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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.

Piombo by Cleaf: the new matt surface for the coating of furnishings and interiors

The Cleaf's Hyper Materials collection, which is composed of original solutions, a synthesis of technique, materials, style and sustainability, is enriched with a new surface for furniture and interior design: Piombo.
It shares its chief characteristic with the metal from which it takes its name (symbol Pb, atomic number 82): it is completely matt.  Innovative acrylic resins, applied using Electron Beam Curing, mean that Piombo reflects very little light – hence the opacity – while at the same making it anti-fingerprint, soft to the touch and highly resistant to scratches.
Cleaf's unique experience and production technology have succeeded in transferring these cutting edge properties to faced panel, laminate and edge.  The result is a sophisticated and coordinated surface for furnishings and interiors, either vertical or horizontal.

 

Installation of Calvi Brambilla Studio


The Calvi Brambilla studio has created an installation on the CCube corporate showroom to showcase Piombo's vertical potential.
A series of screens realized with Piombo faced panels invites the visitor to explore this innovative product.  The accessories are characterized by an eccentric arrangement of slotting planes, with two or three doors, one side mirrored and decorated with a molecule motif recalling the chemical element which gives the product its name.  The central space of the showroom becomes a stage for flat scene sets that screen off the lateral spaces.
“The creation of Piombo surface confirms Cleaf's ability to offer advanced solutions for the furniture and interior design.” - says Roberto Caspani from Cleaf - “Being able to transfer the same vanguard features to faced panel, laminate and edge represent at its best our idea of a coating system coordinated and suitable for vertical and horizontal applications.”
“We wanted to highlight the properties of this innovative and outstanding material with an immersive installation, created as a maze where one can not only see but also experience and touch the surfaces.” - say Fabio Calvi and Paolo Brambilla from studio Calvi Brambilla.

 

Quidyl by Cleaf

A innovative and environmentally friendly panel
Category: Ennobled panels
Publication date: 16/06/2015