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The 3 Days of Design festival opens in Copenhagen on Thursday 10 June with a record number of participants. Over the course of three days, around 570 brands will showcase their latest innovations across the Danish capital under this year's theme, "Make This Moment Matter".
The interior design fair IDD Cologne will be held as a purely urban format again this year. From 27 to 31 October, the event will run parallel to the Orgatec office trade fair to create synergies between the workspace, contract, and premium residential interior design sectors.
Deutsche Messe AG has launched preparations for Domotex 2028, taking place from 17 to 20 January in Hanover, and has already received around 100 exhibitor registrations. Under the new project management of Annette Levy, the trade fair management is maintaining its direction as the "Home of Flooring & Interior Finishing" and is integrating adjacent trades deeper into the concept. 
The Otto Group has closed its 2025/26 financial year with a significant increase in earnings. As the Hamburg-based retail and services group reports, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) climbed to EUR 641 million, up from EUR 276 million in the previous year.
The flooring trade fair Domotex Asia/Chinafloor concluded at the end of May in Shanghai. Around 1,500 exhibiting carpet and flooring companies attracted a total of 83,887 trade visitors over the three days of the event. With 18,302 international guests from 146 countries, the trade fair achieved record global attendance. In addition to visitors from the Asia-Pacific region, an increasing number of buyers from Europe and North America attended the event.
The Flanders Flooring Days (18–21 May 2026) concluded their fifth edition with a solid yet nuanced overall result. The editorial team of Carpet Home and its sister publication BTH Heimtex was on site across all four show days to gather insights on current innovations within the central exhibition hall at Kortrijk Xpo as well as the 18 regional showrooms of participating carpet and floor covering manufacturers.
Deutsche Messe has expanded its Executive Board to three members in order to strengthen the company’s future strategic direction. Chairman of the Executive Board Dr Jochen Köckler will focus on further developing the exhibition business at the Hannover venue, with a particular emphasis on strengthening established flagship trade fairs such as Domotex and attracting new partner events. Since May 2026, he has been supported by Dr Holger Feist and Konstantin Kühl as additional board members.
The Danish manufacturer of textile floor coverings, Ege Carpets, has introduced Bo Thuesen as its new Group Chief Sales Officer. In this role, he will lead the company's global sales operations with immediate effect. Thuesen brings more than 30 years of experience in the international design and furnishing industry to his new position.