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Furniture City Bursts Into Bloom
Becoming ‘Furniture City’ once again for 3
days this July, Manchester is home to the
Manchester Furniture Show (MFS), the
hottest furniture and interiors show of the
summer. Established and new exhibitors will
flood the halls of the prime city centre venue
- Manchester Central, from Sunday 14th to
Tuesday 16th July.
With charm and a relaxed appeal, MFS is a
show for serious business with 150 A List UK
and international exhibitors showing their
latest product collections for every level of the
market. The show attracts big name retail and
design buyers looking for the latest products
on the market in all types of furniture and
accessories.
products of impeccable quality - one look at
their latest models will show you that they
succeed.
In-vogue sofas and chairs will also be on show
from Polish experts Gala Collezione, SITS, and
new exhibitor Kler, will bring long standing
expertise and choice materials to their neat
and fashionable designs. Rich colours and
eye-catching styles will grab attention and
offer diverse and interesting choices a plenty.
MidPoint - the ‘show within a show’ features
exclusive brands from Europe and the UK
showing alongside the MFS exhibitors in the
connecting Charter Hall. Contemporary,
high-end collections in cabinet furniture,
upholstery, occasional furniture and lighting
will be on display. Baker, Kesterport and Chelsom add the
cabinet spice at MidPoint, mixed materials will
abound and combine to produce distinctive
and impressive furniture for every type
of room and space. Chelsom’s specialist,
futuristic occasional furniture pieces perfectly
complement their renowned lighting - both
made for high-end commercial and residential
use. Kesterport also supply select commercial
and residential properties with luxury, top-
drawer furniture and upholstery. Beautifully
designed and executed their products are
inventive and world class.
From Italy A.L.F. Uno SpA show their
streamlined, modular cabinet collections in
on-trend colours and flawless design. Fellow
Italians Italia Living have the ultimate in Italian
leather seating chic. Their aim is to combine
shapes, materials and colours to produce Returning exhibitors in the main part of
MFS include plenty of renowned UK brands
including in upholstery, Buoyant, Westbridge
and Whitemeadow. With their newly
established brand - The Branded Furniture
Company, Whitemeadow will show new
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models in the dramatic Orla Kiely Upholstery
collection as well as new models in their
Content by Conran collaboration. Westbridge
continue to wow buyers with their sumptuous
sofas covered in luxurious plains and splendid
patterns – see their new Slouch model for a
slice of modern sofa glory.
There are plenty of heroes in bedroom and
cabinet furniture too - opulent beds will be
on show from Hestia, whose parent company
Furmanac is the largest manufacturer of
high-end and mid-range motion beds in the
UK. Whitemeadow’s bed studio will comprise
their latest lavish and beautifully covered
upholstered beds in twenty-first century
styles.
New cabinet collections from imaginative
Rowico include a perfectly designed
Scandinavian dining range and a dark living
and dining collection full of drama. Ever
ingenious Blue Bone also have a new Scandi
style collection called Oslo, it exudes the cool
style of the city it’s named after with a touch
of flair added in.
Manchester itself plays a huge part in the buzz
of MFS as ‘Furniture City’ comes alive! For
more information and to register for your free
entrance please visit our website.