These are in-depth pre- and post-show reports on major international trade fairs, held in Taiwan and other countries with significant participation by Taiwanese manufacturers and exporters. They are offered to help global buyers and other readers better understand what is going on at the fairs and the latest offerings by Taiwanese exhibitors.
Three shows held together present Asia's premier design-led furniture sourcing platform
Jun 21, 2012The International Furniture Fair Singapore 2012/29th ASEAN Furniture Show (IFFS/AFS 2012) was held on Mar. 9-12 at Singapore Expo, along with Deco Asia 2012 and Hospitality Show 2012. The concurrent showing of the three reinforced their status as Asia’s premier design-led furniture sourcing platform for the industry. Of particular significance were two brand-new programs—the Hospitality/Design/Fu...
Thai furniture industry recovers quickly from last year's disastrous flooding
Jun 21, 2012The Thailand International Furniture Fair (TIFF) 2012, co-organized by the Department of Export Promotion, Furniture Industry Group of the Federation of Thai Industries, and Thai Furniture Industries Association, was held on Mar. 14-18 at BITEC in Bangkok. The five-day event drew more than 120 leading furniture companies from Thailand and beyond to man over 600 booths, which presented a vast vari...
Taiwanese manufacturers are already known around the world for their competence at OEM (original equipment manufacturing), and now the island’s furniture makers are striving to upgrade their positioning in the global supply chain to act as ODM (original design manufacturing) partners. Some are even launching innovative products under their own brand names. They have made significant progress ...
The 28th China International Furniture Fair (Guangzhou), or CIFF 2011 Fall, was held concurrently with Homedecor + Hometextiles China 2011 on Sept. 7-10 at the China Import and Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou, where a multi-functional platform specifically for furniture and furnishings exhibitors has been created. The show, which covered an area of 190,000 square meters, attracted a total of ...
The Taiwan Design Center (TDC) recently announced the winners of the 2011 Taiwan International Design Competition (TIDC). This year’s competition marks the TIDC’s 10th anniversary, and once again Taiwanese designers have finished well, winning the top three gold, silver, and bronze awards. In the past decade the national Taiwan Design Center has attracted professional and design students from ...
As in previous years, the Tendence consumer-goods fair in Frankfurt from 26 to 30 August offered a broad spectrum of interesting and innovative new products for buyers from the international furniture trade. Innovations that enable the trade to cater for individual home and furnishing wishes were to be seen in both the classic furniture segment and throughout the increasingly important field of s...
Among the five categories of items on display at the special “ROC Centennial Celebration: Taiwan Furniture Retrospection” pavilion at the 21st Taipei International Furniture Show (TIFS) in March this year was “best-performing export items.” These products, most of which were produced on an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) basis, exhibited the capabilities of Taiwanese furniture companies in ...
Fair rises as platform for industry deal-making The International Famous Furniture Fair (Dongguan), commonly known as 3F, has grown to become a leading furniture fair in China since its launch in 1999. This semi-annual exhibition, held in March and September, is jointly organized by the Dongguan City Government, Houjie Town Government, Dongguan Famous Furniture Association, and International F...
"ROC Centennial Celebration: Taiwan Furniture Retrospection" series report-1 Furniture masterpieces exhibited the Chinese wisdom of life In celebration of the centennial anniversary of the Republic of China (ROC), the Taiwan Furniture Manufacturers' Association (TFMA) organized a special pavilion, called "ROC Centennial Celebration: Taiwan Furniture Retrospection," for the 21st Taipei Inter...
Green Life is a major theme this year The 21st Taipei International Furniture Show, or TIFS 2011 and held March 11-14, raised curtains fatefully on the same day when the record-setting quake and tsunami devastated northeastern Japan. While the global business communities held their breath in the aftermath, the Fukushima nuclear plant and others nearby darkened the mood further as the prospect ...