This month, I decided to assign the Yuck Design Award not a to product but to a trend. I'm Italian, but having lived and worked in five other countries, I am always amazed at how many products and brands sometimes pretend to be Italian. I remember … [Read more]
Italian office chairs Juno and Saya awarded in Germany
Posted on January 28, 2014 //
 Juno and Saya by Arper, distributed by La Mercanti, just won the Interior Innovation Award 2014 Juno and Saya collections were proclaimed laureates of the German Interior Innovation Award 2014 in the furniture category. The award, … [Read more]
Video that demonstrates the importance of acoustic panels
Posted on January 27, 2014 //
In this video, we first talked in a room without acoustic panels, then we spoke again in the same room where acoustic panels were added. The difference is remarkable, isn't it? … [Read more]
Collective office or individual one, which would you prefer?
Posted on January 27, 2014 //
With the new information technologies, the diffusion of PCs, tablets and smartphones, the way we work has changed. Formerly, the office was used to call, write with a typewriter, consult bulky paper files. There were also meeting rooms for casual … [Read more]
Italian sofas win another prestigious award in the USA
Posted on January 22, 2014 //
Another important international recognition has been awarded to italian sofas. The prestigious "GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2013", awarded by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, was assigned to the modular system of seating Kaleido, … [Read more]
Hollande and the French triple executive chair
Posted on January 20, 2014 //
The press all over the world is talking about the supposed affair of the French President, Mr. Hollande, with the actress Julie Gayet . It is not for us to comment on the case here; it remains that this could bring significant changes in the … [Read more]
Acoustic panels SNOWSOUND distributed by La Mercanti win a prestigious award
Posted on January 17, 2014 //
SNOWSOUND, a technology applied to acoustic panels by Caimi Brevetti, a brand distributed by La Mercanti , won in the United States the award "International CES Innovations Design and Engineering Awards 2014". The coveted prize was awarded to the … [Read more]
Office partitions, interior doors : acoustic is essential
Posted on January 14, 2014 //
Working in a quiet environment, with a good acoustic, is very important for productivity. Since the fifties, with the massive adoption of of television, humanity spends more and more time in front of screens. With the spread of the Internet and … [Read more]