BRAZIL – After the registration period for the 2018 Salão Design Award ended on Monday, October 2, the award organizers announced the names of the judging panel of this special edition, which marks the 30th anniversary of the competition held by the Furniture Industry Association of Bento Gonçalves (Sindmóveis).

UNITED KINGDOM – Finsa participated for the first time as an exhibitor at the London Design Fair, an event that in its fifteenth anniversary placed the capital of the United Kingdom as the epicenter of interior design and architecture.

GERMANY – Under the “Fascin[action] – Fascinated by solutions” banner, preparations are in full swing for one of the world’s biggest design awards for students: the International Design Award 2018 which looks for innovative ideas and visions in the fields of furniture design and furniture making. The International Design Award is organised by two leading companies from the supplier industry, Hettich and Rehau.

GERMANY – The ‘transform’ Décor Book, which was produced for the 10th Interprint Furniture Days has received one of the most important design awards, the Red Dot Award 2017 in the ‘Communication Design’ discipline.

ARGENTINA – From September 28 to October 1 at the Córdoba Trade Fair Complex, EstiloCASA will open its doors. This habitat tradeshow is aimed at an expert audience of which about ten thousand attendees are expected.

BRAZIL – The second edition of HIGH DESIGN – Home & Office Expo took place from August 8 -10, at São Paulo Expo as an anchor event of the DW! São Paulo Design Weekend.

ARGENTINA – The 12th edition of the International Furniture Fair (FIMAR) held in Buenos Aires from August 23 to 26, recognized the sector’s trend setters and their products, for their outstanding design, creativity and innovation.

BRAZIL – Sindmóveis Bento Gonçalves is counting down to the second HIGH DESIGN – Home & Office Expo, the tradefair that is continuing Casa Brasil in São Paulo. 

CHILE – Masisa Chile recently opened the doors of its “Masisa Design Center”. This is an exhibition space for applied products, where the company offers advice for furniture and interior architecture projects and operates as a connection point between Masisa and its clients.

GERMANY – The Catalan decorative surface printer Lamigraf presented at the Interzum fair in Cologne 15 décors and 5 new unicolors under the concept Décor Trends 17/18. 

BRAZIL – From March 28 to 30 in Bento Gonçalves (RS) Schattdecor offered an event fot its customers and partners. During the three days of the exhibition, the décor manufacturer led the conversation about new technologies, designs and trends for 2017.

COLOMBIA – For two days Bogotá will be the setting for News 2017, the launch event for the new lines of the Austrian manufacturer of wood products Kaindl.