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SINGA
Editorial Committee: Rosalynn Chua, Juliana Gan, Chua Siew Bee & Ann Sim • Published by IFFS Pte Ltd, 62 Sungei Kadut Loop #04-19 International Furniture Centre Singapore 729507
Tel: (65) 65696988 • Fax: (65) 65699939 • Email: enquiry@iffs.com.sg • Website: www.iffs.com.sg • Design and production by Ambrosia Communications
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Debutantes
NEW
< Aerobed International Pty Ltd,
New Zealand
Aerobed launches the AeroBed Active, which is all about 5 star
camping comfort whereas the AeroBed Extreme range on the other
hand, provides rugged, versatile, light weight and eco friendly
solutions for harsh outdoor environments. Bag to bed in under 60
seconds, all the outdoor products come with user-friendly patented
technology that 20 million people have come to trust.
Exhibit Profile: Bedroom, Garden/Outdoor & Others
Tel: (64) 212442775
Email: sbower@aerobed.com.au
Website: www.aerobed.com.au
Booth: 3F-92
NEW
Beijing Gu Feng Tang Antique
Furniture Co., Ltd, China >
Founded in 1989, GuFengTang (GFT) specialises in Ming and Qing
dynasty furniture. After nearly 20 years, GFT has developed into
a large furniture enterprise, which integrates design, development,
production, sales and services. They create high-quality products that
are exported to Europe and the USA. In addition, they also maintain
a good long-term cooperation with many famous worldwide furniture
dealers.
Exhibit Profile: Decorative Accessories, Dining Room, Handcrafted &
Living Room
Tel: (86) 13601026807 • Fax: (86) 1087740841
Email: gufengtang@163.com
Website: www.gftgroup.cn
Booth: 7C-72
NEW
< Dileep Industries, India
Based in Jaipur, the city of inspiration, Dileep has, for almost 20 years,
held a position amongst the leading furniture design companies in
India. With its emphasis on innovative design and development, the
company maintains an international appeal through its constantly
changing collections. Their globally spread clients include many of the
leading brand names in the market.
Exhibit Profile: Decorative Accessories, Dining Room, Garden/
Outdoor, Handcrafted, Kitchen, Living Room & Occasional
Tel: (91) 1412864152 • Fax: (91) 1412552599
Email: ella@dileep.in
Website: www.dileep.in
Booth: 5C-61
NEW
Dilmoni Citra Mebel Indonesia PT.,
Indonesia >
Established in 1999, Dilmoni has earned a reputation as one of the
most well known furniture manufacturers in Indonesia for its quality
commitment and exclusive design, along with their capability to
manufacture quality products made of rattan and a vast selection of
materials. The company endeavours to produce products that signify
quality and exclusive design.
Exhibit Profile: Bedroom, Customised, Dining Room, Living Room,
Occasional & Rattan/Wicker/Cane/Wire
Tel: (62) 231210709 • Fax: (62) 231487049
Email: dilmoni@indosat.net.id
Website: www.dilmoni.co.id
Booth: 3G-32
Look out for more new product launches at IFFS/AFS 2009. 3
Debutantes
NEW
< Mediatronic Group Limited, Hong Kong
In six years, Smart Green Ltd has become a leading supplier of
engineering and production services for European companies. Based
in Hong Kong and Shenzhen China, the company specialises in
lighting products. Established in 2004, the factory has four principal
activities which includes plastic injection, assembly of sub-assemblies
and final products, quality control for subcontracted parts and lighting
engineering.
Exhibit Profile: Lightings
Tel: (86) 75526485716 • Fax: (86) 75561351371/75526485278
Email: aki@mediatronic-technology.com
Booth: 3E-81
NEW
Meroni Furniture (S) Pte Ltd, Singapore >
An established and prestigious company, Meroni is well known in the
finest European furnishings industry as one that creates “a corner of
a castle” for the dream homes. Meroni, being a leading distributor
of Baroque, Neo-classic, Art-Déco and Contemporary furnishings,
offers the esteemed customers quality furniture, heirloom chandeliers
and world limited edition artistic accessories. Each individual piece is
unique and handmade by master craftsmen. The products are made in
Italy, Spain and Germany.
Exhibit Profile: Bedroom, Customised, Decorative Accessories, Dining
Room, Handcrafted, Lightings, Living Room, Occasional, Office
Furniture, Soft Furnishings & Upholstery
Tel: (65) 63368230 • Fax: (65) 63380713
Email: info@meroni.com.sg
Website: www.meroni.com.sg
Booth: 3F-71
NEW
< Philimas Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
The Philimas’ wooden and rattan furniture are nature-inspired, and
have travelled across the Pacific Ocean to the USA. The products
are marketed across Europe and they have participated in interior
projects in Australia and recently been chosen to be displayed in a
South African showroom. Never compromising on quality, Philimas is
proud to have the support of clients from all over the globe.
Exhibit Profile: Bedroom, Dining Room, Garden/Outdoor, Living
Room, Occasional, Office Furniture & Rattan/Wicker/Cane/Wire
Tel: (604) 5983986 • Fax: (604) 5983983
Email: ally.ng@philimas.com
Website: www.philimas.com
Booth: 7B-51
NEW
Wasana Collection Co., Ltd, Thailand >
Wasana Collection was established by Mr. Ruengrit and Mrs.
Wasana Treyanurak in 1988 to produce high-quality decorative items
such as vases, trays, candleholders and picture frames from mango
and rubber woods. With 20 years of experience under their belt, the
company has always been able to satisfy customers and deliver their
products and services on time.
Exhibit Profile: Decorative Accessories, Handcrafted & Lightings
Tel: (66) 53392447 • Fax: (66) 53392448
Email: ruengrit@loxinfo.co.th
Website: www.wasana21.com
Booth: 3F-12
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Inspirations Singapore
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Exhibitor Listing
Rattan/Wicker/
Soft Furnishings
Office Furniture
Dining Room
Components
Handcrafted
Living Room
Cane/Wire
Accessories
Association
Customised
Occasional
Decorative
Upholstery
Garden/
Bedroom
Lightings
Children
Outdoor
Kitchen
Others
AUSTRALIA
1 Bayliss ●
2 Contract Casual Furniture Pty Ltd ●
3 Homewares Pty Ltd ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
4 International Trade Imports ●
5 Lounge Innovation Pty Ltd ●
6 Traders of the Lost Art ● ● ● ● ●
7 Via Import Co (Aust) Pty Ltd ● ● ●
BELGIUM
8 Dekorattex ●
9 Mamagreen BVBA ●
10 Manutti BVBA ●
11 PR-Interiors Limited ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
12 Verdon ● ● ● ●
BRAZIL
13 Building Products Brasil ● ● ● ● ● ●
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
14 Nine Square ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
CHINA
15 Actona Asia ● ● ● ● ● ●
16 Anji Jinkun Furniture Co., Ltd ●
17 Anji Shengxing Office Furniture Co., Ltd ●
18 Anji Tianwei Steel and Plastic Products Co., Ltd ●
19 Artmacao Arts & Crafts Ltd ● ● ● ● ●
20 Bai Du Import & Export Co., Ltd ●
21 Beijing Gu Feng Tang Antique Co., Ltd ● ● ● ●
22 Beijing Luyi Wenjun Classical Furniture Co., Ltd ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
23 Beijing Wanyou Furniture Company ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
24 Beijing Xinghua Antique Furniture Co., Ltd ● ● ● ●
25 Beijing Yixinglong Furniture Co., Ltd ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
26 Betop Furniture Manufactory ● ● ● ●
27 Changzhou Friend Furniture Co., Ltd ●
28 Chin Chin Furnishing Co., Ltd ● ● ● ● ● ●
29 China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, ●
Anji Sub-Council
30 EM Export Ltd ● ● ● ● ● ●
31 Ever Gaining Furniture Ltd ● ● ● ● ● ●
32 Flink V Co., Ltd ● ● ● ●
33 Foshan Wonderful Furniture Co., Ltd ● ● ●
The listing is correct and accurate at time of print. For more updates, please visit www.iffs.com.sg
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Exhibitor Listing
Rattan/Wicker/
Soft Furnishings
Office Furniture
Dining Room
Components
Handcrafted
Living Room
Cane/Wire
Accessories
Association
Customised
Occasional
Decorative
Upholstery
Garden/
Bedroom
Lightings
Children
Outdoor
Kitchen
Others
CHINA (Cont’d)
59 Zhejiang Botai Furniture Co., Ltd ●
60 Zhejiang Dakang Holding Group Co., Ltd ●
61 Zhejiang Kuka Technics Sofa Manufacture Co., Ltd ● ● ●
62 Zhejiang Qidun Furniture Co., Ltd ●
63 Zhejiang UE Furniture Co., Ltd ●
DENMARK
64 CMP Furniture A/S ● ● ● ● ● ●
EGYPT
65 Mimo Art Egypt ● ● ●
FRANCE
66 Chakra Naga Furniture ● ● ● ● ● ●
67 Deyemere - Cal Scan ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
68 Jacques Pergay Diffusion SA ● ●
69 Latitude Design ● ● ●
70 SIFAS ● ● ● ● ●
GERMANY
71 Brema Marketing GmbH & Co. KG ●
HONG KONG
72 ALF Limited Asian Lifestyle Furniture ● ● ● ●
73 Carezza Limited ●
74 China Art Group Limited ● ● ●
75 Gainrich Furniture Factory Company Limited ● ● ● ●
76 Halo Asia Ltd ● ● ● ● ● ●
77 Hengli & Liqi Furniture Ltd ● ● ●
78 Hop Shing Company ●
79 Jans2en Furniture ● ● ● ● ● ●
80 Kenas Pacific Pte Ltd ● ● ● ● ●
81 Komo Living Ltd ● ● ● ●
82 Lighting Source Ltd ●
83 Mediatronic Group Limited ●
84 Wesbrook Ltd ● ● ● ● ● ●
INDIA
85 Attitudes ● ● ●
86 Dileep Industries ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
87 Heritage ● ● ● ● ●
88 India Covers Textiles Pvt Ltd ● ● ● ●
89 Laxmi International Exports ● ● ● ● ● ●
90 Manglam Arts ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
The listing is correct and accurate at time of print. For more updates, please visit www.iffs.com.sg
91 Qayyum Exports ● ●
92 Rajasthan Crafts Industries ● ● ● ●
93 Rajdhani Crafts ● ● ● ● ● ●
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Exhibitor Listing
Rattan/Wicker/
Soft Furnishings
Office Furniture
Dining Room
Components
Handcrafted
Living Room
Cane/Wire
Accessories
Association
Customised
Occasional
Decorative
Upholstery
Garden/
Bedroom
Lightings
Children
Outdoor
Kitchen
Others
INDONESIA (Cont’d)
118 Home Glass ● ●
119 Hot Wax Furniture ● ● ● ● ● ●
120 Indo Golden Standard, PT. ●
121 Indoexim International, PT. ● ● ● ●
122 Indonesian Concept ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
123 Indoprimamakmur Laksana, PT. ● ●
124 Indorack Multikreasi, PT. ● ● ● ● ● ●
125 Inizio Art ● ●
126 Jago Furniture, PT. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
127 Jason Karya Industri, PT. ● ● ● ●
128 Java Jati Visions Raya, PT. ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
129 Kawi Designs, PT. ● ● ● ● ● ●
130 Kobeks, PT. ● ● ● ● ● ●
131 Langgeng Jaya Rattan, PT. ●
132 Loom And So (BAHAMA ROTAN) ● ●
133 Luckman Furniture, PT. ●
134 Mystic Art ● ● ●
135 Nature Habitat ● ● ●
136 Nova Solo Furniture, CV. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
137 Octo Agun, CV. ● ● ● ● ● ●
138 Padma Citra Amahi, PT. ● ● ● ●
139 Panawood Mulya Industry, PT. ● ● ● ● ●
140 Panggung Electric Citrabuana, PT. (AKARI) ● ●
141 Pijar Sukma, PT. ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
142 Putera Rackindo Sejahtera, PT. (Pro Design Furniture) ● ● ● ● ●
143 QuickDryFoam by Urecel ● ● ●
144 Siaga Ratindotama, PT. ● ● ● ●
145 Sinar Mas Furniture, CV. ● ● ● ● ●
146 Sungilindo Jaya Makmur, PT. ●
147 Trans Mart Group LTD. ● ● ● ● ●
148 Trimitra Mebelindo, PT. ● ●
149 Trinity Collection, CV. ● ● ●
150 VIRO (Polymindo Permata, PT.) ●
151 Yenns Collection ● ●
ITALY
152 Alessanderx SpA ●
153 Ballabio Transciati SAS ●
154 Eksotika Abadi & Affiliated Companies ● ● ● ● ● ●
The listing is correct and accurate at time of print. For more updates, please visit www.iffs.com.sg
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Exhibitor Listing
Rattan/Wicker/
Soft Furnishings
Office Furniture
Dining Room
Components
Handcrafted
Living Room
Cane/Wire
Accessories
Association
Customised
Occasional
Decorative
Upholstery
Garden/
Bedroom
Lightings
Children
Outdoor
Kitchen
Others
SINGAPORE (Cont’d)
174 Cellini Design Center Pte Ltd ● ● ● ●
175 Classique Furnishings Pte Ltd ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
176 D-Bodhi Pte Ltd ● ● ● ●
177 Dionic (S) Pte Ltd ● ● ●
178 Domus Ventures Pte Ltd ● ● ● ●
179 Eurosa Furniture Co. (Pte) Ltd ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
180 Ewins Pte Ltd ●
181 Falcon Incorporation Pte Ltd ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
182 Getz Bros & Co (Singapore) Pte Ltd ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
183 Green Home Furnishing Pte Ltd ●
184 Haier Boutique Pte Ltd ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
185 Haleywood Industries Pte Ltd ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
186 Harvest Link International Pte Ltd ●
187 Home of Homes Furniture Pte Ltd ● ●
188 HTL International Holdings Ltd ● ●
189 K C Supply ● ●
190 Keep Top Group Pte Ltd ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
191 Koda Ltd ● ● ● ●
192 Lifestyle Holdings Pte Ltd ● ● ● ● ●
193 Meroni Furniture (S) Pte Ltd ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
194 MLC Marketing Pte Ltd ● ● ● ●
195 O’Bredi Pte Ltd ● ● ● ●
196 Outdoor Living Pte Ltd ●
197 Pacific Traders & Manufacturing Corporation ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
198 QC@Paul Furniture ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
199 Razi Exim Pte Ltd ● ● ●
200 Rehau Pte Ltd ● ● ●
201 Richin Furniture Decor Pte Ltd ● ● ● ● ●
202 Star Furniture Industries Pte Ltd ● ● ● ● ●
203 Suncoast Sitra Pte Ltd [Sitra Holdings (International) ● ● ● ● ●
Pte Limited]
204 TAK Products & Services Pte Ltd ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
205 The Antique Express Singapore Pte Ltd ● ● ●
206 The Life Shop Pte Ltd ● ● ● ● ●
207 The Shophouse ● ● ●
208 Unicane Furniture Pte Ltd ● ● ● ● ● ●
209 Univonna Pte Ltd ● ●
210 Wayco International Pte Ltd ● ● ● ●
The listing is correct and accurate at time of print. For more updates, please visit www.iffs.com.sg
211 Woody Antique House ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
SOUTH KOREA
212 AM Corporation ●
SPAIN
213 Fernando Cerda Blanes E Hijos, S.A. ●
214 Rason Home S.L. ● ● ●
215 Sky Line Design/ Joenfa S.L. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
TAIWAN
216 Aking Trading Co., Ltd ● ● ●
217 BeiKai Enterprise Corp. ● ● ● ● ●
218 Best World Enterprise Co., Ltd ● ● ●
219 Chang Fu Precision Co., Ltd ●
220 Chao Ching Woods Corp. ● ● ●
221 Chia Chi Ya Enterprise Co., Ltd ●
222 Como Furniture Enterprise Co., Ltd ● ● ● ●
223 Conquer Industrial Limited ● ●
224 Eva Fong Shades Co., Ltd ● ●
225 Founder Aluminium Co., Ltd ● ● ● ● ● ●
226 Giant Century Inc. ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
227 Giant Choice Co., Ltd ● ● ● ● ●
228 Hampton Castle Co., Ltd ● ● ● ●
229 Homeart Worldwide Inc. ● ● ●
230 Iron Wood Int’l Co., Ltd ● ● ●
231 Jongre Special Corporation ● ● ● ● ●
232 King Stock International Co., Ltd ● ● ● ● ●
233 Leger Furniture Co., Ltd ●
234 Lih Huei Enterprise ●
235 M.H. Simons International Co., Ltd ● ●
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Exhibitor Listing
Rattan/Wicker/
Soft Furnishings
Office Furniture
Dining Room
Components
Handcrafted
Living Room
Cane/Wire
Accessories
Association
Customised
Occasional
Decorative
Upholstery
Garden/
Bedroom
Lightings
Children
Outdoor
Kitchen
Others
TAIWAN (Cont’d)
236 Paul Yu Industrial Corporation ● ●
237 Show Each Industry Ltd ● ● ●
238 Sonnac Co., Ltd ● ● ●
239 Su-Su Furniture Corpration ● ● ● ● ●
240 Taiwan Furniture Manufacturers’ Association ●
241 Tong Sun Lighting Fixtures., Co., Ltd ●
242 Top Jingle Development Co., Ltd ● ● ●
243 Toplite Enterprise Corporation ● ● ●
244 Tri-State Int’l Corporation ● ●
245 W.K.WU Products Inc. ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
246 Welltrust Industries ● ●
247 Yeker Co., Ltd ● ● ●
248 Yi Rong Furniture MFG Co., Ltd ●
249 Yiing Jii Enterprise Co., Ltd ● ● ●
THAILAND
250 Asian Design House ● ●
251 Brainwave Exporters Ltd ● ● ● ● ●
252 Index Interfurn Co., Ltd ● ● ●
253 MBA Export Product Co., Ltd ●
254 Planet Furniture (Thailand) Ltd ● ● ● ●
255 Sedex Asia Co., Ltd ● ● ● ● ●
256 Shouei Furniture Co., Ltd ●
257 Wasana Collection Co., Ltd ● ● ●
TURKEY
258 Cilek A.S. ●
259 Metebronz Mobilya A.S. ● ● ● ● ●
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
260 Rattan House Furniture ● ● ● ● ●
UNITED KINGDOM
261 Multay Furniture ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
USA
262 Ambella Home Collection, Inc. ● ● ● ●
263 Glen Raven LLC Sunbrella ● ● ●
264 March Products Inc. ● ● ● ●
VIETNAM
265 Art Vision ●
266 Brothers Furniture Co., Ltd ● ● ● ●
267 Cerubo Co., Ltd ● ●
The listing is correct and accurate at time of print. For more updates, please visit www.iffs.com.sg
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International Gallery
NEW
< Ambella Home Collection, Inc., USA
Ambella Home Collection and Best Designs design and manufacture
fine home furnishings. Each piece is uniquely designed and hand-
crafted out of the finest materials including exotic veneers, beautiful
stone, forged metals and solid woods, in addition to being hand-
finished to perfection. With extensive collection including accent
tables, chests, bookcases, bedoom, dining, home office and sink
vanities, Ambella Home Collection and Best Designs offer something
for every room of the home.
Exhibit Profile: Bedroom, Dining Room, Occasional & Upholstery
Tel: (1) 2146318901 • Fax: (1) 2146385533
Email: gsmoussa@ambellahome.com
Website: www.ambellahome.com
Booth: 4H-71
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International Gallery
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ASEAN/Asia Creations
20 Booth: 7A-71
ASEAN/Asia Creations
FL!P A CHAIR
FL!P Challenge is a design initiative organised by the Singapore Furniture
Industries Council (SFIC) to nurture the next generation of young designers to
view furniture in different lifestyle perspectives and beyond its functionality and
to transform furniture into works of art while retaining its functionality.
The theme, ‘FL!P a Chair’, saw a total of 69 Erpo Dining Chairs, kindly
sponsored by Singapore’s exhibitor, Star Furniture Industries Pte Ltd, being
‘flipped’ this year.
For more information, please visit:
www.singaporefurniture.com/design.
The T-Chair by
Yazan A.M.
Suehadeh, LaSalle
College of the Arts
2009
Almost 80% of the space has been booked for PLATFORM 2009! With a bigger
scale, PLATFORM 2009 aims to bring you more leading-edge designs by the
young, aspiring designers.
For more information, please visit www.singaporefurniture.com/design. Jarrod Lim Design, Exhibitor at IFFS/AFS 2008
Sneak Preview of the Finalists’ Works from FDA 2009 Students &
Young Designers Categories
With the completion of judging interview for the FDA 2009 Students & Young
Designers in September 2009, 13 finalists’ works were being selected among
522 entries from over 12 countries to vie for the title of FDA Grand Award
2009 for the Students & Young Designers categories.
A glimpse of some inspiring
pieces from these categories. For
more updates on FDA, please visit
www.singaporefurniture.
com/design.
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Russia: Rise of New Market
RUSSIA
Saint Basil’s Cathedral
A quick glance at Ikea’s global presence further presents an approximation of Russia’s lucrative potential. Worldwide, the Netherlands-
based maker/designer of reasonably priced and well-designed furniture owns 247 stores in 24 countries (excluding franchises). Going
by the existing number of Ikea stores per country, Russia is ranked among the top 10. It also has the most number of new openings in
the pipeline, putting it on par with the US. Said Per Kaufman, chief executive of Russian operations for Ikea to Management Today:
“It is a bit like the Wild West a hundred years ago. There is such demand and dynamism in the market that you can succeed even if
you’re not the top retailer”.
Retail
Kaufman’s opinion is spot-on. In 2001, total sales value of furniture was RUB 56.47 billion. By 2006, this figure grew by 163.6 percent
to RUB 148.84 billion. Ikea’s market share (according to retail value) was 5.3 percent, just second to Russia’s Mebelnaya Kompania
Shatura. It did not have to be the top retailer to be a winner.
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Russia: Rise of New Market
Ikea’s retail model in Russia also hit a home run. In terms of distribution formats in the Russian furniture market, more than half is
accounted for by furniture and furnishing stores. Mixed retailers and DIY/hardware stores take up 19 percent and 7.9 percent
respectively. Combining the two most popular ways to distribution, Ikea’s mega mall concept has proved exceedingly attractive.
Already, its total store count has reached 11, with the May 30 opening in the Takhtamunaysky district of the republic of Adygeya,
southern Russia, as Ukranian News Digest reported. With a total floor space of 27,800 sq m, the mega mall, like its predecessors,
operates as a shopping and entertainment complex. Within, 56 variations of furnished interiors are presented. According to the report,
the latest project was worth US$168.4 million.
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Russia: Rise of New Market
That is not the end of it. The contemporary furniture retailer plans to further pump in US$600 million to build another four Ikea stores
and mega malls in the cities of Ufa, Omsk, Samara and Krasnodar. According to a report by Prime-Tass News dated March 20, each
of the four premises will occupy over 100,000 sq m. A concrete timeline for these four additions was not given. Ikea did, however,
add that it would in October begin construction of a US$192 million, 140,000 sq m mega mall in the Volgograd region. The launch
is expected to take place in March 2010, according to Prime-Tass News’ report on January 29.
Some local retailers have expressed concerns over the foreign brand, which is fast gaining popularity and has its eyes set on the
Russian market. Despite this, Ikea, with three woodworking and furniture production plants within Russia, still has much catching-up
to do. According to the Furniture Association of Russian Manufacturers, Russian furniture companies in 2006 accounted for up to
60 percent of total retail sales. Euromonitor factors this to Russian manufacturers’ strength in establishing their own retail chains and
opening specialised branded furniture stores to increase their distribution and retails sales, both in central and regional markets. This
meant shorter delivery time.
Imported Furniture
Nonetheless, there is substantial demand for imported furniture and furnishings. Medium- to large-scale Russian Federation companies
produced RUB 75.14 billion (actual price) worth of furniture in 2007. Exports of furniture and furnishings recorded 123.8 percent
growth to US$467.58 million in the same year. Demand at home, clearly not satisfied, has increasingly been looking to imports.
Export
(Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere
specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings)
US$ thousands
2007 2008 (Jan-Apr) Change Y-O-Y (%) 2008 Apr Change Y-O-Y (%)
467,583.8 146,399.3 117 43,283 123.8
Source: First Independent Rating Agency
The First Independent Rating Agency’s figures show that furniture and furnishings shipments rose by more than 160 percent year-
on-year from 2006 to reach US$2.1 billion. It favoured an interesting mix of countries offering a range of mass-market to design-
focused products. This could be attributed to the fact that that there had been a vacuum of affordable furniture according to The
Economist Intelligence Unit. As such, Russia’s border neighbour, China, was its biggest supplier of imported furniture, recording
US$437.42 billion.
Import
(Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere
specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings)
US$ thousands
2007 Change Y-O-Y (%) 2008 Jan
Total 2,106,051.9 160.8 149,523.1
China 437,421.5 171.8 37,840.5
Italy 404,998.8 153.9 19,939.4
Germany 295,524.1 231.9 16,308.6
CIS countries 102,683.9 152.8 7,931.6
Source: First Independent Rating Agency
At the same time, there is a need for higher-end furniture as the emerging Russian middle class grows. Euromonitor also observed that
almost 95 percent of Russian furniture is based on foreign designs and are often out of fashion.
Demands for more design-centric products from Germany shot up by 231.9 percent, though it still trailed behind Italy, which accounted
for about 19 percent of the total.
Within Italy, exporters from Tuscany are reportedly enjoying increasing demand from Russian buyers. Their exports to Russia went up
by 25 percent year-on-year in 2006 to US$63.6 million. These figures, as reported by the ANSA - English Corporate News Service on
November 21, 2007, suggest that Russian customers esteem Tuscan furniture for its quality, attention to detail and the types of materials
used, as well as its craftsmanship.
First published July 2008. Reproduced with permission from Furniture & Furnishing Export,
International (www.furnitureandfurnishing.com). © 2008 APS Media Group. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part, in print or digital format, without explicit permission from the
publisher, is prohibited.
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At A Glance
The Exhibition
Show Name : International Furniture Fair Singapore 2009/26th ASEAN Furniture Show (IFFS/AFS 2009)
Date : 9 - 12 March 2009
Venue : Singapore Expo, Halls 3 - 8
Gross Area : 60,000 square metres
Admission : Free admission to trade by business card registration only
Opening Hours : Trade Admission : 9 - 11 March 2009 from 0900 – 1800 hrs
12 March 2009 from 0900 – 1700 hrs
Public Admission : 12 March 2009 from 1700 – 1900 hrs
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Travel & Accommodation
Official Hotels Category Room Rate EARLY BIRD PROMOTION Breakfast Rate
Single/Twin Book By 24 January 2009 Per Person Per Day
Hilton Singapore Hotel Deluxe S$320.00++ Breakfast - Single Occupancy S$ 35.00++
Pan Pacific Hotel Deluxe S$300.00++ NA S$ 40.00++
S$340.00++
(with Balcony)
Grand Plaza Park Hotel Superior S$280.00++ Breakfast - Single Occupancy S$ 25.00++
Le Meridien Orchard Hotel Superior S$270.00++ Breakfast - Single Occupancy S$ 30.00++
Copthorne Kings Hotel Superior S$230.00++ Breakfast - Single Occupancy S$ 25.00++
Peninsula & Excelsior Hotel Superior S$230.00++ Breakfast - Single Occupancy S$ 28.00++
Hotel Royal @ Queens Superior S$220.00++ Breakfast - Single Occupancy S$ 28.00++
River View Hotel Superior S$220.00++ Breakfast - Single Occupancy S$ 28.00++
Changi Village Hotel Superior S$210.00++ Breakfast - Single Occupancy S$ 30.00++
Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel Superior S$210.00++ Breakfast - Single Occupancy S$ 30.00++
Log on to www.orient-explorer.com/IFFS2009 for immediate bookings and more information.
• Rates quoted above are subject to 10% Service Charge and 7% Goods & Services Tax (GST).
• Complimentary two-way coach transfer - hotels/exhibition site/hotels during exhibition days. The shuttle bus pick-up/drop off point
for Grand Plaza Park Hotel will be at Peninsula Hotel.
• EARLY BIRD PROMOTION Place your booking on or before 24 January 2009 and you will be entitled to a complimentary
breakfast for single occupancy for stay at Deluxe or Superior categories of hotels only unless indicated. Breakfast for second person
will be at additional cost as per rates indicated above.
• Confirmation of reservation is subject to room availability upon receipt of booking form.
• A cancellation fee equivalent to one night room charge for each confirmed reservation will be levied in the event of cancellation.
• Any cancellations made after 24 February 2009 is subject to a full cancellation charge based on full length of stay as per original
room reservation request.
• In the event of early departure or no show, the FULL LENGTH OF STAY based on original reservation at the time of booking
is levied.
For details, please contact:
Orient Explorer (S) Pte Ltd
17 Jalan Mesin #04-01
Lee Hwa Industrial Building
Singapore 368816
Tel : (65) 6339 8687
Fax : (65) 6339 9536/6339 3731
Email : mail@orient-explorer.com
Website : www.orient-explorer.com
Contact : Lim Chee Yi/Jeron Ong/Vivian Cheng
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Shuttle Bus Schedule
Peninsular & Excelsior Hotel /*Grand Plaza Park Hotel g Grand Mercure Roxy g Singapore Expo
Estimated Departure Time From Hotels Estimated Departure Time From
ROUTE C Singapore Expo ( Foyer 3** )
Peninsular & Excelsior Hotel/ Grand Mecure Roxy Hotel 9 – 11 March 12 March
*Grand Plaza Park Hotel
9 March 0745 hrs 0805 hrs - -
9 - 12 March 0755 hrs 0815 hrs 1730 hrs 1630 hrs
0810 hrs 0830 hrs 1800 hrs 1700 hrs
0840 hrs 0900 hrs 1815 hrs 1715 hrs
0940 hrs 1000 hrs 1830 hrs 1730 hrs
Hall 7 R R
Car park
Hall 8 r2
R Foye
3 D
Foyer
Legend Pick Up & Drop Off Point for Official
Shuttle Bus
Visitor Registration TA
R
Foyer 1 XI
IFC Expo D Official Hotels
Hall Entrances
D Furniture Design Award & IFC Expo D International Furniture Centre
FL!P Challenge Display (Foyer 1) Internal Shuttle Bus
Platform (Hall 6)
Hall 7 D Foyer 1 (10 minutes intervals)
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Pre-registration Form
Pre-registered buyers/visitors will receive promotional materials, entry badges and enjoy the perks and benefits. Hurry! Complete
the form below and return fax to us by 31 January 2009 at Fax: (65) 6569 9939. Alternatively, you may register online at
www.iffs.com.sg
Address:
Thank you for taking time to complete this application. Your admission badge will be sent to you two weeks prior to IFFS/AFS 2009.
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