The Association of the German Furniture Industry (VDM) has a new president. The members’ meeting in Frankfurt am Main unanimously elected the 59-year-old entrepreneur as the successor to Elmar Duffner. […]
Patric Draenert has been the second generation to run the family business of the same name on Lake Constance for almost 20 years. We talked to him about the tradition […]
By Jasmin Jouhar. How do you establish a furniture company? Berlin’s Moritz Bannach, at least, started with a real statement five years ago and has been growing his Bannach brand […]
Germany is one of the markets where furniture is renewed most often. With new circular business models, the industry now wants to become more sustainable. The principle of “circular furniture” […]
On the Italian furniture market, the consolidation and concentration of traditional companies and design brands continues. Now the furniture brand Zanotta has been sold by the Italian company Tecno to […]
Orgatec, which will take place in Cologne from 25 to 29 October 2022, is also one of the trade fairs that had to take a break due to Corona 2020. […]
Can furniture be made that takes on its final shape by itself after unpacking? Furniture was traditionally mostly made by a carpenter or in a factory and then transported in […]
As part of its “Why Magazine”, the American furniture producer Herman Miller explores exciting and relevant topics linked to design, providing knowledgeable introductions to famous and less well-known projects from […]
While the retail sector experienced prolonged impacts from the coronavirus restrictions last year, Dänisches Bettenlager reported record sales. The German subsidiary of the furniture chain now wants to move closer […]
When it comes to the “TED” folding chair or “Plagg” clothes rack, there are bound to be people who still remember these products and regret throwing or giving them away. […]
He has worked with the most important designers and architects, created a unique campus and made furnishing less hierarchical: we celebrate Rolf Fehlbaum on his eightieth birthday. By Thomas Wagner. […]
Vestre, a Norwegian manufacturer of urban furniture, has adopted the triple bottom line concept, which takes a company’s social and environmental achievements into account along with its financial performance. This […]
Design consultancy Dodds & Shute is dedicated to the issue of sustainability and presents conscientiously manufactured furniture and lighting on its website. They take the optimistic view that “the design […]
The IKEA catalogue is celebrating its 70th anniversary with this year’s issue. To mark the occasion, it is taking the form of a handbook for a better everyday life at […]
Alongside digital showrooms, the trade fair Maison&Objet is also offering digital design talks from 4 to 18 September. Using staged snapshots, the showrooms invite virtual visitors to delve into the […]
Made in Germany. German furniture representatives present a new label for furniture made in Germany A “Made in Germany” inscription is a sign of quality recognised around the world. The […]
Home Stories. Exhibition in Weil am Rhein, Germany Once again, the first furniture fairs of the year have put us in touch with the new living trends. In order to […]
By Gerrit Terstiege. In November 2019, the Vitra Design Museum launched a fundamental work of encyclopaedic proportions on the history of modern furniture design. With more than 1,000 pages, the […]