The International Furniture Fair Singapore 2015/32nd ASEAN Furniture Show (IFFS/AFS 2015), The Décor Show, and Hospitality 360°, to be held at Singapore Expo from 13–16th March 2015, is one of the region’s leading event for trade professionals in the furniture, interior design, and hospitality industries.
“The show has gone from strength to strength in the time it’s been around,” says Ernie Koh, chairman of IFFS. “IFFS 2015 welcomes many repeat exhibitors, as well as yet another pool of first-time exhibitors into its fold. We’re also excited about having a larger European showing across the trilogy of events next March, which reflects how all eyes are indeed on Asia.”
Major brands such as Manutti, Ethnicraft and Ligne Roset have already confirmed participation, committing to return to the design-led event again.
IFFS also attracts a good number of first-time exhibitors each year. Companies exhibiting for the first time at IFFS 2015 include Harbour Outdoor (Australia), Jimmy Possum (Australia), Gus Design (Canada), Interfurn (Hong Kong), Hirata Chair (Japan), Rin Crossing (Japan), Beltempo (Peru), and Fatihtr (Turkey).
The organiser has noticed a significant increase in the number of exhibitors from Europe, reporting a 20% jump from 2014. Visitors can look forward to viewing collections from Oliver B (Italy), Stones (Italy), G. Cleyberg (Belgium), and Umbrosa (Belgium), to name a few. In addition, EU Business Avenues will present 40 other companies in The Décor Show under the banner of European Design, featuring businesses from countries such as Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the UK.
In conjunction with IFFS, Singapore Furniture Industries Council (SFIC) is organising the anchor event for Singapore Design Week, SingaPlural 2015. This fourth edition of SingaPlural celebrates design from 10-16th March, and marks the first time that a local team of curators – Plus Collaboratives and Govt – will bring cohesiveness to SingaPlural through a well-defined festival construct.
Ernie adds: “While we’ve always celebrated design at the heart of IFFS, SingaPlural as a festival allows the idea to play out fully. SingaPlural gels the various facets of the creative spectrum together, inspiring the public and highlighting the possibilities that design can offer them in their lives.”
