100% Design 2011

Another year has gone by and it is time for the Exciting month of September with all the trade shows and excitments. 100% Design used to be my favourite show, but I must say that since the finncial crisi happened, the show seems to be shrinking every year and has been loosing too many of its avant-guarde exhibitors, and this year was no exception, uinfortunately.

Even though it was less spectacualr than other years, I still have found a few interesting products that I am going to share with you now.

The very first striking peice of furniture I saw was from a Portuguese company, Fertini (www.fertini.com), and at the end of both my visit to 100% Design and decorex, it became obvious that Portugual was rising as a new star for Interior Design.

This is a bed display from fertini, which is beautiful and subtle, and I must apologise for the bad quality of the colours on my photo which doesn't make any justice to the furniture, as it is the case again on this sofa, which has carved arm and would look just perfect in a intimate boudoir.

Lighting was the highlight of 100% Design this year.

Preciosa (www.preciosa.com) showed beautiful fittings such as the following ones:

The fittings are made of a set of light included on the ceiling lighting from above a seriy of crystals and glss shapes. Absolutely beautiful!

More lighting by this Italian company "Il Vetro Dei Dodge" (www.idogi.com)

Something a bit different with Axo light (www.axolight.it)

Even though lighting from above beautiful fitting is not far...

These light fitting from Original BTC (www.originalbtc.com) are simply beautiful and different:

There were certainly many other things at the show, but these are the ones that have attracted the most my attention. I hope you have enjoyed them as well!

Emmanuelle Lemoine