Die ganze Welt der Wohnstoffe

Dass Paris ein teures Pflaster ist, weiß jeder, der schon einmal nachts um 12 an einem Tischchen mit Blick auf Montmartre einen ganz normalen Kaffee getrunken hat. Damit deutsche Besucher der Maison & Objet (die am kommenden Freitag ihre Tore öffnet) ihr Portemonnaie nicht unnötig strapazieren müssen, hat das Online-Magazin Stylepark einen besonderen Deal eingefädelt: Unter http://www.stylepark.com/de/news/plusplusplus-newsticker-214-2011-plusplusplus/328010?utm_campaign=newsletter_1112_214&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=www.stylepark.com/de&utm_content=html können die sich nämlich eine kostenlose Eintrittskarte zur französischen Trendschau sichern. Und anschließend zu den ausgesprochen lesenswerten Beiträgen des Design-Journals weiterklicken.

Is “transforming perspectives” one of the to-dos on your 2012 resolution list? Congratulations on your clairvoyance skills! Along with „emotional austerity“, „surprising empathy“ and “re-balancing”, this very scheme constitutes the upcoming interior decoration trends as described in this year’s imm trendbook. For the next 7 days, you can verify if the design industry agrees – at the stalls of 1,200 exhibitors from 50 countries. More on Germany’s dynamic furnishing show at http://www.imm-cologne.com/en/imm/home/index.php

From tomorrow till Tuesday, everyone at Deutsche Messe Hannover will be working on the floor: Domotex, the world’s largest marketplace for the carpets and floor coverings industry, is presenting the latest trends in rugs, parquet, linoleum, laminate & what have you. One of the fair’s highlights is the bestowal of the Carpet Design Awards which has been enhanced by a new category – “Best Modern Design Deluxe”. More on the prestigious competition at http://www.domotex.de/en/about-the-trade-show/programme/supporting-events/carpet-design-awards

Design sophisticates have been predicting it for some time, at Heimtextil 2012, the prophecy is going to materialize: Wallpaper is celebrating a triumphal comeback. With its “Tapeten on Tour” exhibition, the German Wallpaper Institute presents the hottest trend in the decorators’ re-discovered discipline: Retro as far as the eye reaches. If you want to get a closer look (and feel!) at what a most stylish contemporary wallpaper is all about, visit the Dutch editor Chivasso with their latest Wonderwalls collection displayed at hall 3.1, stall G 50. For more information on Heimtextil 2012  – starting tomorrow at 9 am – check http://heimtextil.messefrankfurt.com/frankfurt/en/besucher/willkommen.html