After a successful performance last year, the organisers of the International Istanbul Furniture Fair are optimistic about a larger visitor and participant turnaround when the expo gets under way from September 29 to October 2, this year at the Tüyap Fair, Convention and Congress Center, in Beylikdüzü, Istanbul, Turkey.

Organised by Tuyap Fairs and Exhibitions Organisation, in cooperation with Omsiad Office Furniture Industrialists’ and Businessmen’ Association of Turkey, this year’s show will feature high-tech office and home furniture accessories that will showcase the aesthetic standards of the new millennium as well as the development of functional interior design, says a spokesman for the organiser.
The previous fair witnessed the successful participation of 116 leading companies or their representatives from more than 12 countries and drew 7,975 visitors from the region and beyond.
The fair has hosted professional visitors from various fields of activities that include: furniture and associated industries, architecture, interior architecture and decor, home textiles, hotels, holiday villages, public institutions, bank and insurance companies, educational and health institutions, press-advertising-print houses, related computer systems and program institutions, lighting industry, rug business, glass industry and stationery.
The expo will also serve as a venue for visitors – both local and international – to evaluate the newest technologies and innovations.
Special promotion programmes and activities planned to be staged during the fair are expected to draw the attention of the whole industry, he concludes.