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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.

12th edition of the Cosentino Design Challenge

The Cosentino Design Challenge international competition, now in its 12th edition, aims to promote the best talent among architecture and design students from all over the world. Supported by 25 institutes and universities, the Cosentino Design Challenge has become a reference point for international architecture and design and a great source of pride for the Cosentino Group, which has always been involved in social promotion and education of future generations of architects and designers.

Also this year there will be two themes of the competition: “Cosentino and the dramatic arts“ is aimed at Architecture students, while “Cosentino and Light“ is the theme for the students of the Faculty of Design. Participants in the competition will have the utmost freedom in the design and development of the final project, which must however include the use of a product from the Cosentino range, chosen from Silestone® natural quartz, the ultra-compact Dekton® surfaces and the Sensa® natural granites line.

Applications are open until June 1st 2018 and all projects must be submitted in digital format through the official website of the competition www.cosentinodesignchallenge.org.

The jury will make the results public in June 2018 and, for each category, will proclaim three winners who will win a prize of € 1,000, in addition to three special mentions.

Silestone® by Cosentino hybrid surfaces: the new Urban Crush collection

Inspired by the aesthetics of the contemporary city, it offers four new colours that recall limestone and sandstone
Category: Technological materials for furniture
Publication date: 03/07/2023
Company: Silestone by Cosentino

Arpa Industriale's VIS: a new collection of even more wear-resistant decors

The company anticipates and designs innovative aesthetic solutions and cutting-edge techniques
Category: Printed Decorative Papers
Publication date: 17/12/2019
Company: Arpa Industriale S.p.A.

LG Hausys presents HI-MACS® Intense Ultra: an innovation in the Solid Surface market

The best of technology: Intense Colour Technology and Ultra-Thermoforming
Category: Technological materials for furniture
Publication date: 12/09/2019
Company: LX Hausys Europe Gmbh

"Cosentino We", the new global community for professionals in the sector

Digital platform offers new opportunities for architects, designers and marble workers
Category: Industry news
Publication date: 04/09/2019
Company: Cosentino Group

The Anamorphix event by Fenix: in order to know the essence of FENIX materials

Previewed the new colours that enrich the collection
Category: Technological materials for furniture
Publication date: 21/05/2018
Company: Arpa Industriale S.p.A.

Ron Arad signs 10 LAYERS, an unusual Silestone® ping-pong table

The designer has reinterpreted the quartz surfaces in a creative way
Category: Technological materials for furniture
Publication date: 03/04/2018
Company: Cosentino Group

Arpa Industriale: new textures, new colours and a new super-opaque surface

The company anticipates and designs avant-garde aesthetic and technical solutions
Category: Technological materials for furniture
Publication date: 19/01/2018
Company: Arpa Industriale S.p.A.