Up to 70% off Outdoor Furniture

Just in time for the end of summer, Inform is discounting ALL in stock outdoor furniture.  Take a look below for a sampling of what we have.  Come down to our showroom to shop the sale in person.

The O-Zon Table with Lazy Susan from Royal Botania is 70% off.
Original price $9497.  Now $2843.70.

The Leaf chair from Arper is 50% off. We have 4 in stock.
Original price $1138.  Now $569 each.

Alias High Frame Chair is 50% off.  We have 2 in stock.
Original price of $607 now $303.50 each.

Moon chair from Moroso is 50% off.  We have 2 available.
Original price of $550.  Now $275 each

Lord Yo chairs by Philippe Starck are 40% off.  We have 4 in stock.
Original price of $340.  Now $204 each. 

Vondom Vella sectional is 60% off.
Original price $5252.  Now $2100.80

Extremis Hopper Bench is 40% off
Original Price $4140.  Now $2484.

Vondom Fiesta Bar is 50% off.  Models not included.
Orignal price $9914.  Now $4572

SOLD:  Little L Lounger from Royal Botania is 60% off.
Original price $1995.  Now $598.50 each.

SOLD: Clover Chairs from Driade designed by Ron Arad are 70% off.
Original price $640 each.  Now $192 each.

LAST 2 DAYS and an EXTRA 10% OFF

Friday and Saturday are your last chance to take advantage of our Summer Warehouse Sale.

Take an extra 10% off all discounted prices in the warehouse until Saturday Aug. 31!

We still have a good selection of Richard Schutz, outdoor seating and tables, sofas and sectionals and lots of dining chairs and lighting.

Outdoor Sale Happening Now!

15% off all orders for outdoor furnishings. Come by the new showroom to view in person and see more in catalogs!

A photo from this year's Neocan't - a yearly event focused on bringing the latest and greatest products to the local design community. This year was a 70's theme, we teamed up with Daltile and Forbo flooring for the display. Designers flocked to the Tom Dixon Mirror Ball and Arper Leaf chair. Such a fun night!

W Hotel Seattle

URDesign Magazine did a feature recently about the W Hotel in Seattle, designed by Skylab Architecture, with sharp photos of the Arper Catifa chairs. See the full post here.

W Hotel in GRAY Magaine

The new issue of GRAY Magazine is out. Flip through to check out photos from the renovation at Seattle's W Hotel designed by Skylab Architecture. They used Arper's Catifa chairs and barstools, from Inform, in a glitzy gold. We love it!

Arper Nuur wins the 22nd Compasso d’Oro

Congratulations to Arper! The Nuur is wonderful piece and can be seen at Inform Contract now along with many pieces from the Arper collection.

The International Jury of the 22nd Compasso d’Oro Award, presided over by Arturo Dell’Acqua Bellavitis, has awarded the triennial COMPASSO d’ORO prize to Nuur, the table designed by Simon Pengelly. The Compasso d’Oro originated in Milan in 1954 from an idea of Giò Ponti. It is the most important Italian design award for the project, product and research, and is promoted by ADI, the Industrial Design Association.

The Awards Ceremony was held in Rome the 12th July 2011, at MACRO, the Museum of Contemporary Art. There, as of the 30 May, as part of the exhibition 1961/2011 Fifty years of Italian savoir-faire through the ADI Compasso d’Oro Award, all the products chosen by ADI during the three-year period from 2008 to 2010 and published in the ADI Design Index yearbook are on display.

Contemporaneously, as part of the Made in Italy and National Identity exhibition, held at Palazzo delle Esposizioni, it is possible to see the historic collection of the ADI Compasso d’Oro Award, declared “assets of national relevance” in 2004.

The Nuur table will become part of this unique collection of design projects attesting to over 50 years of the history of Italian design.

Both exhibitions, which are part of the event “Unicità d’Italia”, organized by Fondazione Valore Italia on the occasion of the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of Italian Unification, will be open until 25th September 2011.

The Nuur table was awarded the Compasso d’Oro prize by the jury for the “exceptional lightness and attention to detail in its design”.

Claudio Feltrin, Arper’s CEO, who was present at the awards ceremony with his father, Luigi, founder and President of the company, and with Simon Pengelly, the designer, declared that “receiving the Compasso d’Oro is a very important goal for Arper and represents an acknowledgement of the company’s production skills and effectiveness. Over the past 10 years, Arper has invested heavily in research, technology, environmental sustainability, communication and its commercial network”.

The Compasso d’Oro adds itself to the list of other international awards obtained in 2010: the Design Guild Mark and the Design Week Awards in the United Kingdom; the Interior Innovation Award and the IF Product Design Award in Germany.

Photo credits: Marco Covi

New at Inform! Arper

In just a couple of weeks we will have a whole slew of pieces from Arper, a wonderful contract furniture line out of Italy. I love their lines and style and I think you will too! I also love their philosophy on what their designs will bring to you and your life. "Arper's vision aims at improving the quality of life by paying attention to quality, safety and the environment. We offer seating and table solutions that make your living spaces more welcoming, adding style and comfort to your day, whether in the office or at home."

Their continued committment to the environment and lessening their impact on the globe as a manufacturer is also another reason why Arper is in the top ten of my favorite companies. "Arper aims at minimising environmental impact with policies involving every single phase of the company's life. Arper has developed a Product Stewardship program inspired by the company environmental approach. As part of this principle, all those involved in a product life cycle share responsibility for the impacts on human health and Nature in the course of managing the phases of production, use and end-of-life."

Here is a preview of what you will see arriving into our Contract space in the next couple of weeks.



*Images from the top. Saari collection, Loop sofa, Pix ottomans