Sustainable Furnishings Council plans Cologne exhibit
Seeks member companies to show in January
Tom Russell -- Furniture Today, August 24, 2009
HIGH POINT — The Sustainable Furnishings Council will host a group exhibit at the Cologne furniture show in January.The SFC and Koelnmesse Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of show organizer Koelnmesse GmbH, will co-organize the exhibit.
The SFC is a nonprofit industry coalition formed in 2006 to promote sustainable furniture production practices among manufacturers, retailers and consumers.
The SFC Pavilion at IMM Cologne will aim to reach retailers, architects, designers and consumers with educational information about sustainable practices in the home furnishings industry. As part of that effort, it is looking to recruit around 10 member companies to show a variety of their sustainable products.
The SFC also will organize a seminar called "Green Sell," which will address how to market and sell sustainable home furnishings.
For information on the SFC exhibit, contact Koelnmesse's Ken Dickerson at (773) 326-9926 or k.dickerson@koelnmessenafta.com.
The next Cologne show (online at www.imm-cologne.com) takes place Jan. 19-24. One of the world's largest furniture trade shows, this year's fair featured 1,057 exhibitors from 49 countries and attracted an estimated 100,000 attendees from 113 countries.
