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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.

Ecological material PaperStone® wins Archiproducts Design Awards 2020

PaperStone® is a new generation technological and ecological material for the production of furniture and furnishings. The world's first composite material made exclusively from 100% recycled FSC® certified paper and cardboard, PaperStone® won the Archiproducts Design Awards 2020 in the “Systems, Components and Materials“ category for its concept and design. This green material is made from overlapping layers of 100% recycled paper and cardboard that are then impregnated with a pigmented resin called PetroFree™, which is mainly made from the “pressing“ of cashew nut shells and is therefore free of petroleum chemicals.
Natural pigments are also used instead of chemical dyes, which ensures greater UV resistance, stable colours and homogeneous colouring throughout the panel mass.

 

PaperStone®, a technologically advanced material


PaperStone® is not only a natural material, but also a technologically advanced one. It can withstand temperatures of up to 180°, is 100% water-repellent, certified for food contact, environmentally friendly and non-toxic, having no formaldehyde residues. In addition to these excellent performances, the technological material PaperStone® is aesthetically pleasing, easy to clean, warm to the touch and as strong as steel. All these features make it particularly suitable for the production of kitchen or bathroom tops, representing a valid alternative to traditional solid surfaces.

 

PaperStone®: two product ranges


PaperStone® is available in two different ranges: the original range called “Solid Color Panels“ and the new range of colours called “Design Collection Panels“.
The “Solid Color Panels“ range consists of 8 solid colours that recall the warm, natural colours of the earth, such as Cabernet, with its distinctive burgundy hues, or Gunmetal, a refined medium-dark grey, or Leather, with its warm colour like leather, or Slate, the unique, textured black of slate that is perfect for all applications, from durable to commercial, from classic to modern.
The new “Design Collection Panels“ range of colours was conceived and created to meet the needs of companies, designers and planners who were looking for a material with the same characteristics, but with lighter, brighter colours. Here we find a light blue colour, different shades of light, medium and dark grey up to Sand, the lightest colour in the PaperStone® range, which recalls the natural beauty of sand and perfectly complements the different shades of wood, creating a luminous effect in both domestic and commercial environments. The Design Collection Panels feature a millerighe effect in their thickness and a perfect homogeneity in the colouring of the panel surface.
Distributed in Italy by Sadun, PaperStone® offers a 10-year guarantee on the raw material.
It is available in the standard dimensions 3658 x 1530 mm and in the standard thicknesses: 2 mm - 3 mm - 6 mm - 10 mm - 13 mm - 19 mm.

The innovative eco-sustainable material Cosmolite by Stone Italiana

A new material that enhances and ennobles the recycled product creating surfaces with high technical performance
Category: Technological materials for furniture
Publication date: 14/01/2022

Florim stone porcelain stoneware surfaces: large design slabs, multi-certified

Maximum versatility to realise kitchen tops, bathroom tops, washbasin tops and tables.
Category: Technological materials for furniture
Publication date: 30/12/2021

Sunlit Days quartz surfaces: the first zero-emission collection from Silestone®

Created with HybriQ® by Silestone® technology, the collection is inspired by the Mediterranean, its colors and nature.
Category: Technological materials for furniture
Publication date: 16/06/2021
Company: Cosentino Group

With Atim Trasformabili solutions for great compositional freedom

The collection is enriched with new products to exploit all the space
Category: Transformable table systems
Publication date: 24/06/2019
Company: Atim S.p.a.

Lapitec® stone kitchen countertop with integrated touch sink

Lapitec and Vimar give birth to the sintered stone kitchen countertop with integrated home automation
Category: Technological materials for furniture
Publication date: 10/01/2019
Company: Lapitec S.p.A.

Lapitec sintered stone slabs: new colours and high-tech kitchen tops

Projects and solutions in line with market demands
Category: Technological materials for furniture
Publication date: 08/03/2018
Company: Lapitec S.p.A.

Laminam, ceramic slabs of large size and minimum thickness

Solutions to satisfy both the architecture and furniture world
Category: Technological materials for furniture
Publication date: 09/01/2018
Company: Laminam S.p.A