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Truth out of Fiction
FLORIAN BÖHM'S HONEST WAYS
This German photographer/artist/designer enticed Vitra into reversing the favoured tradition of presenting furniture in a realistic setting by exploiting the fictional aspect of the standard slickly produced scenarios. Rather than spending every effort to make the truly fictional appear absolutely normal, he has chosen to reveal the false nature of such settings, and he has done so with cleverness and aplomb.

Blue Tape
CHRISTIAN MARCLAY'S OLD MASTERS
The work of Christian Marclay is mainly inspired by detritus. Whether realised visually or aurally, or both, at its origins are elements he has recovered from abandonment, reviewed, repurposed, and made his own. He certainly has a knack for the rerouting of old objects and technologies, bringing them into the present day as something all new, if not necessarily shiny; and in so doing, instantly bridging the time gap.

The Source of Pleasure
ADDING MORE FIZZ TO LIFE
When a long-established company has a product that has already proven itself several times over, and is an international success to boot, decides to completely revamp that product and extend its concept to include other enterprising and even ecologically amenable applications, it is worth noting. SodaStream, a household name hitherto representing a plain and simple fizz-making machine, is zapping itself into the modern day, with bells on.

Into the Forest of Make-Believe
CANON ON THE SCENE
Selected Japanese designers, on invitation of Canon, have created two installations that depict all the tenderness and subtleties of nature. They have done so using elements that are entirely artificial and highly technical, in a ploy to present an extremely evocative rendering made possible by the latest in camera specifications. However impressive the feat and enticing the atmosphere, let us hope that nary a human soul is fooled.

The Wonders of Indaba
ON DEAD DUCKS AND BECKHAM'S LEFT SHOE
This year's Design Indaba conference had plenty to offer. A Michelin star chef, a favela starchitect, an olfactory artist, an Urban Think Tank specialist, and even Hans Ulrich Obrist were present among the gathering of invited speakers. Extending their more perfunctory presentations to include short accounts of humoristic incidents or to simply tell tall tales insured that the atmosphere in the Convention Centre remained buoyant.

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11.11.2010
As an official international press partner of imm Cologne, DAMn° magazine introduces this free DAMn° imm Cologne 2011 guide as an effective communication tool, linking the activities on the Messe fairground to the initiatives in the city of Cologne - via Design Post to the Neumarkt and the Belgische Viertel - towards an audience of designers, manufacturers, agents, buyers, media people and other design lovers.

This freely distributed pocket-sized guide brings together the people, places and products from the local and international design scene, with articles ranging from ‘What’s on at imm?’ to ‘Cologne, a Design City?’ and a broad focus on Cologne’s first LivingKitchen. Additionally we also raise a few critical questions on the future of international furniture fairs and Cologne & imm’s market position, in the drive for more exhibitors, more buyers, and more visitors...

Besides the editorial content, the guide offers you the opportunity to communicate your own design story through advertising space and/or other tailor-made solutions to highlight your company news. With a print-run of 50,000 copies - counting approx. 160 pgs fashioned in Quadri A5 format - the DAMn° imm Cologne 2011 guide is an ideal vehicle to convey your message to a well-targeted audience, with distribution during imm Cologne (18 - 23 January 2011) at various hotspots on the fair and in the city. Quite simply, the guide will be everywhere...


The DAMn° imm Cologne guide 2011 will highlight the following topics:

A. What's on at imm Cologne 2011?
Introducing the imm Cologne Trend Book (Interior Trends 2011) and a focus on Design Talents & Boulevard of Innovations

B. Cologne, a Design City?
Where is Cologne on the design radar anno 2011? What are its challenges as - or to become - a design city? And how can imm play its part? We ask some major players, from the imm fair to the captains of the German Furniture Industry, from various designers to the German Design Council, not forgetting some of the local representatives from Cologne’s creative industries & offices and schools of design.

C. The Business of Design at Cologne: The Buyers’ Story
Back to the fair’s corridors, how good is ‘good business’ in Cologne, compared to Milan, Paris or Frankfurt? We gather opinions and ideas from selected major buyers in Germany and abroad.

D. Where is German design going?
Where is German Design on the international map, from creation, education and production? We bring together the views of educational institutions, the German Design Council, designers, producers, the media and governmental representatives…

E. What’s Cooking?
A focus on Cologne’s first LivingKitchen, including a round-up on the latest kitchen and cuisine trends: a soul kitchen from the oven to the sink, from the pot to the potato…

F. Offs in the City
- A focus on PASSAGEN 2011, Cologne’s off-programme with events and exhibitions in showrooms, galleries, stores, museums and universities in the Cologne city centre
- What’s on at Design Post? A glimpse inside the corridors of imm’s closest neighbour.
- Calendar: And for those that stay for the weekend, we offer a selection of what’s on at Cologne’s finest museums, doing the museum mile from the Ludwig to the Wallraf-Richartz, the MAK Design museum and the Kolumba…


Circulation & Distribution

RELEASE DAMn°imm Cologne 2010 Guide = 15 January 2011, on 50.000 copies

DEADLINE FOR ADVERTISING = 06 January 2011

DISTRIBUTION = distributed for free throughout the city of Cologne and at the imm Cologne 2011 fair.