Italian Design Brands listed on the Stock Exchange
Last week Italian Design Brands (IDB) launched the IPO for entry on the Italian Stock Exchange, slated to conclude today, 18 May. IDB was recently given the go-ahead by Consob for the issuing of a...
Scic Italia acquires Schiffini
Two historic brands join forces: Scic Italia, the producer of design kitchens founded in 1948, acquires Schiffini, the company from Liguria with nearly one century of experience.
“Regenerating the Schiffini brand on the market represents...
Cassina acquires Zanotta
It’s official: Zanotta has been acquired by Cassina and thus becomes part of the Haworth Lifestyle Design group – which now contains the brands Cassina, Cappellini, Ceccotti, Karakter, Poltrona Frau, Luxury Living, Janus et...
Meritalia in the ranks of Italian Radical Design
Meritalia represents a piece of history of Made in Italy. Founded in 1987 by Giulio and Vanna Meroni and famous for its irreverent and unconventional spirit, from the outset in the 1990s Meritalia has brought a...
Maxalto: Italia Casalino is the new General Manager
Definition, development and implementation of strategies for Maxalto, to boost the growth and appeal of the brand on an international level. These are the objectives behind the appointment of Italia Casalino as the new...
Three months of events
For the first three months in 2023, the international trade fair calendar is packed with appointments covering almost all the bases of interior design: from decoration to surfaces, consumer electronics to collectible design. The...
Consuming in 2023: forecasts from Ipsos and Catawiki
The study
Lots of surprises are in store inside the 2023 Trends Report, a survey on consumer trends for the year to come conducted by Catawiki, the leading European platform for auctions of special objects,...
The design market in a changing world
As history evolves, there are moments of relative calm and others in which changes happen fast. Over the last few years, the world seems to have opted for the latter. First the pandemic, then...
Sustainability according to Rubelli: a challenge to face together
Sustainability is a term that has rightfully become part of the vocabulary of design companies. It is written and read, discussed and explained. At times it lingers at the level of marketing and mere...
The value chain of Italian wooden furnishings: 2022 surpasses 2019
The good news is that according to the latest reports of Centro Studi FederlegnoArredo, the wooden furniture sector – with respect to the first semester of 2021 – has gone through a +22.2% increase...
