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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® stone kitchen countertop with integrated touch sink

Lapitec continues its process of research and application development of the sintered stone “full-body“ and has proposed to Sicam a series of high tech innovations that will innovate the approach of this material in the kitchen world. Up to now, in fact, the Lapitec® has been used above all as material for the worktop. Its technical and aesthetic functionality, the availability of finishes and nuances, have made it a success among the kitchen producers in Italy and abroad. The extreme workability of the material, available in large slabs at “full-body“ and with calibrated thicknesses, has allowed it to be used also for doors, shelves, offering designers ample creative possibilities with particular cuts and difficult processes.

 

Lapitec and Vimar together for the fully touch kitchen countertop.

 

Sicam, the Venetian company, in collaboration with Vimar, wanted to present exclusively a Lapitec® stone kitchen countertop. More precisely, three different types of application of the technology developed by Vimar have been exhibited: two on the horizontal kitchen top, while the third on the backsplash. Thanks to this partnership it is possible to interface the plan with the home automation system by assigning touch controls to specific functions: just touch the surface to activate or deactivate lights, blinds or any other electronic device connected to the kitchen.From an aesthetic point of view, this high-tech innovation allows for a minimal effect in the kitchen, with completely flat and clean surfaces, without plates and switches, capable of enhancing the large dimensions of the Lapitec slabs. Another news proposed by the company is Orion, a sink integrated into the worktop in Lapitec® already available in two variants: 70x40 and 50x40 cm which gives the kitchen an effect of absolute aesthetic and stylistic continuity, with semi-invisible joints and gluing. The minimal approach is the concept that ideally combines all the Lapitec kitchen, skillfully putting in relation digital innovations and aesthetic research, design and innovation.

Lapitec: sintered stone slabs

Lapitec® is an innovative, “full-body“ sintered stone, formed in large slabs, which combines aesthetic value with large dimensions and very high physical and mechanical properties. Lapitec® is the largest sintered stone surface available on the market. It is produced in sheets in thicknesses of 12, 20 or 30 mm. The thicknesses 12 and 20 mm guarantee a plate dimension of 3365x1500 mm (5.05sqm), while the 30 mm guarantees a plate dimension of 1460x3365 mm (4.91 sqm). Being a “full-body“ material and easy to work with, it can be used for a multitude of applications: from internal and external wall claddings to floorings, from kitchen countertops to ventilated facades.The Lapitec® surface is totally free of porosity, does not absorb, does not stain,it is resistant to bacteria and mold. It is also produced respecting the environment and the consumer, as it is absent from resins, does not contain petroleum derivatives,it  is antibacterial and is completely inert.

Lapitec sintered stone: five new full-body colours

A covering material particularly suitable for the kitchen world, 100% natural, without resins, inks or petroleum derivatives
Category: Technological materials for furniture
Publication date: 31/03/2023
Company: Lapitec S.p.A.

The company has patented the mineral formula for a material completely free of crystalline silica
Category: Technological materials for furniture
Publication date: 26/01/2022
Company: Lapitec S.p.A.

Large format slabs of Infinity to create worktops, kitchen tops and furniture

An innovative technology to obtain slabs that recreate the effect of natural marble
Category: Mineral materials
Publication date: 24/02/2020

The Euromobil Group chooses Fenix® for its new line of kitchens Sei

An innovative material with high technological content, durable, matt, anti-fingerprint, scratch-resistant and green
Category: Technological materials for furniture
Publication date: 05/02/2020
Company: Arpa Industriale S.p.A.

Lapitec® presents the first sintered stone slabs in the world with a through vein

A material with strong innovative connotations, an important technological achievement, the result of years of intense research
Category: Technological materials for furniture
Publication date: 29/11/2019
Company: Lapitec S.p.A.

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 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

Category: Technological materials for furniture
Publication date: 10/11/2017
Company: Lapitec S.p.A.