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AT THE MARKET — Market visitors here can see an exhibition of European design trends put together by the IMM Cologne fair in Germany.


To create the presentation, Cologne commissioned experts to discover what trends and important developments are affecting interior design on a global basis. Panelists included Tom Dixon, Marie O’Mahony, Chantal Hamaide, Eero Koviosto, Ilse Crawford and Reiko Miyamoto.

“We are very excited to be presenting highlights from our trends manual at the Las Vegas market,” said Udo Traeger, vice president of furniture, interior design and textiles for IMM Cologne. “The World Market Center is an ideal venue for us to offer a taste of Cologne to the United States.”

The exhibition presents part of a series of showcases based on four trend themes — Storytelling, Technique Nature, The New New and New Rituals — that are featured in the trendbook “Interior Trends 2013” published by IMM Cologne. These trends are being presented in four spaces in the Las Vegas Convention Center, displaying a variety of furniture and furnishings materials, from textiles and leather to wood and veneers.

The themes reflect definitions of four ideal consumers representing various furnishing styles that formed the basis of the trend experts’ research.

The project is sponsored by: Plank Collezioni S.r.l., and Desalto S.P.A., both of Italy; Leise Design of Germany, Vitra GmbH, Elmarflötotto GmbH, Kißkalt Designs, and Richard Lampert GmbH & Co. KG, all of Germany; and Fjordfiesta Furniture A/S of Norway.