Our visit to the Porada company which has been producing furnishings designed to last over time since 1948.
Porada makes quality and professionalism its foundations, creating elegant and excellent products for homes all over the world.
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Our visit to the Porro company in January 2023 to touch the clean lines, the geometric shapes and the functionality of the furnishings.
A clear and simple project, standing out for its essential and immediately identifiable language, with minimal signs, geometries, shapes, without forgetting its unique company philosophy: simplicity above all.
All Porro products are the result of a subtraction and derive from a progressive simplification process.
Our visit to Riva 1920 in January 2023 to let our South Korean partners appreciate the production units, the Riva Center and the Wood Museum.
Riva 1920 combines craftsmanship and technology for the production of entirely made in Italy wooden furniture, whose longevity is essential for sustainable development.
In January 2023 we had the pleasure of visiting Esadesign to personally appreciate the style and materials used to create luxury mirrors.
Esa is the place where interior design becomes tailor-made, transforming the emotions of living the home in tangible and explorable realities.
Our visit to MisuraEmme in January 2023 to discover the original creations, produced in Italy by this historic furniture brand.
MisuraEmme is able to offer furnishing lines characterized by a high degree of customization and conceived one-to-one with the customer, devising solutions in harmony with the different international contexts.
Our visit to the Giorgetti company in January 2023, to touch the latest furniture collections first-hand.
The tradition of Giorgetti goes back to more than 100 years ago when it started its activity in Brianza and it still forges ahead with innovation, conserving the patrimony of its experience in cabinet making.
Denise and Hilton are two of our Australian customers and we had the pleasure of accompanying them on a visit to some of our commercial partners for the selection of furniture products.
Their residential project in Sydney is nearing completion and we at Salbini will supply appliances, joinery as well as furniture.
Welcome to Milan
Denise and Hilton flew from Australia to Italy in September 2022. In Milan they met our Manager Filippo, with whom they spent a few days in northern Italy to personally select some products and finishes for their home in Sydney.
The brands selected for this Salbini Experience
We visited production plants and showrooms of furniture, lighting, bathroom and outdoor products. We met business executives and consultants who detailed the characteristics and manufacturing of the products.
Denise and Hilton experienced first hand the quality of the following brands:
- Alchymia
- Baxter
- Dolce e Gabbana
- Edra
- Exteta
- Gallotti&Radice
- MisuraEmme
- Molteni
- Paola Lenti
- Riva 1920
- Roche Bobois
With Salbini Experience we will open the doors of the best Italian companies to you.
Do you need to carry out projects with the best design products? Come to Italy!
Our Australia manager Vittoria Chiarilli is an Interior Designer. She has a small studio called Marly Hemisphere which operates out of Melbourne Australia.
She has been in Milano for the Salone del Mobile and then we interviewed her in Pagani.
Childhood
She has always been artistic as a child.
“As a very young girl l would accompany my father to his work – he was a builder and l would find small objects on his building sites and make sculptures to take home and show my mum. I learned to sew at 14 and draft all my own patterns for clothes l made. I was happiest when l was creating and making things.”
Favourite design style
Some of her favourite design styles are: Neo Classic, Post Modern, Scandinavian, Midcentury Modern and Art Deco.
Functionality or appeal?
When asked if she prefers functionality or appeal she says she prefers to try to combine both.
“It means l can have something look beautiful but also importantly provide the client with an easy to use space that meets most of their needs”
What are a couple of questions you’d ask to discover your client’s requirements?
Some of the questions she usually asks a client are:
- what are you trying to achieve in the space?
- are we using some existing items/furniture you have
- how do you live in the space
- Are you looking for locally made furniture or are you wanting to consider furniture manufactured overseas
- And then most importantly what is your budget”
These are important questions to ask a client to begin a good collaboration.
Keeping up with industry changes and with the latest Interior Design styles
Keeping up with industry changes is at times difficult in a fast changing world.
“I try where l can to go to trade shows such as Salone del Mobile which often provide a great source of inspiration… I keep myself up to date with the latest design styles by following interior designers and architects on instagram and the internet that interest me.”
It’s also important working in collaboration with other designers.
Imagine your client asks you to design a room in a way that is visually pleasing but not practical. How would you react?
“If they are just wanting a room/space to look beautiful and it be never used then we don’t need to be practical, but if the space is an area that is used frequently it is my job to highlight to the client the disadvantages of being in a space that is not practical.”
It’s important to create spaces that are thoughtful, reflect the client’s personality and ultimately give the client great satisfaction to move within these spaces.
When a client rejects all your design concepts
The design process needs to be a collaboration between client and designer and in order to achieve this successfully there must be a level of trust from the client.
“When a client rejects all my design concepts it usually means they have perhaps not chosen the right designer for their project. Initial meetings with clients are crucial, they establish if we will be able to work together and if there is a potential to clash.”
Why Salbini for the supply of European design products?
Using a company like Salbini means that clients are dealing directly with an agent out of Italy. One of the benefits is that a customer can buy different type of products all through one agent.
Moreover, “Things are done more quickly if there is an issue or drama.” Another reason would be cost saving. It’s all advantageous.
With Salbini Experience we will open the doors of the best Italian companies to you.
Do you need to carry out projects with the best design products? Come to Italy!
Scott Wilson is our commercial manager and agent in Australia.
He came in Italy in June 2022 for the Salone del Mobile and then he visited Pagani, where we had the opportunity to interview him.
“I love Italy and working with Italians… I like the beautiful people in the South”.
His role
He’s the commercial manager and agent in Australia.
“I have to face between our team in Pagani and our clients in Australia: mainly with commercial clients but also with private ones as well”.
“…dealing with the client, being the middle piece between the Australian clients and our team in Pagani… I love being part of the process”.
Interesting aspects of the job
Scott loves everything about his job but several things stand out most:
“…dealing with the client, being the middle piece between the Australian clients and our team in Pagani… I love being part of the process… I get to see beautiful pieces of furniture, beautiful joinery”.
What clients usually ask
Clients ask Scott lots of things: they ask about the prices but they are also curious about the process and how Salbini operates. They also want to now about Salbini.
“I tell them the history of Pagani and the history of the company”.
Relationship Pagani-Sydney
It’s amazing this relationship Pagani-Sydney.
“We get to expose Australians to this part of Italy… I feel very proud that I get to tell the story of Pagani and our business, which is a family”.
The future of the job
Scott is very positive about the future of Salbini.
“In 2 years we will have more staff, more commercial clients, we will grow even larger… I see exciting things for Salbini in Australia and in every other country as well”.
Chan Yoon is our South Korea Manager and came to visit us in Italy in June 2022.
Before going to Milan together for the Salone del Mobile 2022, Chan was our guest in Southern Italy.
It was a pleasure meeting him and having the opportunity of interviewing him. He has been part of our family for more than 2 years.
The first contact and collaboration with us
Chan met us for the first time as a client and he was very satisfied with the service:
“It was not about money, but it was more about solving my problem to make my room the most beautiful place in the world.”
And that’s how he got confidence and decided to work with us.
His role
“At the beginning, I was a one-man show. Now my business has gone to 5 people”.
He handles B2B projects, sometimes B2C as well, meeting the clients.
The interesting aspects of his job
There are two interesting aspects in Chan’s job: being able to provide great furniture to his customers; being able to provide new brands in South Korea and seeing excitement in the clients.
Chan Yoon is an interior designer, founder of Stretta Furniture and Stretta Studio in Seoul
Favorite brands
When asked what are his favorite brands, Chan told us that what he loves more about Italian furniture is that they make the best use of materials.
“The very first furniture that I came to import was Poltrona Frau. I really love their leather and its luxurious use”.
He also appreciates DV Home and Misuraemme.
The future of the market in South Korea
“I think that our company could become number one in terms of luxury brands”.
The meeting with the Italian team
Chan had the opportunity to spend time with our Italian team to take care of the details of some projects under construction in South Korea and also to spend some relaxing moments on the Amalfi Coast, in Pompeii, Salerno and with the Salbini family.
Dinner and relaxation with the Salbini family
With Salbini Experience we will open the doors of the best Italian companies to you.