Trend Stage

The two-day program of Talks and Matchmaking opens with a focus on the evolving furniture and contract markets, as well as key production sectors connected to subcontracting and supply segments: nautical and shipbuilding, campers and vans, automotive, and transportation (aircraft and rail).

Speakers:

Jörg Buck, Consigliere Delegato AHK - Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica
Edi Snaidero, Presidente EFIC - European Furniture Industries Confederation
Alessandra Tracogna, Partner e Senior Expert, CSIL 
Federica Dallanoce, Presidente ADACI - Associazione Italiana Acquisti e Supply Management
Volker Irle, Managing Director of AMK – The Association of Modern Kitchen

Moderated by Donatella Bollani, Event manager interzum forum italy

The kitchen is evolving from a product into an integrated system, becoming part of domestic architecture. The overlap between kitchen, living, dining, and workspace is redefining spaces and functions.

Speakers:

Andrea Federici, andreafedericiconsulting
Leonardo Grossi, Chief Operating Officer KICO I DEL TONGO

An overview of how living environments and furniture are evolving through new functions, social dynamics, and modularity through a material interpretation.

In collaboration with:

ARCHITONIC

Speakers:
Paolo Brambilla, Studio CalviBrambilla & Partners
Simon Keane-Cowell, Editor-in-Chief Architonic

The cruise industry is booming, with a growing range of options in the luxury segment. We’ll be discussing this with one of the world’s most renowned shipbuilding groups, which designs and builds thousands of cabins, to understand how concepts, technologies and materials are evolving.

The furniture industry is undergoing a significant transformation in its business models — driven by digitalisation, rising raw material and energy costs, and the need for accurate pricing strategies to capture both established and emerging markets.

Speakers:

Fabian Weiss, Amministratore Delegato Immersight®
Mirko Bartolucci, Chief Procurement Officer IMAB Group

Moderated by Roger Reichert, Customer Experience & Marketing Specialist

In the coming years, the bedding sector will be shaped by major European regulations: the Ecodesign Regulation, the Waste Framework Directive, extended producer responsibility, and the forthcoming Green Claims Regulation. Many products will also integrate technologies for monitoring sleep quality.

In collaboration with:

EBIA – European Bedding Industry Association

Speakers:
Frederik Lauwaert, Managing Director EBIA

Neonest is a modular bed base made entirely from post-consumer recycled plastic. Lighter and more durable than traditional structures, and fully circular, it transforms waste into value by simplifying production, reducing material complexity, and setting a new standard for sustainable bedding design.

Speaker:

Ilias Addarkaoui, General Manager, Neonest

The use of artificial intelligence in furniture design processes is transforming the way products are created, making design more efficient and collaborative, accelerating prototyping, and improving cost management.

In collaboration with:

ARCHITONIC

Speakers:

Arturo Tedeschi, Esperto di progettazione computazionale
Simon Keane-Cowell, Editor-in-Chief Architonic.cm

Energy efficiency, durability, reparability, disassemblability, and recyclability are some of the goals of the Ecodesign Regulation, which will profoundly transform product design by providing a digital product passport to make all information and its Life Cycle Assessment fully traceable.

Speakers:

Edi Snaidero, Presidente EFIC - European Furniture Industries Confederation
Paolo Tirelli, General Director Catas

The camper market, which has seen significant growth in recent years, is extremely dynamic and serves as a prime testing ground for interior design. Lightweight materials, new surface and textile moodboards, increasingly compact and multifunctional furniture systems, integrated lighting, and connectivity make these vehicles a sector of great interest for suppliers.

Speakers:

Fabio Contillo, Product & Design Manager Trigano Van
Letizia Bruni, Design Manager Trigano

Post-consumer wood and plastics, glass and metals, as well as food and agricultural waste: materials will play an increasingly central role in evaluating product life cycles, influencing both design and certification processes.

Speaker:

Sascha Peters, Innovation Consultant and Materials Expert, Haute Innovation

Recent years have seen a shift in yacht interior design, with styles increasingly resembling domestic spaces and hotel interiors. Hulls with large openings, lower freeboards, and materials and furnishings that reflect an aesthetic far removed from traditional nautical style, partly in response to new technical and performance requirements.

Four design studios, which have been collaborating for many years with the sector’s leading companies in accessories and technology, will discuss how design, components and systems are evolving.

In collaboration with:

Ambiente Cucina, the magazine that has been the benchmark for Italian kitchen design since 1976

Speakers:

Anita Brotto and Nevio Tellatin
Andrea Federici, andreafedericiconsulting
Franco Driusso, DriussoAssociati Architects
Andrea Gasperat, L&S Group Business Development Manager
Michele Marcon

Moderated by:

Maria Laura Tarroni, Editor-in-Chief of Ambiente Cucina

Mattresses and upholstered furniture are playing an increasingly crucial role in determining well-being in both the residential and hotel contract sectors. We will explore how these products are evolving to meet a growing demand for health and ‘sleep-wellness’.

Speakers:

Marco Pelucchi, President of APEF – Italian Flexible Polyurethane Foam Manufacturers
Milva Morani, Global Marketing Officer, Brighi Group

Speaker:

Tobias Kirchhoff, Fondatore e CEO di Variowell di Development GmbH

Ergonomics, durability, and recyclability are redefining upholstered furniture.

In collaboration with:
DDN, Design Diffusion World, il sistema editoriale dedicato ai settori del design e dell’architettura
Matteo Ragni, Matteo Ragni Design Studio

Moderated by Marina Jonna, Editor at Large DDN

Smart working, inclusivity, and wellbeing are transforming workspaces.

Speakers:

Aldo Parisotto, Art director dvo e Sitland, Co-founder Parisotto+Formenton Architetti
Michele Dell'Orto, Responsabile senior vendite e marketing B2B Linak

Moderated by:

Paola Cecco, Head of Editorial Activities at Officelayout

Connected furniture, sensors, and AI are redefining living environments.

In collaboration with:
Osservatorio IoT del Politecnico di Milano

Speaker:

Giulio Salvadori, Director of the Internet of Things Observatory at the Politecnico di Milano

Fluid, connected, and hi-tech spaces that are both authentic and comfortable, with an ever-closer relationship between indoor and outdoor areas — these are the drivers transforming hospitality contract design, balancing innovation with the recovery of traditional materials and values.

In collaboration with:

DDN – Design Diffusion World, the editorial network dedicated to design and architecture

Speaker:

Giovanni Franceschelli, CEO Rizoma Architetture
Marina Jonna, Editor at Large DDN

New materials and components for yacht interiors reflect the evolution of the nautical lifestyle, which is increasingly focused on comfort, flexibility and aesthetic quality. Surfaces, finishes and technical solutions combine design and innovation, prioritising high performance and exceptional resistance to marine agents and wear and tear, without compromising on lightness and ease of maintenance.

Speakers:

Andrea Gasperat, L&S Group Business Development Manager
Alice Traina, Sales Account Filippi1971

Moderated by:

Luisa Bocchietto, Past President of ADI – Industrial Design Association and WDO – World Design
Organisation, Coordinator of the jury for the “Design Innovation Award” at the Genoa Boat Show.