The Proposte organizers say that it's this same passion for textiles that, from the very start, has guided them in determining Proposte's strict selection criteria, what means that only hand-picked European manufacturers of furnishing fabrics, curtains and trimmings and their high-quality products make the grade, while the event is open to visitors in six restricted categories on an invitation-only basis. In preparation of the big event Proposte is working at a conference on February 15th in Milan with some of Italy's leading architects as it continues the research it initiated two years ago into the contract market: what fabrics, what curtains, what styles, what colours? And what upholstered furniture? Other aspects of interior decoration will be covered during this third meeting. The exhibitor list of Proposte 2012 -featuring a number of new businesses- will be announced in March.