The first major interiors and furnishing trade fair of the year, IMM Cologne features products by more than 1,200 exhibitors from 50 countries.

The annual show takes place in the Koelnmesse exhibition centre in the German city. It includes regular features such as the Pure Talents Contest for young designers and the Das Haus installation, which this year is being designed by Spanish studio MUT Design.

The fair claims to get 149,500 visitors from 145 countries, with 78 per cent of them coming from outside Germany.

Read more about past editions of IMM Cologne on Dezeen.