Furniture Show Brings Italian Trends to Chicago.The annual Chicago Design Show featured a pavilion of contemporary Italian design. FOR THE SECOND YEAR, Italian designers brought a high-quality European-style furniture display to the Chicago Design Show, held Nov. 2-5 at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. This year nearly 50 Italian companies This is a list of companies from Italy. Aerospace and Defence
Organized by Al.Gi., s.r.l. of Biassono, Italy, the show featured many Italian exhibitors who were showing in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. for the first time. What resulted was the Italian version of contemporary design, where different types of wood were paired with components like glass, crystal and stainless steel stainless steel: see steel. stainless steel Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat. . Highlights from the show are pictured here. The Italian Design Furniture Show will return to the Merchandise Mart on Oct. 4-7, 2001. FURNITURE SHOW BRINGS ITALIAN TRENDS TO CHICAGO Massimo Caggiano In Caggiano's collection, items of furniture are grouped under descriptive names Written indication on maps and charts, used to specify the nature of a feature (natural or artificial) shown by a general symbol. . These names allow the company to represent its classical influences while still communicating the quality of the materials (cherry, poplar Poplar, city, England Poplar, former metropolitan borough, SE England. See Tower Hamlets. poplar, in botany poplar: see willow. and Tanganyika wood) and the fixtures (gold-leaf applied by hand to the geometrical ge·o·met·ric also ge·o·met·ri·cal adj. 1. a. Of or relating to geometry and its methods and principles. b. Increasing or decreasing in a geometric progression. 2. decorative elements, Murano glass Murano glass has been a famous product of the Venetian island of Murano for centuries. Located off the shore of Venice, Italy, Murano was a commercial port as far back as the 7th Century. By the 10th Century it had become a well-known city of trade. for handles) which represent the company's concept of utility. Calico Colico has produced modern chairs and tables since 1920. In the 1960s, the company began an industrial division specializing in the production of chairs and tables, with more than 1,000 models to choose from. Prealpi SpA For more than 30 years, Prealpi SpA has specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. in manufacturing modern bedrooms. All items -- beds, chests of drawers, night tables and wardrobes -- are created with aesthetic care and technical knowledge. In 1998 Prealpi introduced a new accessories line called Formidea. Bosca Arredi For 30 years Bosca has offered linear sliding doors, folding doors, swing doors and fixed-partition panels. The linear sliding doors can be fitted onto walls and ceilings or they can have counter frames to slide into the walls. All selections are custom made to measure in a wide choice of woods, including maple, cherry, canaletto walnut, walnut and wenge. Lema SpA Lema offers Selecta Selecta is a company owned by the food giant Unilever with the Philippines' RFM corporation (its original owner) as its partner. Founded by the Arce family in the late 1980s & prospered by the Concepcion's RFM corporation in the early 1990s until today as a partnership between the , a multi-functional system of bookcases, drawers, cabinets, cupboards, shelves, glass cases and much more, The main elements consist of self-supporting bookcases and shelves, which are available in three different depths. There is also the "Selecta Boiserie," whose elements can be attached to panels fixed to the wall. Glass or wooden fronts can be secured on these panels. Benches, cupboards, hi-fi or TV consoles can be added. A Selecta wall-mounting shelf system, for example, has everything the program has to offer: bookcases, shelves, drawers, cabinets with glass doors, sliding doors, along with a matching TV console with sliding smoked-glass doors. |
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