Architect '07 expects 280,000 visitors

The Siamese Architects Association expects up to 280,000 visitors at the Architect '07 exhibition, president Sin Pongharnyut said yesterday.
The five-day event is being held at the Challenger Hall and Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani, until Sunday.Sin said the event had attracted 750 home-decoration firms and construction material manufacturers, both domestic and foreign. The theme focuses on innovative products for home construction and decoration under the concept "Leap to the Future". Visitors include designers, developers, builders and home-buyers. "When you visit Architect '07 you will see a new trend of home decoration items," he added. Colour Trend, importer and distributor of KingSeven house paint, will present The Emperor series of paint - priced at Bt70,000 per gallon. General manager Sarawut Pornpattanarak said this was the local introduction of the super-premium paint, which will be launched on the market this month. After the launch, the company expects its share to reach 10 per cent of the premium paint market, which is worth Bt2.5 billion, in three years. Toto will present three new collections at the event focusing on innovative products, said Pittaya Paiboon, domestic sales department manager of Siam Sanitary Ware Industry. Visitors also will see the new home-decoration concepts created by young designers, Sin said. Somluck Srimalee, The Nation
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