Skippin Manila Now
Posted on | March 5, 2011 |
Too much work load. And, I forgot my camera, will not be able to make a blog post out of the visit. So, we’ll skip Manila Now 2011, March edition. If you have time or you’re near MOA/SMX, you may want to visit the MANILA Now show. If you want, you can take my free pass (it got my surname spelled wrong anyway).
In the ASEAN furniture circuit, the Manila Now Philippine International Furniture Show (PIFS) stands as one of the must-see furniture shows of the region. As one of Asia’s design centers, the country has long been considered the “Milan of Asia” for the quality, creativity and diversity of its furnishings that have long been sought by buyers of furniture and connoisseurs of excellent design. This year Manila Now PIFS is again at the forefront of design as it renews its aggressive desire to be leader of the furniture design industry of Asia. Re-scheduled to a more convenient date, the event will run from March 3 to 6, 2011. The change in date makes it convenient for furniture buyers to make the Philippines one of their first stops in the ASEAN furniture circuit this coming year.
Visit Manila Now at SMX, it’s on, til tom. I’ll update this post with links as soon as get to read some news & posts about this furniture exhibit. Check the website too.
NEWS & LINKS
Covering a furniture exhibition brings a heady mix of anticipation, surprise and dread. Yes, dread—for how and where do you begin as every booth, lavishly designed and thoughtfully created, beckons with its sumptuous furniture collection? Manila Now, which concluded its 2011 show last Sunday at the SMX Convention Center, never fails to beguile. The most recent was every bit the display showcase of the Filipino craftsmanship and imagination it had been for years: it would be impossible to pinpoint a particular favorite, or one furniture company that truly stood out.
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