China (Guangzhou) International Building Decoration fair, the world’s largest building decoration and interior products exhibition held a successful roadshow catered to the ASEAN markets early this month. With the itinerary planned and managed by FurnitureAndFurnishing.com, a team of 3 CBD fair company executives visited the Southeast Asian cities of Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta and Bangkok over a span of 9 days from March 3-10, 2025.

With the objectives to create awareness of the forthcoming CBD fair, get acquainted with key stakeholders of the sector in the three countries as well as to explore possible collaborations, the delegation received warm receptions from the many key industry organisations met during their tour.

They included leading companies and apex national associations in sectors such as interior design, architecture, furniture and furnishing, building material and interior product trade as well as other related industries.

The roadshow ended with a well-attended promotional conference held on 10 March 2025 at the S31 Sukhumvit hotel in Bangkok with the participation of close to 90 trade professionals in the business and heads of the countries top trade associations. Sombat Ng, a renowned Thai interior designer who counts big international brands such as Google, Facebook, AirBNB and Walt Disney amongst his clientele was invited to give a keynote presentation entitled “The Future Of Hospitality And Workplace Design: Blurring The Lines Between Work and Leisure”.