IBR GOES TO MILAN

"I Saloni 2008: Excellence to the Fore

The Saloni are now into the home straight, preparing to take Milan by storm as always in April – from 16th to 21st this year – at the Milan Fairgrounds at Rho, with a huge range of superlative exhibits. There will be five exhibitions altogether, as always in even years, along with two extraordinary city events.

Every April, every year, the home/contract furnishing sector is caught up with an event quite unlike any other, anywhere in the world. This unique experience is the Saloni – not just the leading event in the sector at global level, but also a matchless occasion for an international meeting of minds – not to mention business, image and communication. This year, the colossus will again spread its wings from 16th to 21st April, at the Milan Fairgrounds, Rho.

The success of the previous edition with its 270,000 visitors, of whom 165,000 came from 145 foreign countries, together with the tremendous satisfaction of nigh on 2,000 exhibiting companies, provides us with our launch pad. Renewed enthusiasm will fuel the work in progress for the Saloni, which will encompass over 220,000 square metres in a tight-knit team effort that will include the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Eurocucina, the new SaloneUfficio, International Biennial Workspace Exhibition (formerly EIMU) - the new name that says it all, bringing it into line with the other events and giving it greater prominence, the International Bathroom Furniture Exhibition, the International Furnishing Accessories Exhibition and SaloneSatellite."

Next week I will have some Exclusive Pictures