Kover was established in 1985 in “Brianza”, the region which has always been considered the capital of the furniture industry.
Created by a tireless entrepreneurial spirit with 40 years of experience in the bedding field, our purpose is advancing marke ...

A Brief History

The origins of Castolovice date from the 13th century when it was a stronghold in the marshes. It was reputedly settled by Castolov of the Hronovec family and the first written records date from 1342. In the course of the 15th a ...

The time has come for something new: Tendence Lifestyle - the innovative fair for the consumer goods industry and for the trend setters! Your journey to Frankfurt is worthwhile: Tendence Lifestyle is the world's largest consumer goods fair with a lifest ...

Trade Exhibition for Furniture, Interior Decoration & Household Appliances, one of the key-events of the Parque de Exposições de Braga, is the highlight of this important Portuguese industry located essentially in the north of the country.

The ...

Lightstyle: lighting in four exhibition halls
-'Light Trend Show', 'Design Prize' and 'Light Architecture Prize' special exhibitions

Without doubt, members of the trade wanting to discover the latest lighting trends have already made ...

In 1940, Charles Eames designed a range of chairs with curved, flowing lines for a competition on the theme of 'organic design for home furnishings'. At the time, however, it was impossible to mass-produce plywood moulded in three dimensions. Eames theref ...

The tall rock cliffs jutting out over the Vltava river was populated long before the oldest parts of today's castle and church were founded. The first settlement of the castle promontory dates back to the Bronze Age. The original Gothic castle was founded ...

Asleep, watching television or cuddling: the vast majority of people spend a large proportion of their lives in bed. Accordingly, it is all the more important that you are able to relax in bed because if you don’t have a suitable place to lay your head, t ...

The quality of the wood used for furniture is measured by its beauty, its stability [how well it wears over time], how easy it is to work with, how well it resists shrinking and cracking and how well it takes stain and finish.

Hardwoods are not nec ...

By Barbara Stoeltie

Originator and proprietor of Lieux, a Paris shop selling fanciful furnishings, Patrice Gruffaz lives with his family in an apartment that reflects his passion for vibrant hues, his wit as a designer

The concierg ...

In the decade before he died in 1970 at the age of 83, Wharton Esherick of Paoli, Pennsylvania, was heralded by the national art and design community as the 'Dean of American Craftsmen.' It was an accolade not previously bestowed on an American artist and ...

The idea for a woodworking company featuring southwestern style artwork is not a new one. However, the flavor of Deco Southwest is one that is often imitated, but never quite duplicated. The artwork created is sometimes said to fall into the 'Santa Fe' or ...

By Suzanna H. Cullen
Collectibles are not antiques

Another potentially confusing term is that of collectible. Collectible objects are an entirely different category from antiques. Antiques are defined by an object's age, authenticity ...

Decorating in cool college $3>
By Miranda Hitti

Heading to college this fall? You won't need an advanced degree—or a big-time budget—to decorate your dorm room. Creativity and space-saving smarts are the keys to making o ...

By Suzanna H. Cullen
One of the most frequently asked yet vague questions is, What is an antique?
Different sources will give different answers, often for varying reasons. Although many dictionaries define antiques as objects more than 100 y ...

San Gimignano - Church of St. Agostino
It can be reached from the Porta St. Matteo by passing along via Cellolese. Its very simple façade still retains the characteristics of its original architectural 'styl e'. The door in the main façade is ...

San Gimignano - The Duomo
The Duomo or Collegiate Church situated on the west side of the Duomo square is a remarkable monument of Romanesque architecture in Tuscany. The Duomo is considered to be both a Temple of Faith and of Art and indeed, ...

San Gimignano - The People's Palace
The People’s Palace or new Podesta’s Palace, which is today the home of the Town Council is situated on the left hand side of the Duomo square. It is one of the most important monuments of San Gimignano, bei ...

From September 24th to 29th 2001 - VALENCIA
FIM, the International Furniture Fair of Valencia, faces the new century with the challenge of becoming the most important furniture fair in the world.
As a trade fair, FIM is now the best showcase for nat ...

Sumob is in Pesaro, in the heart of Marches, in the heart of Italy. Sumob is today's answer to your company's needs.....
Date:
20th 23rd September 2001
Venue:
Pesaro Exhibition and Congress Centre
Via delle Esposizioni, 33 - 61100 Pe ...

San Gimignano - A Brief History
San Gimignano rises on a hill [334m high] dominating the Elsa Valley with its towers. Once the seat of a small Etruscan village of the Hellenistic period [200-300 BC] it began its life as a town in the 10th cent ...

The 23rd edition of Decosit, the world’s most important trade fair for upholstery fabrics, will take place from 9 until 12 September in halls 6, 7, 9 and 11 of Brussels Expo. Decosit, with its 400 exhibitors – the world’s trend setting manufacturers of up ...

Two fairs, home furnishings and home renovations, to be held in September
The Helsinki Fair Centre and Habitare get a new look

Habitare, a major exhibition of furniture and indoor furnishings, will be held at the Helsinki Fair Centre in Septembe ...

Die Aussteller werden auf der Tendence 2001 in drei Fachmessen Möbel, Wohnaccessoires inklusive Heimtextilien, Bilder, Rahmen und Museumsshopartikel sowie Wohnraumleuchten präsentieren.



Bel Etage
Landhausstil - der Einrichtu ...