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.

INTERZUM COLOGNE: INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE OF NOVELTIES AND INNOVATION

Interzum Cologne is the point of reference for the sector of suppliers to the furniture industry. A great international showcase also for Italian companies. From 5th to 8th May the exhibitors at the fair will be more than 1,500, 5% more than in 2013. The high number of applications has necessitated the opening of a new hall - the 3.2 in the “Function & Components” sector. Italy is the largest foreign team: in May about 300 companies of Made in Italy are exhibiting in Cologne. Important results, which repay the commitment of Kölnmesse to give life to a fair that is a real, authentic, rich, exciting, convenient, effective meeting point between supply and demand. In terms of visitors, the Kölnmesse awaits, at least, to repeat the success of the previous edition, or 53 thousand operators from 148 countries. Interzum 2015 will take place from Tuesday 5th to Friday 8th May (and not from Monday to Thursday as it was in 2013) and is held a few days before Ligna, the biennial of wood and furniture technology in Hanover, which this year will take place from 11th to 15th May. Three are the major theme areas of Interzum 2015: in the halls 4.2, 5.1 and 6 “Materials & Nature“ will be staged (wood, veneers, parquet, decorative surfaces and papers, laminates, wood-based materials, minerals, edges, surface treatments ... ); in halls 3.2, 4.2, 5.2, 7 and 8 “Function & Components“ (lighting, semi-finished, hardware, components, seals, locks and components); in halls 9 and 10 “Textile & Machinery“ (materials and technologies for upholstered furniture, mattresses, jackets, leather...). The absolute protagonist is innovation: in the “Innovation of interior“ piazzas there will be unusual, “smart“ materials, not very known surfaces. Here, the “4th Industrial Revolution: 3D printing“ special exhibition, organized by Dr. Sascha Peters. To this, the preparations for each theme area will be added: for “Materials & Nature“ in hall 6 and for “Textile & Machinery“ in hall 10.1, where there will be even a fully functional production line of car seats.