Recreating the look of plain-sawn wood by weaving vinyl yarns on industrial looms, this unexpected and inventive approach produces a beautiful textured pattern that combines the beauty of natural wood grain with the durability and practicality of a man-made material. Offered in four colors, pecan, driftwood, dogwood and tan. Woodgrain gives designers an additional choice of sophisticated fabrics furniture...
I dream about new surfaces that reflect who I am, with no restrictions; the solid yet discrete lightness of a precious fabric furniture that is able to cradle furniture and contain, support and caress, a backdrop for even more precious stories: my own. The genuine luxury of being on centre stage in a space that responds to my desires rather than absorbing them, and which is able to surprise me ...
Leading broadloom carpet manufacturer and carpet tile manufacturer Desso has firmly established itself in the heart of London’s design community with the opening of a new showroom in Clerkenwell. Showcasing Desso’s Carpetecture design concept, the two storey space doubles as a flexible central London work base for architects, designers and clients.
Brio is the creative flooring, versatile and revolutionary, studied to guarantee not only the maximum reliability and strength (wear and tear and shock resistance, resistance to cars and humidity) but also offers the maximum flexibility.
Plain colours, imitations of marble and natural stones, high-tech and wood solutions and a wide variety of combinations are Brio’s line chromatic range, ide...
After being awarded as "Best product launch" by the Design board of the Surface Design furniture Show, the avant-garde GranitiFiandre’s collection won the “ Floor tile of the year” award by Design tile Association Awards.
The Tile Association representing all aspects of the wall and floor tile industry in the UK, from manufacture to installation, is an important event that on...
Lea Ceramiche technology and design create a space for refreshment and rest in the fascinating Venaria Reale court.
Project by Diego Grandi
23 April 2008 – For the “L’Oro del Design Italiano” (“Italian Design Gold”), which celebrates the Golden Compass collection that is on home display at the Reggia di Venaria Reale stables and will open to the public on 24 April, Lea Ceram...
Iron's slabs are inspired by sober, linear metallic meldings fashioned in such a way as to be perceived as soft by eye and hand.
Iron loses its original powerful connotation, veering instead towards a material that smacks vaguely of powdery concrete. This is how extremely modern colors and graphics come about. As malleable as the element that inspired them, they lend themselves to us...
For the 2007 edition of Cersaie, Ceramiche Keope will be introducing the innovative TI-LED lighting system for its collections.
This system is the ideal solution for decorating and solving lighting problems in public or private environments, which are generally dark or poorly lit, by tracing paths of light.
The LED emitters selected by Ceramiche Keope guarantee the highest flo...
Subtle and precious textures enliven the surface of the new Wish collection by Ceramiche Keope, a line with an opalescent effect to enhance the unique appeal of porcelain stoneware.
The Wish collection is characterised by two independent patterns: a texture called “LINE” and a speckled structure called “PIN”.
The innovative material of Wish has a prismatic appearance that enri...
European carpet manufacturer Desso is looking for environmentally friendly new ways of sourcing yarn, material and colours after linking up with a prominent scientist who will help the company underline and enhance its green credentials.
Desso has started an exclusive partnership agreement with the Hamburg-based Environmental Protection Encouragement Agency (EPEA) (http://www.epe...
At the Milan Salone del Mobile the company is anticipating the concept at the basis of the development of a new line of mosaics and agglomerates by supporting a series of initiatives devoted to ecological compatibility.
TREND’s appointments at the Milan Salone del Mobile 2008
Milano Green Project, Nidi d’uomo –
Giardini Ingegnoli , Viale Pasubio 13/23
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The creative pole of Fuorisalone 2008 celebrating 360' art
Triennale Salone del Mobile - Milano
Organized by Laura Villani
Following last year's huge success, on the occasion of the forthcoming Salone del Mobile, DESIGN ON STAGE will once again enliven the Fuorisalone with its creative salon in the renowned square opposite the Triennale, the vehicle furniture to host ...
Milan, February 2008 – Lea Ceramiche, the Fiorano Modenese company that produces ceramic flooring and tiles manufacturer , has become a proud sponsor of the Turin 2008 World Contemporary designDesign capital , which will be held in the Piedmont capital, named the first world capital of design for the entire year.
The company, a member of the PANARIAGROUP Industrie Ceramiche S.p...
Milan, February 2008 – On the occasion of the next Salone del Mobile [Furniture Exhibition] of Milan, Lea Ceramiche will present Streets and City, the collections designed by Diego Grandi and proposed in an installation that will animate the spaces at Via Volta 18 with materials and contemporary design .
The city will be the lively protagonist of this week of design, both as an abst...
TAU Cerámica has revamped the pieces from its 20x20 Tautec collection, already a very successful part of its catalogue, in order to bring them into line with the most exigents requirements.
The pieces available in this new version of porcelain stoneware tiles manufacturer have been developed in two thicknesses (8 and 13 mm) and are perfect for use in busy outside spaces, public access proj...
Fap Ceramiche, a well-established ‘made in Italy’ brand involved in the manufacture of ceramic wall tiles manufacturers , on the occasion of the Salone del Mobile 2008, will take part in the second edition of That’s Design furniture . The event, conceived in collaboration with Domus Academy, Consorzio POLI.design, the Faculty of Design, INDACO Department of the Milan Politecnico and ZOT, will be ...
Used as roof coverings and on facades, the visual effect of aged copper has been during decades considered a symbol of architectural elegance, long life and distinction.
At present contemporary contemporary architects of recognized prestige (Frank Ghery, Michael Graves, Phillip Johnson, John Burgee and Antoine Preddock among others) resort to this material as a distinctive image i...
Apavisa bases on the evolutionary stages furniture of the most urban concrete to develop the Beton collection, improving those properties in which natural cement presents construction shortcomings.
The new collection developed by Apavisa transmits versatility and naturalness, having obtained the identical finish to one obtained from using wood on natural concretes.
Neobaroque surroundings frame the Damasco Oro Giallo decoration .
The pattern reproduces a fabric furniture motif embellished with gold mosaic.
Each tessera consists of 24-carat gold leaf sandwiched between two layers of glass.
Satìn conveys the discrete elegance of a surface that captures light and reflects it, highlighting the living spaces thanks to its subtle changeable lines which give shape to unique ambiences with a touch of style and contemporaneity. The delicate plisset, the outline of which is slightly suggested on the surface, the splendid embroidery highlighted by reflections of light convey a sensual experien...
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