Proposte Boasts Intimacy, 'Leisurely Pace'
April 17, 2000
Milan, Italy - In May, Proposte will hold its eighth annual trade fair in the Brianza area of Northern Italy, one of the country's most important centers for textile production. This Italian fair is one of few that caters specifically to the furnishing fabrics and curtains sectors , uniting the best European manufacturers in the sector.
Proposte was founded in 1993 by Italian entrepreneurs of the industry in order to create a meeting point for textile operators and to establish important relationships between the exhibitors and the buyers of textile furnishing products.
The Italian promoters believed that the presence of the top European weavers was necessary at the fair. Today non-Italian companies account for more than half of the participation.
''International visitors are very important to this event and we welcome them with open arms,'' said Giorgio Pelizzatti of the Fiorete Group, one of Proposte's five directors. ''To be visited by international companies is crucial to this fair, since one of its main purposes is to promote European products and to prove to the world that our product is still the best.''
''There was no such trade show in the industry yet, and May was the perfect time to introduce one,'' said Proposte public relations director Vittoria Cerianni. The fair quickly became successful.
According to Pelizzatti, Proposte's policy of opening the fair only to Europeans isn't simply for exclusivity's sake. ''There are many companies that would love to exhibit at our fair, but we do not have the physical space for this,'' said Pelizzatti. Yet, Proposte has no intention of expanding or switching venues. ''Part of the beauty of this fair is its size,'' Pelizzatti said. ''Villa Erba was chosen very carefully and is the perfect place for such an event.''
According to Ceriani, buyers and exhibitors can take in the entire fair in one day and a half. After that, they can devote the time to meeting with the different exhibitors and visitors at a more leisurely pace than at other larger fairs.
Exhibitors
Italian Exhibitors
Ada Montanari SRL
Astra Nova SRL
Casalegno Tendaggi S.P.A.
Conjugi Eger SRL
E.& A. F.LLI Schiatti SRL
E. Dalla Benetta SRL
Europ Marchini SRL
Evento Arredamento by Limonta
F.A.S.A. SRL
Fidertessile S.P.A.
Fiorete Group S.P.A.
Gaetano Rossini Holding S.P.A.
Giber S.P.A.
Imatex S.P.A.
Italvelluti S.P.A.
Limonta S.P.A.
Madival S.P.A.
Magniarredo S.P.A.
Manifattura Casati S.A.S.
Manifattura Castiglioni S.P.A.
Manifattura Fossa SRL
Manifattura Tessile di Nole M.T. S.P.A.
Manifattura Vay Giuseppe S.P.A.
Mario Cavelli S.P.A.
Mario Sirtori S.P.A.
Molteni & C S.P.A.
Para S.P.A.
Pozzi Arturo S.P.A.
Pozzi S.P.A.
Ratti D
Redaelli Velluti S.P.A.
Rossini Della Quercia S.P.A.
Spinelli Vincenzo S.P.A.
Tessitura Jacquard Lodovico Rossini SRL
Tessitura Jacquard Vincenzo Molteni SAS
Tessitura Leandro Piovano
Tessitura Leutenda S.P.A.
Tessitura Mabretti Filippo S.P.A.
Tessitura Pietro Cazzaniga S.P.A.
Tessitura Sasatex S.P.A.
Tessitura Serica Attilio Zanchi & C.
Tessitura Walter S.P.A.
Texar Stoffe S.P.A.
Texital SRL
Texnova SRL
Texprint SRL
Torri Lana SRL
Vigano S.P.A.
Villa Tessitura Jacquard SRL
Non-Italian Exhibitors
AD. Wever GmbH & Co
Algemen AFW NV
Aste Moebelstoff
Aznar Textil S.A.
Bekaert - Depla NV
Bergerot S.A.
Brueder Baumann Ges. M.B.H.
Bucol
Craye S.A.
Delius GmbH
De Poortere Freres S.A.
Depraetere Industries NV
Desalux NV
Deslee Textiles
Dheedene W.M. NV
Donald Brothers Ltd.
Ernst Beck GmbH
E. Schoepf GmbH
E. & S. Smith Ltd.
Eurotela S.A.
F. Vanoutryve & CIE
Gebr. Munzerty GmbH & Co.
Gerns + Gahler GmbH
Girmes - Girloon GmbH
Glenanne Jacquards
Goeters ''Ars et Labor'' NV
Gratry Lorthiois Industries
Haezebrouck NV
Hield Brothers
Ile de France
J.A. Raymakers & Co BV
Jover Internacional S.A.
Lakatex BV
Libeco - Gagae
Lister Fabricsd Limited
Ludvig Svensson AB
Manuel Romera S.A.
Mermoz S.A.
Morton Young & Borland Ltd.
Mueller Zell GmbH
O.J. Van Maele
Paul Van Houtte & CIE
Pausa A.G.
Pippig & Reichel GmbH & CO KG
Rafael Catala S.A.
Replin Fabrics
Sanz Asociados S.A.
Sati S.A.
Schellens Furnishing Textiles
T.A.L. (Tiss. D'Ameublement de la Loire)
Ter Molst International NV
Texoprint BV
The Isle Mill Ltd.
Thistle Mills
Tissage de Picardie
Tissages De Gravigny
Tissus D'Avesniers
TMG - Tecidos Para Vestuario e Decoracao S.A.
Vidal y Sanz S.A.
Weverij de Ploeg BV
Wilhelm Kneitz AG
Proposte was founded in 1993 by Italian entrepreneurs of the industry in order to create a meeting point for textile operators and to establish important relationships between the exhibitors and the buyers of textile furnishing products.
The Italian promoters believed that the presence of the top European weavers was necessary at the fair. Today non-Italian companies account for more than half of the participation.
''International visitors are very important to this event and we welcome them with open arms,'' said Giorgio Pelizzatti of the Fiorete Group, one of Proposte's five directors. ''To be visited by international companies is crucial to this fair, since one of its main purposes is to promote European products and to prove to the world that our product is still the best.''
''There was no such trade show in the industry yet, and May was the perfect time to introduce one,'' said Proposte public relations director Vittoria Cerianni. The fair quickly became successful.
According to Pelizzatti, Proposte's policy of opening the fair only to Europeans isn't simply for exclusivity's sake. ''There are many companies that would love to exhibit at our fair, but we do not have the physical space for this,'' said Pelizzatti. Yet, Proposte has no intention of expanding or switching venues. ''Part of the beauty of this fair is its size,'' Pelizzatti said. ''Villa Erba was chosen very carefully and is the perfect place for such an event.''
According to Ceriani, buyers and exhibitors can take in the entire fair in one day and a half. After that, they can devote the time to meeting with the different exhibitors and visitors at a more leisurely pace than at other larger fairs.
Exhibitors
Italian Exhibitors
Ada Montanari SRL
Astra Nova SRL
Casalegno Tendaggi S.P.A.
Conjugi Eger SRL
E.& A. F.LLI Schiatti SRL
E. Dalla Benetta SRL
Europ Marchini SRL
Evento Arredamento by Limonta
F.A.S.A. SRL
Fidertessile S.P.A.
Fiorete Group S.P.A.
Gaetano Rossini Holding S.P.A.
Giber S.P.A.
Imatex S.P.A.
Italvelluti S.P.A.
Limonta S.P.A.
Madival S.P.A.
Magniarredo S.P.A.
Manifattura Casati S.A.S.
Manifattura Castiglioni S.P.A.
Manifattura Fossa SRL
Manifattura Tessile di Nole M.T. S.P.A.
Manifattura Vay Giuseppe S.P.A.
Mario Cavelli S.P.A.
Mario Sirtori S.P.A.
Molteni & C S.P.A.
Para S.P.A.
Pozzi Arturo S.P.A.
Pozzi S.P.A.
Ratti D
Redaelli Velluti S.P.A.
Rossini Della Quercia S.P.A.
Spinelli Vincenzo S.P.A.
Tessitura Jacquard Lodovico Rossini SRL
Tessitura Jacquard Vincenzo Molteni SAS
Tessitura Leandro Piovano
Tessitura Leutenda S.P.A.
Tessitura Mabretti Filippo S.P.A.
Tessitura Pietro Cazzaniga S.P.A.
Tessitura Sasatex S.P.A.
Tessitura Serica Attilio Zanchi & C.
Tessitura Walter S.P.A.
Texar Stoffe S.P.A.
Texital SRL
Texnova SRL
Texprint SRL
Torri Lana SRL
Vigano S.P.A.
Villa Tessitura Jacquard SRL
Non-Italian Exhibitors
AD. Wever GmbH & Co
Algemen AFW NV
Aste Moebelstoff
Aznar Textil S.A.
Bekaert - Depla NV
Bergerot S.A.
Brueder Baumann Ges. M.B.H.
Bucol
Craye S.A.
Delius GmbH
De Poortere Freres S.A.
Depraetere Industries NV
Desalux NV
Deslee Textiles
Dheedene W.M. NV
Donald Brothers Ltd.
Ernst Beck GmbH
E. Schoepf GmbH
E. & S. Smith Ltd.
Eurotela S.A.
F. Vanoutryve & CIE
Gebr. Munzerty GmbH & Co.
Gerns + Gahler GmbH
Girmes - Girloon GmbH
Glenanne Jacquards
Goeters ''Ars et Labor'' NV
Gratry Lorthiois Industries
Haezebrouck NV
Hield Brothers
Ile de France
J.A. Raymakers & Co BV
Jover Internacional S.A.
Lakatex BV
Libeco - Gagae
Lister Fabricsd Limited
Ludvig Svensson AB
Manuel Romera S.A.
Mermoz S.A.
Morton Young & Borland Ltd.
Mueller Zell GmbH
O.J. Van Maele
Paul Van Houtte & CIE
Pausa A.G.
Pippig & Reichel GmbH & CO KG
Rafael Catala S.A.
Replin Fabrics
Sanz Asociados S.A.
Sati S.A.
Schellens Furnishing Textiles
T.A.L. (Tiss. D'Ameublement de la Loire)
Ter Molst International NV
Texoprint BV
The Isle Mill Ltd.
Thistle Mills
Tissage de Picardie
Tissages De Gravigny
Tissus D'Avesniers
TMG - Tecidos Para Vestuario e Decoracao S.A.
Vidal y Sanz S.A.
Weverij de Ploeg BV
Wilhelm Kneitz AG
