SWEDEN – The Ikea Museum is set to open to the public on June 30. Housed in what was once the very first IKEA store in Älmhult, Sweden, which opened in 1958, the museum has a total area of 7,000 m2, including approx. 3,500 m2 of exhibition area, a restaurant that seats 170 patrons and a 250 m2 store.
ITALY – The Tortona Design Week in Milan from April 12th to the 15th was the stage chosen by Germany’s Impress Group to presented its new design concept and 2016 collection.
U.S. – A first-of-its-kind alliance, the ELEVATE Design Collective, was announced on April 6th to bring together six industry-leading home design brands Delta Faucet Company, Formica Corporation, Hunter Fan, JELD-WEN®, KitchenAid® and Schlage®, to highlight home accents within home style and interior design conversations.
ITALY – With an unprecedented 372,151 total attendees, up 4% since the 2014 edition – when the biennial Kitchen and Bathroom exhibitions last took place – the 55th edition of the Salone del Mobile Milano drew has drawn to a close on April 17th. Just on Saturday and Sunday, when the fair was open to the general public, 41,372 people visited the 2,407 exhibitors.
ARGENTINA – The new website developed by Sadepan Latinoamericana is the spearhead of a comprehensive communication strategy of the Argentine board manufacturer that also includes a new blog aimed at the world of design and a Facebook page.
GERMANY – With its Decor Selection 2016, Schattdecor is presenting a selection of global decor highlights that have the potential to be the best sellers of tomorrow.
GERMANY – AvanTech, the Premium drawer system by Hettich was recognized for its superb design quality with the Red Dot Award. In the 2016 edition of the award, the 41 members of the jury rated a record number of 5,214 products from 57 nations.
BRAZIL – Sindmóveis Bento Gonçalves will have two 50-square meter booths during the next Salone Internazionale del Mobile (iSaloni) in Milan, Italy from April 12-17.
SPAIN – Coinciding with the commemoration of World Wood Day on March 21st, FINSA launches the first edition of Thinking Wood Awards, a distinction aimed at highlighting the work using wood done by professionals in architecture, interior design and decoration, and rewarding the best projects implemented with materials made by any of the companies of the Finsa Group.
ITALY – The 55th edition of the Salone del Mobile Milano will bring together over 300,000 operators from more than 160 countries and a visiting public of over 30,000 people on the Saturday and Sunday – from 12th to 17th April at the Milan Fairgrounds, Rho.
REGION – The call to participants of Masisa’s Design Competition for Students 2016 is now open. This competition, promoted in the region for several years now by board manufacturer Masisa, is directed at students majoring in design, architecture and related subjects, and aims to boost careers and the development of the furniture industry, encouraging creativity and technological innovation through design.
GERMANY – The Association of the German Furniture Industry (VDM), based on their research on megatrends and a survey of exhibitors at imm cologne 2016, detected trends in the furniture industry and interior design for 2016 season . Here are the findings:
