At the end of April, imm cologne 2027 closed its early-bird period with excellent interim results: The booked exhibition space for the Interior Business Event, which will be hosted in Cologne from 19 to 22 January 2027, currently corresponds to just under 60 per cent of the space occupied at the previous edition of the trade fair. This means that the exhibition space currently planned is roughly three times larger than at a comparable point in time in the previous year. These results are strong early indicators for the forthcoming event and underscore imm cologne’s significance as the key gathering for the consumer-oriented interior design industry. At the end of the early-bird period on 30 April 2026, the planned gross exhibition space for imm cologne 2027 amounted to approximately 63,500 square metres. The companies that have registered to appear at the event come from a total of twelve countries.
“The current level of registrations is in line with our expectations and shows that the market approves of imm cologne’s new direction. Achieving so much interest from high-calibre exhibitors at this early stage is especially pleasing. The positive trends we’re seeing in terms of our international representation and booked exhibition space give us the confidence to continue on the path we’ve chosen and to further refine imm cologne’s concept,” says Bernd Sanden, the trade fair’s director.
With a variety of all-in-one stand construction packages and attractive participation terms, imm cologne’s concept will be even more firmly aimed at German and European manufacturers going forward. The trade fair will continue to draw on its established strengths: a clear focus on trade visitors, early dates at the start of the year and high international reach. At the previous edition, the proportion of international visitors already exceeded 50 per cent. They included numerous relevant decision-makers from the international furniture trade, such as purchasing associations, retail chains and representatives from the wholesale trade, specialist and online retailers, and mail order businesses. With this strong visitor profile, imm cologne will once again provide a crucial platform for ordering, initiating new business and market orientation in 2027. The event combines targeted access to the German furniture market with opportunities to reach key target groups in Central Europe.
Exhibitor acquisition for the trade fair is in full swing. Companies that would like to present their collections at the most important gathering for the consumer-oriented interior design industry at the furniture hotspot Cologne can still register online and benefit from attractive terms at: Imm Cologne.
