BRAZIL – Once the technical and functional evaluation of the 562 projects enrolled in the Salão Design 2022 Award is finished, the organization is already computing the jury’s considerations to define the finalists in each of the five segments of this edition.

GERMANY – The trend away from high-gloss surfaces and towards elegant, matt designs is sweeping through the entire furniture industry.

SPAIN – The renowned A’ Design Award is an award which recognizes internationally outstanding furniture design.

GERMANY – No fewer than two newly developed products from Hettich have attracted the prestigious iF Design Award this year: in the “Kitchen” category, the jury awarded prizes to the slimline AvoriTech drawer system and the Quadro runner for dishwashers.

GERMANY – The exclusive, deeply embossed wood-based finishing “Cosmos” from Sonae Arauco sets new standards. This was also the opinion of the jury of the German Design Council, who selected the texture as “Winner” of ICONIC AWARD 2021: Innovative Interior.

U.S. – Pantone, the global color authority and provider of professional color language standards and digital solutions for the design community, announced PANTONE 17-5104 Ultimate Gray and PANTONE 13-0647 Illuminating, as the Pantone® Color of the Year selection for 2021.

U.S. – The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) 2021 Design Trends Research reveals the COVID-19 pandemic will have a substantial lasting impact on kitchen and bath design.

ARGENTINA – From Argentina comes for Latin America the new Egger Decorative Collection 2020 that includes a wide variety of designs, renewed textures, combined boards and edges and new products and services.

U.K. – The leading quartz surface, Silestone by Cosentino has been voted the Best Work Surface in the prestigious Bathroom & Kitchen Update Awards 2020.

SPAIN – For the first time, Impress offers the opportunity to young students to show their talent through this collaboration with the EMAD Municipal School of Design in La Garriga.

GERMANY – Schattdecor presented the new Decor Selection 2020, a package of 14 decors, that include innovations and bestselling decors.

AUSTRIA – Kaindl’s Boards Collection 2020 is made up of four attractive and highly varied product ranges.