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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 copper and the house in 2014

The Italian Copper Institute (IIR) in collaboration with European Copper Institute (ECI) launched the 5th edition of the international competition “Copper and the Home.“ The award, increasingly recognized internationally, and today under the patronage of ADI - Association for Industrial Design, has achieved a huge success in previous editions, so as to have tripled the number of accessions from 2007 to present. The aim of the competition is to encourage young designers and students to experiment with new aesthetic and functional applications of copper, in order to create objects for the design of the furniture. IIR want it to show the infinite potential of the red metal in an innovative, challenging and unconventional. The competition is deliberately restricted to young, why has set a lower age limit of 40 years. It is aimed at two distinct categories: designers, architects, professionals and students enrolled at schools of graphic design, interior design, design, faculty of architecture or design, master and doctoral degrees. The deadline for submission of entries is September 30, 2014. Previous editions have shown that, thanks to the'' creative enthusiasm and remarkable spirit of innovation design, and traditional objects of common use can transform our idea of ??furniture. The competition is gearing up to collect hundreds of new ideas, curious, unusual or revolutionary: complements, lighting, vases and objects for the table and then tables, seats and interior decorations, dividing walls, floors, radiators, handles and so on. The protagonist is clearly copper, both in the pure state and in its alloys, such as bronze and brass, or blended with other different materials. The projects will be examined by a careful and qualified jury composed of three professionals in the field of architecture and design: Marco Ferreri, architect, Roberto Paoli, architect and designer Marco Romanelli and, architect and design critic. www.il-copper-nobility-the-casa.itThe Italian Copper Institute (IIR) in collaboration with European Copper Institute (ECI) launched the 5th edition of the international competition “Copper and the Home.“ The award, increasingly recognized internationally, and today under the patronage of ADI - Association for Industrial Design, has achieved a huge success in previous editions, so as to have tripled the number of accessions from 2007 to present. The aim of the competition is to encourage young designers and students to experiment with new aesthetic and functional applications of copper, in order to create objects for the design of the furniture. IIR want it to show the infinite potential of the red metal in an innovative, challenging and unconventional. The competition is deliberately restricted to young, why has set a lower age limit of 40 years. It is aimed at two distinct categories: designers, architects, professionals and students enrolled at schools of graphic design, interior design, design, faculty of architecture or design, master and doctoral degrees. The deadline for submission of entries is September 30, 2014. Previous editions have shown that, thanks to the'' creative enthusiasm and remarkable spirit of innovation design, and traditional objects of common use can transform our idea of ??furniture. The competition is gearing up to collect hundreds of new ideas, curious, unusual or revolutionary: complements, lighting, vases and objects for the table and then tables, seats and interior decorations, dividing walls, floors, radiators, handles and so on. The protagonist is clearly copper, both in the pure state and in its alloys, such as bronze and brass, or blended with other different materials. The projects will be examined by a careful and qualified jury composed of three professionals in the field of architecture and design: Marco Ferreri, architect, Roberto Paoli, architect and designer Marco Romanelli and, architect and design critic. www.il-copper-nobility-the-casa.it