China International Furniture Fair celebrates latest Chinese design scene
Promotion: the China International Furniture Fair (CIFF) will take place in Guangzhou this month with an exhibition titled Contemporary Furniture Fair, spotlighting the best of contemporary Chinese design.
Founded in 1998, CIFF is a furniture trade show that takes place annually in Guangzhou in March and Shanghai in September.
The event will return this month for its 57th edition as a mega-event hosting over 5,100 exhibitors. It features the Contemporary Furniture Fair, created to platform the work of over 60 selected brands within this curated section and establish CIFF as a leading contemporary voice in the Chinese design scene.
"This contemporary design fair is a pivotal initiative in CIFF's transformation from a trade platform to an industry enabler," CIFF told Dezeen.
Among the participants of the Design Commons exhibition will be furniture brand Qianjin Mimei.
Founded in 2020, the brand strives to create furniture pieces that blend eastern aesthetics with sustainable design concepts for today's design- but environmentally-conscious consumers.
The brand is the younger arm of Qianjin Home, which has manufactured furniture for over four decades.
Also taking part in the show will be Cosmo Mobili, a Beijing-based minimalist furniture and homeware brand that eschews "over-design" with its products.
Founded in 2018, Cosmo Mobili will present furniture curated as "complete lifestyle solutions", according to CIFF.
More established brands will also be on display. Among this group will be Dixin, a furniture brand set up in Hong Kong in 1981.
HC28 Maison will also be part of the show – a brand that was founded in 2007 and has since collaborated with leading international designers, including Marcel Wanders, Yabu Pushelberg and Pearson Lloyd.
Dongguan-based Mextra Home is another brand among the group, which will showcase its pieces in an "immersive scene" brought to life with visual and sound effects.
Shenzhen brand A2Stone will also participate in the exhibition. Established in 2014, the studio specialises in creating home furnishings from natural stone.
Beijing brand Camerich will present a display that fuses inspiration from the modernist designs of seminal American designers Charles and Ray Eames with the "living spirit" of traditional Chinese courtyards.
Based in Dongguan, Recasa is a furniture brand that specialises in material experimentations. For Contemporary Furniture Fair, the brand will present pieces curated in a booth characterised by semi-transparent partitions and natural textures.
Many more Chinese brands will take part in the exhibition, cementing CIFF as a hub for local design, as well as international brands.
"Anchored by the theme 'design commons', this contemporary design fair aims to construct a supportive ecosystem for Chinese design, encompassing design, manufacturing, and commercial realisation," said CIFF.
To find out more about CIFF, visit its website, or to pre-register, click here.
China International Furniture Fair Guangzhou 2026 takes place from 18 to 31 March 2026 at the China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex, 380 Yuejiang Middle Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510320, China. See Dezeen Events Guide for an up-to-date list of architecture and design events taking place around the world.
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