The 25th China International Furniture Fair (Guangzhou)—CIFF Home Furniture, scheduled from Mar. 18-21, 2010, may have taken the definition of all-in-one trade event to new heights, with the furniture event to also include related exhibitions, including the Homedecor & Housewares China, CeramEx China, Intertextile Guangzhou-Hometextile China, and Outdoor & Leisure Guangzhou. The five-in-one tr...

The obvious manifestations of a world sickened by human abuse have awakened a global environmental protection movement that is also stirring in Taiwan's furnishing industry. In growing numbers, manufacturers are turning out eco-friendly products that can be either recyclable or easily biodegraded into the soil. In the process, they are also attracting eco-sensitive consumers. Processed paper,...

Both living rooms and their furnishings have over the years evolved according to changing lifestyles as well as dictates by interior decorators, furniture designers and gurus. Traditionally living room sets include a sofa and matching armchairs and coffee tables as well as occasional tables; however, today, with changing demographic compositions, economics and distractions, living rooms often dou...

The global meltdown hasn't spared Taiwan's metal OA furniture sector, now the most globally competitive sector in the island's overall furniture industry, as its export trade still shrank sharply in the first nine months of 2009, compared from a year earlier. Statistics from the Taiwan Customs show that the island's makers exported around 19.62 million kilograms of finished metal OA furnitur...

The overall scale of the furniture industry in Taiwan has been downsized over the last two decades due to makers' moving offshore to offset rising costs at home; but such is not true of the entire sector for some have kept their operations on the island due to various factors, not the least of which is the home advantage, as well as distrust of new environments and negative reports of Taiwanese e...

In line with global market trends, growing numbers of Chinese manufacturers have jumped on the green office furniture bandwagon to curry the favor of customers who consider "green factors" such as carbon footprint in making their procurement decisions. Chinese makers are following major international furniture suppliers in tapping the green-furniture market. Haworth, headquartered in the U.S....

Along with the enhancement of living standards in Chinese society, the Chinese furnishings-fabric market has acquired an increasingly sophisticated and diversified look with a dazzling display of traditional, Western, and hybrid products. In the curtain sector, for instance, traditional Chinese curtains still play a central role in houses with Chinese-style decor. To overcome the problems of ...

Joe Carroll of Furniture/Today, Farooq Kathwari of Ethan Allen and Steve Kincaid of Kincaid Furniture were inducted on Oct. 18, 2009 into the American Furniture Hall of Fame. Such inductees were elected by members of the American Furniture Hall of Fame Foundation Inc., based on detailed information about professional achievements, personal standards and civic involvement. They were honore...

Design Philosophy Discover the three steps to Komorowski's beautiful designs 1. Eco-conscious The sustainability principle: we live on one earth and it's the only one we have, so we should preserve it. We are constantly making ourselves aware of what materials we are using, new sustainable resources in the market, and production processes, ie factories and how these all affect the environmen...

With a history of more than a decade, Zhongshan Changsheng Metal Products Co., Ltd. has been a professional metal furniture manufacturer, turning out mainly racks and stands for both commercial and household uses. The company, located in Zhongshan City of southern China, is one of the prestigious Chinese furniture makers in the area, operating five production lines at its 12,000-square-meter m...