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Hanya tinggal sebulan lagi, pameran IFFINA akan digelar kembali pada 14 – 17 September di ICE BSD Tangerang Selatan. Pameran mebel dan desain bertaraf Internasional ini sudah masuk apda persiapan akhirnya. Menurut Tanangga Karim, Kamis 15 Agustus lalu, technical meeting dengan lebih dari 200 peserta lokal sudah dilakukan. “Kami masih meninggu konfirmasi kesertaan dari Bank Rakyat Indonesia dan Kementerian Koperasi dan UKM,” jelas Sales & Marketing Director PT Mahala Imaji Kreasi. Technical meeting dengan eksbitor internasional sudah lebih dulu dilakukan dua minggu sebelumnya. “Lebih dari seribu buyer asing potensial sudah memastikan kedatangannya,” katanya menambahkan. Tema pameran IFFINA kali ini adalah Sustainable by Design, sehingga akan lebih banyak mengetengahkan produk-produk yang berbasiskan material sustainable. “Juga dengan permrosesan yang sustainable, yang akan menunjang bisnis atau perdagangan yang sustainable,” jelasnya. Menurutnya kalini akan lebih banyak produk

Tristan Wong's use of timber creates an inclusive art experience in James Makin's Collingwood gallery. The archetypal art gallery, with expanses of white, square set walls may often feel somewhat institutional, rather than inclusive and cultural. This was precisely the type of experience that renowned gallery owner James Makin wanted to avoid when he opened his new exhibition space in Islington Street in Collingwood, Melbourne. The brief to architect Tristan Wong was for a space that challenged the seriousness and sterility of the gallery stereotype. Makin wanted to provide customers with the chance to explore and discover art in an environment which was both inviting and intriguing. Wong's design is a counterpoint to art gallery conventions, using blackened and curved timber to create a space that is dramatic, textural and tactile. Entering through a sliding, black stained hardwood door, visitors are guided past a 4.5-metre high curved timber wall that narrows at its