Interior design firms and furniture makers are gearing up for two major industry events in Prague this September — Pragointerier Living/ Building Fair (LBF) and For Arch — with participants keen to showcase their product lines to the public, network with potential business partners and spot new trends.
“The LBF is a chance for furniture makers and interior makers to present themselves before Christmas, typically the highest sales season,” said Maria Wohlrábová, manager of the furniture and household decoration fair that runs Sept. 7–10. Incheba Praha, which manages the Výstaviště fairgrounds in Prague 7–Holešovice, organizes the LBF, which this year will showcase 300 exhibitions from both foreign firms and local companies such as leather sofa maker in – Elis CZ, which has rented 200 square meters, the largest single exhibition area. (more…)
The enthusiasm in Kirsten Wagmeister’s voice is never far from the surface. “I knew immediately upon setting foot in this house—even in its skeletal stages—that it was going to be ours,” she said. “As I turned off the lights last night, I was thinking to myself that it’s not a dream—it’s real and it’s ours.”
Kirsten Wagmeister’s excitement goes beyond the typical pride of being a new homeowner. Her new house was recently named “Home of the Year” by the Southwestern Indiana Builders Association (SIBA). The residence was one of 65 homes featured in the association’s recent Parade of Homes event. (more…)
Over the last decades, designers in India have shown themselves to be a confused lot, if only because they haven’t been to handle international and Indian influences simultaneously.
Where traditional havelis have replaced the low-seating in the baithak with incongruous imported sofas, apartments in cities have attempted to play the ethnic card with ludicrous results.
India’s great tradition in crafts was never intended for urban homes, and though a few designers have been able to carry it off with panache – Romi Chopra, for instance – most times the interface between cultures simply ended up in a mess. (more…)
