RECORD VISITOR NUMBERS FOR LIVINGKITCHEN


imm cologne and LivingKitchen closed with the announcement of a record number of visitors this year. “We met our target and have broken the 150,000-visitor mark,” said Gerald Böse, President and CEO of Koelnmesse. Roughly every second trade visitor came from outside Germany, with foreign trade visitors accounting for nearly 50 per cent. “That shows we are right on track with our drive to internationalise the events,” Böse continued. Of the 104,000 trade visitors, around 56,000 came from Germany and 48,000


from abroad. Within Europe, increases in visitors were recorded in particular from Spain (up 25%), Russia (up 26%), Italy (up 19%) and the UK (up 13%). In parallel with imm cologne, LivingKitchen took place this year. For the seven days of the event, 200 exhibitors from 21 countries showed how much innovation the industry has to offer and how high its standards of design and quality are. “For us, LivingKitchen 2017 was a complete success. The world’s best- performing kitchen industry needs a leading international trade fair in Germany. Our industry presented an outstanding showcase, and we are convinced that the trade fair will significantly boost demand for kitchens, nationally and internationally,” said Kirk Mangels, Chief Executive of the Modern Kitchen Working Group e.V. (AMK). A great number of positive comments were received about the event’s concept, which is successfully aimed at both trade and the general public.


FAMILY DESIGN


Küppersbusch Hausgeräte has announced the appointment of designer Marcus Keichel, where he follows in the footsteps of his father, Klaus Keichel, who was responsible for the design of Küppersbusch appliances for more than four decades. “Marcus brings his own style but has a similar approach to design as his father,” says Andrea Heiner-Kruckas, Head of Product Management. “I’m looking forward to taking


on this new role and continuing what my father has built up over the last 40 years. The major challenge for designers will be in dealing with the increasing complexity that appliances bring with them and in integrating them with other devices in extensive networks,” Marcus Keichel told LivingKitchen World.


LIVINGKITCHENWORLD 2017


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