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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.

Living coral will be the pantone color of 2019

Pantone color institute has just decreed the colour of the 2019 the one that will inevitably influence the design and the fashion of the next 12 months: the pantone 16-1546 Living Coral. A vivid and shining shade, cosy and elegant that matches with the house and that transmit energy and optimism.           
Living coral is infact a comforting colour that recall the nature, the depth of the sea and the fantastic coralline barriers which charm the eyes and the mind.     Many design and fashion companies have already inserted this colour into their own chromatic shovel in order to immediately satisfy the fashionable and demanding customer’s requests and always be in time with the trends of the moment. For this reason we will see furnishings, accessories, but also household appliances, potteries and textiles proposed in this beautiful shade.

 

Pantone color of the year

 

Since 20 years, pantone colour of the year influences the development of the products and the decisions about shopping in different sectors, including fashion, interior design, industrial design, packaging of products and graphic design.                                                                                 
The choice of the colour of the year has born from an important evaluation and analysis of some trends by professionists of the pantone color institute,            
The trends can be suggested from different areas as the one of the theater and cinema, or art’s exhibitions and new artists, from fashion and design, by new lifestyles, from materials and innovative textiles.

The Pantone Colour of the Year 2025 is Mocha Mousse

A soft-toned brown capable of evoking elegance and a sense of understated, earthy sophistication.
Category: Economy, News and Fairs
Publication date: 09/12/2024

Pantone colour 2024: Peach Fuzz, a delicate peach shade

Midway between pink and orange, it is a refined and elegant shade that enriches the soul, body and mind
Category: Economy, News and Fairs
Publication date: 11/12/2023

Pantone color 2023: Viva Magenta, a bright red shade full of vitality

Inspired by nature and the red of the cochineal, the color is a symbol of pure joy that encourages experimentation and self-expression
Category: Economy, News and Fairs
Publication date: 12/12/2022

Pantone Color Of The Year 2022: Very Peri, a beautiful shade of periwinkle blue

A shade of blue tending to purple and with a hint of red that stimulates imagination and creativity
Category: Industry news
Publication date: 17/12/2021

Pantone colours 2021: vibrant yellow and neutral grey, a combination of strength and positivity

Elected Color of the Year, Ultimate Gray and Illuminating are the two shades that will influence interior design and fashion in 2021
Category: Industry news
Publication date: 14/12/2020

Classic Blue has been chosen as Pantone Color of the Year 2020

An elegant and deep color that goes well with the world of furniture and design.
Category: Industry news
Publication date: 19/12/2019