
the exhibitors also played with the
The kitchen of Dada (Italy) has
fronts in Black Palm Wood.
Photo: Dada
play, which can be used to conceal
utility areas in the kitchen, for ex-
ample, or a workplace in the kitch-
en area. Since the living spaces in
the houses are now more open and
the boundaries between kitchen
and living space become fluid, are-
as of the kitchen can be concealed
in this way.
Lema (Italy) showed furniture made of heat-treated oak on filigree
Organic shapes bronze-colored metal feet. Photo: Lema
At the Salone del Mobile, the new
box furniture was presented in thin range in the mid-price segment were occasionally used: Tineo materials to give their models an in-
material thicknesses and often in a was lighter. In the upper price seg- wood veneer was to be found at dividual look. The main role was
minimalist style, while the uphol- ment, oak and eucalyptus veneer, B&B Italia (Italy), Porro (Italy) pre- played by marble and various repro-
stered furniture was often lavishly often thermally treated or stained sented Pale-Moon wood (a strong- ductions of the material. While the
upholstered and with organic lines. black, continued to play the main ly drawn ebony from Southeast original stone was often colour-in-
The opposite was formed by ex- role. This year, however, furniture in Asia), MisuraEmme (Italy) showed tensive or with contrasting veins,
pansive, linear upholstery pro- light oak was added for the first furniture made of high-gloss ebony the replicas were based on classic
grammes with low seat depths. time. Walnut had also gained and Dada (Italy) made of black palm Cararra marble. Richard Barth
While dark wood colours domi ground. Elm was a widespread wood.
nated the high-value segment, the wood species, especially in the rep- Green proved to be the trend colour
licas. Some programmes were for this year’s salon, as this colour At Ballerina (Germany), work
Metal on the front: Kettnaker shown in ash veneer, which was was exhibited both in the living area areas in the kitchen can be
(Germany) and Zeyko (Germa- then often varnished in open-pore and in upholstered furniture. The concealed with pocket doors.
ny). Photos: Kettnaker, Zeyko colour. Exotic woods and veneers palette ranged from pastel green to Photo: Ballerina
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