“Italian Furniture Origin” certification: the reference Mark for Italian furniture

The “Made in Italy” has always been synonymous with quality, creativity and productive excellence, skillfully combining innovation and respect for tradition: these are the characteristics that distinguish the Wood-Furniture sector. The value of Made in Italy is an important source of competitive advantage at an international level, especially for small and medium-sized furniture companies that
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Workshop EXPORT FURNITURE – Pesaro

PROGRAM 09:00 Registration of participants 09:15  Welcome greetings 09:30 Intertek  Product conformity programs: – General characteristics and main objectives –  The process of verifying the conformity of a product Insights and news on the certification processes of the following international countries: – Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Gabon, Kurdistan, Libya, Nigeria, Russia and EAEU *,
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Conference on the new regional call for proposals “Strategic Project for the Living System”

  TARGET The aim of the conference is to present the Call for Proposals “Strategic Project for Living System”, the result of the work carried out by the Regional Director for the wood-furniture sector, made up of the Marche Region together with FederlegnoArredo and Confindustria Marche. The call for proposals will be funded 50% of
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The first “Made in Italy Furniture” Certificate

In the past few days the first “Italian furniture origin” certification has been officially granted according to the new product certification joint scheme of Catas and Cosmob. To receive it the company Fantoni (Osoppo, Udine), has completed all the inspection and verification steps for its collection of office desks “Woods”, checking both the production process
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International project “Mondo Design” new edition

What happens when an Italian furniture company meets a group of international designers? COSMOB launches the 2nd edition of the international design project MONDO DESIGN reserved to 4 Italian Furniture companies that want to approach the North American market through innovative products. GOALS OF THE PROJECT MONDO DESIGN project aims to create concrete connections between
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Workshop Made in Italy

Catas and Cosmob, the two most important Italian laboratories for analysis, testing and certification for furniture, togheter with FederlegnoArredo, the federation of the confindustrial associations of the wood-furnishing chain and the Cluster Arredo Friuli-Venezia Giulia, innovation pole for the “house system” have join their forces to propose the Italian origin and quality furniture certification according to the
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Front lesson on production processes within companies: the example of Grottaroli

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A distinguishing feature of The High Technical Institute for Wood and Furniture sector is the solid partnership with local companies, and it provides a unique and significant study path at national level, with the aim to train specialized technicians able to satisfy the needs expressed by sectorial firms. The front lessons have brought students attending
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Visits in companies: Biesse and Scavolini

Students attending the first year of the course “Design, prototyping and marketing” of The High Technical Institute for Wood and Furniture sector visited two leading local companies: Scavolini and Biesse. The two training days represented the first approach for students to the company’s production reality; a real opportunity for direct learning on field, along with
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Exhibits “Ch’usaq”: FabLab Pesaro is Art!

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Ivette Sanchez Espinoza, young artist of the Academy of Fine Arts in Urbino, has designed two sculptural works entitled “Ch’usaq” (“empty” in Quechua), whose accomplishment was completed last week within Fablab Pesaro. The completion of this project has in fact required the use of digital manufacturing machineries. The results are essentially two exhibition lamps made
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International project “Mondo Design”

What happens when an Italian furniture company meets a group of international designers? COSMOB launches the 2nd edition of the international design project MONDO DESIGN reserved to 4 Italian Furniture companies that want to approach the North American market through innovative products. GOALS OF THE PROJECT MONDO DESIGN project aims to create concrete connections between
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