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| Fred (top) in wenge stained solid ash frame and solid ash drawer, and hard-surface leather; SitTable for PROOFF UNStudio with fabric seating inset to oak veneer table; and Tablina modular occasional tables (below) also in wenge stained ash, with leather-covered particleboard top. |
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Sprawling through 20 pavilions and extending over 1.7 million square feet, this show combines the U.S. equivalent of NeoCon, Las Vegas Market, and the High Point Market, along with exhibitions of lighting and accessories.
The national flair for style and design has long driven Italy's furniture market, perhaps even to a greater degree than in fashion or kitchenware. For that reason competing designers from other nations like to show at I Saloni to be seen.
| I Saloni 2011 Shows â Basic Facts |
| Milan Fairgrounds, Rho April 12-17, 2011 Total participants: 2,720 including SaloneSatellite for general public Net exhibit area: 1.7 million sq.ft. Salone Internazionale del Mobile International Furniture Exhibition 50th edition Salone Internazionale del Complemento dâArredo / International Furnishing Accessories Exhibition 25th edition Showcasing: bedrooms, beds, wardrobes, dining rooms, dining nooks and living rooms, hall furniture, childrenâs furniture, occasional furniture, tables and chairs, rush and rattan furniture, garden furniture, upholstered furniture. Accessories, objects, ornaments and fabrics. SaloneUfficio / International Biennial Workspace Exhibition 15th edition Showcasing: office furniture, furnishings for banks, insurance offices, post offices and other public spaces. Seating for offices and public spaces. Internal partitions and coverings. Alarm systems for offices, banks and public spaces: Office heating and air-conditioning. Office accessories. Audio-video technologies. Services. Co-located with: Euroluce (lighting show) SaloneSatellite (consumer show) |
Some examples of new designs that will be seen in Milan:
Fredâs frame desk is in wenge stained solid ash wood with a triangular profile for greater lightness. The same material is also used for the desk drawer, mounted on metal soft-close runners. The top is in Saddle Leather Extra is available in dark brown and camel. The front edge is dyed and finished with protective wax. Accessories come in galvanised gunmetal with a protective varnish.
Tablina by Songolani for Poltrona Frau, is a table with thin lines, fashioned in wengè stained solid ash. The horizontal surfaces of the tops, created in particleboard, are upholstered in colored leather.
The SitTable for PROOFF UNStudio features upholstered seating in various configurations inset into a table. The wood table features oak veneer or while laminate.
I Saloni 2011 Shows
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