What´s going on at imm cologne? Take a look at our gallery - action speaks louder than words.

Same for our Headquarter and the sensational DJ program from our friends ARTDiRECTORS! who came extra all the down from Belgium to party all night the Sixpack. Tuesday was exhibitors night: Joey Roth and Miron Lior worked hard at imm and partied hard at Sixpack with tons of cool sounds and a great atmosphere. Yesterday night we were very happy about our friends souleil and Fungkeibassbeton spinning gorgious vinyls - keep it real, folks!

Sorry guys - we already wanted to post some impressions of the imm cologne, but there were too many thing we had to arrange before the big show started and in between. Just give us some hours of preparation and you will get a pretty cool overview of the last 72 hours of design... including some amazing interviews with ...

At a decrepit low-rise block of flats in South London British artist Roger Hiorns has turned what looks like an old squat into an unexpected crystal cave of wonder. Seizure is the latest commission from Artangel, in conjunction with Jerwood, which follows on their long tradition of transforming urban housing into large-scale immersive works of art.

LAST CALL FOR ENTRIES ::: LAST CALL FOR ENTRIES ::: LAST CALL FOR ENTRIES

=== FINAL CHANCE TO APPLY FOR imm cologne 2009: deadline Nov 2 ===

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::::::::::::::: 500 SQM ::::::::::::::: HALL 3.1 ::::::::::::::: YOU IN THE MIDST :::::::::::::::

If you ever wondered about how to enter an international trade show and present your unique product to a worldwide audience - DESIGNSPOTTER opens your eyes.

JANUARY 19 - 25, 2009 | Hall 3.1

The latest trend book edition for the imm cologne features the Interior Trends for 2009. The overwhelming response received in previous years demonstrates that this annual book provides a detailed reference work not only for exhibitors, visitirs and journalists but also for architects and designers.

This year´s board consisted of five members:
- Eero Koivisto | Claesson Koivisto Rune, Stockholm/Sweden
- Arik Levy | L design, Paris/France
- Stephen Burks | Readymade Projects, New York/USA
- Giulio Ridolfo | designer, textile expert, Udine/Italy
- Markus Fairs | editor-in-chief dezeen.com, London/GB

DESIGNSPOTTER was invited to the exclusive press preview, which was taking place in Barcelona on September 4th.

The imm 2007 proved to be a huge success for all involved, for you the exhibitors as well as for us.

For January 2008 we planned to break all boundaries.

From January 14th untill 20th DESIGNSPOTTER offered the great opportunity to present young designers products in the heart of the imm 2008 to a wide audience of experts and visitors.

Close your mouths and open your eyes because DESIGNSPOTTER.com @ imm 2008 meant

> 50 international designers
> 450 square meters exhibition space
> more than 110.000 visitors

Watch out for our picture and video gallery.

COLOGNE’S OFF-SHOW FOR CONTEMPORARY ART

Starting in August 22nd till 31st 2008 „ARTRMX COLOGNE VOL.01” is a topic
based art festival presenting contemporary photography, street art, painting,
graphics, installation and video art in an extraordinary frame – a platform for
lively exchanges between international artists, collectors, gallery-owners and art
interested people.

From almost 400 submitted works the jury chose 52 artists who will exhibit their
works in different locations (such as galleries, apartments, shops, empty
buildings and off-site locations) throughout Cologne accompanied by a frame
program with lectures and opening parties.