Coalesse & EMU introduce new indoor/outdoor furnishings to the North American workplace

Coalesse, the leader in premium live/work furnishings, recently announced that it has partnered with Italian indoor/outdoor furniture manufacturer EMU to bring its award-winning "Advanced Collection" to architects, designers and consumers in North America.

EMU has become the international symbol for outdoor lifestyles and a unique symbol of modern craft.

"We see our partnership with EMU as a wonderful opportunity to bridge high-design indoor/outdoor furnishings with the new work and living styles emerging in the United States and across the globe," says Frank Merlotti, President of Coalesse. "It's an amazing collection of products that continues our mission of solving the way ideas-people really work -- in comfortable settings that inspire."

"We're excited to work with Coalesse because its brand fits naturally with our high quality of international designs and responsible furnishings," says EMU's CEO, Francesco Guidetti.

The EMU Advanced Collection is manufactured with durability in mind; steel and metal pre-treated with a unique EMU-Coat and finished with layers of powder coat paint. With EMU-Coat, items undergo a special and exclusive anti-corrosion treatment to withstand the elements. Each piece is hand crafted at the EMU facility in the hills of Umbria, Italy, as they have done for over 80 years.

Making their debut June 15th at NeoCon 2009, the EMU Advanced Collection product lines were created by world-renowned contemporary designers: Heaven by Jean-Marie Massaud, Re-Trouve by Patricia Urquiola, Ivy by Paola Navone, Cross by Rodolfo Dordoni, and Round by Christophe Pillet.

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Tooled leathers featured in Lilli's fine furniture collection

Lilli President, Deidre Gilbert, found love at first sight when she discovered tooled leather.

The process takes large metal dies that - when applied with extreme pressure - leave the leather imprinted with an intricate pattern.

Rich colours, textures, and patterns are integrated with durable and comfortable leathers that improve with time for a character-driven look.

With hundreds of patterns and colours, this exclusive collection of Italian embossed leathers ranges from traditional to transitional, contemporary to rustic, and from subtle to exotic.

The complete catalogue can be viewed online at www.lilli.ca.

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