Digit www.itlas.it (completely overhauled and renewed) and enter a world of “two-tone” communication, an emotion-arousing journey through the double world of Itlas, that dedicates extra attention to zero-impact right from the front cover.
Coffee brown is the dominant colour, and the shades selected to distinguish the two Itlas brands - Tavole del Piave and Legni del Doge - use the colour scale’s entire range of shading to create an extremely particular visual impact, the fruit of a careful research that expresses the essence of both the company’s history and the fine products its offers. From the heartwarming presentation you go to the home page and from there to the Tavole del Piave section divided into the company’s three collection projects (Tradition Project, Random Project, and Nature Project). The models in each collection are available in many different types of wood, and ample information on the structure and formats is provided for each one together with a photo gallery with various applications.
Sporting a more youthful and dynamic look in tones of light grey, the home page devised for Legni del Doge reflects the product’s wider sales appeal. The two types of finish present in the market are developed in this section as well: Arcobaleno (Rainbow) and Verniciate Classic (Classic Painted) and Oil UV Finishes with sub-sections dedicated to each and links to more info on structures and formats.

“Feel the real wood” is the motto of the European Veneer Convention and the accompanying showcase exhibition on the 14th and 15th May at the Interzum trade fair in Cologne (13th - 16th May 2009). The thematic emphasis is on emotion and elegance, attractiveness and design and the natural and sustainable qualities of veneer - all attributes which clearly underline the difference between the high-class material and its paper or film imitations. A second focus during the convention will be the high-tech qualities of modern veneers that ensure problem-free use in many applications.
Prominent experts from the worlds of architecture, interior finishing, and product design, as well as representatives from the veneer sector and veneer-processing industry will be highlighting the diversity of the real wood material.
Invitations to the European Veneer Convention have been extended to the furniture and timber sectors, as well as to architects, designers, interior constructors and joiners.

The second edition of MADE expo closed with attendance by 200,126 visitors, 19,202 of whom came from as many as 118 different nations. Thanks to its proposal of high-quality products and systems, the Made Expo surpassed the highest expectations with a 17.1% increase in the number of visitors despite the current economic trend.
“The result was even more gratifying - the organizers confirmed - thanks to the enthusiastic and positive atmosphere at the booths of the 1739 exhibitors that occupied over 100,000 sq m of net display space during these 4 days”.
The exhibitors themselves emphasized the quality of the visitors, and the significant presence of qualified professionals and designers, door and window frame installers, builders, and other operators in the construction and finishing sectors.

Crowds of visitors thronged the aisles at the Bau Show in Munich with the fervent wish to put current economic difficulties behind them. Just as cyclical as predicted, the crisis has now developed into a financial crisis and is therefore harder to control. As many as 211 thousand visitors flocked to the event held from January 12 - 17 at the Bavarian trade fair grounds. An uninterrupted flow of systems and materials for residential, commercial and industrial building segments and interior decor for the duration of an exhibition that has always exerted magnetic attraction on German language architecture and engineering studios and also offers a complete view of the future trends in the European construction business thanks to its international dimension.
After six days of display, those interviewed were unanimous in their opinion: “No one’s complaining; everyone’s looking ahead”.