the office furniture market | Italy

1.1 Definition and scope of study

The office furniture market in Italy brings together all the players involved in furnishing Italian workspaces. These may be manufacturers, distributors, service providers or designers. Indeed, the furniture market is no longer limited to the production and distribution of furniture.

After years of decline, the office furniture market in Italy has resumed its growth from 2016 onwards. The market is benefiting from the construction of new buildings and business districts but also from the diffusion of new, increasingly flexible organisational models and phenomena such as coworking or smartworking which require innovative and timely solutions. As a sign of these changes, the space dedicated to office furniture at the Milan Furniture Fair has been named Workplace 3.0.

The space featured flexible, multi-functional and interconnected furniture and environments that take advantage of advanced digital technologies and the Internet of Things. But also hybrid style and design solutions, capable of adapting to both domestic and professional environments, including the boundaries are becoming increasingly blurred with the democratisation of teleworking and the rise of freelance work.

The most dynamic segment within the furniture market, in terms of turnover, is the furniture segment office and public space furniture ( 8.7% turnover in 2018) showing the very strong dynamics of the sector.

Made in Italy appeals to both the domestic and foreign markets, but in terms of turnover the leading company in the furniture market remains Ikea, followed by Edil Tre Costruzioni (Mondo Convenienza), Saviola, Inca Properties (Friul Intagli) and Natuzzi. [ Republica ]