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2012
DESIGNTRENDS
2012
EUROCUCINA
EDITION
GLOBAL TRENDS IN INTERIOR DESIGN & FUNCTIONALITY
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INDEX
TREND
CREATIVE
BARRIERS
KITCHEN,
LIVING,
OUTDOOR,
WORK, BATH
2 - 10
COLOGNE
PREVIEW IMM
COLOGNE:
NEW
PRODUCTS
FOR KITCHEN,
LIVING,
DINING
AND SLEEP
28 - 30
KITCHEN
ALL NEWS
FROM THE BIG
BRANDS
50 - 52
DESIGN
REPORT FORM
QUBIQUE,
BERLIN,
LONDON AND
PARIS
12 - 17
SURFACE
SURFACE
TRENDS
FROM
INTERZUM
2012
44 - 46
BARCELONA
STORE
DESIGN: THE
INTERIOR
TRENDS OF
STORES
54 - 55
LIGHTING
OLED
TECHNIQUE:
WHEN
FURNITURE
BECOMES
THE LIGHT
SOURCE
22 - 24
FURNITURE
VITRA AND
G-STAR: A
CREATIVE
CO-OPERATION
BETWEEN THE
CLASSIC
FURNITURE
COMPANY AND
DENIM BRAND
48 - 49
HOTELS
25 HOURS
HAMBURG
HARBOUR AND
NOBIS
STOCKHOLM
58 - 61
EUROCUCINA DESIGN SHOWCASE 34 - 41
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Vanishing Boundaries
Warendorf’s ‘Swing Pur’ in elegant black oak veneer links the boundary between kitchen and living areas. Photo: Warendorf Küchen.
At the last Cologne Interzum Fair, Häfele exhibited a long line of custom-designed industrial products such as the ‘Aluflex’ sliding door system. Photo: Häfele.

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The latest ideas in interior furnishing and design have overthrown a lot of previous practice. Open-plan arrangements
and smart transitional zones have triggered a major shift to the elimination of interior boundaries. The kitchen now
doubles as a living room and party location while the bedroom hosts the exercise gear and shower or bath; the living
room or lounge provides both space for relaxation and work. The days of functionally separated interior spaces are
passé - an opportunity and a challenge for the product designers and interior designers who are called to move with
current social changes. Our transition to the information technology age maintains a constant supply of technical
innovations that forming new links between work and the home. Likewise, the trend continues to a higher-density
urban lifestyle. Production methods that conserve resources are now just as important as quality, authenticity, long
service life and individuality.
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TREND
The Kitchen Diner: Company for the Cook
In the modern home the area surrounding the oven has become a smart food-factory, kitchen diner and
living space with adjacent library - together with little attention-getters and many clever technical
features. Closed doors are the general rule. Kitchen cabinets are not necessarily fixed to the wall, but
can be free-standing. The linking feature element is usually a large table - often made of antique wood
- but combined with very modern but comfortable armchairs. Another highly popular everyday alternative
is a counter design. Harry Gatterer researches trend changes: “The urge for social contact is now stronger
than ever. No longer are homes defined by boundaries between different spaces such as found in 1980’s
‘cocooning’. This has changed our ideas on how to use space.”.

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Current kitchen designs are striking out new paths, and the “Duality“ has earned its name from the combined functions of food preparation and general living
space: the old partition now forms a link between two zones. By Warendorf. Photo: Warendorf Kitchen.
Starck by Warendorf brings new and versatile elements into the kitchen, which he sees as the central social space. Photo: Warendorf.
Amazing space gains in the kitchen - Häfele has taken up the challenge of creating products for open, flowing room layouts. Photo: Häfele.
Rational underlines the value of its range with up-market home designs. Photo: möbel kultur.
Refined mix of materials: Zeyko’s ‘Scala’ combines rust-coloured ceramic doors with ‘Eiche Biscotto’ solid wood
cassette frames. The storage space can also double as a seat. Photo: Zeyko.
Spanish designer Jorge Pensi designed ‘PLUSMODO’ for Poggenpohl with new open and enclosed functional
areas. Photo: Poggenpohl
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Outdoors: Living Room in the Garden
Our back gardens are now being progressively transformed into a ‘green living room’ - with stylish
furniture scarcely differing from their indoor brethren, with smart accessories and fancy barbecue grills &
outdoor kitchens. The outdoor salon is freshened up all round by all-weather products and high-class
outdoor lounge furniture. There are great design ideas and modular furniture available for virtually any
type of garden or courtyard including the ever-popular balcony.

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The outdoor corner in the sun upgrades to a summer living room. Retro-Design by Royal Botania. Photo: Royal Botania
The Fast-Aikana open-plan setup from Weishäupl looks good both outside and in. Photo: Weishäupl
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TREND
Work-Life Balance: The New
Working Environment
The buzzwords are ‘freelance’, ‘desk-sharing’ and ‘technical leapfrogging’ - and all are here to stay in the
modern world of work; as is the increasingly essential home office. Work has become more creative and
progressively de-coupled from the classic office scenario. Not surprisingly, this is reflected in the furniture,
with living and paid employment increasingly existing side-by-side. The iPad lurks in the living room,
laptop in the bedroom - new media and new working ways are followed by changes in the home.

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The ‘Citizen Office 2011’ has been proposed by Swiss furniture manufacturer Vitra to create a better work-life balance within large open-plan offices, but
without de-coupling from the latest situation and requirements of the workplace. Photo: Vitra
The ‘Worker Sofa’, design: Hella Jongerius. Photo: Vitra
Inspire Work: the winning office design for the ‘Rehau Architekten Challenge 2010’ contest was by Timo Heise, Christian Dahle and Christian Dirumdam.
Photo: REHAU AG + Co
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TREND
Wellness oasis replaces the
classic bathroom
The bathroom has now dropped its reputation as a practical ‘wet cell’ and migrates as a generous
‘wellness-oasis’ into the bedroom, followed by accessories, lamps, carpets and furniture such as armchairs
or bookshelves. What used to be devoted purely to personal hygiene now forms a major part of the
domestic feel-good factor.
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The classic Kaos 2 bathtub; a free-standing plinth-mounted unit, presented theatrically on stage. Photo: Kos

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that becomes child’s play.

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DESIGN
Qubique: Design in Tempelhof
Cool location, relaxed mood and 15,800 curious visitors - the first ‘Qubique’ interior design show was
held within Berlin’s historic Tempelhof Airport Terminal. The mixture contained well-known players,
progressive brands and interesting newcomers such as Artek, Arper, Bisazza, Brühl, Established & Sons,
Thonet, Vitra and Wilkhahn. There was also much praise for the ‘secret’ prototype platforms with designs
from 18 designers and studios, with access restricted to manufacturers only. Inspiring and capable of
development: some craftsmen gave real life skill demonstrations. For example, Thonet showed the wood
bending process for its chairs. Visitors were charmed by the unusual location, relaxed mood, professional
organisation and quality of the designs on show.

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Plenty of space for creativity: Berlin’s historic Tempelhof Airport terminal received some 130 exhibitors and attracted around 15,800 visitors. Photo: arcade
The pleasant relaxed mood encouraged a lively exchange of views between exhibitors and visitors with a mutual interest in good design. Photo: arcade
The Kati Meyer-Brühl stand had a number of highly innovative chairs. Photo: arcade
The ‘Ventura Berlin’ exhibition zone had a number of creative and contract projects on show from designers, galleries and collectives. This installation represented
a new combination of nature and design. Photo: arcade
Golden installation by Alessandro Mendini for Bisazza, the leading manufacturer of glass mosaic for interior and exterior use. Photo: Qubique
Made in Berlin: true of both Qubique and the cult Pilsener brand with the famous Berlin Bear. Photo: arcade
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DESIGN
100% Design & London Design Festival: It’s in
the Mix
Elegant, scurrilous or playful: London has it all. Like the metropolis itself, each year the London Design
Festival and the ‘100% Design’ shows throw up an exciting mix of art and design - with original products,
cool locations and artistic presentation. A good example was the Directors Cut area that showcased the
latest from ten influential English designers, with furniture and accessories, original wallpapers and carpets.
Many of the products on show were more of a statement than a product ready for market; some featured
humour, like the scurrilous porcelain dogs from Uta Koloczek.

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Almost a work of art in graffiti: visitor comments left in chalk at the 100% Design-Show in London’s Earls Court exhibition centre. Photo: möbel kultur
Chihuahuas by Uta Koloczek have now become an accepted decorative item in international fashion stores. Photo: möbel kultur
A colourful yet compact presentation on the ‘&thendesign’ stand. Photo: möbel kultur
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DESIGN
Maison&Objet: now twinned with Paris Design
Week for pulling power
The international interior furnishing and finishing met at under new arrangements at the Maison&Objet
trade show. This year event included a retail-forum with forward-looking point of sale solutions; for the
first time, Maison & Objet was twinned with the Paris Design Week. The latest lifestyle trends were revealed
in the Côté Déco and Scènes d’interieur. Creative ideas were to be found under the Now! design à vivre
and Talents à la carte banners. Many products featured authentic materials and a natural look, while
deco-printers focused on nostalgic, playful features with warm colours and blue tones.
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Zuiver from the Netherlands was a first-time exhibitor at Maison&Objet and has gone big on the jeans-look. Photo: möbel kultur
Antic Line Créations set up its stand to mimic the classic American gas station. Photo: möbel kultur
The Seoul Designers Pavilion in the Now! design à vivre zone was both creative and unusual. Charming attention-getter: the ‘clothed’ Cham furniture series from
Studio Kamkam. Photo: möbel kultur
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HAWA-Concepta 25/30/50

Pivot/slide-in hardware systems are multi-functional wizards. They create space in front of the cabinet and provide unobstructed access
to its entire content. Hawa is proud to present a hardware system of this kind that will set new standards in the field of high-end furniture
construction and interior design: HAWA-Concepta 25/30/50 for wood and glass doors.
HAWA-Concepta 25/30/50 gets things moving in front of the cabinet and in multi-functional room utilisation. It creates elegant storage
space solutions in modern living and working environments and can move wood and glass doors weighing up to 50 kg. The innovative
pivot/slide-in hardware perfectly combines the two movement forms of pivoting and sliding: it allows doors to be opened conventionally by
90 degrees with a slight pivoting motion and then pushed into a recess to save space – simple to implement, convenient for
everyday use.
www.hawa.ch

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LIGHTING
OLED TECHNIQUE: When furniture
becomes the light source
Ever since the recent Light & Building trade fair, the subject of Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED) has
been a hot topic whenever the subject of innovative lighting came up. Likewise, at the recent Interzum,
numerous experts stated that the effects of this new technology will reach far beyond the current
boundaries of the lighting business. They predict it will revolutionise furniture design and building interior
completion.
There is enormous interest from lighting designers and manufacturers in the new technology. However,
since Philips regards OLEDs as a lighting material rather than an end-product in its own right, it directs
the new technology message to businesses and interest groups who would not normally be the recipients,
such as architects and product designers. Philips is now working regularly with furniture designers and
trying out OLEDs in conjunction with different types of product. This is how the advantages of OLED
technology are revealed, by opening a range of novel design possibilities. Says Dietmar Thomas from
Phillips Business Lightning Center: “OLEDs are just 1.8 mm thick and are thus easily integrated into many
structures. The emerging light is always diffuse and dazzle-free from the entire surface, in virtually any
colour you want. It is precisely these properties that are of interest to the furniture designer. It goes almost
without saying, that we see enormous potential for this new lighting technology.”
For the first time it has become possible to mix and match lighting design and furniture manufacture.
For example, it is possible to manufacture kitchen cabinets, worktops and fronts that emit their own light.
No more need for clumsy light fittings concealed by strips beneath eye-level cupboards. Another option
is an armchair or a chair that not only provides a seat, but also light; no longer utopia. Another possibility
would be transparent OLEDs within cupboard walls or partitions. When switched on, an OLED partition
not only gives light but also serves as a non-transparent screen for confidential meetings. By contrast,
when switched off the transparent partition gives an impression of air and ventilated space.

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Inside Leonardo Glass Cube in Bad Driburg there is an array of Erco Lightcast wall floodlight lenses providing uniform illumination. Photo: Leonardo
Much more than a mere extraction hood: Küpperbusch integrated an array of small LEDs between glass sheets in das the KD 9980.0. They receive electrical
current via transparent printed circuit boards and appear to swim unsupported. Photo: Küppersbusch
Decorative laminar panels are highly versatile and have many applications. These from Dekodur are backlit to create a pleasant atmosphere. Photo: Dekodur
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This shelf from blends perfectly with the home, office, hotel, bar or wellness zone. The indirect light creates an emotional home environment.
Photo: Gera Leuchten
This lamp is made of Corian mineral and is available in 100 colours and can also function in backlight mode. Photo: Westag & Getalit AG
The Daytona Plus from L&S is made of aluminium and glass and provides optimum illumination and is activated by a touch-switch.
Photo: L&S
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Senso/E-Senso –
stylish folding lift fitting
for low-ceilinged rooms.
The ideal solution for wall units in low-ceilinged rooms. Senso, is
simply smart – it folds up the split front panel on the way up, so as
to take up a minimum of space. The integrated multiposition stop
system holds the front securely in any intermediate position.
Other attractive features are the minimal installation depth, simple
adjustment and the fact that Senso fittings can be used for unit
heights as high as 90 cm. Flexible Senso fittings can handle both
symmetrical and asymmetrical front panel splits. Kitchen designers
and planners set a high value on all these features. With E-Senso,
the electronic version, there is the extra convenience of push-button
control of the opening and closing movements.

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PIMP MY HOME
HOME MAKEOVER
There has been a gradual change in the way people use their homes, which has been followed by a
fundamental change in internal layout and use to which the various zones are put. The modern home is
now virtually devoid of totally enclosed spaces; there are clearly defined zones, but the boundaries have
become blurred and their historic functions changed. This has naturally been followed by a progressive
switch in the choice of furniture, for which reason the megatrend at the forthcoming Cologne International
Trade Fair will be the ‘Home Makeover’ section. Modern furniture has to satisfy a wide range of
requirements, for which reason it is now generally smaller than those of earlier generations, making them
much more versatile in use. For example, sofas can easily be moved to create a larger space. Desktops
do not need to be so large because modern screens and keyboards need less space; showcases can also
be smaller because LEDs don’t need as much space as old-style light bulbs. Pouffes can be carried around
in the home, to provide instant seating where required. Tables can be extended in an instant when friends
come to eat. Flatscreen televisions retract into the sideboard under remote control at the touch of a
button.

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Individual elements may be switched around as desired to create a new arrangement. Hence the name Highboards: Domino. Photo: Sudbrock
Award Winner: The ‘Spirit’ shelf system received the Interior Innovation Award 2012. Photo: Voglauer
Individual Planning: The filigree ‘sky’ shelf system has a clever drilled matrix facilitating assembly either in quadratic rigour, or in a more playful proportional
arrangement. Photo: Die Collection
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Why always only on four legs? ‘Stilus’ from the young Hamburg label Vitamin Design shows how a table with many slim legs can be both lightfooted
and indigenous. Photo: Vitamin Design
Whether lying down or seated upright -- Molto is both functional and flexible. Photo: Rolf Benz
Zuco’s new Little ‘Perillo’ is a further development of the highly successful big brother, the Perillo lounge armchair. Design: Martin Ballendat.
Photo: Dauphin
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Brilliant Performance
Akril is a highly-engineered polymer, enhanced with
colour, that offers a new source of design
inspiration.
This durable panel was originally developed as a
cost effective alternative to painted glass - but its
qualities of versatility, flexibility and workability let it
stand alone in all kinds of domestic, commercial
and display situations.
Having half the weight and being up to 40% more cost
effective than painted glass is a great start - but Akril
has even more to offer. Its ready availability and ease
of installation reduces lead times and delays. It boasts
a higher heat distortion point than conventional
polymers (up to 100º Celsius)* allowing even more
applications. To top it all off, scratches can be
polished out. That’s brilliant.
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A real innovation
HAWA-Junior GP and GL

HAWA - Junior GP and Junior GL are premium sliding glass door systems designed for glass from 8 to 12.7mm thick, and facilitate
no-hassle room design with ceiling-to-floor transparency. Elegant and aesthetic solutions – perfectly tailored to suit the character of glass,
that blend into any ambience with exceptional ease.
Installation is incredibly easy with the HAWA - Junior GP/GL and the HAWA - Toplock quality locking system. The sliding door hardware
system is available for glass panel weights of 40-80kg (GL) and 40-160kg (GP).
The real innovation is the elegant, easily fitted single point of suspension – the ‘Achilles’ heel of every conventional sliding glass door. All
hardware system parts, including the lock, screw directly to the glass. Finally and end to familiar woes liked smeared silicone and trimming
aluminium profiles.
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CREATIVE IMAGE-WORLDS were exhibited by Bugatti Italy (large picture), Veneta Cucine, Alpes and Gaggenau (left to right). There were permanent crowds on many stands,
such as those by Bosch and Miele (extreme right). First time in the TFK section: Liebherr.

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Design Showcase
Hopes of a spot of summer-like Dolce Vita and warmth were
dashed by constant rain on this year’s Eurocucina trade show halls
from 17–22 April. Nevertheless, the weather in no sense
dampened exhibitor enthusiasm. On the contrary the mood inside
was highly optimistic, thanks to the creativity exuding from stands,
and the very welcome international mix of exhibitors and in
particular the visitors: Asia, Russia, Central and South America
were all there. But so were the German retailers and trade
associations. The Milan organisers registered 331,650 visitors – of
which 292,370 were trade visitors (for all Salone). That was slightly
less than in 2010. This year Eurocucina initially got off to a quiet
start, but from Wednesday onwards the 180 stands were crowded;
(150 for Eurocucina, and 30 for TFK kitchen equipment).
This year there was a noticeable decline in the number of kitchen
manufacturers. Brands such as Arclinea, Binova, Schiffini and
Valcucine had migrated to showrooms in increasing numbers – as
did Poggenpohl and Warendorfer Küchen. Organiser Cosmit filled
the resulting vacant spaces with just under 20 accessory
manufacturers who were present for the first time in this scenario.
The stands were filled to the brim with creative and delightful
productsshowing much attention to detail. In particular, the
transition from living areas to kitchen was adorned with homely
detail extending even to the choice of herb tins. Everywhere one
looked, nature had left its mark – with walls of stacked tomatoes
(Minacciolo), or carrot chandeliers (Gaggenau). Siematic suprised
everyone with a completely open-plan stand. And other German
exhibitors led with generous, elegant presentations of their
respective brand image.
Silja Carstensen-Voss

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COLOURS
Powerful retro-colours such as
Curcuma and Petrol have broken
up the predominance of whites
and browns, bringing casual
liveliness to the front.
ALPES The ‘Libera in cucina’
collection has been extended
bycarcases for ovens,
refrigerators, freezers,
dishwashers and wine chillers.
Alpes has traditionally used
steel, which is now joined by oak
fronts and plastic laminates with
patterns Karim Rashid.
LEICHT Under the motto “The
country needs new colours”, this
year manufacturers have chosen
‘Petrol’ (rich blue-green), Curcuma
(warm mustard yellow) and Saffron
(matt orange). Another novelty:
ceramic worktops in nine colours
and decors.
TEAM 7 ‘Vao’ is a trendy
attention-getter with a glass front
in Curcuma – seen here combined
with walnut.
The projecting bar rail lends an
architectural note, suitable for a
standalone bar-island or halfisland.

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SCAVOLINI The ‘Diesel Social
Kitchen’ (above) is an exciting
combination of modular elements and
incidental furniture. The material mix
of and pre-used front effects looks
good. The ‘Foodshelf’ project by Ora-
Ïto Design is another cosy, modular
solution.
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With less need for conventional partitions but
greater desire for creative use of space, there is
now more demand for incidental furniture.
VENETA CUCINE
Designer Andrea Branzi has taken a
new approach to the question of
simplification with the ‘Sandolino’
line; a flex-ible space-saving
combination not only for living areas
and the kitchen, but also for work
and sleep.
euromobil This ‘OneTouch’
system is an original modular
design consisting of various floor
and wall elements, playing with
colours and geometric
shapes.’Antis’ is another
innovation – a reinterpretation of
an archetypical wooden kitchen.

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HÄCKER One of the main
outcomes of the Identitystudy
(right) was accented
fronts with filigree ornaments.
Also, an up-market roughsawn
front and designer-glass
‘Brilliantweiß’ (‘brilliant white),
a perfect colour-match to
Miele products. On request,
custom-ers may opt for the
same handle style on kitchen
cupboards and equipment.
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To break up uniformity in the front and give the
kitchen more identity, some manufacturers have
incorporated 3D ornamental structures.
BOFFI The ‘Aprile’ line has
new worktops in white Corian and
very thin steel; also unusual door
fronts with planks of different
thickness, giving an elegant threedimensional
effect.
GRATTAROLA ‘Trapezio ‘ (above)
uses geometric forms and different
front thickness to lend an unusual
appearance. The ‘H2O’ kitchen is
intended for younger buyers.
VALCUCINE
Craft-features such as marquetry
exude warmth from
‘SineTempore’ (top). The Alessi
kitchen is quite new
and was designed by
Netherlands architect Wiel Arets.

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ERNESTOMEDA ‘Icon’ features
high-tech solutions to cre-ate the
appearance of living room, such as
the ‘Air Door’ and the ‘Safety Oven
Switch Off’ system. A warning sound
is emitted if the user closesa
cupboard with one of the built-in
units still in operation. When 90
seconds has elapsed, the unit
switches off automatically.
RATIONAL The ‘Clou’ design
concept is to use attractive
incidental furniture to cre-ate the
appearance of a living area. Also
new: Internet web pages and an
App. “We think we will break
even this year. So far, turnover is
up three percent”, say CEO
Andrea Lodetti centre), sales
manager Ernst Tanzler and
marketing manager Elke Pfeiffer.
The team is now efficiently set up
and logically organised, the
products clearly positioned.
BULTHAUP The design ‘grows
into the room’, right down to the
last detail: the customer can
sub-divide the interior with
drawers exactly as he wants, and
is totally flexible. The ‘b3’ has a
new touch-activation system for
the full-travel storage units and
fridge (right). It is also available
as white rough-sawn oak.
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The trend to the ‘concealed’ kitchen continues unabated,
with all equipment and utensils out of sight behind a
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FRANKE This internationally active company has
a wide range of products and describes its
‘Dynamic Cooling Technology’ as a revolution in
the use of kitchen ovens; the system provides for
better heat regulation and reduced cooking
times. Another highlight is the ‘myMenu’ oven,
which can be pre-programmed by Smartphone
with a matching App.
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The homely kitchen look has a knock-on
influence on the world of equipment design: colours
that match those of the front and the total integration
of extractor hood and other units, gives a harmonised
appearance. Full-surface area induction eliminates
boundaries, and Apps clever added value.
MIELE This year Miele had a considerably
larger stand than in 2010, and their slogan was
‘Culinary Art by Miele’. At the centre of
attention was the ‘FlexTouch’ induction
hotplate, on which the cooking pots can be
positioned as con-venient; and extractor hoods
that arealmost unseen – such as the new flat
panel models (above).
BEST The ‘Keys’ wall-mounted
extractor unit has an array of different
colour-contrasting linked
squares. High-class lighting
emphasises the homely effect. So
far, Best has not yet totally solved
the supply problems.
SIEMENS The new ‘free induction’
full-area hotplate has intelligent
sensor technology. On the stand,
visitors had access to the interactive
‘ecoPlus’ house and an energy
calculator on which to find out how
much energy they might save at
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BAUKNECHT For the first time the
whirlpool-branded manufacturer
showed exhibited at with a special
edition ‘BlackLine’ from the
‘Komfort’ range. This design-series
is all-black, and will be available in
Germany next year.
GAGGENAU This elegant
AL 400 extractor unit
retracts into the worktop, and
will be on sale from October.
For the first time, the will allow
for the use of any width
combination of hotplate from
38 to 90 cm.
NEFF The very emotional
presentation at the show doubled as
the kick-off for the company’s jubilee
year marking 135 years in business.
The latest product is the ‘Air Deluxe
100’ with Ambilight.
LIEBHERR had a 400 square metre
stand to mark its premier in Milan;
products on show included
a range of wine racks and a 75 cmwide
‘BioFresh’ combination.

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HAWA-Junior 120 - 250/A

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extremely popular among tradesmen, designers, architects and building owners and is state of the art thanks to continuous system
maintenance and ongoing further development. The success model has meanwhile grown into an entire family and can look back on a
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SURFACE MATERIALS TRENDS FROM INTERZUM
Once again, Cologne’s Interzum fair has proved that it is a world leading influence on the future of the
furniture industry. These are the most important trends:
� The main focal points of decor interest were on natural appearance and authenticity: wood with fine
and coarse pores, streaks and vertical structures (saw marks) true to the touch. Wood varieties in
demand include oak, ash and elm. For worktops, the features were rust effects and scratch marks on
metal and reproduction stone.
� The high-gloss trend is now being progressively replaced by matt surfaces. An innovative highly
scratch-resistant HPL surface was launched. Colours on the way up are green, but more particularly
blue.
� Digital print leads to more individualisation. Printers and materials specialists offer software and data
banks to make life easy customers to design their own. The combination of flexibility and smaller batch
sizes opens the market to new customer target groups.
� Digital print direct onto the plate is suitable for aluminium and glass substrates, also composite decors.
� Laser-finished edges eliminate the visible seam to create a blemish-free look. The process also
eliminates the need for an adhesive feed. The laser is now in competition with the new plasma edgebanding
process.
� The latest generation of artificial leather respires better than natural material and is robust to boot,
setting new standards.

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The Innovus collection has a wide choice of colours and decor patterns - seen here as an item of art. Photo: Glunz
Real stone decor: the genuine look of concrete, but still flexible in application; made possible by the mineral-filled system from RW Stonediscount.
This non-fading product is supplied in standard sheets 300 x 100 centimetres, also in lengths up to 1,500 cm on request. Photo: RW Stonediscount
Cosentino’s new Silestone bathroom collection has eight washbasins, with shower trays and floor tiles. This made-to-measure system is also suitable for
large-format special arrangements. Photo: Cosentino.
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This unusual tabletop was made of bio-composite RE-Y-STONE Moon. The material consists of recycled core- and decor paper mixed with a
natural resin. Photo: Dekodur
The latest Döllken designs give a new tactile experience on the decor edges. A good example is the Convertible, with a ‘saw-cut’ embossed
surface along the transverse and longitudinal edges. Photo: Döllken.
Major advantage: D.Fin supermatt has a water-pearling surface retaining no fingerprints. It can take a chalk mark, but that is easily removed.
Photo: Süddekor
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VITRA AND FASHION-WEEK
Fashion labels such as Esprit, Tom Tailor, Jette and Joop abound, but are by no means limited to the
catwalk; they are also found big time in the furniture business, now joined by the streetwear brand G-Star.
Under the Vitra banner, fashion-firm G-Star has reinterpreted a number of products from French designer
Jean Prouvé. He started out as a design engineer and his products frequently combine strength, power
and solid presentation with something of the poetic. That blends well with the core features of the G-Star
range, because the cut used for denim products is always associated with engineering design, robustness
and directness. So the brand transfer sits comfortably; products are now with selected retailers and will be
available only for a limited period of 18 months.

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The original Banc Marcoule dates from 1955. Frame is bent steel tube while the seat and
backrest are in oak. Photo: Prouvé RAW Special Edition, Jean Prouvé © Vitra
Jean Prouvé (1901 - 1984) was one of France’s greatest 20th Century designers. Photo:
Prouvé RAW Special Edition, Jean Prouvé © Vitra
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G-Star was founded in 1989, and engages in high-level
cooperation with a variety of businesses including the
fashion houses. Photo: G-Star
Almost a deckchair: Cité. Photo: Prouvé RAW Special
Edition, Jean Prouvé © Vitra
As you make your bed, so shall you lie. The same is true
of the Lit Flavigny. Photo: Prouvé RAW Special Edition,
Jean Prouvé © Vitra
Eckhard Maise, Vitra, and Prouvé’s granddaughter
Catherine check quality of the G-Star-Raw collection.
Photo: Prouvé RAW Special Edition, Jean Prouvé © Vitra
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KITCHEN TRENDS FROM GERMANY
Earlier this year the new LivingKitchen trade fair had its premier in Cologne, where companies offered
up their latest ideas and products to a receptive trade visitor audience. The new trend-setting products
on view in Cologne included materials such as carbon, glass prints and wood surfaces; also new cooking
processes such as vacuum roasting, brand new touch-screens for hotplates and ovens. At the kitchen
fairs in East Westphalia - Area30, Küchenmeile and forum26 - the preferred colours were earthy. The
latest surfaces for fronts or worktops were ceramic. Many kitchen manufacturers adopted the used look,
segmented glass and wall panels for maximum homeliness. Often, manufacturers placed great emphasis
on systematic product planning for all different price classes. Also, there were a number of newly
packaged kitchen equipment brand marketing constellations.

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From Schüller’s Next 125 Collection: the NX605 incorporates a number of golden accents on the distinctive surface of rough-sawn real wood veneer.
Photo: Schüller Küchen
Eggersmann uses innovative materials such as limestone or a Lupus grey granite in the ‘Unique’ line. Photo: möbel kultur
Alno’s latest design with ceramic surfaces bears the name ‘Alnostar Cera’ - it can be supplied with or without finger grips, also in the colours ‘Oxide Avorio’ and
‘Oxide nero’. Photo: möbel kultur
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This new kitchen from Leicht is called ‘Frame-H’ and features a stainless steel-coloured metal profile; the frame stands five millimetres proud of the
veneer front. Photo: Leicht Küchen
One of the core topics for RWK in 2012 is lacquer with a seamless laser edge; the other news is retro-style rounded elements and the free-spirited
Belle Epoque mix. The Jette kitchen was shown for the first time at LivingKitchen. Photo: möbel kultur
This Wild Oak surface is an addition to the Bauformat range, which also includes the concrete look and trendy elder tones. Photo: möbel kultur
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GRASS MOVEMENT SYSTEMS
»Movement lies in the nature
of human beings.
We create the systems for it.«
The systematically extended Tiomos range provides perfect movement
solutions for glass, mirror or aluminium frame doors through to doors
opening at variable wide angles and off ers the perfect movement for
nearly all applications. With and without damping function.
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One of the outstanding characteristics of
the new hinge system is the Soft-close
damper which features stepwise adjustment
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EXCITING JOURNEY TO NEW SHOPPING ERA
Barcelona is both the beating heart of Catalonia in northeast Spain, and a trendsetter in store design. A
shopping expedition takes the visitor through a multitude of architectural highlights, the city providing a
variety of inspiration, with new ideas for product presentation. Chief of these is that Barcelona has much
space for the creation of a real shopping experience, yet set apart from the pressure of co-located stylistic
fashions and furniture. In addition, in Barcelona there is much emphasis on lighting and highlight
presentations. Added to this there are well-rounded productions with spot lighting, subtle odours und
jazz to create the right mood for a perfect debut. Although there is a wide spread of marketing ideas, a
common thread runs through Barcelona retailing with consumer products also presented in a relatively
high-value setting. All stores feature well thought-out visual merchandising with much attention to detail,
releasing a high degree of identification potential for the ‘shop-in-shop’.

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AZUL TIERRA uses dark walls, spot lighting and smooth jazz to create a consistent ambience. Glass covers give these aromatic candles a classy touch.
Photo: möbel kultur
ARENAS symbolises not only an intelligent dual solution, but also a remarkable shopping mall concept with 115 shops, restaurants, fitness parlours and more.
Photo: möbel kultur
SEPHORA’s entry zone promises generous space combined with emotional picture language; this cosmetic chain is heavily driven by the character of its retail
experience. Photo: möbel kultur
IMAGINARIUM: Smallest on the right, tallest on the left - the chain store generates a smile with customers even before they enter the store. Photo: möbel kultur
STRADIVARIUS is feminine, fresh and creative. This member of the Spanish Inditex chain demonstrates a lot
of humour with its extravagant Mannequins. Photo: möbel kultur
REPLAY allows hanging gardens to grow and develop a unique flair. The Italian cult brand understands how
to attract attention with contrasts: rusty sheet steel, real plants and insect sculptures in XXL format trigger curiosity
and draw passers-by from the entrance area into the store. Photo: möbel kultur
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The slimline solution for tall glass sliding walls
HAWA-Variotec 150/GR

The addition of a slim-line aluminium profile makes the popular HAWA-Variotec modular system for floor-to-ceiling sliding glass walls
from Hawa in Mettmenstetten more flexible than ever. Decorative vertical aluminium frame profiles provide extra rigidity, security, and
effective protection for glass edges. No drilling is required in either ESG or VSG glazing.
HAWA-Variotec 150/GR follows the trend that has recently caused a surge of interest in combined aluminium/glass structures. This
product from Hawa features innovative design, sophisticated engineering, versatile functionality and cost-effective compatibility with
other HAWA-Variotec components.
HAWA-Variotec 150/GR is ideal for installation not only in shopping centres, hotels, restaurants, banks, airports and train stations, but
industrial and office buildings as well – everywhere, in fact, where elegance, top quality and convenient, quiet running are essential. The
new hardware system restricts glass flexing and bowing in tall sliding doors, makes it difficult to force open tall doors, and keeps doors
and frame profiles flush from top to bottom.
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HOTEL NOBIS STOCKHOLM
HOTEL NOBIS STOCKHOLM
HOTEL NOBIS STOCKHOLM
The brand new Nobis Hotel in the heart of Stockholm is an experience not to be missed; a modern luxury
establishment with more than 200 rooms, most of which have been individually furnished. Many items of
furniture, lamps and textiles were made to order. In addition there is an 800 square metre open zone,
the Caina Italian restaurant, a 24/7 bistro, The Gold Bar and Lounge. All designed by the well-known
Swedish architect and designer trio of Claesson, Koivisto and Rune.
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Guests are impressed by the atrium ceiling
design. During the day, light enters
via glass domes, while at night light
comes from a chandelier. Photo: Nobis
Hotel ©Louise_Billgert
The Nobis Suite features two beautiful
rooms with original panels and stucco
from the late 1800s, with a view over
Norrmalmstorg Square and an atrium.
Photo: Nobis Hotel ©Louise_Billgert
The Bistro enjoys a vibrant atmosphere,
much influenced by Italian bars.
Photo: Nobis Hotel ©Louise_Billgert
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HOTEL NOBIS STOCKHOLM
HOTEL NOBIS STOCKHOLM
HOTEL 25HOURS HAMBURG
Life around Hamburg’s Harbour has always been, may we say, a little salty. Not so long ago the harbour
was typified by featured shipping boxes, tea chests, wooden planks and endless tales of the sea. With a
knowing wink, the first themed hotel in Hamburg’s new Hafencity development has been nicknamed the
Seemannsheim (‘seaman’s home’). The manager of the 25hours Hotel Company Kai Hallmann and his
team have decorated many interior walls with cartoons of the fictitious anarchic sailor Kuttel Daddeldu,
with attention to detail and without the slightest whiff of anything ‘cool’ or avant-garde. The creative
team behind the new 25hours hotel travelled throughout Europe to scour boot sales, flea markets, antique
dealers and curious locations in their search for original furniture for use in the hotel rooms, restaurants
and lobby, but totally devoid of junk or rubbish. The result is a hotel in which any sailor will feel at home.
There is no hint of modern glass facades or cold stainless steel.

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Contrasting with the residential section, the ground floor entrance lobby, restaurant and bar incorporate harbour design features inspired
by warehouses, import and export placards. Photo: 25hours Hotel Company
The hotel combines thick pile carpets and wooden floors with bunk beds and custom-built dark wooden furniture. There are also design
elements featuring the 25Hours trade mark wink. For example, a pilot’s ladder serves as a place to put something, or a large trunk serves
as a worktop. Photo: 25hours Hotel Company
The HafenCity Hotel design exudes authenticity, bringing alive a history packed full of the myths and memories of days past. Photo:
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