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Shanghai Trade Show: Antique Furniture China 2009

http://www.antiquefurniturefair.com/

Showdates：

May 15-18,2009

Venue：

Shanghai Exhibition Center （No.1000 Yan`an Road (Middle)Shanghai P.R.China

Approved by :

Shanghai Foreign Economic Relation & Trade Commission
Shanghai Cultural Administration Committee

Organizer：

Shanghai Antique Dealers Association
Shanghai Real Exhibition Service Co., Ltd.

Sponsors:

Shanghai Collection Association
Zhejiang Collection Association
Shanghai Zhongfu Curio Center
Shanghai Yunzhou Curio Center
Shanghai Friendship Department Store
ShenZhen Curio Center
Shanghai Curio & Artworks Almanac Edition Commission
“Art & Collection “(Magazine)
www.online.sh.cn

Exhibits Range:

All kinds of Asia antiques & fine Arts,, Western antiques & fine Arts, lacquers, jade, porcelain, silverware, jewelry, clocks, oil-painting, carpets, stone carvings, western furniture, traditional tea & tea culture wares, snuff pots, copper carvings, Tanka, figure of Buddha, embroidery，ename

A look at this years international furniture trade fairs

For those furniture importers, wholesalers, trade buyers, interior designers or furniture retailers in the business who were unable to make it to this years Shanghai furniture fair, its worth heading over to our China sourcing blog to see what you missed.

Shabby chic remains a strong look and some of this years other nicer offerings included vintage Italian leather armchairs, upholstered furniture designed in Spain, leather trunks and french country style furniture.

To read the full article click over to
“The latest from Furniture in China 2008 expo“

Fall trade fairs for furniture, home decor and antiques.

If you are a buyer and need the rundown on the fall trade show schedule for China, see our post on our other blog entitled:Fall schedule for furniture and decor trade shows, expos and other happening in China

Differences in quality between Ningbo/Shanghai/Beijing factories

Having just returned from the Shanghai furniture show, here are my impressions of the Ningbo/Shanghai factories:

Woods – (minus)

The southern woods are definitely a poor substitute for the better ones from the North. One easy way to clearly feel the difference is to pick up one of those tall swoop-topped wooden stools that everyone sells. The ones made in Ningbo/Shanghai made from Fir wood were very, very light – about 1/2 as heavy as the ones made of Northern Elm. Right away you feel the difference. I also noticed that the salesmen all know this and will tell you anything they think you want to hear. For example I was repeatedly told items were elm. When I pressed them further for details or (asked which type of Elm) often times it was in fact not elm or a variation (not northern elm, which in Chinese is basically a totally different wood).

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