A reminder that the Super Home Ideas Exhibition 2008 is starting tomorrow.

The exhibition will take place on 24 - 27 July 2008 at Midvalley Exhibition Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. There will be a wide range of exhibitors from remodeling, decorating, landscaping and design.

For more information, head to the Super Home Ideas website.

As mentioned in our previous post on Armani/Casa, an Armani/Casa store was opened in Starhill Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. This store is the 80th Armani/Casa in the world.

The New Straits Times has a writeup on Giorgio Armani and his ideas for Armani/Casa.

Below are extracts from the article.

You revolutionised the structure (and thus the aesthetic) of the jacket in the 1970s. Can we expect a similar effect on interiors?

I don’t want to revolutionise anyone’s home. My only concern is comfort and practicality but always combined with understated elegance and sophistication. This was my “revolution” in clothing as well — focusing on the need for practicality. With Armani/Casa I am not expecting to innovate, but rather to fulfil some basic requirements at home with a personal touch and style.

Have you ever bought back an Armani/Casa item?

Many times. I frequently change my mind and I like to renovate the collection constantly.

What does your own home look like?

I own seven houses and a boat, a kind of “floating villa”. However, my house in Milan is where I spend Monday to Friday. It is a perfect refuge where I am surrounded by harmony of colours and shapes that influence my feelings and mood.

I have been living here since 1982. It has smoothly reflected the changes in my life. It is my very first “mature age” house and mirrors my tastes and my passions. I love living with natural, elemental colours. They are serene and relaxing and serve as the perfect backdrop for art. The colours of the interior have always remained the same beige, black and the colour of parchment.

Click here for the full article.

Also see:
Armani/Casa arrives in Malaysia at StarHill Gallery

The Perfect Livin Exhibition 2008 is taking place on 7 - 10 August 2008 at the KL Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Hall 1 to Hall 5. Perfect Livin '08 is presented by CIMB Bank.

Admission is free.

Among the highlights are:

1. Over 500 booths and more than 200 exhibitors
2. Cash and prizes to be given away
3. Instant gift redemptions with Bonus Points for CIMB Bank & Direct Access card members plus exclusive privileges
4. More than 5 million CIMB Bank & Direct Access Bonus Points to be won
5. Themed zone highlights: AV & Electrical, Kitchen Solutions, Furniture & Interior Designing, Landscaping, Properties, Investment Banking and many more.

The Super Home Ideas Exhibition 2008 is coming soon. The exhibition will take place on 24 - 27 July 2008 at Midvalley Exhibition Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. There will be a wide range of exhibitors from remodeling, decorating, landscaping and design.

For more information, head to the Super Home Ideas website.

For those who yearn for high end branded home furnishings, Armani/Casa has arrived in Malaysia. Armani/Casa ("Armani Home" in Italian) is the high-end home collection by Giorgio Armani S.p.A. and they have opened a store in StarHill Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. Read on for more store details and amazing Armani/Casa product photos.

IKEA Malaysia is having a contest! The IKEA Love Your Home contest is giving a chance for Malaysians to be one of the 10 winners of RM1000 IKEA vouchers. All one needs to do is to answer 30 questions for a survey. According to IKEA, completing the survey should take about 8 minutes (uhm, due to my Streamyx connection, it took longer than that but I digress).

Why is IKEA doing this? Let's see... as quoted from their website:
Please be assured that everything you tell us will only be used for us to better understand what Malaysians love or would love to change about their homes. So please don't think we're being nosy. We just think the best way to learn is to listen.

Very nicely put. Go here to take part in the survey.

The survey ends on 11:59:59 PM, July 22, 2008.