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.

InOut 2026: the hospitality supply chain confronts market transformations

Back at the Rimini Exhibition Centre from October 14 to 16, 2026, InOut | The Hospitality Community, the leading event in Italy that brings together the entire hospitality supply chain to address market transformations and new models of guest reception. Organized by Italian Exhibition Group together with TTG Travel Experience, the event is an integrated format where the offer related to design, furnishings, technologies and equipment for the hospitality meets the demand of organized tourism. 

InOut | The Hospitality Community's offering is structured into eight exhibition clusters outdoor and indoor: Hotel supplies, Indoor furnishings, Technologies and services, Pools and wellness, Sport&Entertainment, Outdoor furnishings, Camping&Glamping, Beach.

InOut 2026: “Exist” at the center of new hospitality models

In a world where everything changes quickly, InOut chooses as the theme of the 2026 edition “Exist”, an invitation to rethink time and to reaffirm the centrality of the human experience, becoming protagonists of the present again and taking on an active role.

“For tourism and hospitality companies,” declares Gloria Armiri, Group Exhibition Manager Tourism & Hospitality Division of IEG - Exist means designing experiences that give back time, attention and density. A concrete response to travelers' new needs, today more than ever in search of moments that are not only ‘instagrammable’, but memorable because lived within a journey no longer seen exclusively as entertainment, but also as a moment of reconnection”.

Hospitality design: wellness, sustainability and accessibility at InOut 2026

Completing the offer is a series of exhibitions dedicated to exploring the new frontiers of the hospitality, among these the most important is Sustainable & Inclusive Hospitality Design, an exhibition project dedicated to one of the most relevant themes for the future ofhospitality: the creation of sustainable, accessible and inclusive wellness experiences.

The exhibition, curated by Wellness Design, interprets the growing attention the sector pays to the individual, placing design at the center in creating spaces capable of accommodating different needs, abilities and sensitivities. Hosted in pavilion B1, Sustainable & Inclusive Hospitality Design recreates lounge, room, spa and outdoor environments, with ad hoc solutions for people with and without disabilities, and sustainable products focused on accessibility, people's well-being and environmental protection.

Thinking Box 2026: architecture, training and innovation for hospitality

Architecture, training and innovation are at the heart of the InOut | The Hospitality Community program.  The Order of Architects PPC of the Province of Rimini renews, for the fourth consecutive year, its collaboration with the event, consolidating a path dedicated to professional development and exchange.

The 2026 edition marks the evolution of the studio-space Thinking Box, inaugurated in 2023 and over the years becoming a point of reference for architects, designers and operators in the hospitality sector. Born as a place reserved for seminars, conferences and interdisciplinary dialogue, the format expands this year its scope, moving talks and debates across the event pavilions with the introduction of a program of guided visits in each fair cluster among selected exhibiting companies. Architects, besides earning training credits, will thus be able to explore firsthand materials, technologies, design solutions and innovative products for the hospitality.

InOut 2026: dates and event information 

InOut | The Hospitality Community 2026 takes place from October 14 to 16, 2026 at the Rimini Exhibition Centre, concurrently with TTG Travel Experience. The event brings together companies and professionals from the hospitality supply chain with an offering dedicated to indoor and outdoor furnishings, hotel supplies, technologies, wellness and the design of hospitality spaces.

HIMACS Terrazzo Solid Surfaces win the Red Dot Design Award 2026

The prestigious award recognizes materials that combine aesthetics, performance and environmental responsibility
Category: Technological materials for furniture
Publication date: 13/07/2026
Company: LX Hausys Europe Gmbh

Salone del Mobile.Milano in India, a key market for Italian companies

Two events in New Delhi and Mumbai to renew synergies and strengthen the link between Made in Italy and a growing market
Category: Economy, News and Fairs
Publication date: 13/02/2026

Designing the future: Conversations and Round Tables at the Salone del Mobile.Milano

Four conversations between design and visions and two round tables on new business opportunities with some of the most interesting personalities in international design.
Category: Fairs
Publication date: 24/03/2025