According to data from CSIL (Center for Light Industry Studies), India is a fast-growing market and is expected to close the year at +6% of real GDP. In 2023 India surpassed China to become the most populous country in the world, with more than 1.4 billion people. The crown may not have intrinsic value, but it symbolizes important things. According to United Nations projections, India’s population will almost certainly continue to grow for several decades, accounting for more than one-sixth of the increase in the world’s working-age population (15-64 years) between now and 2050. Moreover, 51 percent of India’s population will live in urban areas by 2047, something that will cause significant changes in the domestic market.

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Together with the Association of the German Furniture Industry (VDM) and the German Furniture and Kitchen Retailers Association (BVDM), Koelnmesse has decided to skip the imm cologne‘s January 2025 edition. This joint decision came after intense discussions on the furniture industry’s challenging conditions, particularly in Germany. It allows everyone involved to collaborate with Koelnmesse on developing a new, more viable future trade fair format.

The choice is primarily because the German furniture manufacturers are generally in troubled waters, as there is a scarce domestic demand for furniture, and the industry is, therefore, understandably, keeping a close eye on its spending.

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CIFF Shanghai 2024: great design was on stage in China’s most international city!

The 54th CIFF Shanghai has just ended, leaving all visitors with amazement at the incredible quality achieved by the companies that chose this rooftop to exhibit their products. Many brands furniture, and the Italian Lifestyle lounge to impress visitors. 

The 54th edition of CIFF Shanghai, China’s International Furniture Fair, held annually at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai Hongqiao), has just ended. With the theme “Design Empowerment – Dual Internal – External Drive,” the fair articulated into the thematic areas Design Eden – Contemporary Design Trade Fair, Sofa Pavillon, Smart Sleep Pavillon and Living & Dining Rooms Funiture Pavillon hosted the 5 CIFF WMF, CIFF Upholstery Tech, CIFF Offices & Public Spaces Exhibition, CIFF Urban Outdoor Furniture Exhibition and CIFF Home Textiles & Accessories Lifestyle Exhibition; thus bringing together the entire furniture supply chain under one roof.

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The Milan Design Week for exhibitors and visitors

People often ask me about Design Week Milan. Both visitors and would-be exhibitors. So, I thought I would write this short guide explaining the essential info about the Milan Design Week and the Milan Design Events, 2025

Milan Design Week and Events 2025 Essentials

Dates: April, 6-13, 2025
Tickets: Free for events in town, paid admission to the Salone del Mobile (Milan Furniture Fair)

Size: 10 Districts, over 1000 events

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Exhibition by Jacopo Foggini at Milan Design Week 1999. Photo Andreas Otero, courtesy Jacopo Foggini

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Alcova at Milan Design Week 2025: four locations

Alcova, founded in 2018 by Valentina Ciuffi (Studio Vedèt) and Joseph Grima (Space Caviar), is an itinerant platform that brings together designers, companies, institutions and researchers each year during Milan Design Week to investigate the future of living and making.

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The characteristics of Alcova’s events are the locations. The Alcova team searches for old, abandoned, or otherwise little-used buildings and brings them back to life, even temporarily. The first edition, in Milan in 2028, revitalized an old, abandoned confectionery factory, Cova. Later, Alcova set up exhibitions in an abandoned wing of Milan Military Hospital and in Milan former and abandoned public Slaughterhouse.

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