F3, the new outdoor collection by Fabio Novembre for VONDOM, on display at HD Expo, Las Vegas

Established in 1992, HD Expo is the premier trade show for the hospitality design industry bringing together over 900 exhibitors and over 7,000 attendees to Las Vegas each May. Presented by Hospitality Design magazine, the show is at the forefront of offering the newest and most innovative products and services, encouraging and sharing ideas, providing inspiration and connecting the industry.

The trade show is an ideal business platform for those Spanish companies that are working in the contract sector and want to strengthen their presence in the United States. Spain’s design is more and more appreciated by the US consumers and specifiers as export figures reveal: in 2012, the furniture sales to U.S.A. amounted to more than 40 million euros and the Northern American country ranked 8^th among Spain’s main partners. Spain’s tiles are doing even better, with sales worth more than 80 million euros and the U.S.A. ranking 7^th among Spain’s top clients.

Let’s tour around Spanish stands…

EXPORMIM

The Spanish firm exhibited in Las Vegas its 2013 new launches such as the RADIAL, COPA and SLIM seating collections and the CAFÉ coffee table.

The stand of EXPORMIM at HD Las Vegas

On display there were also the amazing NAUTICA swinging chair, the NIDO seating collection and the FONTAL chair.

COPA chair in the aluminum version and CAFE outdoor coffee table by EXPORMIM

The SLIM composition by EXPORMIM

KETTAL

KETTAL showcased at HD its new successful collections, designed by Jasper Morrison and launched in Milan, at I SALONI 2013: the light structured KETTAL VILLAGE chair, an option suitable for all outdoor places, from the village house to the grand café, and the folding version of KETTAL PARK LIFE chair.

The stand of KETTAL

The BITTA collection by Rodolfo Dordoni for KETTAL

The PARK LIFE collection by Jasper Morrison for KETTAL

POINT

The new launches of POINT will sure captivate US customers for their comfort and aesthetics.  JAPAN, ICPALLI, PIÑATA and CALETTA, the new lines of seating, dining sets, sun loungers, lighting and accessories that Estudi Hac, Joaquín Homs and Esther Campos have designed for POINT suggest ethnic attractive hints, intriguing projections of lights and shadows, elaborate stamps, geometrical shapes and slim designs. An unparalleled offer for the patio life!

The stand of POINT at HD Las Vegas

The attractive JAPAN collection created by Estudi Hac for POINT

ICPALLI by Mexican architect and designer Joaquín Homs for POINT

SKYLINE DESIGN

After IFFINA Jakarta and High Point Market in North Caroline, the Spanish firm showcased in Las Vegas its new LIFESTYLE collections designed by renowned Dann Foley. Inspired by the stylish outdoor lifestyle of Southern California, the collection evokes the best of the “Old Hollywood” style but with a 21^st century perspective.

The stand of SKYLINE in Las Vegas

On display pieces such as the Grand Pedestal,  the Palisades bench, and the Hollywood sectional  in combination with Santa Monica coffee table.

The HOLLEWOOD sectional sofa and the Santa Monica Coffee table by Dann Foley for SKYLINE DESIGN

With a deep seat, high back and a scalloped arm to make it even comfortable for lounging, the Handcock Park chair is perfect for balcony living.

The Handcock Park chair by Dann Foley for SKYLINE DESIGN

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VONDOM

VONDOM captivated once more visitors with a selection of its latest proposals for stylish outdoor living. On display there were successful design products such as the SABINAS outdoor seating by Javier Mariscal, the FRAME collection and smart FAZ daybed by Ramón Esteve, the ADAM vases by Teresa Sapey.

The stand of VONDOM at HD Las Vegas

Among new launches the beautiful F3 collection by famous Italian designer Fabio Novembre, a perfect combination of aesthetic and function, the Guadí-esque BIOPHILIA tables and chairs and an intriguing collection of outdoor rugs with suggestive great effects…

THe BIOPHILIA chair by Ross Lovegrove for VONDOM

The new rug collection with the F3 chair by Fabio Novembre for VONDOM

Next jump acress the pond for Spanish furnishing brands: ICFF New York, May 18-21… see you there!

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1. Spanish design companies at HOSPITALITY DESIGN Las Vegas
2. Spain’s top brands on US Interior Design magazine
3. Spanish brands on exhibition at the Stockholm Furniture Fair 2013

The WINDSOR PALACE furnishing collection

The array of unique décor pieces encompasses clocks, chandeliers, mirrors, figures, center pieces, photo frames, tables and chairs and much more.

The new ATMOSPHERES catalogue launches new models of tables, chairs, consoles, wall mirrors and other accessories, following the latest trends in decoration but with an elegant classic feel.

Combining modern technology with the antique sand casting process and other traditional techniques, such as the smelting of sand and the hand polished, VIRTUS has created unique pieces that are now sold in more than 50 countries.

Designer Eva Ontiveros has introduced new materials, like leather, porcelain, marble or granite, and colours that enhance the timeless natural elegance and harmony of old bonze designs by adding more modern twists.

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1. IMM Cologne 2013: Spain’s modern furnishing proposals in Prime sector, halls 5.1 and 10.1
2. ANDREU WORLD will be exhibiting at HOTEL SHOW DUBAI 2012
3. Tecni Nova unveils its new impressive designs for 2013

The new PANTHER collection by SOHER

Since its foundation in 1942, the Valencia-based SOHER has specialized in manufacturing bronze items and high-end furniture for unique, upscale interiors. Its creations are highly appreciated in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates where they have been used to decorate many public areas, among them the Equestrian Club in Abu Dhabi and the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Sydney, as well as luxurious private residences in Riyadh, KSA.

Throughout its history, SOHER has maintained a hand-crafted character and used the highest quality materials at all stages of its manufacturing processes.

ROYALE sideboard

The ROYALE collection, on display at INDEX Dubai, is a line of home furniture inspired to the Regency style but with a more modern twist. The pieces are made of the best mahogany veneers with sycamore, walnut and olive wood inlays done by artisans skilled in the art of marquetries and hand chiseling.

The ROYALE living room

Find information about SOHER’s new PANTHER collections and projects  on our INDEX Dubai 2013 – Press Kit…

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1. The brand SOHER starts 2013 with a brand new website and a lot of projects in progress
2. SOHER has furnished institutional offices in Saudi Arabia
3. HURTADO furnishes the Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

RICHMOND bedroom

Combining craftsmanship, design and tradition, the Valencia-based MARINER, a brand founded in 1893, creates unique luxurious furniture and lighting collections as well as precious décor works ensuring its clients a “supreme luxury experience”.  In Dubai the firm will put in display the new pieces of its latest successful collections: RICHMOND and GALLERY.

Inspired by the neoclassic style, the RICHMOND collection features a refined mix of hardwoods, shining gold finishing and a choice of fine velvet fabrics that are perfect to set an immediate majestic look.

RICHMOND dining room

RICHMOND sideboard

GALLERY is a new furnishing concept that connects with new generations and new trends without sacrifice on craftsmanship, design and tradition.

GALLERY dining group

The fine veneers and the exclusive Mariner’s brass badges ensure to the new GALLERY collection, which differ from other more classic MARINER’s designs, a top-market status and a highly sophisticated feel.

New GALLERY chest of drawers

2013 new launches: the LOTTO and the MARAIS collections

LE MARAIS dining room

The LOTTO sitting room

Find information about MARINER’s new LOTTO and LE MARAIS collections and projects  on our INDEX Dubai 2013 – Press Kit…

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1. MARINER, luxury and exclusivity with a history of 120 years
2. VONDOM in Croatia at luxury Kempinski Residences
3. ZACHE DISEÑO, much more than furniture

IVORIMATEX

Production systems have been optimized as well by adopting solar energy technologies. As a matter of fact, the company produces four times more energy than it consumes. The components in the manufacturing process are the least polluting since IVORIMATEX does not use any CFC.

VELLUTO

• Total height: 30 cm
• Core: 5 cm Memory Foam Comfort Ikon®, 21 cm Super Resilen®, 7 zones independent comfort, ergonomic design
• Cover: fabric (40% Viscose, 60% Pes), hyper soft foam
• Lateral: Velluto, Barrocco  (velvet)
• Bottom: Chocolate 3-D fabric, high transpiration foam

EXECUTIVE

•  Total height: 28 cm
• Core: 4 cm Memory Foam Comfort Ikon®, 22 cm Comfort Resilen®
• Cover: fabric (40% Viscose, 60% Pes), hyper soft foam
• Lateral: Bengal (73% PVC, 27% Pes)
• Bottom: Chocolate 3-D fabric, high transpiration foam

CASHMERE

• Total height: 30 cm
• Core: 3 zones – 8 cm Comfort Resilen®, 9 cm High Adaptation Basic ®, 8 cm Comfort Resilen®
• Cover: fabric (5% Cashmere, 35% Viscose, 60% Pes), 38 mm hyper soft foam
• Bottom: White 3-D fabric, high transpiration foam

PLATINIUM

• Total height: 28 cm
• Core: 6 cm of 5-zone Profiled Memory Foam Comfort Ikon®, 25.5 cm of 5-zone special design in Comfort Resilen®
• Cover: fabric (40% Pes Pearl with Lurex threads, 60% Pes), 20 mm hyper soft foam
• Bottom: Grey 3-D fabric, high transpiration foam

Featuring ergonomic designs, mattresses and pillows are produced using the best and most innovative materials: memory foam, high resilient foam, natural latex, cooling gel etc. Recycled materials have been also introduced for some products. The brand has probably the most extensive range of pillows in the European market: 100% natural latex, pillows, natural latex flakes, flakes of visco-elastic, visco-elastic sandwich, polypropylene flakes and cold gels.

CARBONO pillows

IVORIMATEX’s lines of matresses and pillows are suitable for home and contract use, having the brand developed specific lines for the hospitality and medicals sectors as well as for specialized sleeping stores.  Products can be customized in size and finishes to meet the demand of clients.

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1. The Spanish comfort wows at Index Mumbai and Acetech 2012
2. ECUS pushes its boundaries to China and Brazil

The EPHERA NERA lighting and switches collection, a design of DIVA for FONTINI

Fontini  Group  will be exhibiting at INDEX Dubai the successful 5.1 (FIVE DOT ONE) range of switches and sockets, a design by Oriol Guimerà and Joan Cinca, from GuimeraiCinca Studio, for its brand FONT Barcelona. The 5.1 line comes in a wide variety of finishes and colours, allowing a high degree of customization.

The 5.1 Collection by FONT BCN

In brush stainless steel or aluminum, chrome or nickel plated, in white Corian or antique bronze and in the trendy champagne, white, black, silver graphite or golden hues, plates, toggles, frames and pushbuttons can be combined to fit every ambience from the most contemporary to the most exclusive and glamorous, if what you want is to create a contrast effect.

Different configurations and colours of the FIVE DOT ONE line

Winner of the 2013 REDDOT Design Award, 5.1 ASYMMETRICAL GRAPHITE BRASS combines a minimalist asymmetrical design with quality and innovation to offer a true “wall jewelry”.

The 5.1 Asymmetrical Graphite Brass by FONT BARCELONA, a brand of FONTINI

The elegant brass plate and the graphite finish used for the rings and toggle pushbuttons highlight the original avant-garde design of this new switch plate.

From the simplest two-way switch use to more sophisticated purposes, such as dimmers or electric-shutter mechanisms, 5.1 is perfect to create comfortable, pleasant atmosphere.

The offer in Dubai will be completed by a new special decorative application designed by the artist DIVA for FONTINI: the EPHERA NERA, an organic creation which is a hybrid between bas-relief and lighting elements, almost a mutation of art-work into a lamp.

The EPHERA NERA, an artistic wall lighting by DIVA for FONTINI

Inspired by the sinuosity of Ephera, the unknown plant, EPHERA NERA is an acrylic painted luminous silhouette, decorated with Swarowski elements – in jet and jet hematite black-, built on a backlit aluminium board (180 cm X 80 cm). Black adds further mystery and elegance to this original creation.

DIVA at work in FONTINI’s stand at EUROLUCE MILAN 2013

Thanks to its free structure, EHERA NERA can be integrated in any interior design, minimalist or classic, offering always a balance of “Lights and Shadows” that mutate, blurring their contrasts.

A detail of Swarovski decoration of EPHERA NERA

Among other proposals, the ART COLLECTION, a line of precious switches and illuminated panels designed  by DIVA and made of more than 800 Swarovski crystals, all carefully hand-set by the artist, with nature as the main source of inspiration.

A switch of the ART COLLECTION by DIVA for FONTINI

Swarovski crystals features also in the stunning Special Edition 1950 collection, while Garby is a series of porcelain switches with an elegant old-fashioned look. Collection F37 is suitable for more contemporary schemes and the 5.1 line has been specifically designed for contract use.

The 1950 COLECTION by FONTINI

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1. Spain’s top brands on US Interior Design magazine
2. ANDREU WORLD awarded with three “best product” prizes at the Dubai Interior Office Exhibition Design Competition
3. GARCIA REQUEJO, the luxury of dressing light

The new SMALTO ITALIANO line in the Red Ruby configuration

Each collection is a real work of art that mixes innovative technology, state-of-the-art electrical mechanisms and tradition. FEDE’s decorative plates are made of the best quality brass and other fine materials, such as noble wood, porcelain, tapestry and DuPont ^TM Corian®.

The ROMA surface collection by FEDE BCN

Designs range from modern and minimalist, like the BARCELONA or the MADRID collections, to baroque, traditional or vintage styles with exquisite finishes suitable for first-class ambiences. In the high class décor line, FEDE sets new trends with exclusive collections such as the latest CRYSTAL DE LUXE, manufactured in limited editions with Crystallized™-Swarovski Elements and frames in authentic brass.

The CRYSTAL DE LUXE lighting collection by FEDE BCN

In Dubai, the firm will showcase its charming new SMALTO ITALIANO line, a set of precious light switches inspired by jewelry ornamentation and finished by using one of the oldest and most appreciated decorating technique: the Italian enamel.

The new SMALTO ITALIANO line: SIENA switch in an elegant Pearl White finish

Combining enamel with a superb aesthetics, the exclusive TOSCANA collection, in genuine brass with handmade finishes, features two successful models: SIENA and FIRENZE, that have been used to embellish high standing residences as well as top-class hotels.

The FIRENZE switch and lighting collection by FEDE BCN

Resistant and unalterable, enamel gives a lavish glow to FEDES’s frames. Its aesthetic qualities enhance the beauty of these decorative light switches, making them unique pieces that dress the walls adding a precious final touch.

The SIENA lighting

The Smalto Italiano line is available in a rich choice of finishes: Ruby Red, Emerald Green and Blue Sapphire, a superb range of colours completed by two must haves: Pearl White and Jet Black; sublime elegance for any high-end home design project.

The FEDE’s lighting and switch collections

As a part of the new concept created by FEDE,  “Switch & Light”, all the FEDE’s classic lighting collections can be combined with different decorative switch plates.

Fede’s Deco & Contract Department provides professional assistance to help interior designers and architects with their projects. Over the years, the company have worked on diverse projects ranging from luxury hotels to the most elegant private villas all around the world.

FEDE participates also in several international events and trade fairs in Spain, UAE, Germany, Italy, Russia and France.

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1. Tecni Nova unveils its new impressive designs for 2013
2. IMM Cologne 2013: Spain’s modern furnishing proposals in Prime sector, halls 5.1 and 10.1
3. HURTADO furnishes the Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia