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. 

REGION – Masisa, through several of its subsidiaries in Latin America, carried out during the month of March the launch of new melamine designs. 

ITALY – More than 343,600 people from 165 countries attended the 56th edition of the Salone del Mobile that took place from April 4 – 9 in Milan. The figures confirm the positive trend evidenced in the Salone del Mobile and the biennial Euroluce and Workplace3.0 pavilions, marking a 10% increase on the 2015 edition, the last time the lighting and workplace biennials were held.

GERMANY – The German Design Award 2017 took place in Frankfurt on the 10th February. The wood-based materials manufacturer Egger received a “Special Mention” in the category “Materials and Surfaces” for the new surface ST76 Matex Rough Matt, and another for the Doppia Black-Gold furniture edge.

ITALY – With just over a month to go until the opening of its 56th edition, the Salone del Mobile.Milano is the sector’s acknowledged showcase for excellence and quality.  

ITALY – Snaidero’s Aria kitchen (Design Pininfarina) has won the 2016 Good Design Award, a prestigious international tribute from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture, which singles out outstanding designers and manufacturers who have come up with innovative concepts or original ideas that go beyond normal product and design standards. 

BRAZIL – The judging panel of the 2017 Salão Design Award announced the selection of 130 entrees for the next phase. The finalists are expected to submit their products or life-size prototypes in early May for the winners selection. 

U.K – Better Shelter, IKEA Foundation’s temporary shelter designed for refugees has been named the 2016 Beazley Design of the Year.