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. 

U.S. – IKEA PS (meaning Post Scriptum) is the design statement of IKEA, first launched in 1995, which puts focus on cutting edge modern Scandinavian furniture design without losing sight of what makes IKEA unique – affordable, quality design for the many people. 

GERMANY – The EGGER Decorative Collection has been broadened to cater for an increasingly wide range of applications and styles. The more diverse collection makes it possible to combine different materials, colors, types of wood, and style directions. 

GERMANY – Decolay Real is a brand new product from Schattdecor that makes it possible to create decor-synchronized furniture surfaces with minimal effort. 

U.S. – Pantone, an X-Rite company and the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, announced PANTONE 15-0343 Greenery as the PANTONE® Color of the Year selection for 2017; a fresh and zesty yellow-green shade that evokes the first days of spring when nature’s greens revive, restore and renew. 

SPAIN – On November 23 and 24, Lamigraf presented to the Spanish market its new designs from the 16/18 Collection with the celebration of its first Lamiday. 

PERU – On November 15 took place at the Art Museum in Lima, Peru the award ceremony of Masisa’s 2016 International Design Award for Students. 

GERMANY – US designer Todd Bracher has been nominated as the guest of honor for the sixth edition of “Das Haus” at imm cologne 2017. 

GERMANY – The German Design Council has awarded the German Design Award – Special Mention 2017 to Hettich for the Sensys thin door hinge. 

ITALY – Titanium, introduced for the first time by Salice in 2011, has already become the standard, distinctive and refined. A finish delivering better corrosion resistance and blending warm tones with technological and futuristic finishes.