Cologne, January, 14-20, 2013
Over the last 65 years, the former building block boxes and coffee grinder manufacturer that was founded in the Sauerland town of Bad Fredeburg as a family company in 1946 has evolved into a modern producer of sophisticated bathroom solutions. The product portfolio includes bathroom furniture, modular systems and mirror cabinets and ranges from washbasin units, bathtubs and shower trays all the way to comprehensive interior concepts for the bathroom and adjacent areas.
For more than 125 years, Création Baumann has been producing high-quality textiles for interior decoration in Langenthal (Switzerland). Whether it’s decorative fabrics, systems for interior solar shading or self-adhesive textiles: the company’s range of products for the home and office covers a broad spectrum of colours, patterns and materials – but also includes systems and textiles with special functions such as light control or sound absorption. From the design development and production of the threads and textiles all the way to selling the products, everything is in the hands of the family-owned company.
The Designstudio Stiltreu is a young, international operating design studio for product design, especially furniture design, based in the Black Forest, Germany. However, the idea is already 10 years old. “I wanted to get out of the village squiggly. Doing something new, something on my own, but without having to leave the basis.” A study of fashion design on the basis, parallel Dorn is a product designer. more…
Erco specialises in producing engineering hardware and software for architectural lighting. First and foremost, the company sees itself as selling light, not luminaires. This approach has been the trademark Erco’s work for many years. That’s why they call themselves: Erco, the Light Factory. The company’s indoor luminaires, outdoor luminaires and lighting control systems constitute an extensive range of lighting equipment for general, comprehensive, architectural lighting solutions.
There are some things that just can’t be learned here on earth. And there are things with supernatural origins, too. Just as, according to Arthur C. Clarke, an extraterrestrial monolith laid the foundation stone for man’s development, alien forces are said to have played a role in the birth of Fatboy as well. But first things first:
Global Color Research is a creative colour consultancy recognised internationally for its accurate trend forecasting. Since 1999, Global Color Research has achieved an excellent market position, proving its ability to create reliable colour choices for future trends.
Experiencing water, delighting in its flow every single day, giving it a special form – that is what Grohe aspires to achieve. Ever since the firm Berkenhoff & Paschedag was taken over by Friedrich Grohe in 1936, the company has been devoted to finding a fitting way to handle water. more…
Today, in the age of globalisation, it may come as a surprise to some that internationally operating companies occasionally have their headquarters not in a major city but far away from the nearest metropolis in the midst of natural surroundings. And yet its origins and identification with a certain region are essential elements of a company’s development. In the bleak farming country around the village of Tieringen in the Swabian Mountains, iron has played a special role for as long as anyone can remember. more…
The company was founded on 1st October 1918 by Franz Kaldewei, the great-grand father of the current managing director Franz Kaldewei. At the beginning, Kaldewei manufactures raw materials for enamel industry. What started out with industrial products made of enamel developed into a unique quality standard for baths and shower trays. more…
Buildings styled on historic cargo cranes, a view of the Rhine, a promenade along the water’s edge, offices, galleries, cafés, restaurants. The newly developed Rheinau harbour is Cologne’s latest prestige project. And right in the middle of it is the KAP Forum.
