Ecological* and natural raw materials, eco-compatible processes, recycling and abolition of waste: the Italian wood-furniture sector is increasingly more focused on becoming green. Sustainability often becomes a competitive advantage in the most important markets. And this trend is also confirmed by the figures: according to the Environmental Report drawn up by Federlegno Arredo (the Italian […]
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100% Design is the largest and longest running contemporary design event for industry professionals in the UK and we have been invited to attend the 100% Design London Talks next 20th of September, 16.30-17.00 at Kitchen and Bathroom Hub . The topic of our talks is about innovation, design and sustainability: “Rethinking the role of design and […]
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This year’s Oslo Architecture Triennale (OAT) marks the 5th edition, and is titled Behind the Green Door – Architecture and the desire for sustainability. OAT’s main exhibition open on September 19. All the selected objects form a collection of curiosities, exhibited at DogA until December 1. The main exhibition investigates a broad variety of building projects […]
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We celebrate the opening of our first dedicated space in the UK at Forza, in partnership with Barzaghistore, on Great Portland Street in London for the London Design Festival!!! The opening will coincide with the UK launch of SineTempore, the newest range from Valcucine and Meccanica from demode (engineered by Valcucine) The 250 smq space will […]
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In Valcucine, it all started in 1980 with the desire to produce in an eco-compatible way. The ethics of responsibility towards the environment have always guided our choices as a company and, more importantly, as the people who belong to it. We also worked hard on dematerialisation. An “intelligent” reduction in the use of materials […]
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Next July,2 we will attend at the first appointment of Kitchen, soul, design. L’Italia che vive: a 12 month journey which started from Milan and, after crossing Europe, the United States, Russia and China, will berth at Eurocucina 2014 (the International Biennial Exhibition for Kitchen Furniture). At the London City Hall will take place a show with Claudio […]
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Changing Tack, the final report of the Regeneration Roadmap by GlobeScan and SustainAbility aims to provide a way forward for achieving sustainable development within the next generation, has just launched last week. It focuses on the sustainability challenges that remain great and growing and the role business has to play in providing much needed solutions. […]
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Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, the one that awarded Invitrum base unit system in 2010, announce the winning buildings and product designs from a special edition of the GOOD DESIGN™ Awards program for 2013. 100 product design, graphics, architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning projects, […]
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To create new beauty capable of emerging from the grey world of standardized products and prolonging the aesthetic life of a product, Valcucine believes it necessary to form an alliance between industry and craftsmanship. In the Valcucine Brera space during the Milan Design Week it will be possible to enjoy a direct experience of the […]
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Finally the Italian team MED IN ITALY, that hosted a Meccanica kitchen, won the third prize at the Solar Decathlon Europe competition. Med In Italy during the competition won even the gold medal in the Sustainability contest and two bronze medals (Architecture and Communication contests). Meccanica kitchen played its role in every competition. Meccanica by demode (engineered by Valcucine) is a furniture system […]
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After the boom of mass production, the future of Made in Italy products now goes through the rediscovery of the traditions and techniques of bygone days. If in the past the word designer used to refer to the “artist draughtsman” or to the “object industrializer” and the artisan was no more than a manual worker, […]
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Sunday 10th at Toronto’s Thompson Hotel, 250 guests cheered for the winners, People’s Choice and finalists of the international awards competition of Azure Magazine: AZ AWARDS From as far away as Italy, India, Mexico and the Netherlands, design and architecture professionals and aficionados convened at the Thompson Hotel to learn who would take home an AZ trophy. […]
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