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Koelnmesse, in consultation with the Association of the German Furniture Industry (VDM) and the German Retail Association for Furniture and Kitchens (BVDM), has decided to cancel the IMM Cologne 2025, which was scheduled to take place from 12 to 16 January. The main reasons cited are the challenging economic situation for German furniture manufacturers, weak domestic demand for furniture, and the resulting budgetary restraint within the industry. This decision provides all parties involved with the opportunity to work together with Koelnmesse to develop a new trade fair format that will be sustainable for the future.
In 2026, Domotex will expand its product range to include the paints, wallpapers, acoustic elements, tiles, outdoor floor coverings as well as privacy shields and shading elements. In future, Domotex will thus present itself as an international trade fair for interior design. As a result, the “Carpets & Rugs Edition” planned for January 2025 will be discontinued and transferred to the new biennial cycle.
The winter edition of Hometex, which takes place on 20-21 November, will feature a dedicated section for leading suppliers of area rugs. Exhibitors include well-known companies such as Theko / Theo Keller, Paulig, Ragolle, Obsession, Golze 1873, OCI, Oritop, Reinkemeier-Rietberg and PAD. Hometex evolved from the former ABK open fair and, from 2025, will be organised by SN-Verlag Hamburg, which also publishes the trade magazine Carpet Home.
S. Kuldeep R. Wattal has been appointed as the interim Chairman of the Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC) effective from August 1, 2024. He assumed office on August 3, 2024. Wattal, an experienced expert in the carpet industry, has previously held this position from 2001 to 2003 and again from 2014 to 2017.
Does a company impress you with the ambience or atmosphere in its shop? This question was posed by the German daily newspaper Welt in collaboration with the Cologne-based consultancy Service Value. The furniture store Segmüller generated the most enthusiasm in Germany, taking first place in the survey with 75.5 per cent ‘yes’ votes. The furniture stores Höffner (5th place with 74.2%) and XXXLutz (9th place with 73.3%) were also in the top ten.
French base jumper Freddy Montigny, aka Alladin Skylab, has swapped his wingsuit for a carpet and jumped off the 2491 metre Croix des Têtes in the Alps. The daring carpet ride was filmed with a drone and can be seen in full on Youtube.