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The number of foreign buyers increased by 80% reaching 5<br />
thousand 906. This is a very significant increase in shaping<br />
the future of the exhibition. Quality, branding, and design<br />
have come to the forefront to expand to new markets for<br />
the furniture industry. Furniture Istanbul has been a very<br />
important exhibition regarding design. We wanted to show<br />
the success of Turkish furniture to the world. The feedback<br />
from both the exhibitors and the visitors shows that we<br />
have succeeded.”<br />
Competitiveness Development (UR-GE) project by the<br />
Ministry of Trade. CNR Holding organized the second group<br />
hosting procurement committees from 15 countries under<br />
the Hosted Buyer Program.<br />
Indispensable platform for us$ 10 billion target<br />
Ceyda Erem, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of CNR<br />
Holding, stated that they had been relentlessly organizing<br />
furniture exhibitions for 15 years to support the export<br />
and trade volume of the furniture industry. She added that<br />
the ‘Hosted Buyer B2B Matchmaking Program’ of Furniture<br />
Istanbul visited by over 700 higher purchasing power foreign<br />
company representatives significantly contributed to<br />
the exports of the Turkish furniture industry. Eren continued<br />
saying, “We believe that Furniture Istanbul realized with the<br />
participation of brands adding significant value to the industry<br />
will be an indispensable platform to reach US$ 10 billion<br />
targets by 2023. This year, we hosted 74 thousand 358 visitors<br />
in our exhibition area of 80 thousand square meters.<br />
Furniture industry continues to grow<br />
Stating that they aimed to become the biggest furniture<br />
exhibition in Eurasia with Furniture Istanbul MOSDER<br />
Chairman Nuri Öztaşkın said, “Furniture Istanbul bringing<br />
together the most influential players of the furniture industry<br />
under one roof is the most well-established trade fair of<br />
the industry. Furniture Istanbul, carrying the international<br />
position of our sector even higher, is gaining momentum<br />
every year with the aim of becoming the biggest furniture<br />
exhibition in Eurasia. Our exhibition showcased the new<br />
season products of our country’s leading furniture brands<br />
on 6-11 November this year.”<br />
Famous designers participated<br />
Furniture Istanbul organized with a design and innovation-oriented<br />
approach hosted the world’s leading designers.<br />
Finnish designer Markku Piri, who was bestowed the
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