A showcase of excellence that elevates home design

Under the theme “Design Crossing Boundaries,” CIFF Shanghai 2025 offered a comprehensive overview of innovation through six parallel thematic exhibitions: CIFF (Shanghai) WMF, CIFF (Shanghai) Upholstery Tech, CIFF Shanghai Design Eden · Contemporary Design Trade Fair, CIFF (Shanghai) Offices & Public Spaces Exhibition, CIFF (Shanghai) Urban Outdoor Furniture Exhibition, and CIFF (Shanghai) Home Textiles & Accessories Lifestyle Exhibition. With design at its core, the event embraced eight main product categories: sofas, sleep systems, office furnishings, production machinery, decorative accessories, and outdoor collections.

Among the standout innovations was the debut of the “New Retail Pavilion,” which set a new benchmark for the evolution of furniture retail. Major brands chose CIFF Shanghai as their preferred platform for unveiling new products, with more than 1,000 innovations introduced – 90% of which were world premieres. From material research to immersive experiences, exhibitors redefined living aesthetics through cutting-edge design languages that merge functionality, beauty, and sustainability. The presence of 15 emerging design studios alongside established brands shaped a dynamic creative landscape, transforming the fair into a vibrant network of inspiration and collaboration.

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The Camerich booth at China Furniture Fair Shanghai 2025

New opportunities for furniture market in China

CIFF Shanghai 2025 strongly reaffirmed its role as a global business accelerator, bringing together distributors, designers, exhibitors, international buyers, and industry leaders to foster concrete partnerships. Major brands such as HC28 Maison, Camerich, Coomo, Carbine, and Kuka Home accelerated their expansion into international markets, presenting collections developed in collaboration with world-renowned designers to meet the evolving needs of global consumers.

HC28 booth at CIFF Shanghai 2025, with international designers Marcel Wanders, Glenn Pushelberg (Yabu Pushelberg), Luke Pearson (Pearson Lloyd), Ma Yansong (Mad Architects)

Dedicated matchmaking sessions for international buyers – covering office furniture, outdoor products, living and dining, and upholstered furniture – enabled direct engagement between professionals and more than one hundred exhibitors. This cross-border cooperation strategy has reinforced CIFF Shanghai’s role as a launchpad for Chinese brands entering global markets and as a central collaborative hub for the world’s furniture supply chain.

Lian collection, by Yabu Pushelberg for HC28

Design Dialogues: shaping the vision of the future

CIFF Shanghai 2025 expanded its cultural and intellectual dimension with nearly 40 curated forums and exhibitions, structured around three main thematic pillars:

Design Eden · Special Curation: The Italian Lounge, East Design Show, Hotline Designers Joint Show, Imagine & Contemporary Design Life, Design Gravity, Limited IN, Coomo International Soft Furnishings Area, DDS × LT Live, Nomadic Store (re:store).
Design Industry · Special Curation: Grand Tea Gala, 2025 China Sleep Industry Summit & Sleep Technology Exhibition, Jintang Prize Winning Design Works Showcase, Design Face+ Theme Exhibition.
Office Space · Special Curation: Shanghai Office Space Theme Pavilion, Fashion Office Carnival “Multiple Ways of Collaborative Work,” Commercial Space Salon Exhibition.

The Italian Lounge

Through immersive and experimental installations, these programs stimulated creativity and offered practical insights to the international furniture community, promoting the integration of design, manufacturing, and new business models.

HC28 booth, with a sculpture by Chinese architect Ma Yansong (MAD Architects)

Awards and seminars

One of the most anticipated moments was the inaugural launch of the Golden Creation Award, presented exclusively at CIFF Shanghai with the mission of “Defining the value of design and enhancing China’s intelligent manufacturing.” This prestigious award adopts a rigorous multidimensional evaluation system to select benchmark products for the industry. At the same time, the global launch ceremony of the 16th Jintang Prize brought together international judges, young designers, and industry leaders, reaffirming its founding spirit: “Passion breeds excellence.”

Since its relocation to Shanghai Hongqiao in 2015, the autumn edition of CIFF has consistently promoted high-quality development, establishing itself as an essential platform for the internationalization of Chinese brands and a strategic hub for global industry cooperation.
Looking ahead, CIFF Shanghai will continue to strengthen its international vision and innovative structure to unite the power of design, drive industry growth, and share with the world the limitless potential of furniture made in China.