Vietnamese furniture on display in Singapore

Eight Vietnamese furniture designs chosen among other winners in the Hoa Mai Furniture Design contest from 2010 to 2013 will be displayed at the International Furniture Fair of Singapore (IFFS) from March 13-16, said Nguyen Quoc Khanh, chairman of the Handicrafts and Wood Industry Association of HCM City (HAWA).
Eight Vietnamese furniture designs chosen among other winners in the HoaMai Furniture Design contest from 2010 to 2013 will be displayed at theInternational Furniture Fair of Singapore (IFFS) from March 13-16, saidNguyen Quoc Khanh, chairman of the Handicrafts and Wood IndustryAssociation of HCM City (HAWA).

In addition to HAWArepresentatives and businesses, the young designers of the winning itemswill participate in the show, Khanh said.

They will also takepart in the Singapore Design Business Summit 2015, where designers andbusinesses will present their new projects. Having Vietnamese furnituredesigns on display at the fair will help promote local furniture designindustry, which has proven domestic firms can make products of their owndesigns instead of producing products following foreign buyers' designsonly.

IFFS is one of Asia's premier design-led exhibition shows,featuring a large selection of furniture from diverse exhibitors. Thefair last year attracted nearly 22,500 visitors from 115 countries andterritories.-VNA

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