BIFE-SIM reveals 2019/2020 trends in furniture and interior design!

BIFE-SIM 2019, the international fair of furniture, equipment and accessories, opens its doors from September 12 to 15, 2019 at ROMEXPO! The fair is conceptually organized in 6 halls that will facilitate visitors' access to the areas that particularly interest them and allow them to make informed and inspired choices: the Classic Hall, the Design Hall, the Comfort Hall, the Kitchen Hall, the Decoration and Lighting Fixtures Hall and the Equipment, Machinery, Machinery, Raw Materials and Accessories Hall.

BIFE-SIM is the launch platform for the latest news from over 230 Romanian and international companiesThe exhibition will showcase different styles of furniture, from classic to modern, from solid wood to combined with glass or leather, or even hand-painted. There will also be a full range of equipment and machinery for the wood industry, designed to streamline the production flow and implement new technologies.

BIFE-SIM 2019 will be attended by companies from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Greece, Latvia, Italy, Republic of Moldova, Poland, Spain, Turkey and Hungary, the internationalization of the fair is 19%.

"We are pleased with the international participation that BIFE-SIM attracts year after year, demonstrating that the Romanian furniture market is still attractive, both in terms of exports and increased interest in imports. The efforts of Romanian companies in recent years to position themselves correctly on the foreign market, through intensive promotion at international trade fairs, and our efforts as organizers to prepare an event comparable to those abroad, have paid off. We also note an increased interest of furniture manufacturers from the Republic of Moldova to exhibit at our fair as Romania is becoming an attractive market for furniture produced there." said Mr. Mihai Costriș, General Director ROMEXPO.

The best furniture specialists, manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers, decorators, architects and designers will be on hand throughout the fair to offer advice and ideas to help visitors find the best solutions for their budget.

BIFE-SIM is organized by ROMEXPO, together with the Romanian Furniture Manufacturers Association and the Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and this year's edition is expecting over 15.000 visitorsROMEXPO supported a highly targeted media campaign, both in traditional and online media. The fair also presents the offers of the member companies of the Romanian Furniture Club Association, partner of the event.

The Romanian Furniture Manufacturers' Association mobilized its own members to participate in the representative exhibition for the furniture industry in Romania, but also made great efforts to promote this fair abroad, sending invitations to foreign companies participating in international fairs where Romania was represented with a national stand. Romania's commercial offices abroad were involved in the promotion of BIFE-SIM, and the APMR team cooperated very well with the economic counselors of Romania's embassies around the world. Also, BIFE-SIM promotional materials were presented at all the international fairs in which Romania participated.

Aurica Sereny, APMR President: "Together with the Ministry for the Business Environment, Trade and Entrepreneurship, with the unquestionable support of Mrs. Mihaela Voicilă, Secretary of State, we will organize an event within BIFE-SIM to reaffirm the furniture industry in foreign markets. On the second day of the exhibition we have invited all the economic counselors of the countries that have embassies in Bucharest. We will make a working visit to each furniture stand, and after the visit there will be discussions in the Madgearu room in Pavilion B3, which has been reserved by APMR for this purpose. Accordingly, all manufacturers and traders, who wish to present their offer to the representatives of other countries in Romania, are invited to do so on September 13, 2019."
Visitors to BIFE-SIM will also be able to take part in a number of related events for specialists, the curious and enthusiasts.

Design Conference, now in its eighth edition, aims this year to discuss topics such as the use and optimization of living space, the use and optimization of public space and the sociology of housing. The conference will take place on the third day of the fair, in Madgearu Hall, Pavilion B3, from 11:00 - 14:00; more details about the program and speakers can be found on https://www.bife-sim.ro/ro/conferinta-de-design-2019.

BIFE-SIM 2019 also brings to the fore an ambitious project entitled Apartment #better. ROMEXPO will present for the first time at a trade fair in Romania, with the support of the #better Association and the exhibiting companies, how an apartment can be organized correctly in terms of optimal surface area and furniture arrangement. The #better apartment is aimed at both the educational-informative side (financing, contracts, loans, etc.) and the practical presentation of an apartment at the fair. The apartment will be presented in Pavilion B2 and will have 100 square meters of floor space. More information about the project and the partner companies that responded to the challenge of Romexpo and the #better Association at https://www.bife-sim.ro/ro/apartament-better/.

BIFE-SIM will also host free workshops with topics such as floral design, interior design, online promotion in the design industry, architectural photography, commercial interior design and the secrets of embroidery on textiles, leather, furniture and accessories. Design enthusiasts can check the workshop program on https://www.bife-sim.ro/ro/workshops-by-atelierele-ilbah/.

Last but not least, the Romanian Furniture Club Association expects the representatives of companies seeking to expand their sales on the European market on September 14, between 11.00 - 12.30, in the Nicolae Titulescu Hall, at the seminar "Digitalization. Conditions for survival in selling furniture on the European market". Seminar details at https://www.bife-sim.ro/ro/seminarul-digitalizarea.

The public will also be able to admire the creations made within the National Furniture Design Competitionstep PROTOTIP, organized by the Romanian Furniture Manufacturers Association in partnership with ROMEXPO, "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urbanism Bucharest - Faculty of Interior Architecture, "Transilvania" University Brasov - Faculty of Wood Engineering and the Romanian Order of Architects (OAR) - Bucharest Branch.

Another surprise for those crossing the BIFE-SIM threshold will be Visitor Tombolawith furniture and interior design prizes offered by exhibiting companies.

Be bold! Change the look of your home at BIFE-SIM 2019!
Transform your home into a visually appealing and impressive space!

BIFE-SIM 2019 is taking place at the same time as the 26th edition of Antique Market - Art and Antiques Fair, organized in Pavilions C1 and C2. Antique Market is hosting pieces of furniture and interior decoration, fine art, personal and collectibles, silverware and porcelain, antique jewelry, toys, vintage vehicles and much more for display, purchase and appraisal during this period.

Visiting programme

September 12-15, 2019: between 10.00-18.00

Venue BIFE-SIM: Pavilions B1 and B2, outside platforms 19, 11, V6

Entrance ticket: 20 lei

Parking cost: 5 lei/hour

Venue Antique Market: Pavilions C1 and C2.

Free access.
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In the run-up to the event you can follow the news on:

• www.bife-sim.ro
• Facebook page @BIFESIM.