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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.

Materials Village hosts the exhibition of MCI Contest

Platform of events and initiatives dedicated to promote materials and manufacturing companies, which present projects inspired by the themes of innovation and technological material. After the Milan Triennale, Materials Village moves to Superstudio Piu, large exhibition in the Tortona district, for years the most visited location FuoriSalone. Materials Village hosts the exhibition of MCI Contest, the international competition, created by Material ConneXion Italy, focused on the application of innovative materials and sustainable in the areas of design, engineering, architecture, fashion and art, open to students and professionals - architects, designers, engineers, designers, artists. The challenge of the competition was the development of projects or concept unpublished materials by applying one or more of the seven available, exploiting the potential in an intelligent, creative, responsible in terms of environmental impact and unconventional. The contest, held online at www.mcicontest.it from June 1 to December 15, 2014, saw the participation of 67 projects including the online audience voted the best, selecting the 10 finalists. Among the latter, the Technical Jury, composed of a team of Material ConneXion Italy and by the editors of Wired, has chosen the top 3 and a special prize. The exhibition features the winning designs and materials: Favini - 1st Place: PRECISELY sketch cover for smartphone young designers Paul and Paul Bedei Ceredi with the application of the material Crush Favini Srl, the first and only range of ecological papers made residues of agroindustrial processes, which replace up to 15% of cellulose coming from tree. Thanks to hundreds of hours of research and technical improvement, Favini has managed to transform the byproducts of corn, citrus fruits, kiwi, olives, almonds, hazelnuts, coffee, cherries and lavender in extraordinary cards, unique shades inspired by nature and that traveling within the plot marks the raw materials from which come to life.

Arpa Industriale - 2nd Place: IMAGO, game / library furniture, of raptures Design Project realized by applying the material FENIX NTM® Arpa Industriale SpA, a new nanotechnology material for interior design, super opaque, performance, cutting-edge techniques.

Pelma - 3rd Place: polyhedron SOFA sitting eclectic, unusual and versatile. A project of Silvia Elena Loddi Exana and for which they have chosen the material Thermofresh® of Pelma SpA, exclusive material and the latest generation, offering the right combination of two features in a single solution of high quality: the thermal characteristic, reached through the use of special materials phase change (PCM), heat accumulators which allow a constant temperature; Hygienic characteristic, achieved through the special treatment Ultrafresh that exploits the natural ability of Silver to resist the proliferation of bacteria and mold, among the primary causes of asthma and allergic diseases.