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Trade fair duo imm cologne and LivingKitchen enjoying high visitor interest

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– Over 100,000 items of furniture and countless innovations in completely booked exhibition halls
– New furnishing trends for the 2011 furniture year; kitchens, household appliances and accessories celebrate premiere
– Successful preview day, clear double-digit increase in visitors on the first day of the trade fair
Cologne is once again the capital of the global furnishing industry. This is confirmed not only by the many innovative products from exhibitors, but also by statements from enthusiastic visitors. The positive mood in the exhibition halls is also reflected in the first summary by Gerald Böse, CEO of Koelnmesse. “We have seen a clear double-digit increase in the number of visitors and – what I find especially pleasing – we have also been able to make significant gains abroad. That-s what I call a perfect start to a promising trade fair week.” The new international kitchen event LivingKitchen, which celebrated a successful premiere yesterday and generated additional interest among visitors and the media, is also responsible for this result.
The “furniture year” traditionally begins with the leading international trade fair imm cologne. Up until Sunday, nearly 1,200 exhibitors from around the world are presenting new furnishing trends in the completely booked exhibition halls. It is the innovation show with more than 100,000 items of furniture. This year the fair once again features the kitchen industry. The three exhibition halls inspire the desire to cook and offer everything having to do with kitchen furniture, built-in appliances and accessories.
“imm cologne has developed superbly, was completely sold out long before it even started and has an even greater selection of product ranges this year than in the past. Our new international kitchen event LivingKitchen has also developed extremely positively from the very start and is turning Cologne into a gourmet metropolis both inside and outside the exhibition halls,” Gerald Böse continues.
Up through this coming Sunday more than 120,000 visitors from around the world are expected . Starting on Friday, one day earlier than usual, the gates to the exhibition halls featuring over 1,200 exhibitors will also be open wide for end consumers. Numerous events round off the attractive overall concept of imm cologne and LivingKitchen.
imm cologne + LivingKitchen
18 to 23 January 2011
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 pm