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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.

Expanded polyurethane: Europur & Euro-Moulders 2019 annual conference in Lisbon

About 400 representatives of 115 flexible polyurethane foam organisations from Europe, North America and Asia met in Lisbon on 12 and 13 June for the annual conference of Europur (the European association of flexible polyurethane foam manufacturers) and Euro-Moulders (the European association of moulded polyurethane manufacturers for the automotive industry).
Over the two days, a number of topical issues were addressed, such as the circular economy, the problem of end-of-life and recycling of mattresses, furniture and flexible polyurethane foam.
The second day of the conference focused on more technical topics such as flame retardants, odours and VOC emissions, additives, product management, health and safety at work and updates to the latest European and North American regulations on flexible polyurethane foam.

 

The European Flexible Polyurethane Foam Market Report for 2018


As always, the qualifying moment of the Assembly was also the presentation of the Report on the European market of flexible polyurethane foam in 2018 according to data collected by Labyrinth Research & Markets Ltd. According to these data, total production of flexible polyurethane foam in the 28 member states of the European Union as well as Norway, Switzerland, Albania, Belarus, Bosnia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Serbia, Macedonia, Ukraine, Russia and Turkey reached 1.7 million tons in 2018. Of these 388,000 tonnes were molded polyurethane foam, down from 410,000 tonnes in the previous year and 1,318,000 tonnes of block polyurethane foam, again down 4% from the previous year.
The main reasons for this drop in production are mainly due to the shift in demand from high quality high resilient HR and viscoelastic products to low density foams by end users in the field of mattresses and upholstered furniture.

ORSA foam: when comfort meets sustainability

Eco-friendly polyurethane padding and polyurethane agglomerates: the company's contribution to environmental protection
Category: Flexible polyurethane foam
Publication date: 08/03/2023
Company: Orsa Foam

RisOrsa: Orsa foam's sustainable polyurethane for environmental protection

A complete range consisting of six types suitable for both the core, the top and the pillow for a completely green rest
Category: Flexible polyurethane foam
Publication date: 12/05/2022
Company: Orsa Foam

GreenItaly 2020 Report: the most resilient and innovative green enterprises

The Italian wood-furniture industry first in Europe in circular economy
Category: Economy and marketing
Publication date: 09/11/2020

FederlegnoArredo: Claudio Feltrin is the new Chairman for the four-year period 2020-2024

Vision and action will be the focus of the new president's commitment.
Category: Industry news
Publication date: 02/11/2020

Arçelik: eco-sustainable appliances for a better world

Presented a washing machine with filtering system for synthetic microfibers
Category: Industry news
Publication date: 23/09/2019

Breeze expanded polyurethanes by Orsa foam: research, quality and technology

ORSA foam Research & Development Centre expands Breeze family
Category: Flexible polyurethane foam
Publication date: 28/03/2019
Company: Orsa Foam

The installation of Poliuretano-è at FuoriSalone Milano 2018

Exploring the qualities of polyurethane in the world of design
Category: Flexible polyurethane foam
Publication date: 24/04/2018

Materials Village 2018: technologies dedicated to colour and sustainability

Two large installations designed by Studio Marco Piva and Yona Friedman
Category: Industry news
Publication date: 05/04/2018

Circular Economy objectives: the response of the polyurethane foam industry

Resource efficiency and recycling
Category: Trade associations
Publication date: 27/10/2017
Company: Aipef

Success for the annual conference organised by Europur Aipef in Milan

The production of flexible polyurethane foam is growing
Category: Industry news
Publication date: 16/08/2017
Company: Aipef