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 Scope
 The market in question comprises companies which distinguish themselves for technological innovation and innovative forms and materials, elements that are normally contemplated in definitions of industrial design. The focus of the report is on manufacturers of lighting devices and furnishings that are mainly for interior use in the home. Marketing Research Report
 
 Specifically, the report analyses the following market segments:
 • Interior home lighting devices;
 • Kitchen furnishings;
 • Furniture for bedrooms and living areas, including upholstered furniture (sofas and upholstered chairs).
 
 Production technology: varies by market segment.
 • Lighting devices are supports for light sources manufactured using technologies appropriate for processing the many different materials used (mainly wood, metal and glass, but also specific types of fabric and paper).
 • Furniture production involves a broad variety of technologies ranging from woodworking and metalworking to the processing of plastics, laminates, and upholstery fabrics (cotton, Alcantara, natural and synthetic leather, etc.).
 
 Use: above and beyond the specific practical uses specific to each market segment (lighting and furnishings), addressing various associated needs (preparing/storing foods, socializing, relaxing, sleeping, reading, etc.), design satisfies an aesthetic need for elegance of forms and materials.
 
 Client groups:
 • Direct customers are the distribution channels. In the case of design, these are prevalently specialised retailers and furniture stores.?
 • Final customers: private individuals for household lighting and furnishings; the contract furnishings market for hotels, museums, ships and automobiles (exclusive models).
 
 Segments
 The market analysed in this report is the high-end production of the relative sectors, in terms of quality of materials, and stylistic and technological innovation.?
 
 The segmentation of this market is defined in part by the product categories themselves:
 • Interior lighting devices for residential and decorative use: furnishing objects for the home and for public facilities (e.g., hotels, restaurants, museums);?
 • Furniture, which may be further broken down into two main areas: kitchen furnishings and furniture for bedrooms (night-time areas) and living rooms (day-time areas).
 
 A further segmentation is represented by the outlet market for the design object: residential or public (contract).
 
 Methodology
 In order to draw up the Competitors report, the Databank method foresees the screening of the main realities of the sectors and various one-to-one interviews with the selected players. All this is then completed via:
 - the gathering of information questionnaires that are filled out by the main companies on an annual basis;
 - the checking of the gathered information by a sector expert, using a verification system that guarantees maximum reliability and consistency;
 - the processing of information belonging to the Cerved Group about Italian economic realities.
 
 The strategies and performances of the largest players in each sector are looked at in dept in the Competitors report. In all the cases in which a specific source is not indicated, the information published in the report must be intended as extracted and processed from the Cerved Group's proprietary information. Each sector addressed in the Competitors products may be the subject of a dedicated presentation in the company or developed during a training course on the same subject.
 
 Companies Mentioned
 ALIAS S.P.A.
 ARCLINEA ARREDAMENTI S.P.A.
 ARKETIPO S.P.A.
 ARTEMIDE GROUP S.P.A.
 B&B ITALIA S.P.A.
 BINOVA S.P.A.
 BOFFI S.P.A.
 CAP DESIGN S.P.A.
 CASSINA S.P.A.
 DADA S.P.A.
 DRIADE S.P.A.
 ERNESTOMEDA S.P.A.
 FLEXFORM S.P.A.
 FLOS S.P.A.
 FLOU S.P.A.
 FONTANAARTE S.P.A.
 FOSCARINI S.R.L.
 GIORGETTI S.P.A.
 KARTELL S.P.A.
 LEUCOS S.P.A.
 LINEA LIGHT S.R.L.
 LUBE INDUSTRIES S.R.L.
 LUCEPLAN S.P.A.
 LUCITALIA S.P.A.
 MAGIS S.P.A.
 MARTINELLI LUCE S.P.A.
 MOLTENI & C. S.P.A.
 OLUCE S.R.L.
 PALLUCCO S.R.L.
 POLIFORM S.P.A.
 POLTRONA FRAU (CONS.) S.P.A.
 POLTRONA FRAU S.P.A.
 SCHIFFINI MOBILI CUCINE S.P.A.
 TISETTANTA S.P.A.
 VALCUCINE S.P.A.
 ZANOTTA S.P.A.
 
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