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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.

Cosentino Design Challenge: 15th edition presented with an online event

Cosentino, the Spanish company that manufactures and distributes innovative surfaces for architecture and design, has once again presented the Cosentino Design Challenge (CDC). Now in its fifteenth edition, the international competition dedicated to design and architecture students from all over the world was announced through an online event that saw the participation of Santiago Alfonso, Vice President of Communication and Marketing of the Cosentino Group and President of the CDC, Adelina Salinas, architect and coordinator of the competition and Ricardo Santoja, professor, photographer and collaborator of the CDC since the first editions.

 

Cosentino Design Challenge (CDC): the themes of the 15th edition


The Cosentino Design Challenge (CDC) is a major international competition for design and architecture students from all over the world to test their talent and creativity. The Cosentino Design Challenge is an initiative that allows students to get in touch with the company's materials and products, which they will be able to use in their work projects in the future.
The support and collaboration of 32 national and international schools and universities, as well as industry professionals, are proof of the prestige that the Cosentino Design Challenge has achieved over the years.
Students will have until 21 June 2021 to submit their projects. The themes of this year's competition are, for the Architecture category “Kitchens with a soul - new visions for everyday spaces“, while for the Design category students are invited to reflect on the theme “Cosentino...materials and sensations“.
The students taking part in the competition will have maximum creative freedom in developing their projects, but they will have to include one of the innovative materials proposed by Cosentino to the world of architecture and design: Silestone®, Dekton® and/or Sensa by Cosentino®.

 

Cosentino Design Challenge: the winning projects of the 14th edition


Due to the health emergency, for the first time in the history of the competition, the award ceremony of the 14th edition of the Cosentino Design Challenge was held in virtual mode.
No less than 363 projects were submitted this year. The jury evaluated 213 projects in the Architecture category and 150 in the Design category, submitted by European, American and Asian students.
Six projects, three in the Architecture category and three in the Design category, won the first prize of 1,000 euros.
The theme of the Architecture category of the 14th edition was “Cosentino and inhabiting the urban space (street room)“. The three winning projects were: “Cosentino Square“ by Luis Mínguez González (Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, ETSAM, Spain), “Black Hole“ by Alexandra Bailey (Escuela Superior de Arte y Diseño de Andalucía, ESADA, Spain) and “In Between“ by Teresa Martínez López (Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, ETSAM, Spain).
The theme of the Design Category of the 14th edition was “Cosentino and local traditions: contemporary craftsmanship“.  The three winning projects were: “Bravo!“ by Teresa Martínez López (Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, ETSAM, Spain), “Stone Stool“ by Miguel Ángel Ygoa Fernández de Castro (Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, ETSAM, Spain) and “Hamoon“ by Noive Ceballos Gómez, Laura Barón Palmero (Cesine Centro Universitario, Santander, Spain).

HIMACS European Architecture & Design Awards 2023 competition: creativity, innovation and inspiration

The award aims to recognise creative excellence in the fields of architecture and design
Category: Economy, News and Fairs
Publication date: 13/11/2023
Company: LX Hausys Europe Gmbh

Let's Design Contest: the Cosentino Group launches the second edition

The ideas competition, aimed at interior designers and architects, features the new 2023 collection of ultra-compact Dekton® Pietra Kode slabs
Category: Economy, News and Fairs
Publication date: 20/03/2023
Company: Cosentino Group

Cosentino Design Challenge: the winners of the 16th edition

Seven projects have been awarded, selected by a jury of excellence that has viewed 490 proposals from all over the world
Category: Economy, News and Fairs
Publication date: 18/07/2022
Company: Cosentino Group

Let's Design ideas contest: Cosentino launches a new contest for designers and interior architects

The focus of the contest is to design a furnishing accessory using the ultra-compact surface Dekton®
Category: Technological materials for furniture, Industry news
Publication date: 03/01/2022
Company: Cosentino Group

Cosentino Design Challenge: the winning projects of the 15th edition

Numerous and highly experienced participants in the international competition promoted by the Cosentino Group
Category: Industry news
Publication date: 26/07/2021
Company: Cosentino Group

The 14th edition of the Cosentino Design Challenge is presented

The international competition is aimed at design and architecture students from all over the world
Category: Industry news
Publication date: 10/10/2019
Company: Cosentino Group