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Cologne Furniture Fair 2001
It is said that exhibitors come to Cologne to sell their wares. Innovations have to wait till Milan in April. Even so, for people with a good eye, there were new things to discover and trends to discern, which this year were supplemented in the lighting sphere by the Lamp Centre.
As far as materials were concerned, there continues to be any amount of frosted glass, aluminium and stainless steel, but the Fair is becoming more colourful again, and with more space for unconventional ideas. Oak as a timber, with all its burden of tradition, is enjoying a real comeback, turning up not only in its natural colour, but light and dark as well, not to mention stained an anthracite grey. Maple, too, and dark woods such as walnut, are still very much in evidence. As regards textiles, the look is being laid down by felt of every kind and colour, along with coarse natural fibres.
As for colours, two-colour contrasts in particular are the order of the day, whether pale and dark, various greys combined with a violent splash of colour and modish colours such as olive green, orange and aubergine. White and pale natural hues are still around in large quantities, as are of course classics like black and red.
The innovations in detail can be explored on a virtual tour of the following pages.
Moroso: "Lowseat” with low seat (!) and broad arm
Ligne Roset: "Traversale” by Maly can be completely re-assembled with surfaces to put things on
Misura Emme: "Tao” can be head with a surface up to 90 cm broad all round the bed
Interlübke: the "Aparo" system also fits in an office environment
Montina: "Flex” by Damiani wedges CDs instead of piling or standing them
Nils Holger Moormann: the unusual "James” furniture series is simply leant against the wall
E15: "Mesa” allows a relaxed lie-down on softwood planks
Classicon: Grcic‘s first upholstered item,"Chaos”, encourages new sitting habits
Kartell: the "Bubble Club” sofa by Starck conquers the garden
Lucefer: "Goa”, contracted, forms a single unit
Oligo: the "Gatsby” halogen lamp of polished aluminium is operated via the low-voltage cable
Next: "Dicke Trude” even sticks to the roof of a Beetle – and stays alight
B&B Italia: Grey + colour in the "Regal PAB” in grey-stained oak, combined with yellow
MöllerDesign: oak for forniture can be seen in natural, light, dark or even coloured
Lammhults: a zigzag division between seat and back characterises the "Monday” chair
Montis: the upholstered elements of "Buster” are only loosely laid on the frame
Giorgetti: "Master” with its large seat elements with its excessively broad arms in wood
Mobileffe: "Ross” can be supplemented on the sides with surfaces the same height
Interlübke: The special "Aparo” door opens like the door of a bus
DMD Products: the new shelf system from Droog consists of rubber expanders
Snowcrash: one associates landscapes not only with the Swell Panel from Soundwave
E15: table and seating for two, made from six boards
Böwer: The side-table "School” is inspired by satchels
Källemo: the all-rubber chair "Non” by Komplott Design
ClassiCon: the "Melampos” hanging lamp by Proske illuminates the whole table when opened out
ClassiCon: dimming the luminous fruit by its glass stalk
Next: "Dicke Trude” stands either in its charger or is attached somewhere with suction pads
Molteni & C: "Alfa” by Wettstein consists of glass-fibre reinforced laminate
Poltromec: the new chaise longue for the “bestial” series “Frog”
Arketipo: "XL” exceeds the usual dimensions of a sofa
MDF: Aluminium Beds brings the firms cool aluminium look into the bedroom
Wellis: "Arioso” in frosted glass with two corner sliding doors and no partitions
Sare: in Pensi’s “Maila” one shelf penetrates another
Snowcrash: the Scrunch Panel from Snowcrash to absorb medium and high frequencies
Raumzwei: the "Social Cube” by Hubert Sanktjohanser is still closed
Drive In: "Skycab” allows for standing passengers
Källemo: the "rubber stamp” of the designer on the base is likewise indestructible
ClassiCon: "Charis” by Hermsen changes the direction and the intensity of the light
Next: a handclap is enough to switch "Plop” on and off
Mathmos: the "Bubble” light globe charges up attached to a wire
Arco: "Mikado” comes with either black or transparent feet and with or without arms Armlehnen
Rolf Benz: round seat units for the new “Canoa” sofa series
FSM: The "Calla” chair "backs” can be inserted wherever you like
Pallucco: "Lovecage” – the name says it all. Aluminium here too
Wellis: when the doors of "Arosio" are opened, the doors slide to the side along with the top
Pastoe: "Horizontals” by Uchida constitutes a temptation to play at sliding the doors
Raumzwei: open, "Social Cube” turns into a table with shelves and seating elements
Drive In: “Why has nobody ever thought about building vertical cars?“ (Grcic)
Loom: the membrane of the chairs is, as with Lovegrove‘s chaise longue, made of wire and paper
Oligo: "Diva” is only a reflector, which develops its total effect with the help of spotlights
Quasar‘s new prototype must be rolled backwards and forwards to adjust its light intensity
Mathmos: by pushing a button in the soft silicone, you can get "Bubble” to shimmer forth in colour
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