Tomás Alonso
London, United Kingdom

Dresden’s Kunstgewerbemuseum has invited seven international designers to Schloss Pillnitz to contemplate friendship in design in an age of omnipresent rivalry.

The times when flooring led an existence as the Cinderella of the interior design world are over. The whole industry has discovered its creative side and carpeting has received something of an image makeover over the past few years. But wooden and laminate flooring aren’t far behind. This year, Domotex in Hanover even put on a special show on its leading theme “Flooring Deluxe”, curated by designer Stefan Diez.

“…to be honest I had never really stopped to think about laminate flooring before…”

We could not blame you for already being excited about what’s to come at the next domotex from January 12 through 15, 2013. Organizers Deutsche Messe have already caused a sensation with a preview. The leading trade fair for flooring has managed to get none other than designer Stefan Diez on board to create a setting that is attractive for exhibitors and visitors alike.

The traditional Japanese furniture maker Karimoku has reinvented itself as a new label. Karimoku New Standard fields products made of wood with an unmistakable Japanese touch – and collaborates in the process with designers such as Scholten & Baijings.