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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.

Lapitec® won the 2018 Iconic Award in the “innovative material” category

On October 8th, Lapitec®, the full-body sintered stone was awarded the title of “innovative material“ at the Iconic Award 2018: Innovative Architecture, the first independent international architecture and design competition established by the German Design Council.

Composed of five categories (architecture, interior, product, communication and concept), the Iconic Award has been enriched this year with a new section, the “innovative material“, which recognizes the development of sustainable materials, efficient from the point of view energy and multi-purpose in their design. The jury, composed of important representatives and experts in the fields of architecture and design, considered that Lapitec®, thanks to its technical characteristics, fully responded to these parameters and was therefore the most innovative material, in particular among those destined for ventilated facades.

 

Lapitec® full-body sintered stone


Lapitec® is a material with considerable potential: it is not subject to moisture and is resistant to UV rays, is self-cleaning and its extreme hardness makes it particularly resistant to atmospheric agents. Lapitec® has also been awarded for its ecological qualities: its composition is in fact 100% natural as it doesn’t contain any resin or hydrocarbon based binder components. It is therefore a material that respects the environment because it doesn’t emit pollutants and meets the requirements of different environmental protocols worldwide.

The award ceremony was held in Munich (Germany), at the Pinakothek der Moderne, the largest German museum of modern and contemporary art, drawings and graphics, architecture and design.