It was time to visit IMM again. The last time I visited IMM was 2018 an now I see I could have posted many more about that visit. Imm seem having shrunk. Big exhibitors of 2018 now had small stands at Design Post, just outside the exhibition. Maybe exhibiting becomes too expensive nowadays…
About Fabian
Lounge chair FABIAN is understated, but also makes its presence felt in a room. Its generous shell shape with a super soft cushioning transforms sitting into an experience. The design was envisioned as “a chair from which you’ll never want to get up once you sit down.” At the same time, it is a piece that can make a statement in any space – its shape is understated yet distinctive. FABIAN is made up of three main parts: the shell-shaped seat, a back and seat cushion and a base. With an eye on sustainability and recycling, the base is made of recycled plastic. The handy zipper allows you to easily fluff up or replace the seat and back cushions, so you can enjoy this piece for years to come. An extensive range of leather or fabric options and an additional swivel or return mechanism makes the furniture suitable both at home and for commercial projects.
About Oliver Schick
Oliver Schick was born in 1969 in Darmstadt, a small town which is one of Germany‘s most important places regarding the history of the Art Nouveau movement in the end of the 19th century. Affected by the cultural past of his hometown, he studied product design at the HBK – University of fine arts and Design in Saarbruecken. The first years after graduation, he worked as freelance designer for several studios and in 2005 he founded his own studio with the focus on furniture, lighting and interior design and since he works for outside companies such as Ligne Roset and Skandiform and Gubi. In addition he works on a range of experimental projects with design-related themes like materials, functions, usage and sustainable development.
„My aim is to design products with character that are timeless and easy to comprehend. They should be simple in use, in production and even in their idea, without being boring or lifeless. In my opinion the narrative aspect of a product is just as important as its function. We are all surrounded by these »creatures« that we do use for our daily needs and it its important that they do not fulfil their technical function only but also tell us a small story. It is often only minor changes or unexpected details that are needed to give a product a lively character, which are sparking associations and emotions in the user. But the challenge is always to create the right balance between use and effect of a product.”
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This is my first post of my 2024 IMM visit. When I wanted to start publishing them I noticed I still had many photo’s to publish from earlier visits, which I tried to publish before the 2024 photo’s, to no avail. Now I have found a better solution to keep some order and will be able to keep publishing older photo’s with the help of Google Lenss which points me to the right designers and makers and can include 2024 as well:
To bring some structure in posts with my photo’s of visiting IMM Cologne I’ve made a subdivision of them in IMM 11, IMM 12, IMM 13, IMM 15, In 2017 I was in Paris M&O, IMM 18 and IMM 24.
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Chairs!
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