Hardware for furniture, upholstery, kitchen, coatings and furnishing systems.

Furnishing Idea is the portal dedicated to the furniture and furnishing industry, designed to bring together different professionals such as architects, designers, carpenters, furniture makers and manufacturers active in the furniture market who represent the reference point in terms of innovation and quality of the product offered. On the other hand, the portal aims to provide a valid information service focused on products, projects, events and fairs and everything that revolves around the world of components, semi-finished products and accessories for the furniture industry.

 

The portal is divided into different sections where you can explore the different products according to different categories, get in touch with manufacturers, download catalogues to keep up with industry trends and watch videos of interviews with the best professionals and manufacturers.

 

In the articles section you can find all the information about the most innovative product technologies, such as furniture materials, furniture accessories and systems, furniture machinery, furniture hardware, manufactured by manufacturers with a solid experience in the field. In the companies section there is an overview of the manufacturers registered on our portal, divided by product category, where you can contact us for any request. Our portal also has a special catalogues section to allow professionals and operators in the sector to view in a practical way all the catalogues relating to the various products (furniture hardware, upholstery materials, furniture paints, etc.). In addition, to allow easy consultation of the products, our portal has reserved a product section, organized by categories, where you can find out about the technical characteristics, materials and functionality of each product. The video section, on the other hand, presents numerous video interviews given by professionals and manufacturers that report news, insights and informative content on the best technologies in the sector.

 

In addition, to keep you constantly informed you can also consult our Journal section which contains all the Furnishing Idea magazines dedicated to the furniture and furnishing industry, such as the edition dedicated to Sicam or Interzum, two of the most important trade fairs in the sector. The magazines can be consulted from the portal or easily downloadable in pdf format.

 

Thanks to the trust placed in us by many manufacturers, our portal is now recognized both nationally and internationally. In fact, there are already many internationally recognized and established companies in the sector, including the AIPEF group (Italian Flexible Expanded Polyurethanes Companies) which promotes scientific information on the use of flexible polyurethane foam in the sectors in which it is used.

ARPA INDUSTRIALE: 60 YEARS OF INNOVATION

Arpa Industriale turns 60: in effect, the company of Bra has been developing and producing for 60 years high quality HPL technology panels for architecture, interior design, healthcare, shipbuilding, transportation, hospitality, from retail to kitchen. And the high-pressure decorative laminates, products in the 150,000 square meters of the factory in Bra, are an expression of the vibrant and original “made in Italy” creativity.
To be closer to the needs of designers, ArpaLab has been created: a laboratory of ideas, in which various professionals of the Marketing, R&D, Communication areas are involved, who meet and confront daily with Italian and international architects and designers. Right within this place, after three years of research, in 2013 a really new material has been conceived: Fenix NTM®, which to date has already won several international awards and has been selected in the ADI Design Index 2014.
60 years of history marked by constant innovation. 60 years of passion for projects, always diversified in structure and aesthetics. 60 years of investments in research, advanced technology and staff training, which have allowed it to win a leading position on international markets and gain a reputation of high reliability and safety, adopting also a Code of Ethics that testifies values of integrity, transparency and sustainability. 60 years of teamwork, aware of responsibilities towards partners, customers, employees and the environment.
Arpa has headquarters and factory in Bra (CN), 3 Italian branches (Padua, Lissone and Pesaro) and 4 deposits. Its European branches are in France, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Spain and Germany and the USA it has a branch in New York. Arpa has an extensive worldwide distribution network, too.