Furnex 2018 to begin in August 30

Kathmandu, July 8: Nepal Furniture and Furnishing Expo 2018 will be organised at the Bhrikutimandap Exhibhtion Centre from August 30 to September 3 this year.

The sixth edition of the expo will be ‘Home Décor Special’, said the organiser, Nepal Furnitures and Furnishing Association (NFFA), at a press conference organised here to inform about the expo.

It said that the modern lifestyle and housing had led to an increase in the demand of good interior design and the expo would be a suitable destination to have better understanding about the design, get the new concepts and products, and have an expert’s opinion.

Kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and outdoor furniture, interior designer, carpets and marbles would be major attractions at the expo. Similarly, mattress, decoration goods, home décor, office furniture, home appliances, machineries and vastu products will be available in the fair.

We not only display the furniture and related goods in the fair but also inform the visitors about their utility, use and design. Apart from it, we also aim to introduce new technology in furniture production and make the country self-reliant in it, said Rajesh Agrawal, President of the NFFA.

He urged the Nepali customers to keep domestic products in priority while buying furniture.

Coordinator of the expo Subhendra Joshi said that both the customers and businesspersons would be benefitted from the expo.

There will be more than 100 stalls of furniture and furnishing goods in the expo that will run for five days. It is a flagship event of the NFFA.

The furniture and furnishing goods has about Rs. 30 billion market in Nepal.

Published in The Rising Nepal dail on 9 July 2018.