With the advancements in modern technology, the tasks of planners and designers have significantly eased. This progress is evident not only during the production stage but also when measuring spaces for future projects. The advent of 3D measurement capabilities has totally transformed the process of gathering data about the rooms where work will take place.

On September 9-16, the 87th International Universal Exhibition Thessaloniki Fair was held in the city of Thessaloniki (Greece). The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ukraine, together with the Chambers of Commerce of Athens and Thessaloniki, as well as the Consulate General of Ukraine in Greece, invited Ukrainian companies to present their new products and meet with potential customers as part of B2B negotiations.

What does the modern workplace look like? The pandemic has made adjustments to its image in the collective imagination, and the trend towards the Work From Home system is considered a feature of the post-Covid world. However, is this concept really so promising and self-sufficient? And if in Ukraine? And during the war? And after? Let's talk about the role of design and, in particular, furniture brands in the modern workspace, consider solutions for its arrangement. The expert speaker of the material is the art director of ELIO HOME Maryna Cherkashina.

From videos on YouTube that are surprising at first glance - to a worldwide trend. How did ASMR turn from an intriguing and narrow category of content into an effective tool for interacting with the audience? Currently, meridional sensor stimulation algorithms are widely used in artistic initiatives, are integrated into modern design, and are quite affected by individual brands. Why does it work? What role do tactility and sounds actually play in the lives of modern people, whose everyday life is saturated with informational noise? We analyze using examples and communicate with specialists of the ELIO HOME team.

More and more countries, cities, and individual companies are committing to net zero by 2050—removing as much CO₂ as they produce. Companies are setting short- and medium-term emissions reduction targets under the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1,5°C and address the worst effects of climate change this decade. What is the role of segment furniture brands in this movement? What know-how do companies use to save the planet? We talk with the director of production of ELIO HOME Oleg Korostylov and consider cases from world practice.

Over the past year, we have heard many stories about strength and indomitability, about strength and devotion as the main traits associated with Ukraine. More often than not, these stories are personal, tied to specific people, their battles, aspirations and victories, no matter what they were. And each such loud and recognizable story is like a piece of the puzzle of our collective identity. However, inspiring stories can also be different: told by entire companies. Such that they kept all their employees down to one, they did not waver in their own, even before the war, intentions to grow, talk about themselves and be present not only in Ukraine, but also abroad. For whom the upheavals of the war eventually became the trigger for development. ELIO will be the first such company in our new series of materials.

Create opportunities for the formation of a coherent space — the foundationsа philosophy of ELIO HOME. The company develops solutions that allow combining all pieces of furniture і decorative finishes into a single harmonious interior ensemble. Storage systems, kitchens, doors, partitions, wall panels and furniture become elements of the overall composition.

Furniture brands today try to speak the languages ​​of innovation and demand at the same time. At the same time, no new development is approved without a focus on digital. Transferring the processes of object selection and modeling to the online space provides the company with flexibility — it makes it closer to the client, and takes their interaction beyond showrooms and offices. In order to understand how the innovations of the premium furniture segment coexist with digital initiatives, we spoke with Maksym Zhelezniak, head of the R&D department at ELIO.

Interior composition is a multifaceted and complex mechanism, in which sometimes even the most seemingly insignificant details can play a key role. The same door can be something more than just a utilitarian buffer structure.

Design is a story about interactions. Brands of the premium segment in it never exist separately from designers and their projects. This cooperation has a significant impact on the development of companies, on their innovations in production and on the very approach to work with copyright requests.

"Beauty to which nothing can be added, subtracted, or changed, without making it worse," is the definition componimento (compositions) by the architect and theoretician of the Italian Renaissance, Leon Battista Alberta. It remains classic, fundamental. They have been used for centuries. It informs us that integrity is the basis of any aesthetic.

"Our job is to create a new home and make the life of a modern person easier, more convenient, saving his time," - believes the founder of the ELIO company, Yury Korostylev. Kredence display cabinets are the material embodiment of this idea. Designed for any area of ​​the interior, they combine high quality, ergonomics and tactility.