The Show Unsurprisingly, most of the companies showing were from the Nordic region— 360 out of 500—with only a smattering from each of 34 other countries, including Italy, Spain, Belgium and Eastern…
After four long, tough years, it was so good to be back in Cologne for Orgatec. The weather was scarily mild, with temperatures in the mid-twenties Celsius (mid to high 70’s F);…
The scene was set when, on the final approach to Stockholm, the Captain announced that the city was ‘enjoying’ heavy snow and a temperature of minus 15 degrees C. Can the fair…
Orgatec, which is held every other year in October, is very much alive and kicking. It was a different story two years ago, with many ready to write it off as an…
Stockholm is one of the world’s most beautiful cities, but its undoubted attractions are less readily appreciated in February when temperatures plummet and the bitterest of winds sends everyone scurrying for home,…
Shanghai is vast and only sensibly navigated by an excellent, extremely fast but crowded subway system. Taxis are very cheap but that’s not much of an advantage when the roads are virtually…
So much of China is on an enormous scale, including of course the exhibition centres. CIFF – the China International Furniture Fair – is a show held in two parts. At the…
There’s a new sense of confidence in the British office furniture industry. The dramatic aftereffects of the 2008 financial crisis when the market fell from $1.26bn in 2007 to $924m in 2011…
by John Sacks Mid-May in London should be warm and sunny and although there were interludes where the visitors to the mainly outdoor Clerkenwell Design Week were reminded just how glorious an…