furniPRO Asia Concludes with 4,500 Trade Visitors

March 22, 2016

The 3rd edition of furniPRO Asia recently concluded at the Singapore Expo Convention and Exhibition Centre (SingEx). The three-day event was held from 10th to 12th March, with 142 participating brands and companies from 25 countries including five national pavilions from China, Germany, Italy, Singapore and Taiwan.

Organised by Koelnmesse, furniPRO Asia covered an exhibition area of over 5,000 m2. More than 4,500 industry professionals from over 50 countries attended the show. furniPRO Asia was also co-located with International Furniture Fair Singapore (IFFS) and The Décor Show for the first time.

Ernie Koh, Chairman of IFFS and President of the Singapore Furniture Industries Council, commented, “The industry needs an upstream collaboration, and Koelnmesse is the right partner for us to have furniPRO Asia co-located in Singapore during the International Furniture Fair. In the future editions of furniPRO Asia, we will continue to have this co-location so as to benefit the furniture industry.”

The next edition of the biennial furniPRO Asia will be held in March 2018, once again to SingEx.

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