As global supply chains and consumer expectations continue to shift rapidly, the 57th CIFF Guangzhou returns on March 18–21 and March 28–31, 2026 with a clear mission shaped by its theme, “CONNECT·CREATE.”

CIFF strengthens its role as a global meeting point where brands, designers, manufacturers and buyers converge to explore new business models, reinforce industry connections and accelerate innovation across the furniture sector.

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53rd CIFF Guangzhou 2024
phase 1 – 18-21 March 2024
home furniture, homedecor & hometextile, outdoor & leisure furniture
phase 2 – 28-31 March 2024
office furniture, commercial furniture, hotel furniture and furniture machinery & raw materials

After pre-registration, you will receive a QR code through email. With this code, you can enjoy free entrance.

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China exempts citizens of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia from needing entry visas. Until November 30^th 2024, holders of ordinary passports from the above countries are allowed to enter China visa-free for business, tourism, visiting relatives and friends, and transit for no more than 15 days.

Under the “144-hour visa-free transit policy”, foreign travelers of 54 eligible countries and regions in Europe, America, Oceania and Asia, can apply for a 6-day entry permit to certain Chinese cities, including Guangzhou and the Guangdong province.

After landing at the Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, passengers who meet the policy conditions, hold a passport valid for no less than 3 months, a connecting ticket to a third country (which means they must transit to another country, including Hong Kong, before flying back home) with a fixed date and seat within 144 hours, a hotel reservation form, can fill out the “Arrival Card For Temporary Entry Foreigners,” and submit it to apply for 144-hour visa-free transit.

For foreign nationals who urgently need to engage in business cooperation and visit exchanges, and are unable to obtain a visa overseas in time, they can apply for a port visa to enter China by presenting invitation letters and other relevant supporting documents to the port visa authorities.

These are very convenient conditions to make even easier and faster the arrival in Guangzhou and the 53rd CIFF Guangzhou 2024 more accessible to buyers, designers and industry experts, fostering greater attendance and a more diverse range of perspectives at the event!

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lTheme: Revitalize

lExhibition Overview and Focus:

Marked as the largest gathering in Asia, this exhibition boasts an extensive array of categories and a diverse spectrum of brands within the soft furnishing realm. In 2024, it relocates to Exhibition Area D within the Canton Fair Complex, with significant enhancements in infrastructure, overall scale, and quality. This shift aims to maximize the geographical advantage, fostering greater collaboration and resource sharing amid the broader landscape of the China International Furniture Fair. Spanning 85,000 m² with the participation of 700 enterprises, it stands as the premier global platform for streamlined procurement of soft furnishing essentials for homes.

Key Highlights:

(1) Comprehensive Range of Products Covering Every Aspect of Soft Furnishing Needs:

Decorative Elements: Encompassing a wide spectrum including overall soft furnishing setups, lighting fixtures, smart illumination solutions, decorative artworks, installations, crafts, ceramics, glassware, floral arrangements, sculptures, vintage phonographs, timepieces, water features, unique gifts, cultural artifacts, aromatherapy products, compact furniture, and classical home essentials.

Home Textile Offerings: Featuring an array such as carpets, bedding, cushions, curtains, sofas, leather items, and more.

(2) Elevated Brand Lineup: The exhibition proudly showcases top-tier fabric brands and industry leaders like HIGOLD, ALMA, Artie, EVER GAINING,ShengWei,Gardenart,DERRY,MeiYaXin,VINEKO,Couture,DG,Mindo, among others.

(3) Unveiling New Products and Setting Trends:

The establishment of the Life Aesthetic Design Pavilion will spotlight present and future lifestyle aesthetics, showcasing life designs from diverse perspectives, and exploring novel approaches to living.

Introduction of the Soft Furnishing Brand Pavilion will host the highest concentration of brands, displaying avant-garde trends in Chinese soft furnishing, offering a comprehensive repository of materials for the industry.

Curating special exhibits such as OK Life Expo and the China Soft Furnishing Conference will focus on life aesthetics, gathering the latest and most trendsetting soft furnishing design concepts, leading in immersive exhibition experiences and intellectual exchanges. This initiative will guide the aesthetics of soft furnishing living while exploring forthcoming industry trends. 

Homedecor & Hometexile

l Theme: Blossoming

l Exhibition Overview and Focus:

Positioned as the global leader, the largest in Asia, and the top in the country, CIFF is dedicated to outdoor home furniture, setting unparalleled industry standards. Relocated to the 1/F of Exhibition Area B, the Canton Fair Complex in 2024, the updated area sprawls across a vast 55,000+ m² and houses over 300 exhibitors. Distinguished brands like Global Views, FH&HOME, FLOLENCO,auratic, FULI,COLOR WHEEL,A&B Home, MARSDEN,Crystal,Mega,Lumax,D·SKY,M&Sense,SANLOREN,Y will all shine at the event with below top attractions:

1. Offering a comprehensive range of outdoor living solutions, creating the ultimate ecosystem for “Outdoor Living” which includes a diverse array of outdoor furniture, sunshade systems, additional accessories, garden embellishments, grills, fireplaces, camping essentials, and much more.

2. Three primary segments that cater to diverse visions and needs in outdoor living and leisure.

Exhibitions on high-end design, brand globalization, and trends (12.1-13.1)

Showcases featuring auxiliary accessories, sunshade furniture, and innovative materials (9.1)

Displays of complementary furniture, embracing sunny lifestyles, and inspired materials (10.1-11.1)

3. Thematic exhibitions, interactive forums, and trend-setting engagements.

Experience the “Outdoor Home” thematic display.

A must-visit for designers, dealers, and international traders:

12.1-13.1: Essential for designers, dealers, and international traders

9.1-11.1: Essential for dealers, outdoor material selection, and international traders

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At a conference held on Thursday, an official from China’s National Immigration Administration announced those measures. They include relaxing the conditions for foreign nationals to apply for port visas to China. For foreign nationals who urgently need to engage in business cooperation, visit exchanges, investment and other non-diplomatic and non-official activities, if they are unable to obtain a visa overseas in time, they can apply for a port visa to enter China by presenting invitation letters and other relevant supporting documents to the port visa authorities.

Foreign nationals can transit through  Guangzhou Baiyun  Airport and other designated international airports in China without going through immigration procedures for up to 24 hours. This policy applies to nine international airports, including Beijing Capital, Beijing Daxing, Shanghai Pudong, Hangzhou Xiaoshan, Xiamen Gaoqi, Guangzhou Baiyun, Shenzhen Bao’an, Chengdu Tianfu, and Xi’an Xianyang.

Travelers with international connecting flights within 24 hours can transit through any of these airports to a third country or region without going through immigration procedures and enjoy visa-free transit.

Foreigners who are in China for a short period of time to engage in business cooperation, visit exchanges, investment among other non-diplomatic and official activities, may apply for a visa extension or replacement from the local exit and entry administration of the public security organ if they have legitimate and reasonable reasons to continue staying in China.

Foreigners in China who need to enter and exit the country multiple times for legitimate reasons can apply for a multiple-entry visa by submitting an invitation letter and other relevant supporting documentation to the exit and entry administration.

For foreign nationals applying for visas, if their accommodation registration records and business licenses can be accessed through information sharing, they are exempt from providing relevant paper documents for verification. For foreign nationals in China applying for short-term family reunion visas, a declaration of kinship by the inviting person can be used instead of proof of kinship.

According to the official, as China’s economy continues to recover and improve, and its level of opening-up to the outside world expands, there has been a surge in demand for enhanced immigration management services from both domestic and foreign enterprises and individuals.

In response, the National Immigration Administration is proactively collaborating with relevant authorities to address key challenges and obstacles pertaining to the entry of foreigners for business, study, and tourism in China.

Border inspection authorities across China checked a total of 210 million visitors entering the country in 2023, recovering to 62.9 percent of the levels seen in 2019. The number of visitors entering the country will continue to rise in 2024 thanks to resumption of international flights and cross-border personnel exchanges, said official from the National Immigration Administration.

Last month, China rolled out a one-year visa-free policy to ordinary passport holders from six countries – France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia – starting from December 1, 2023. The move also aims to further facilitate cross-border people-to-people exchanges between China and foreign countries, and serve the country’s high-quality development and opening-up.

Announcement: China’s 72/144-Hour Visa-Free Transit Policies Now Cover 54 Countries

China has expanded the scope of its 72/144-hour transit visa-free policies to benefit visitors from Norway from November 17, 2023, increasing the number of countries covered by the policies to 54. Please check the updated list below of eligible countries:

Europe (40 countries): Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Ukraine;

The Americas (six countries): Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico, and the United States;

Oceania (two countries): Australia and New Zealand;

Asia (six countries): Brunei, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Qatar, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates.

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For some time now, CIFF has been investing to create the most important and professional business platform in Asia in the Outdoor Furniture industry aimed at the most influential international buyers and those companies that boast extraordinary production capacity, great quality and flexibility to be protagonists on the major international markets.

An increasingly central role is therefore reserved to the “Outdoor Furniture, Sunshade & Leisure” sector which, starting from this edition, will be relocated to Area B of the Canton Fair Complex to offer better visibility and usability within the fair.

During the first phase of 53rd CIFF Guangzhou, focused on to the themes of “Home Furniture” which will take place from 18 to 21 March 2024, over 350 exhibitors will be present in 5 halls on a total exhibition area of 55 thousand m2 which will be divided by thematic areas to guarantee a more professional and well-organized solutions to international buyers, retailers, purchasing managers and interior designers for contracts projects of hotels, resorts, villas, etc., who are expected in large numbers on next March in Guangzhou Pazhou.

High-end design brands will be concentrated in the Outdoor Furniture Design (halls 11.1 and 12.1), where an M-shaped path is planned to offer a better exhibition experience and highlight inspiring products and solutions. In the Outdoor Furniture (halls 10.1 and 11.1) there will be important Chinese and international manufacturers of garden and outdoor furniture; companies producing sun shading systems and accessories will be present in the Outdoor Sunshade/Materials (hall 9.1), while solutions for the camping, BBQ and sports equipment will be located in the Outdoor Leisure (hall 11.1).

“Go to the Wild”, co-organized by CIFF Guangzhou and Z Media between the South Lobby and the Middle Platform areas, is a special event full of interesting activities aimed at producers, buyers, media and industry experts who will have the opportunity to meet here, get to know each other, exchange opinions and generate new business opportunities. Furthermore, a series of forums will be particularly useful for learning and discussing about the latest trends in the Outdoor sector.

53rd CIFF Guangzhou 2024
phase 1 – 18-21 March 2024
home furniture, homedecor & hometextile, outdoor & leisure furniture
phase 2 – 28-31 March 2024
office furniture, commercial furniture, hotel furniture and furniture machinery & raw materials

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The Home Furniture section will give significant attention to Living and Dining Room Furniture in an offering which would, on its own, constitute the world’s largest trade fair dedicated to this product sector. Over 600 exhibitors—including Hobang, Senchuan, J&C, Grand Modern, Levia, Artsymen, Rudi, Bilaodian, DHF, and more—will occupy no fewer than 14 halls and 150,000 square metres of exhibition space at this year’s new location in Area C of the Canton Fair Complex and Area E of the PWTC Expo, following a reformulation of the fair’s concept and the reorganisation of the general exhibition layout.

This section will be especially focused on meeting the demands of international buyers and purchasing managers for large contract projects, as well as interior designers who will find a complete range of products and all kinds of ‘one-stop shop’ solutions for furnishing dining and living rooms—from dining tables and chairs to sideboards and stools, as well as coffee tables, TV stands, armchairs, and more. International companies will also find all the OEM/ODM services they need here, as well as opportunities for establishing manufacturing and sales partnerships.

The eight pavilions in Area C will be dedicated to Modern Furniture (14.1 and 15.1), Living Room Furniture (14.2), Living Room Design (15.2), Living Room Space (16.2), and Living Room/Modern Furniture (14.3–16.3).
The six pavilions in Area E will be dedicated to Dining Room Design (E1), Dining Space (E2), and Dining Furniture (E3–E6).
The CE Area Promenade is a route for international buyers to enjoy refreshments and additional space for meetings and negotiations in the Buyer Bar.

53rd CIFF Guangzhou 2024
phase 1 – 18-21 March 2024
home furniture, homedecor & hometextile, outdoor & leisure furniture
phase 2 – 28-31 March 2024
office furniture, commercial furniture, hotel furniture and furniture machinery & raw materials
For more information on CIFF please visit: www.ciff-gz.com

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What’s in a lamp?, Foscarini, Luca Font

• What forms has contemporary living adopted? 
• How has the concept of home evolved over the last few years? 
• How have domestic habits changed? 
• How are they likely to change over the next few decades? 
• What challenges do domestic spaces face right now in order to become more “habitable.”  

Our idea of home living is not set in stone but is subject to constant change. In any case, cities are becoming increasingly dynamic, technological and oriented towards the future, influencing our idea of home living. 

Cities these days are focused on sustainability with a view to improving their urban layout and making spaces more efficient, liveable and integrated with each other, on a human scale. Within this context, design represents a lens through which reality and its trajectories can be read, laying bare unprecedented consumer needs and habits. 

The new objects that populate domestic spaces are characterised by their future-oriented design, also in a more concrete sense – along with design and functionality, durability is an essential parameter when it comes to greater sustainability. Change has therefore become the leitmotif, along with increasingly present technological development, simplifying everyday processes and improving contemporary living.   

At Road to Salone 2024, the road trip through Europe and the United States, which gave an initial taster of the 62nd edition of the Salone del Mobile, the subject of contemporary living was central to the meetings with international designers, who threw original and enriching light on this particular theme. 

At the Cheval Blanc Paris, a historic Parisian building which revisited by Peter Marino, the famous designer Patrick Jouin underscored the fact that home living is in constant evolution, a key concept for the Salone del Mobile: “The number of family members changes, we’re living longer, and we become more attached to our homes as we get older. The Salone del Mobile is the place for staying in touch with these ongoing evolutions – what we learned in design and architecture schools is no longer 100% sufficient. We need to stay updated and adaptable, understand life in a broader, deeper sense. As a designer, I can say that you always need to strike a balance, and not be alarmed by the changes. Then you also need to know how to play it.”   

The London leg, which took place at the 5-star Bulgari London Hotel, which opened in 2012, designed by Antonio Citterio, featured the British designers  Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby. In their presentation, the duo highlighted the fact that the last few years have been crucial in accelerating the processes of change: “Precisely because people spend more time at home than in the past, it has to be capable of serving a number of different functions. What we have found is the increasing rejection of rooms designed for a single function, in favour of larger, free spaces that by their very nature contain an element of multi-functionality. Spaces that are increasingly changeable and adaptable according to the different times of the day.” 

At the Hotel Wilmina in Berlin, a former women’s prison, the German designer Konstantin Grcic, underscored the fact that change cuts across different places and different cultures: “You can’t just talk about a single trend. The concept of home living is multifaceted and carries a different meaning in every culture – if we think about Asia, we realise that the spaces are smaller and more intimate compared to those in Berlin, where they are considerably larger. This also applies to the distinction between public and private, which varies a lot from culture to culture.” Grcic emphasised the centrality of the Salone del Mobile’s role as an opportunity to share ideas, concepts and trends: “The Salone is a physical space, it’s real, which is why it’s an unmissable destination.”   

In Denmark, at Villa Copenhagen, a hotel in the former Danish Post and Telegraph Company building, Luca Nichetto’s design project put the accent on the return of living spaces characterised by rooms with well-defined functions: “The concept of home living has changed a great deal over the last few years, the last ten in particular. We’ve moved from the open space concept to the realisation that designated rooms work  better. I hope to see fewer trends, rather a return to greater personalisation of spaces.” According to the Danish designer Felicia Arvid, the concept of home living has been transformed, making for a more permeable relationship between public and private spaces. Arvid emphasised the centrality of the Salone when it comes to “exploring the present whilst gleaning an idea of the future.”