More than 190 businesses will participate in next month's Thailand International Furniture Fair 2010 - TIFF 2010 - which is being held under the theme of "Living A Green Life". There will be 860 booths at the event, which will be held from March 10-14 at Impact Muang Thong Thani.
Co-organised by the Department of Export Promotion (DEP), the Furniture Industry Club of the Federation of Thai Industries, and the Thai Furniture Industries Association, it gives companies a chance to both exhibit their latest designs and seek business partnerships.
Srirat Rastapana, director-general off the DEP, said global concerns about climate change had driven designers around the world to create the concept of "green" furniture design in order to raise public awareness on global warming.
To capitalise on this new trend, the DEP has arranged this year's TIFF under the theme of "Living A Green Life". It is considered a fitting continuation to the "Imagine Green Living" theme of the previous event.
The fair, which will occupy more than 30,000 square metres, will be divided into two parts. During the first three days, TIFF will be open exclusively for the trade, after which the general public can visit.
Srirat described TIFF 2010 as the most comprehensive furniture expo ever staged in Thailand when taking into account the number of exhibitors, revolutionary furniture designs and the trade and business opportunities it will present to international visitors and exhibitors.
At the regional level, apart from Thai exhibitors, there will be booths from Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma, Laos and Cambodia.
The event is expected to welcome more than 33,000 international visitors from key markets such as Japan, the United States, the European Union, India, the Middle East, Africa, Canada, Australia, Malaysia and Singapore.
