Interior decoration fair opens in HCM City

Visitors at the VIFA Home expo which opened yesterday at the Phú Thọ Sport Centre in HCM City’s District  一 一. — VNA/VNS Photo

HCM CITY — Ninety five Vietnamese and foreign companies are showcasing their products at the ninth Việt Nam Furniture and Furnishing Fair that opened in HCM City on November  一 六.

VIFA Home has  四 一0 booths displaying outdoor and indoor furniture for apartments, offices, restaurants, hotels, and resorts; handicrafts and home décor; household appliances; garden décor; gifts; and souvenirs.

Also present are companies offering consultancy on equipment, materials, design, and architecture.

According to the Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of HCM City (Hawa), one of the organisers, VIFA Home this year has attracted nearly  二0 famous furniture exporters including Scansia Pacific, Đức Lợi, Nguyễn Thanh, Royal Furniture, Square Home, Woac, and Furniture Maker, who are selling their products in selective markets like the US, EU, Japan, and Korea.

At the expo, they are offering discounts to enable local consumers to buy export-quality products at lower prices.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Huỳnh Văn Hạnh, deputy chairman of Hawa, said VIFA Home would be a good place for Vietnamese firms in woodworking and interior decoration to promote their brands and find business partners.

The fair would help connect woodworking and interior decoration firms in HCM City, Bình Dương, Đồng Nai and other localities and create a complete value chain from production to distribution, he added.

Consumption of wood products increased by  八 per cent on average in the last seven years to over US$ 三 billion last year, partly thanks to increasing demand from property projects, according to HAWA.

It forecast the domestic wooden furniture market to continue growing, especially in the medium and high-end segments.

The expo is on at the Phú Thọ Sports Centre in District  一 一 until November  一 九. — VNS