USA – The Steelcase SILQ™ chair, a breakthrough in seating design, has won the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2019. The chair, created to respond intuitively to movement of the body, earned the award for its innovative material and outstanding design.
SieMatic SLX PURE kitchen concept with three design awards in 2020
GERMANY – SieMatic, one of Germany’s top luxury kitchen brands has obtained three leading design awards with its SieMatic SLX kitchen concept.
Kinvaro T-Slim by Grass wins Red Dot Design Award 2020
AUSTRIA – Grass has won the prestigious Red Dot Award in the Product Design category for its new, completely innovative movement mechanism Kinvaro T-Slim.
Universal hinge from Salice
ITALY – The Salice universal hinge has been developed to provide a solution to most applications in the field of furniture doors.
Pantone reveals the color of the year 2020: PANTONE® Classic Blue
U.S. – Pantone, provider of professional color language standards and digital solutions, announced PANTONE 19-4052, Classic Blue, as the Pantone® Color of the Year for 2020; a timeless and enduring hue elegant in its simplicity.
Uniboard launches Studio, a new collection of 20 digital designs
CANADA – Uniboard, a North American leader in design and decorative composite wood panel (TFL) manufacturing, announced the introduction of Studio, an exclusive collection of 20 digital designs.
Schattdecor presented the megatrend of urbanization at High Design 2019
BRAZIL – In 2019, from August 21 to 23 and under the motto “One Source. Unlimited Solutions”, Schattdecor participated in the High Design fair presenting its products and solutions for the spaces of the future, in order to awaken in the final public – specifiers of its product: architects and designers – the reflection to (re)think about the urban environments of megacities.
IKEA and Ori team up to develop ROGNAN robotic furniture for small space living
SWEDEN – Cities are booming and at the same time living spaces are shrinking. That’s why IKEA is exploring flexible and innovative solutions that empower people to have big dreams for small homes – introducing ROGNAN robotic furniture developed in collaboration with Ori.
Duratex Colombia launches the 2019/2020 Sincrony Collection of laminates
COLOMBIA – Inspired by the Homo Tecnologicus, in the splendor of nature and its synchrony with technology, the Sincrony Collection 2019/2020 – Harmony and Transcendence of Duratex Colombia achieves surprising contrasts, making the revolution of the new millennium also present in our spaces.
Lamigraf launches Trends & Inspirations 19/20 at Interzum
GERMANY – From May 21 to 24, Spanish décor specialist Lamigraf presented at Interzum its new collection “Inspirations and Trends 19/20”, a versatile selection of furniture and flooring designs. It includes a range of 31 designs and 28 unicolor developed following four new microtrends: Soft minimalism, Tactile Nature, Playful Formalism and Past traces.
Urban Styles: Schattdecor’s take on the megatrend of urbanization
GERMANY – When conducting ongoing, international trend research, Schattdecor considers the megatrend of urbanization. The requirements and demands placed on the urban living environment will present companies and service providers of all kinds with new opportunities and challenges in the future.