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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.

ARCHITECT@WORK Milan: architects meet innovations

ARCHITECT@WORK is the event created specifically for architects, designers, interior designers and engineers to inform them about the latest innovations in the various sectors of construction and architecture.

The Roman edition of ARCHITECT@WORK has just ended successfully and it will open on the 14th and 15th of November for the fifth time in Milan, in the beautiful context of Mario Bellini's MiCo, the second Italian stage of the event.

Over 250 leading national and international companies will present their latest innovations in the field of doors and windows, coatings, materials, interior finishes, technical materials, lighting, home automation, heating, sanitary ware, software. The event focuses on innovation: every product presented at ARCHITECT@WORK is in fact previously approved by a technical commission of architects and interior designers.

The public is made up exclusively of architects, interior designers, engineers who can visit the event for free after having previously registered through a specific computerized system.

The Belgian agency C-4 has designed the layout of the event by studying it in a way that makes it easily accessible to this public: small stands, customized by companies with a high aesthetic level, allow you to quickly view all the most interesting news on the market.

 

The theme of light at the centre of seminars and thematic exhibitions


Every year ARCHITECT@WORK focuses on a specific theme that is developed during seminars and thematic exhibitions. This edition deals with the theme of light, told through a series of four afternoon seminars, which give professional training credits, and more thematic exhibitions, focusing on the relationship of light with materials, architecture, public and private space and photography.

The light, told in the immersive Light Boxes designed by APIL for ARCHITECT@WORK, plays a very engaging design role: if properly calibrated it can add value to the architecture, defining in turn unexpected spaces and views.

Wednesday, November 14th at 1:30 pm the seminar on “Man, light, architecture: Bosco Retreat, Corte Bertesina, Campus Salvagnini“ will be held, speakers Arch. Giovanni Traverso and the Arch. Paola Vighy of Studio Traverso-Vighy Architetti; at 5 pm the theme “Rules, contradictions and good lighting“ will be addressed by the architect Piero Castiglioni.

Thursday, November 15th at 1.30 pm the seminar will develop the theme “The revealed space“ with Arch. Patricia Viel (Studio Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel) and Arch. Marinella Patetta (Studio Metis Lighting) while at 5 pm the Arch. Ico Migliore and Arch. Mara Servetto of the Studio Migliore + Servetto will hold the seminar entitled “Shapes are boring? Light is fun? “, Moderator Arch. Cinzia Pagni.

The opening time of the event is from 1 to 8 pm.