Cebu International Furniture Exhibition (Show)

The Cebu International Furniture and Furnishings Exhibition, more popularly known as Cebu furniture exhibition, has become a local point for buyers and retailers of both contemporary and classical pieces.

A lot about the city is not pretty in the way that one would expect of a place that promotes itself as a font of innovative design. But in the last few years, Cebu furniture show has become known within international interior design circles as producing unique world-class furniture. Despite a lack of locally sourced wood — or perhaps because of it — a small but vibrant export sector sells tens of millions of dollars' worth of furniture to buyers on five continents. Cebu's most creative workshops have thrived, producing fine upholstery for the world seemingly against the odds.

Several exhibition organizers are proud that Philippine Cebu furniture designers are known for incorporating unusual materials into their designs to some success. Creativity has inspired the use of termite mounds, coconut twigs and bark, eggshells, crab shells and animal skins, among other unexpected things.

A design consultant to a Cebu furniture manufacturer says: The Cebuano were the first in Asia to introduce different materials into a very unique style of mixed media. The designers are able to create a real and innovative look. It further adds, The Cebu furniture show designers merged the knowledge of indigenous materials with their penchant for experimenting with new applications.