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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.

The composite woods of the Alpi Legacy collection give new life to "lost" essences
Study of the material, attention to the environment and constant dialogue with the designers are the cornerstones on which the philosophy of Alpi is based, a company that offers new decorative surfaces in composite wood capable of enhancing the natural identity of wood. These elements find their maximum expression in the Legacy Collection, curated by the company's art director, Piero Lissoni, presented during the Fuorisalone in the Alpi showroom in via Solferino and at the Salone del Mobile 2022, within the S.Project section.

 

Legacy Collection: the reproduction of noble woods

Legacy is a collection that draws inspiration from a selection of "lost" essences, scarcely available or whose use is even forbidden, such as Ebony, Honduras Mahogany, Teak, Rosewood. A unique and sustainable collection with which Alpi aims to make available ecological woods such as those that are no longer available in nature.

In fact, the Legacy collection reproduces noble woods, traditionally used in prestigious European furniture starting from the 1700s and then protagonists of Art Deco furniture and modern design. These woods are still today a source of inspiration for designers and planners, characterized by intense shades that give character and sophistication to the spaces in which they are placed.

 

Ecological surfaces for new expressive possibilities

The collection is the result of in-depth research carried out by Piero Lissoni, together with the company's R&D department, to obtain composite woods characterized by veins and colors even more faithful to those of the original woods.

“Imagine in 2022 the possibility of using teak, mahogany, ebony, rosewood, lost woods and sacrosanctly to be protected, using them in a different way”. - explains Piero Lissoni - “I can't imagine a future of design without these noble materials, but of course they have to be interpreted and done in another way. We are using products that come from tradition and we are moving them into what could become modernity in the future ”.

With the Legacy Collection Alpi wants to give new life to these woods, offering ecological surfaces that allow new expressive possibilities and expand the range of applications of these precious woods.

 

Sustainable products with high quality aesthetic characteristics

Sustainability has always been one of the central themes of Alpi production. FSC® certification (FSC-C004666) guarantees the origin from forests managed in a correct and responsible manner according to rigorous environmental, social and economic standards. The desire to reproduce protected and no longer usable woods also confirms the attention of a company that actively contributes to environmental protection and at the same time offers the world of design a sustainable product with high quality aesthetic characteristics.

In the photo the Alpi Legacy Collection, curated by Piero Lissoni (Ph. Federico Cedrone)

Alpi woods: Arcobaleno and Raggiosole reinterpret the wooden material in the name of color and graphics

From Vittorio Alpi's meeting with German designer Konstantin Grcic comes a project on the theme of color, a cornerstone of Alpi's corporate culture
Category: Multilaminar veneers
Publication date: 08/05/2023
Company: Alpi SpA

ALPI Sottsass wood paneling for the new Aparterre Store in Bucharest

The bright colors and the unmistakable pattern of the collection express the innovative and ironic curiosity of the Memphis philosophy
Category: Multilaminar veneers
Publication date: 12/09/2022
Company: Alpi SpA

Alpi wooden surfaces: the new collections under the banner of the combination of color and graphics

Developed in collaboration with Raw Edges and Piero Lissoni, they tell the story of the company's ability to continuously reinvent wood
Category: Multilaminar veneers
Publication date: 26/11/2021
Company: Alpi SpA

Environmental sustainability: responsible consumption and green companies grow in Italy

FSC Italy's 2020 Report confirms the positive trend of sustainability and certification in our country
Category: Industry news
Publication date: 17/02/2021

Designing sustainability: the future of Italian furniture according to FSC Italia

FSC certification is a tool to guarantee the sustainable origin of wood and a communication topic for companies in the sector.
Category: Industry news
Publication date: 19/10/2020

New Schattdecor Decorations: unconventional solutions for trendy houses

Decorative surfaces with stone designs, graphic structures, reproductions of wood, decorative fabric effect
Category: Printed Decorative Papers
Publication date: 14/11/2019
Company: Schattdecor s.r.l.

Schattdecor decorative surfaces for the private and public spaces of tomorrow

A response to the growing need for comfortable and increasingly livable spaces
Category: Printed Decorative Papers
Publication date: 19/09/2019
Company: Schattdecor s.r.l.

At interzum 2019 the ideas and innovations for the furniture industry and interior design

The Surfaces & Wood Design Square presents the materials for tomorrow's furniture
Category: Fairs
Publication date: 18/03/2019
Company: Interzum - Koelnmesse GmbH

The new Alpi collection of wooden surfaces designed by the GamFratesi studio

The exploration of the beauty of wood and its forms
Category: Multilaminar veneers
Publication date: 10/07/2018
Company: Alpi SpA

Rubinetterie Treemme celebrates fifty years of success

Great attention to high quality and service
Category: Taps and fittings
Publication date: 05/02/2018