Proposte 2018 - FINAL CONSIDERATIONS
75% of the visitors came from abroad: a 5% rise compared to last year. This fact - symbol of the 26th edition of Proposte – is proof of the Fair’s leadership at international level.
The first places are taken up by the usual visitors, UK, Germany and France, but other significant increases have been observed as well: +10% USA, +27% Poland and Japan which, despite being faraway, show a 4% increase.
PROPOSTE 2018 TOGETHER WITH THE ARCHITECT MARIO BELLINI
The twenty-sixth edition of Proposte, to be held on 2-3-4 May 2018 at Villa Erba in Cernobbio, will feature an important collaboration. The world famous award-winning architect and designer Mario Bellini, on the occasion of Proposte 2018, thus returns to the exhibition centre he designed back in 1987.
“We are very happy about this new collaboration with Mario Bellini”, the President Mauro Cavelli says, and continues: “The decision to involve the Architect in the preparation of the next edition of the Fair was taken because of his high standing in the world of design and architecture and for his close bond with the centre that has been hosting Proposte for the last twenty-six years”.
The Mario Bellini Architects studio is already working on the design of the settings for the Villa Erba pavilions during the three days of the Fair. A preview of this installation shall be partly visible in the advertising images of Proposte 2018. To complete the Architect’s artistic contribution, a lecture will be held in 2018 during which Mr. Bellini will illustrate the project and his personal experience with the world of furnishing fabrics.
“I accepted this collaboration in order to underline the importance the use of fabrics has in architecture and in design, a theme that one can never emphasize enough. At the same time, however, it is also an opportunity for returning to one of my dearest architectural projects” Mario Bellini commented.
Mario Bellini is an internationally renowned architect and designer. He has been awarded the Premio Compasso d'Oro eight times and 25 of his works are in the permanent collection of the MoMA of New York that also dedicated to him a retrospective in 1987. He has been the director of the magazine Domus (1985-1991). He has designed countless art, design and architecture exhibitions over the years, both in Italy and abroad, the most recent one being the first ever complete exhibition dedicated to Giotto in the Royal Palace of Milan (2015). Since the 1980’s he has dedicated himself almost entirely to architecture, and the various kinds of buildings he has designed include the Portello Trade Fair district in Milan, the Villa Erba Exhibition and Convention Centre in Cernobbio (Como), the Tokyo Design Centre in Japan, the Natuzzi America Headquarters in the United States, the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, the Deutsche Bank Headquarters in Frankfurt, the City History Museum of Bologna, the Department of Islamic Art at the Louvre in Paris, and the new Milan Convention Centre, the largest in Europe. Projects currently underway are the new Forum Museum (Antiquarium 2014-2017) in Rome, the refurbishing of the International Air Terminal of Roma-Fiumicino (2014-2017), the Science and Technology Park in Genoa (2006-2017) and the “Generali Academy“ in Trieste (2015-2017). He has various projects at the design stage, among which the “New Eco-City” of Zhenjiang in China (2013-2018) and a large Residential, Cultural and Sports Complex in the Gulf Area (2014-2022). In 2015 the Triennale di Milano awarded him the ‘Medaglia d’oro alla carriera per l’Architettura’ (Gold Medal for his career in Architecture) and in January-March 2017 dedicated to him a major retrospective.
The lecture Textures matter will be held on Wednesday, 2 May, by the architect Mario Bellini who, in addition to explaining the idea behind his textile installation at the Central Pavilion of the exhibition centre, a signature feature of Proposte 2018, will also talk about his personal experience with furnishing fabrics.
please confirm your attendance at pressoffice@propostefair.it
Proposte 2018 - Dates
Two months have passed since the conclusion of the last edition of Proposte, world preview of Furnishing Fabrics and Curtains, and, after reaching the important milestone of the twenty-fifth edition, we are thinking about organizing for a successful 2018 edition, the twenty-sixth.
Bearing in mind the calendar, the holidays and the other international fairs, the Board of Directors of Proposte Srl, chaired by Mauro Cavelli, decided that the next edition of the Fair will take place from Wednesday 2 to Friday 4 May 2018 and will be held, as always, in the modern exhibition centre of Villa Erba in Cernobbio and in the picturesque Villa Antica.
Like in the last three years, taking place alongside the historic Fair will be, in adjacent locations, the International Observatory, now a regular event together with Proposte.
While you wait to find out who the exhibitors will be and what new developments will characterise Proposte 2018, keep staying connected to the Fair through the social networks Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and the website www.propostefair.it.
PROPOSTE 2017
Proposte 2017 was a great success. The XXV edition came to a close with the unabated enthusiasm of the 89 exhibitors. Compared to last year the overall number of visitors remained unchanged (+0.55%), there was a noticeable reduction in Italians but a significant increase in visitors from China, the United States, Russia, Australia, Spain and Germany. The high level of quality of the buyers was stressed by the exhibitors. This year demonstrated once again that the Fair remains an excellent showcase for new collections, an enthusiasm which was also confirmed by the companies that exhibited for the first time. Proposte confirms its status as a highly international fair, with representatives of foreign companies making up nearly 70 percent of the total number of visitors.
Gala evening 2017
The gala evening was a huge hit with the audience. The extraordinary Mario Biondi delighted the 600 people present who had the honour of enjoying the show in the beautiful setting of Villa Antica. After regaling the audience with a dozen of his greatest hits like “Shine on” and “Love is a temple”, the artist, before bidding his farewell, declared that in a charming location such as the one that hosted him he would be willing to sing all night!
Trend report Groupe Carlin
Colors, Motifs and Finishes: what trends are on the horizon for 2018?
Proposte, in cooperation with Groupe Carlin – Creative Trend Bureau, is pleased to invite you to a conference on the theme:
Colors/Motifs/Finishes
What trends are on the horizon for 2018?
Carlin presents the evolution of 2 important color families that are indispensible for interior design:
a focus on dark shades and pastel hues
The event will be held on
Wednesday, May 3, 2017 from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. at Villa Antica di Villa Erba.
Please send your RSVP by April 26 to info@propostefair.it.
EXHIBITOR
Only manufacturers of furnishing fabrics, curtains and trimmings are admitted to exhibit at Proposte. They must share at least three characteristics: the qualification of their companies and products, professional correctness, commitment to research and development in creativity and technologies.
Since 1993 the fair, year after year, has become the most important and exclusive showcase for new collections of furnishing fabrics, curtains and trimmings. Just consider that since its inception it has been visited by 158,975 people from 107 countries.
This year there will be 90 exhibitors, 43 Italian companies and 47 from abroad, an undeniable sign that Proposte is increasingly a leader in the sector and that the biggest producers of furnishing fabrics aspire to participate.
There is a lot of attention on the American market with the inclusion of the companies MTL INC. and J.B. MARTIN CO, as well as the Spanish HIJOS DE ANTONIO FERRE SA, the German NEUTEX HOME DECO GMBH and the Turkish GÜLESER TEKSTIL. These are the five new firms that, together with the veterans, on 3-4-5 May 2017 will present their new collections in the historic location that for twenty-five years has served as the backdrop for the Fair: Villa Erba in Cernobbio.
PROPOSTE 2016 - CONSIDERATION
Following the recently concluded XXIV edition of Proposte, we would like to make a quick assessment of the three days of work. Despite there being a statistical drop of 7 percent in the number of visitors and 4 percent in the number of companies participating, data that confirms the international economic downturn, the satisfaction and optimism of the exhibitors demonstrated that the Fair remains an excellent showcase for new collections, and that enthusiasm was also affirmed by the new participants. Proposte confirms its status as a highly international fair, with representatives of foreign companies making up nearly 70 percent of the total number of visitors.
See the Attendance data of Proposte 2016
E-BADGE
the entry badges will be provided exclusively in an electronic format.
The information required to receive your credentials for the fair and get your badge via email is the following:
company name, complete address, sector you work in, first and last name of the people who will be visiting the fair, their personal e-mail addresses, the names of the companies exhibiting that you are clients of.
Entry is reserved for people who work in the sector and fall under one of the following categories:
textile editors, manufacturers of upholstered furniture, wholesalers, converters, buying groups, contract operators. The E-BADGE allows access to PROPOSTE, it is personal, non-transferable, it cannot be duplicated.
For further information or questions please contact our organizing secretariat at the following email address info@propostefair.it or you can reach them by phone at +39 026434054.