IMM Cologne Awards Best New Products

Winning manufacturers include Glasitalia, Plank, Creation Baumann, E 15, and Ligne Roset.

Mairi Beautyman -- Interior Design, 1/27/2009

Above: Arie shelf by Arik Levy for E 15. Photo courtesy of IMM Cologne.

From January 19-25, over 1,000 companies from 49 countries showcased their fresh new product design in Cologne, Germany for home furnishings fair IMM Cologne. Despite global economic woes, the fair clocked in over 100,000 visitors this year.

Two awards programs honored the best product design of 2009: The Interior Innovation Awards and the d3 Awards, honoring young designers.


Soma shelving by Kettnaker. Photo courtesy of IMM Cologne.

This year, a total of 250 companies vied for Interior Innovation Awards. Members of an international jury of industry professionals awarded 25 products in four categories: Best Item, Best System, Best Detail, and Materials Innovation. Of these 25 winners, four were named "Best of the Best." Three winners were selected for the d3 Young Designers Competition.


Confluences seating by Phillipe Nigro for Ligne Roset. Photo courtesy of IMM Cologne.

IMM Cologne 2010 will run January 18-24. A complete list of winners is below. 

Best Item
Torno side table by Sephan Veit for Draenert
Oscar table by Piero Lissoni for Glasitalia
Arie shelf by Arik Levy for E 15
Myto chair by Konstantin Grcic for Plank
Confluences seating by Phillipe Nigro for Ligne Roset
Best of the Best
Myto chair by Konstantin Grcic for Plank


Myto chair by Konstantin Grcic for Plank. Photo courtesy of IMM Cologne.

Best System
Arie shelf by Arik Levy for E 15
Soma shelving by Kettnaker
Confluences seating by Phiippe Nigro for Ligne Roset
Best Of The Best
Arie shelf by Arik Levy for E 15

Best Detail
Oscar table by Piero Lissoni for Glasitalia
Diniso - Glasitalia - Ettore Sottsass
Soma shelving by Kettnaker
Split table by Meike Rüsslerf for Ligne Roset
Best Of The Best
Oscar table by Piero Lissoni for Glasitalia

Materials Innovation
Oscar table by Piero Lissoni for Glasitalia
Cs 1 chair by Carine Stelte for Object Design Solutions
Myto chair by Konstantin Grcic for Plank
Aron/Arex textile by Creation Baumann
My And Roo Sack chairs by Ulla Koskinen for Woodnotes
Best Of The Best
Myto chair by Konstantin Grcic for Plank

Inspired By Cologne:Winners of the D3 Young Designers Competition
1st Prize: A Restless Chairacter chair by Pepe Heykoop
2nd Prize: Grace table by Philippe Malouin Of Studio #60
3rd Prize: Clark by Jacob Brink Of Llot Llov