The pressure is on to create design solutions that are both innovative and, perhaps more importantly, cost-effective. On the one hand, competition is intensifying, forcing designers to come up with increasingly original design schemes.
On the other hand, budgets are shrinking, meaning that the specification process has to be more carefully considered than ever before.
As a result, the need to cultivate solid relationships with reliable suppliers has never been more acute. In a tough market, partners that you can trust are fundamental to success. Recognising this need, CID is introducing a series of features that will highlight key suppliers across a range of sectors.
These may be names that you already work with, that you haven’t heard of, or that you simply hadn’t considered for your specific needs. Each month we will be dealing with a different industry sector, and will kick off this month with furniture suppliers.
Furniture plays a fundamental role in injecting character into any commercial space but, fast paced and ever-evolving, tracking changes in trends is no easy task. Even in the midst of an economic crisis, last month’s Milan Furniture Fair saw a flurry of new product launches and pinpointed a series of new and exciting trends. Over the next few pages, we let a handful of suppliers introduce themselves to you, in the hope that they can help you stay ahead in the ever-changing world of furniture design.
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Baituti Furniture
Company background: “Baituti, Dubai’s leading store, is a modern, state-of-the-art furniture shop housing leading European designer brands. As the name suggests, Baituti caters to those who love the finer things in life. It has set a new benchmark for quality and aesthetics in the UAE by retailing stylish, contemporary furniture, as well as offering customised, integrated interior design solutions to consumers.
Locations: Za’abeel Road, Karama, Dubai (04 334 4478).
Who to talk to: Johan Botha, Baituti Furniture’s general manager, or Arefeh Bashir, interior designer.
USPs: Baituti combines exquisite quality of materials, along with a knowledge and understanding of its customers.
Offering the best furniture coupled with impeccable service, Baituti is a problem solver for all your design needs.
Best seller: The Groundpiece Sofa from Flexform, designed by Antonio Citterio.
News: Baituti recently launched MDF Italia, displaying the Eleven Five Wall Panel system designed by Bruno Fattorini. Also on display are the S Table and the La Grande Table designed by Xavier Lust, and the Random Bookcase, which is designed by the studio Neuland Industriedesign.”
Selva Middle East
Company background: “Selva ME was established in Dubai in 2005, and can now be found across the GCC.
Parent company Selva SPa is a 41-year old company from Bolzano in the north of Italy. The name has been an emblem of the highest degree of creativity, unique variety and fantastic quality. Selva has developed into a furnishing brand with a worldwide reputation in retail sales and in the hotel sector. The broad and fascinating product line ranges from classically timeless creations all the way to modern forms.
Locations: Sheikh Zayed Road, Interchange 4, near Kia Motors. And Mall of the Emirates from mid July.
Who to talk to: Tanya Wakeham, manager.
USPs: All furniture is handmade in Italy.
Best seller: Solitaire collection. This has either Swarovski crystal, Mahogany Obsidian, Mother-of-Pearl or amber inlays stylishly placed on the outside of the items, as per the client’s preference.
News: Selva is proud to announce the exclusive unveiling of Philipp Selva Home. This is a spectacular new brand showing time-honoured Italian craftsmanship with fine hard woods such as cherry, walnut and designs with a makassar look, all with unique finishes. The three new collections are Tzsar, Opus 40 and Vogue.
In addition to these, selected existing lines such as Downtown, Platinum, Solitaire, Opera, and Heritage J.S. have also been incorporated under the Philipp Selva Home brand.”
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Great list, we sell Selva at ikandi-interiors.co.uk and can't tell you what great response we have, everyone loves it