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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 2019 edition of the Cristalplant® Design Contest starts

Now in its eleventh edition, the Cristalplant® Design Contest is the international competition promoted by Cristalplant® that this year sees the collaboration with Kristalia, a manufacturer of furniture and accessories with modern design and Made in Italy quality.The competition involves young designers and designers, born after 01/01/1983, invited to design an accessory dedicated to the entrance area, or a piece of floor or wall furniture for the realization of which the Cristalplant material must be the protagonist.The entrance area in contemporary homes has almost disappeared and for this reason the furnishing accessories such as coat hangers, hat boxes, consoles, shelves, umbrella stands, coffee tables, wall mirrors, coat hangers must today fulfill the same function, fitting into the living area and interacting with style in a harmonious way.Participation is free and designers can participate with multiple projects.In the evaluation of the projects, various factors will be taken into consideration, including design, originality, elegance and essentiality consistent with the Kristalia language and the ability to best express the aesthetic pleasure of Cristalplant®, a composite material, technologically advanced . The winning projects will be selected and awarded by a jury of experts who will elect a winner and a maximum of five special mentions for each category. The award ceremony will be held as every year during the Salone del Mobile in Milan. The selected projects will be presented to the public and the press in the Kristalia showroom in Via Larga, at the corner of Piazza Santo Stefano, 5 for the awards ceremony to be held on Wednesday 10 April 2019. The winning project will be included in the Kristalia catalog.The deadline for participation in the competition is set for February 28, 2019 at 11.59 pmFor information: www.cristalplant.it and www.kristalia.itThe announcement can be downloaded from the website designcontest.cristalplant.it