28 Sep Andreu World partners with Toolbox Contract
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Andreu World announces its partnership with new Vancouver contract furniture agency and dealership Toolbox Contract
Andreu World showcases its ‘2020 New Designs’ at IDS Virtual Exhibit October 1 – 8
(VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA – Sept. 28, 2020) – Andreu World is pleased to announce its partnership with Paul Sjaarda’s new Vancouver-based contract furniture agency and dealership Toolbox Contract. The former founder and director of Inform Contract launched the new business to offer a refined and edited collection of internationally recognized contract furniture brands for Western Canada’s A&D community.
“We have worked with Paul for over 15 years, and we are excited to be part of his new business. Working with a contract specific organization will increase Andreu World’s footprint and market awareness with commercial specifiers in Western Canada,” says Jesús Grinan, VP of Andreu World America.
From October 1 to 8, Andreu World will showcase their ‘2020 New Designs’ and milestones at Vancouver’s IDS Virtual Exhibit. This includes the celebration of their 65th Anniversary, international design awards, sustainability certifications, and 2020 products designed by Patricia Urquiola, Benjamin Hubert, Piergiorgio Cazzaniga and Alfredo Häberli. This is a special year for Andreu World, celebrating the 20th edition of their International Design Contest and 30th Anniversary of the iconic RDL Chair.
“Andreu World is a widely used brand in many of my commercial projects and refining my business enables me to highlight the depth of their collection,” says Paul Sjaarda, principal and owner of Toolbox Contract. “Andreu World is the core of my new business and exemplifies my company’s vision regarding sustainability, practical solutions, and design-focused products.”
Toolbox Contract is currently running as a digital office with the goal of launching a showroom in 2021. For all Western Canadian commercial contract inquiries, please contact Paul Sjaarda.
To explore Andreu World’s IDS Virtual Exhibit visit http://bit.ly/AndreuWorldIDS
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About Toolbox Contract
Toolbox Contract is a Vancouver-based contract furniture agency and dealership established by Paul Sjaarda, former founder and director of Inform Contract. Paul brings over 20 years of experience sourcing commercial design solutions for Western Canada’s architects and interior designers, and has provided furniture for spaces including DHX Media, Miller Thomson, Capcom, AG Hair, The Royal Alberta Museum, Calgary Central Library and Adler University. Paul created Toolbox Contract as a resource for designers with the idea of creating a #ToolboxfortheTrade solutions-based collection for corporate, institution, healthcare, transportation, public spaces and hospitality environments.
About Andreu World
Andreu World is a global family company. For 65 years, the company has developed a solid industrial culture based on the manufacturing of quality seats and tables and great comfort for workspaces, corporate and public, also for outdoor, hotels, cafes and restaurants. With a firm commitment in the transmission of design culture, it works with designers and architects of international prestige and throughout its career, it has been awarded with recognized international design awards such as Red Dot Design Award, Best of NeoCon, Wallpaper Awards and the National Design Award.
The company has promoted a culture of responsible production with the scope that allows it to manufacture its products only with woods from certified and reforested forests of its own cultivation that have the FSC® 100% sustainable wood certification. Throughout its career, it has been awarded with recognized international design awards such as Red Dot Design Award, Best of NeoCon, Wallpaper Awards and the National Design Award. It has 17 world-wide single-brand showrooms and shared exhibition spaces of the brand distributed in Europe, Oceania, Asia, and America.
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