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		<title>meet casafekra at iSaloni</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[for those of you who don&#8217;t know what iSaloni is, and how big it can get, this post is for you. and you don&#8217;t have to be into design to find out about one of the biggest and most prestigious fairs in the world. iSaloni (salone internazionale del mobile) is the renown international furniture fair that has been [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>for those of you who don&#8217;t know what <strong><a title="i Salone - Salone Internazionale del Mobile" href="http://www.cosmit.it/tool/home.php?s=0,2,67,71,75" target="_self">iSaloni</a> </strong>is, and how big it can get, this post is for you. and you don&#8217;t have to be into design to find out about one of the biggest and most prestigious fairs in the world.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-187" title="casafekra iSaloni" src="http://www.casafekra.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/casafekra-iSaloni-milano.jpg" alt="casafekra in iSaloni" width="586" /></p>
<p><strong><a title="i Salone - Salone Internazionale del Mobile" href="http://www.cosmit.it/tool/home.php?s=0,2,67,71,75" target="_self">iSaloni</a></strong> (salone internazionale del mobile) is the renown international furniture fair that has been held every year since 1961. <strong><a title="i Salone - Salone Internazionale del Mobile" href="http://www.cosmit.it/tool/home.php?s=0,2,67,71,75" target="_self">iSaloni</a> </strong>quickly became the premiere event for designers, architects, and trend-setters. <strong><a title="i Salone - Salone Internazionale del Mobile" href="http://www.cosmit.it/tool/home.php?s=0,2,67,71,75" target="_self">iSaloni</a> </strong>represents the production of more than 2,500 of the most dynamic and creative companies on the international market. exhibitors come not just to sell their masterpieces, but to present their vision of the future.</p>
<p>in 2009, all in all, isaloni received a massive 313,385 visitors and 2,723 exhibitors from 151 different countries. the exhibition space was completely sold out, with 491 companies on the waiting list with their applications turned down.</p>
<p>this 2010, meet <a title="green website" href="http://greensrl.it/" target="_self"><strong>green</strong></a>* and <a title="casafekra | design experience" href="http://www.casafekra.com/" target="_self"><strong>casafekra</strong></a> at <a title="i Salone - Salone Internazionale del Mobile" href="http://www.cosmit.it/tool/home.php?s=0,2,67,71,75" target="_self"><strong>iSaloni</strong></a><strong> </strong>in milan from april 14 to 19. (hall <strong>7</strong> stand h15)</p>
<p>*<strong><a title="casafekra | design experience" href="http://www.casafekra.com/" target="_self">casafekra</a></strong> is the middle east business development partner of <strong><a title="Green website" href="http://greensrl.it/" target="_self">green</a></strong>.</p>
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		<title>the one with the personal secret behind the createseats initiative</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[... and this is how it all started. with an episode of "friends"...

assaad (founder of casafekra) was talking to me about an episode of "friends". i later found out it's "the one with the dirty girl."

the one when it was kathy's birthday, and chandler was able to find her absolutely favorite gift...]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;">&#8230; and this is how it all started. with an episode of &#8220;friends&#8221;&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.casafekra.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/casafekra-therefordesign-createseats-241.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-177" title="casafekra-therefordesign-createseats-24" src="http://www.casafekra.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/casafekra-therefordesign-createseats-241.jpg" alt="casafekra-therefordesign-createseats-24" width="586" height="254" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">assaad (founder of <a title="casafekra | design experience" href="http://www.casafekra.com" target="_blank">casafekra</a>) was talking to me about an episode of &#8220;friends&#8221;. i later found out it&#8217;s &#8220;the one with the dirty girl.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">the one when it was kathy&#8217;s birthday, and chandler was able to find her absolutely favorite gift. an early edition of her favorite book as a kid. a very rare find.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">the only problem was that kathy was joey&#8217;s girlfriend, and there was no way joey could get her a better gift, no matter what! and being a great best-friend, chandler couldn&#8217;t allow that to happen.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">in his lame effort, joey got her a pen that&#8217;s also a clock (the worst gift). and so chandler decided to let joey give her the book, and take all the credit.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">kathy later finds out that chandler was behind this. she lets him know that she knows, and gives him the most appreciative, and most sincere look in the world. and all it took was a really special personal gift.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">assaad finished by saying:</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">&#8220;i wish i could give that feeling to people. i wish people would get personal gifts that touched on the deepest desires. instead most people get generic passe-par-tout gifts just because it&#8217;s required or expected of them. that&#8217;s not what gifts are about. gifts should not be limited to special occasions. it&#8217;s fine to get gifts on a special occasion if you absolutely love to. but don&#8217;t do it because it&#8217;s expected of you. and if you feel you want to show someone your appreciation, love, gratitude, whatever&#8230; you don&#8217;t have to wait for an opportunity. go ahead, create that opportunity. everyday could be a great day to express your deepest emotions to those you care about the most.<br />
that&#8217;s a feeling people should experience more often&#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">and that&#8217;s when the <strong><a title="casafekra | createseats" href="http://www.createseats.com" target="_blank">create</a></strong><a title="casafekra | createseats" href="http://www.createseats.com" target="_blank">seats</a> initiative was born.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a title="casafekra | design experience" href="http://www.casafekra.com" target="_blank">casafekra</a> has world-class italian design chairs with distinct styles, 6 interchangeable parts, and 22 colors. all of these parts work like &#8220;key &amp; lock&#8221;. and so every person could get his favorite combination of style, color, texture, and material. every color could have a story, every style could represent a memory, and every possibility could trigger an emotion.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">these endless possibilities could create very specific gifts that are as unique as the person getting them.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">assaad knew that <a title="casafekra | design experience" href="http://www.casafekra.com" target="_blank">casafekra</a> could play a part, no matter how small, in making that special feeling a reality for a lot of people. and this is how it comes to be that casafekra brings you <strong><a title="casafekra | createseats" href="http://www.createseats.com" target="_blank">create</a></strong><a title="casafekra | createseats" href="http://www.createseats.com" target="_blank">seats</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">find out what all the fuss is about by visiting <a title="casafekra | createseats" href="http://www.createseats.com" target="_blank"><strong>create</strong>seats.com</a>, or discover the making of the visual that became the heart of this initiative by visiting <a title="&quot;lamiss&quot; the lame ostrich. the making of createseats" href="http://therefordesign.net/blog/news/lamiss-the-lame-ostrich-the-making-of-createseats/" target="_blank">blog .:there for design&#8230;</a></p>
<h6 style="text-align: left;">_  written by william choukeir. from <a title="&quot;lamiss&quot; the lame ostrich. the making of createseats" href="http://therefordesign.net/blog/news/lamiss-the-lame-ostrich-the-making-of-createseats/" target="_blank">team .:there for design&#8230;</a></h6>
<p style="text-align: left;">below: william creating the ostrich. later named: lamiss <a title="&quot;lamiss&quot; the lame ostrich. the making of createseats" href="http://therefordesign.net/blog/news/lamiss-the-lame-ostrich-the-making-of-createseats/" target="_blank">(more on blog .:there for design&#8230;)</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.casafekra.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/casafekra-therefordesign-createseats-101.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-178" title="casafekra-therefordesign-createseats-10" src="http://www.casafekra.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/casafekra-therefordesign-createseats-101.jpg" alt="casafekra-therefordesign-createseats-10" width="587" height="764" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">below: <a title="the personal blog of hanane kaï" href="http://www.hanane.me" target="_blank">hanane</a> &amp; william in the heart of creation. supported by orange-orange <a title="casafekra | PUNK &amp; SHARK" href="http://www.casafekra.com/punkshark/" target="_blank">PUNK</a> &amp; white-orange <a title="casafekra | PUNK &amp; SHARK" href="http://www.casafekra.com/punkshark/" target="_blank">PUNK</a>, with red-orange <a title="casafekra | PUNK &amp; SHARK" href="http://www.casafekra.com/punkshark/" target="_blank">PUNK</a> watching from the sidelines.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.casafekra.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/casafekra-therefordesign-createseats-131.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-179" title="casafekra-therefordesign-createseats-13" src="http://www.casafekra.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/casafekra-therefordesign-createseats-131.jpg" alt="casafekra-therefordesign-createseats-13" width="587" height="295" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">below: the infamous gift. that same lame one, by that same ashamed ostrich! yup lamiss! <a title="&quot;lamiss&quot; the lame ostrich. the making of createseats" href="http://therefordesign.net/blog/news/lamiss-the-lame-ostrich-the-making-of-createseats/" target="_blank">(more on blog .:there for design&#8230;)</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.casafekra.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/casafekra-therefordesign-createseats-061.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-181" title="casafekra-therefordesign-createseats-06" src="http://www.casafekra.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/casafekra-therefordesign-createseats-061.jpg" alt="casafekra-therefordesign-createseats-06" width="587" height="882" /></a></p>
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		<title>un vent nouveau</title>
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assaad bou-jawdeh et janine akl rangent tout et rentrent au pays... casafekra est née.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">elle est designer produit et architecte d’intérieur. après avoir obtenu son diplôme en design a l’académie libanaise des beaux arts (alba) elle poursuit le mastère « dual design »  à saint-etienne et débute sa carrière chez les plus grands, les designers zebra company, ou le bureau d’architecture jean nouvel où elle travaille sur le projet du musée du quai branly. de retour au liban, elle devient consultante et signe de nombreux projets, notamment des intérieurs résidentiels et commerciaux, pour de grands bijoutiers entre autres.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.casafekra.com/nsoe"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-174" style="border: 0px initial initial;" title="casafekra's 2nd italian collection: nord, sud-ovest, est" src="http://www.casafekra.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/casafekra-nord-sud-ovest-est.jpg" alt="casafekra's 2nd italian collection: nord, sud-ovest, est" width="587" height="491" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">il était business manager chez nestlé expatrié dans les pays arabes pendant quinze ans, ce qui ne l’a pas empêché de développer son énorme penchant pour le design et les arts depuis son plus jeune âge. il s’installe ensuite au maroc où elle le rejoint, et c’est là que le couple, parcourant les quatre coins du pays découvrent les méthodes et l’artisanat local et en tombe amoureux. ils ont une idée, qui devient projet, qui devient réalité: créer une maison d’édition d’objets design basée au liban… assaad bou-jawdeh et janine akl rangent tout et rentrent au pays.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">casafekra est née. c’est une nouvelle maison d’édition, spécialisée dans le mobilier et les accessoires d’intérieurs. casafekra conçoit, développe, fait produire, et distribue des collections d’objets à destination du monde entier. elle collabore dans ce but avec des équipes de jeunes designers et techniciens pluridisciplinaires, doués et touche-à-tout,  pour mettre  au point des produits à la fois fonctionnels et poétiques, de qualité irréprochable, aux détails impeccables, et qui vehiculent beaucoup de valeur émotionnelle.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">casafekra en parallèle travaille avec, et représente, des maisons et des marques internationales jeunes, énergiques et reconnues, triées sur le volet, en ligne avec sa philosophie et l’image de sa marque pour introduire et distribuer dans la région du moyen-orient des objets inspirants, innovants, futés, destinés au bien-être du consommateur.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">un exemple: green, maison italienne introduite par casafekra au liban et la région moyen-orient, a travers la première collection <a title="casafekra | PUNK &amp; SHARK" href="http://www.casafekra.com/punkshark/" target="_self">PUNK &amp; SHARK</a> des chaises uniques mises au point par le tandem de designers italiens archirivolto. versatiles, colorées, confortables, légères et solides, empilables, faciles et fun, ces chaises au concept intelligent permettent, en 3 éléments et 5 couleurs seulement, 55 combinaisons différentes, de quoi répondre à toutes les envies et colorer tous les espaces. des quadrupèdes aux courbes envoutantes et à la plastique unique suscitant l’admiration enthousiaste du public et un succès immédiat lors de leur lancement lors de ‘project lebanon 2009’ au biel, et au festival de faqra, dans un stand tout en bois brut, reflétant parfaitement le concept et les couleurs de la collection.<br />
<a title="casafekra | PUNK &amp; SHARK" href="http://www.casafekra.com/punkshark/" target="_self">PUNK &amp; SHARK</a> est suivi par la nouvelle collection ‘nord, sud-ovest, est’ inspirée de la silhouette féminine, et reprenant le même concept encore plus loin.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">casafekra, un vent nouveau dans la région, qui ne pourra que vous enchanter. casafekra vous invite à découvrir ses collections dans ses locaux à <a title="casafekra showroom &amp; offices location map" href="http://www.casafekra.com/Map.html" target="_self">hazmieh, rue de damas, dans l’immeuble de l’orient le jour</a>. pour les plus paresseux, mais quand même curieux, visitez en un click leur site <a title="casafekra | design experience" href="http://www.casafekra.com" target="_self">www.casafekra.com</a></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[des quadrupèdes aux courbes envoutantes et à la plastique unique ont envahi le Festival de Faqra 2009, suscitant l’admiration enthousiaste du public et un succès immédiat. Qui sont-ils ?
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<p style="text-align: left; ">des quadrupèdes aux courbes envoutantes et à la plastique unique ont envahi le Festival de Faqra 2009, suscitant l’admiration enthousiaste du public et un succès immédiat.<br />
Qui sont-ils ?</p>
<p style="text-align: left; "><a title="casafekra | PUNK &amp; SHARK" href="http://www.casafekra.com/punkshark/" target="_self">PUNK et SHARK</a>, les chaises uniques mises au point par le tandem de designers italiens Archirivolto, et introduites au Moyen-Orient par casafekra.</p>
<p style="text-align: left; ">versatiles, colorées, confortables, légères et solides, empilables, faciles et fun, ces chaises au concept intelligent permettent, en 3 éléments et 5 couleurs seulement, 55 combinaisons différentes (avec ou sans accoudoirs). de quoi répondre à toutes les envies et colorer tous les espaces.</p>
<p style="text-align: left; ">en polypropylène et polycarbonate injectés, ces chaises uniques répondent à toutes les normes européennes et ont passé avec brio les tests européens d’endurance et de qualités CATAS, ce qui leur a valu de gagner le &#8220;2008 Contract Award&#8221;. récompense bien méritée par Green, la maison d’édition  dont le souci de perfection est reconnu.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left; "><a title="casafekra | PUNK &amp; SHARK" href="http://www.casafekra.com/punkshark/" target="_self">PUNK et SHARK</a> ont séduit leurs nouveaux fans et propriétaires à Faqra, chez la jeune société casafekra dans un stand tout en bois brut, reflétant parfaitement le concept et les couleurs de la collection.  exposer leur multiples atouts, dans des thématiques de personnages tous les jours différents , leur a permis de montrer toutes les facettes de leurs personnalités riches et diverses.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left; ">casafekra est une nouvelle maison d’édition libanaise, spécialisée dans les accessoires d’intérieurs, et en représente en parallèle, au Liban et au Moyen-Orient,  des marques design triées sur le volet, en ligne avec sa philosophie et l’image de sa marque.</p>
<p style="text-align: left; ">casafekra collabore avec des designers exceptionnels,  et des maisons et marques reconnues, pour introduire des objets et accessoires inspirants, innovants, futés, destinés au bien-être du consommateur.</p>
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		<title>shadows are dead&#8230; long live shadows!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a world where everything is constantly changing, where speed is our new “religion”, how do we perceive the space that surrounds us? How do we navigate in our environment keeping in mind that, genuinely speaking, LIGHT is the ultimate guide? We, children of the television, video games and PCs, evolve in a shadow-less world. [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;">In a world where everything is constantly changing, where speed is our new “religion”, how do we perceive the space that surrounds us? How do we navigate in our environment keeping in mind that, genuinely speaking, LIGHT is the ultimate guide?</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">We, children of the television, video games and PCs, evolve in a shadow-less world. Our eyes are slaves to self-illuminated surfaces that take away from our surroundings any notion of directional light (like the sun), thus sending shadows to retirement.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">“Shadows help us comprehend space, recognize dimension and orient ourselves. Shadows give us information in the same way as light does.”</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">We have managed to kill The Shadow.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">There is not light without shadows, no shadows without light: Shadow can represent the vocabulary of minimalist light art. Shadow is not merely darkness, but darkness with form, infiltrated into light.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">How do we re-introduce the notion of shadow in our vocabulary? How can we re-design LIGHT in a way to restore shadow’s substance; not as much as the realization of a new quality of shadow, but a reminder of its significance? &#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">by Cherine Saroufim</p>
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