About 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 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 go to: www.manchesterfurnitureshow.com
