During Coverings 2019, Area-17 received the “Best Inspirational Design” award at the largest international tile & stone show in North America for the Fiandre USA booth design that was a tribute to the ancient world of Italian artists’ vintage workshops, where intricate ceramic artistry took place for decades. The “Ceramic Atelier” exhibition space envisioned the concept of an inspirational workshop, like a gallery-atelier, where mixed sizes, collections, and ideas contributed to new trends and innovative projects.

Area-17’s Fiandre USA stand at Coverings 2018 won the best Use of Storytelling award, as it featured a “Sophisticated and Sustainable Hub of Design Trends theme.” Inside, the multidimensional booth shows how beautiful products translates throughout a fitness environment from the lockers, to the showers, to the workout area.

As the universe of pop up stores gets more exciting every day, many famous brands have been exploring this retail concept to spice up the classic shopping experience. Area-17 designed a captivating 100 sqm pop up store for Asian luxury brand Shanghai Tang in SKP, one of the largest high-end shopping mall in Beijing.

ESP shopping mall in Ravenna doubles its size and services with a brand-new wing designed by Area-17 and INRES. 19'000 square meters, hosting 50 new businesses, makes of ESP one of the most relevant shopping mall in Italy, counting now over 100 stores. While harmonizing with the earlier architecture, the design is meant to provide strong visual evidence of the extension, to be read even on an urban scale.

Coverings is the most important trade event in North America for the ceramic and natural stone industry. The 2017 edition featured three stands designed by Area-17 for three renowned international brands, among which the Stonepeak Ceramics stand that was awarded with the “2017 Best In Show.”

Combining traditional Chinese elements and contemporary materials to express the brand’s long tradition and its advanced technologies research, Area-17 defined a new customers experience in the showroom of Monopy, leader bathroomware producer.

Cinoforum is meant to be a space where the relationship between human and animal is fostered by activities carried out independently or in collaboration with experts and dog trainers.