Katrin de Louw presents the TRENDFILTER Report 2026, gives a SNEAK PREVIEW of COLORNETWORK’s Sustained Colour No.9, while Dr Maximilian Lude asks: ‘Is this the future or can it be thrown away?’
The day is jam-packed with innovations and ideas from TRENDFILTER and the forum’s partners. The network starts right at the beginning with innovations from FORBO and schattdecor. Alexander Wenzel, Head of Key Account Management at Forbo, will be presenting the new Furniture Linoleum collection, which promises design and nature without compromise.
Designer Elisabeth Kätzl from schattdecor then gives a comprehensive overview of the latest decor trends and summarises interzum. As a global player, schattdecor is always on the lookout for new surface trends that inspire the furniture of tomorrow.
The TRENDFILTER team was also able to win Evie Van Maele, Managing Director DACH of Caesarstone EMEA, as another speaker, who will be able to show the latest designs, colours and textures with her extensive expertise in stone trends, quartz and ceramics. In her presentation ‘Stone trends for a changing world’, she will present the most important topics for worktops, floors, bathrooms and table tops.
Where will the humanoid robot park in the home in future?
After a tour of the exhibition, which will not only feature new products but also a new partner, Katrin de Louw will present her research on the future of furnishings. As always, her wide-ranging presentation will cover design trends on the market as well as more far-reaching developments and forward-looking ideas: What will CO2 taxes do to consumer behaviour and where on earth will the humanoid robot ‘park’ in the home at night? The trend expert is happy to share these and other exciting thoughts and often inspires new development ideas in the industry.
And then Katrin has a special ‘treat’ with her: a SNEAK preview of Sustained Colour No.9, which COLORNETWORK will be presenting at the September trade fairs. This time, the colour comes from the Mateo Thun & Antonio Rodriguez office in Milan. So you can look forward to it!
Is this the future or can it be thrown away?
After the second break, TRENDFILTER has once again invited Dr Maximilian Lude, an outstanding keynote speaker, to take the necessary look at the bigger picture. Dr Maximilian Lude is a future thinker and founder of philoneos GmbH in Munich, as well as Professor of Innovation & Strategy at the Tomorrow University of Applied Sciences. He advises medium-sized companies on their strategic and future-oriented alignment. He and his team guide companies and entrepreneurs through the transformation brought about by the current economic challenges. As he works across all sectors, he brings many new ideas and points of contact to Bünde.
Networking and visiting the partners’ exhibitions during the event is part of the successful event concept. Hosts in the exhibition with new product ideas are: Alvic, Conal, Continental, Europlac, Forbo, Furnipart, Hera, Lehmann, Linak, Munksjö, Neelsen, Schattdecor, Sonae Arauco, SWL and TRENDFILTER.
The event is free of charge for furniture manufacturers, door and flooring manufacturers, interior architects and interior fitters, as well as furniture designers. These target groups will receive a voucher code if they have registered in our INVITATION DISTRIBUTOR. Regular admission for all interested parties outside this target group is €295/person.
Click here to REGISTER.