CIFM / interzum guangzhou 2025: A Showcase of Asian Ingenuity and Innovation

On 28 March 2025, CIFM / interzum guangzhou opened at the Canton Fair Complex in Guangzhou, drawing global attention as the industry’s premier event.

Celebrating Excellence: The interzum guangzhou Award

The highly anticipated interzum guangzhou Award kicked off the exhibition, recognizing the winners of the “interzum guangzhou Exclusive” and “Outstanding Furniture Accessories” categories for their innovation, sustainability, and design excellence.

In his welcome remarks, Michiel Kruse, Managing Director of Koelnmesse (Beijing) Co., Ltd., highlighted the exhibition’s role in bridging global and regional markets since its introduction to China in 2004. “CIFM / interzum guangzhou has been championing groundbreaking ideas and we are proud to stand with you on this journey. We remain steadfast in our mission to provide a world-class platform where ideas are exchanged, partnerships are forged, and the future is shaped. I have no doubt that CIFM / interzum guangzhou 2025 will once again be a powerful force driving our industry forward,” he remarked.

A Global Showcase of Cutting-Edge Solutions

With over 1,500 exhibitors spanning 180,000 square meters, this year’s edition sets a new benchmark in scale and influence. More than 240 international brands are presenting their latest innovations, offering visitors an unparalleled glimpse into the future of furniture production—from state-of-the-art machinery and smart manufacturing solutions to premium materials and next-generation design concepts.

Industry Leaders Driving Innovation

National pavilions from Germany and Turkey stand out with impressive showcases of advanced manufacturing technology and craftsmanship.

In interior surface materials, leading brands such as impress, Interprint, LamiGraf, MATCH GRAPHICS, Munksjö, PRINTECH KR, REHAU, Renolit, and Schattdecor are redefining textures, colors, and patterns, seamlessly blending aesthetics with functionality.

For hardware and components, companies like Cyber Lock, OVVO, and Zimmer are introducing innovative solutions that reshape furniture design and usability.

In upholstered furniture materials, mechanisms, and actuator systems, leading names like Ateja, Bodet & Horst, Boyteks, DewertOkin, Earthfoam, Global Textile Alliance (GTA), LIEN’A, limoss, LINAK, MAUS, Robatech and Shang Gong Group boast advancements in fabric technologies, motion systems, and ergonomic solutions.

For woodworking machinery and precision tools, brands like Freud, GreCon, Hiteco, Leitz, Leuco, Paolino Bacci, and PYTHA are demonstrating the latest in high-performance equipment and automation, optimizing productivity and quality. 

Sustainability in Focus

The exhibition underscores the industry’s commitment to sustainability, with leading global suppliers showcasing eco-friendly materials. Organizations such as the American Hardwood Export Council, American Softwoods, Malaysian Timber Council, Quebec Wood Export Bureau, and SWISS KRONO feature innovative wood solutions for green building and interior design.

Meanwhile, AICA, Bostik, Henkel, Jowat, PNZ, and SIMALFA® introduce low-emission adhesives and coatings, aligning with the industry’s shift toward sustainable manufacturing.

Ideas in Motion: Industry Forums Driving the Conversation

The VSIL Forum themed “Design Utopia” gathers industry experts from Blum, byform produktdesign, Gabriel, HAUTE INNOVATION, Henkel, Kurz Kurz Design, LINAK, Schattdecor, SIMALFA, Spierenburg Studio, and the Home Color Research Institute. Discussions center on new aesthetics, next-gen materials, creative hardware, and sustainable solutions, providing attendees with fresh perspectives on evolving consumer expectations.

The Boundless Innovation Forum delves into 2025 trends in decorative surface technologies, with top brands such as DECOR DRUCK LEIPZIG, Neodecortech, REHAU, and Wemhöner offering insights into melamine lamination, steel plate technology, and advanced surface processing.

The Industry’s Premier Innovation Hub 

As CIFM / interzum guangzhou 2025 unfolds from 28–31 March, it continues to catalyze industry-wide collaboration. From game-changing technologies to breakthrough materials, this year’s event promises to empower businesses with fresh opportunities, inspire forward-thinking ideas, and shape the next era of the industry.

To learn more about interzum guangzhou 2025, visit www.interzum-guangzhou.com.

About the Organisers

Koelnmesse GmbH

Koelnmesse generated more than 400 million euro in revenue worldwide in 2019 and has a workforce of more than 1,000 people. As a city trade fair location in the heart of Europe, it is home to the third-largest trade fairgrounds in Germany and ranks among the top ten in the world, with approximately 400,000 m² of hall space and outdoor area. Each year, Koelnmesse organises and manages around 80 trade fairs, guest events and special events in Cologne and in the most important markets all over the world.

www.koelnmesse.com 

China Foreign Trade Centre Group, Ltd.

The China Foreign Trade Centre Group, Ltd. is a highly qualified and experienced exhibition company. For more than 50 years, it has been organizing the China Import and Export Fair (also known as the Canton Fair), the largest trade fair in China. It is also the organizer of CIFF (China International Furniture Fair -Guangzhou), Asia’s biggest furniture trade fair.

Koelnmesse – Global Inspiration for Living, Contract and Public Spaces

Koelnmesse is the world’s top trade fair organiser for the areas of Living, Contract and Public Spaces.

Alongside the new trade fair duo imm cologne and interior design days cologne (idd cologne), other formats hosted at the trade fair hub of Cologne such as ORGATEC, interzum, FSB, spoga+gafa and aquanale are among the most internationally renowned and established industry gatherings.

These fairs comprehensively represent the interior and design segment, the furniture and interior construction industries’ supplying sections, the kitchen world, all topics for the modern working world, garden lifestyle as well as modern work environments, the garden lifestyle, public spaces, sports and leisure facilities, along with saunas, pools and wellness centres.

To complement the events in Cologne, Koelnmesse is constantly strategically expanding its portfolio in key growth markets around the globe. Its foreign trade fairs include La Feria De Diseño Medellín – powered by imm cologne in Colombia, the shows of the ORGATEC brand family with ORGATEC TOKYO in Japan, ORGATEC India in Mumbai and ORGATEC WORKSPACE Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, as well as the trade fairs of the interzum brand family: interzum guangzhou in China, interzum bogota in Colombia, interzum jakarta in Indonesia and interzum forum italy in Bergamo. The “Living, Contract and Public Spaces” portfolio also includes the FSB Sports Show Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.

Further information: 

https://www.interzum.com/en/trade-fair/interzum/industry-trade-fairs/

Upcoming events:

interzum guangzhou, Guangzhou 28.-31.03.2026

interzum, Cologne, Germany, 20.-23.05.2025 

interzum jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia, 24.-27.09.2025

interzum bogota, Bogotá, Colombia, 12.-15.05.2026 

interzum forum italy, Bergamo, Italy 04.-05.06.2026

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Your contact:

Elly Li

Senior Marketing Manager

Koelnmesse (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

Guangzhou Branch

Tel: +86 20 8755 2468

Email: elly.li@koelnmesse.cn 

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