New Woodworking Equipment Association Chairman C.L. Tu Talks Shop and Plans

The CENS Furniture magazine interviewed C.L. Tu, chairman of Cheng Kuang Wood Machinery Works Co., Ltd. who was elected chairman of the Taiwan Woodworking Machinery Association (TWMA) late last year, to talk about the t...

JIDPO Unveils 2009 G-Mark Best-15 Winners

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Once again the long-awaited results of a highly regarded design promoter—Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization (JIDPO)—have been announced in October. The 2009 Good Design Awards honors some of the brightest mi...

Taiwan-based OA Chair Makers Tread Global Markets with Various Tactics

Apparently the subcontract makers of office furniture (also often referred to as OA or office automation furnishings), mainly OA chairs, in Taiwan and especially those who have kept operations on the island, have been t...

Chinese Bedroom Furniture Makers Regain Strength with Global Recovery

Thanks to the gradual recovery of the global economy, the furniture industry in China is starting to regain strength again. China’s furniture exports fell by 7.9% in the first 11 months of 2009, to US$22.24 billion; in ...

China Emerges as Outdoor Furniture Powerhouse

China’s outdoor furniture industry has been developing briskly for years, thanks to strong domestic and overseas demand, and has now become a global powerhouse. Customs statistics show that the industry’s exports have b...

The 25th China International Furniture Fair (Guangzhou)

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 incl...

Taiwan Furnishing Makers Go Green

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...

Keeping Operations at Home Works for Taiwan-based Furniture Makers

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 so...

Not All Doom and Gloom in Taiwan's OA Furniture Parts Sector

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 month...

Taiwanese Metal Furniture Makers Use Mixed Strategies to Stay Competitive

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 k...

Chinese Furniture Makers Jump onto the Green Bandwagon

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 ma...

Diversity Grows in Chinese Furnishing-Fabric Market

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, a...