Axor Water Dream
Last night the AIDT Tour group headed to the Axor Hansgrohe showroom in the heart of the Milan design district for a special guided...
AIDT 2016 Tour – Day 1
Our AIDT 2016 Tour group has arrived safely in Milan with, luckily, no travelling mishaps. The hotel has been wonderfully accommodating of our large...
Fir Italia Eurocucina preview
Fir Italia has released a preview of the products the company will have on display at Eurocucina to be held in Milan in April...
International Design Tour 2016
3 nights Milan/3 nights Como/3 nights Austria/3 nights Spain
Australian International Design Tours (AIDT) is pleased to announce an International 12-Day Design Tour to Salone...
Kreativo wall system from Schuco
Released at this year's Interzum show, Kreativo is a wall system which the company says allows unlimited creative freedom. Kreativo is so-named because it's...
Nova Pro Scala from Grass
Grass' Nova Pro slide technology has been around for a while but the newest addition to the range - Nova Pro Scala - is...
Feelwood from Egger
Another fabulous product on display at this year's Interzum was the Feelwood surface from Egger. The wood-based materials manufacturer presented what it says is...
Kitchen Tower from Peka Systems
From Swiss manufacturer Peka Systems, and featured earlier this year at Interzum, comes the Kitchen Tower - a product the company describes as "your...
More from imi-beton (and Polytec)
Last August we brought you a post about the imi-beton product distributed by Polytec here in Australia. At Interzum we came across the product...
Cornerstone from Vauth-Sagel
As the centrepiece of Vauth-Sagel's stand at Interzum 2015, the company has released its Cornerstone corner cabinet solution which it says is "rethinking the...
Schattdecor Trends 15/16 – Interzum 2015
As the company celebrated its 30th year at Interzum, Schattdecor released its trend forecast for 2015/2016 as well as 10 new colours in its...
A visit with Blum
As part of the recent Australian International Design Tours trip to Interzum in Cologne, we were privileged to spend three days with Blum at...
Interzum in Review
Interzum in Cologne closed on 8 May 2015 with what is regarded as excellent results. More than 57,500 industry visitors from 143 countries (an...
Swiss Krono Group – One World Collection – Interzum 2015
The One World Collection from Swiss Krono Group has revealed at Interzum 2015 and reflects the company’s view that the world we live in...
Resopal SpaStyling – Interzum 2015
Resopal SpaStyling is a product the company says sets “new standards for designing wet rooms”. With the adoption of more single panels for walls...
Hailo new products – Interzum 2015
Hailo Pantry Box
Designed specifically as a pantry box for food storage, this nifty item attracted much interest on the Hailo stand. The idea was...
Gera new products – Interzum 2015
Gera Leuchten in black
Black furnishing elements are an elegant, luxury addition to living spaces to bring out the main features of a piece of...
Furnipart new products – Interzum 2015
Furnipart’s News015 handle design collection has been designed specifically for this year’s show. The company says its direction is three dimensional, representing the three...
Egger PerfectSense – Interzum 2015
Egger's stand at this year's Interzum was a 'wow' of colours and textures encased in a large, curved-wall structure to show off its new...
Blum on show – Interzum 2015
First day at Interzum and my feet hurt and my head is spinning! So much to see and some great ideas on display. First...
Interzum Exhibitors survey – Part 2
Following on from yesterday's survey of the trends in the "Materials & Nature" section at this year's Interzum, we bring you the exhibitor's own...
A survey of Interzum 2015 exhibitors
A day before one of the best shows opens - exhibitors at this year's Interzum were asked what the trends on display would be...
Mini Mina – it’s just too cute!
Designed by architect Silvio Stefani and R&D Minacciolo, this is Mini Minà – a little kitchen that packs a big aesthetic punch. Combining tradition...
Axor Starck V – transparent mixer
Philippe Starck does it again. At the Axor flagship store in Milan this week, the company and the designer introduced a revolutionary washbasin mixer....
Eurocucina style
One thing you really notice at Eurocucina is the amazing detail in the stands. Once you get over how large they all are (and...
Another Red Dot for Cielo
We've written previously about the basins and other products that Cielo produce - now they have been recognised for the excellent work they continually...
Smeg’s flagship 90cm pyrolytic oven
One of the joys of a tour such as this is the opportunity to enjoy Italian hospitality at its best. On Sunday we left...
Italian-style shopfronts
As anyone with a retail presence will tell you, window dressing is a vital part of the success of a shopfront. The way the...
I Salone for those who want to be!
A new side to the massive show in Milan which starts in 15 days time and is open to the public every day with free admission for...
Molteni&C and Dada – Eurocucina preview
Molteni&C and Dada will be at the upcoming Salone del Mobile/Eurocucina with two new designs.
Gliss-Up from Molteni&C is a fully-suspended bedroom system designed by Patricia Urquiola...
I Salone at a glance
For those of you fortunate enough to be travelling next month to I Salone and Eurocucina (yes - it opens in 36 days time!)...
“Pop” from Zazzeri – Salone del Mobile preview
"Pop" is a revolutionary tap designed by Fabrizio Batoni for Zazzeri. It creatively combines straight lines with curves inside a clean, deceptively simple shape....
Brummel “Diamond” – Eurocucina Preview
See, I promised you there was more to come!
This inventive space is part-bar and part-island kitchen which happily sits on the border of the...
