Furnishing Trends 2011
Title: Furniture remains the hero of a stylish home
The Germans want more material honesty and plenty of light, an individual, snug home and furniture that allows the various areas to merge with one another. And they’re not alone. All over the world, the way people live in their homes is changing. The kitchen is becoming the focal point of an active life in one’s own four walls and a healthy person lives in a healthy house – those are the megatrends in interior culture right now. But the annual trend survey the Association of the German Furniture Industries (Verband der Deutschen Möbelindustrie) conducts amongst exhibitors in the run-up to the imm cologne also yielded numerous details about the most popular shapes, colours, patterns, surfaces and materials. The key themes being expressed in the major trends and tendencies in the furniture and interior design collections for the new 2011 season include sustainability, individuality and “New German Gemütlichkeit”.
Topics:
- Title: Furniture remains the hero of a stylish home
- Increasing awareness of sustainable furniture concepts
- Shapes and functions that adapt and make the most of the space
- Neutral white and sensuous fabrics
- The trend towards authentic materials is gaining ground
- The trend towards disappearing boundaries started out in the kitchen