CIFF recorded another great success in its Shanghai edition

The 56th China International Furniture Fair (Shanghai) successfully concluded on September 12th at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) in Hongqiao. With the theme “Design Crossing Boundaries,” this year’s edition brought together over 1,500 domestic and international brands across a vast exhibition area of 300,000 square meters. It comprehensively presented new scenarios, new offerings, and new functionalities for the home furnishing exhibition, guided by the principles of being design-led, featuring high-end debuts, and promoting both domestic and international market circulation. Over the four-day event, a total of 92,709 professional visitors attended, including 80,836 domestic and 11,873 overseas visitors, with overseas attendance marking a year-on-year increase of 13.23%. Exhibitors and visitors eagerly converged, sparking bustling on-site trade negotiations and injecting new vitality into boosting home furnishing consumption and facilitating market circulation.

This year’s fair concurrently hosted six major CIFF sub-exhibitions:

• Design Eden Contemporary Design Exhibition,
• WMF
• Upholstered Furniture and Machinery Exhibition
• Offices & Public Spaces Exhibition,
• Urban Outdoor Furniture Exhibition
• Home Textiles & Aesthetics Exhibition

With design-oriented home furnishing at its core, the exhibition covered eight major product categories, including sofas, sleep products, living and dining room furniture, office, commercial, and hotel furniture, furniture production machinery, outdoor furniture, and home decor and textiles. In 2025, the “New Retail Pavilion” was launched for the first time, aiming to set a benchmark for the new retail ecosystem in home furnishing and systematically showcasing the ecological matrix of the entire furniture industry chain.

Industry elites, professional buyers, distributors, product designers, interior and architectural designers, home furnishing buyers, and design enthusiasts from around the world gathered here for this grand event. The exhibition halls were bustling with crowds and a vibrant atmosphere, powerfully delivering a high-quality international home furnishing feast.

Over the four-day exhibition, numerous international design masters and top-tier domestic industry leaders came together, featuring a high-profile and influential lineup of speakers, to initiate cutting-edge dialogues on home furnishing and jointly envision a new blueprint for future living.

Many exhibiting brands have chosen CIFF Shanghai as the premier platform for their annual new product launches and debuts. Over a thousand new products were centrally unveiled at the event, with more than 90% of brands presenting their latest releases for the first time, redefining home aesthetics with cutting-edge design language. From material innovation to scenario-based applications, the event led home aesthetics to new heights through innovative design, forming a comprehensive gala of new home products that integrated practical functionality, aesthetic value, and sustainable concepts.

Distributors, designers, exhibitors, international buyers, and industry representatives from around the world gather to foster in-depth trade cooperation, highlighting CIFF Shanghai’s global influence and realizing a world-leading business event. During the fair, dedicated matchmaking sessions for overseas buyers will be organized for office furniture, outdoor furniture, living & dining furniture, and upholstered furniture, efficiently connecting them with over a hundred exhibitors. With brands accelerating their journey overseas and its international influence steadily rising, CIFF Shanghai is connecting global business opportunities with greater momentum!

Focusing on the needs of industrial upgrading and cross-disciplinary innovation in the home furnishing sector, CIFF Shanghai presents special curations in three major directions: Design Innovation, the Design Industry, and Office Spaces. Through scenario-based and experimental displays, these design explorations provide creative inspiration and solutions for the global home furnishing community, driving the deep integration and evolution of design, manufacturing, and business models.

Nearly 40 high-end forums and events will be held on-site, focusing on topics such as design concepts, home furnishing new retail, and cross-border e-commerce. Industry leaders, design masters, and cross-disciplinary experts are invited to engage in lively discussions and share insights, collectively exploring new paths for the home furnishing industry.

The 2025 JINZAO Award for annual product design will be grandly unveiled. Initiated by the Jintang Prize and exclusively announced at CIFF Shanghai, the JINZAO Award, with its mission to “Define Design Value, Empower China’s Intelligent Manufacturing,” selects benchmark products that possess both high aesthetic value and industrial viability through a rigorous “Seven-Dimensional Evaluation System.” Through summits and expert award ceremonies, it deeply fosters the fusion of design and industry, injecting new momentum into China’s smart home manufacturing and marking a significant milestone in advancing the industry’s value.

The global launch ceremony for the 16th Jintang Prize will be held concurrently. Jintang Prize global and regional judges, emerging designers, authoritative jurors, industry leaders, veteran media professionals, and strategic partners will gather to embark on a new journey, driven by the founding spirit: “Passion Breeds the Extraordinary.”