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Mebel 2024
35th Anniversary Edition of the International Exhibition for Furniture, Fittings and Upholstery
18–22 November 2024
EXPOCENTRE Fairgrounds, Moscow, Russia
Mebel 2024 was the year’s main industry platform for Russian manufacturers and suppliers of furniture products to meet with a wide range of partners and buyers, and present new products in the furniture industry.
The show brought together manufacturers and suppliers of furniture, fittings and upholstery materials, as well as architects, designers and buyers of furniture products. The participants held direct negotiations with potential customers, found new partners, and concluded favourable contracts for the coming year.
Dates: 18–22 November 2024
Venue: EXPOCENTRE Fairgrounds, Moscow, Russia
Organised by EXPOCENTRE AO
Supported by the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia
Under auspices of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Floor space: 70,000+ sq. m
Attendance: 41,723 visitors from 57 countries and 88 regions of Russia
Exhibitors: 944 companies (541 Russian and 433 foreign companies)
Participating companies: Lyubimy Dom, Silva, E1, Avrora, Adilet, Westline Group, Kukhonny Dvor, Melodia Sna, Imperial Factory, Molodechnomebel, Postavy Furniture Centre, LOGOMEBEL, DIK-mebel, Eurostyle, ZOV, Kalinka, Souz-M, Arben Textile, ASM Mebel, Ardoni, Lux Mebel, EVANTY, Bazhenov Brothers Furniture, NorkPalm, Megaplit, Stolplit, Sokol-Yar, Nevsky Laminat, Kedr, Mebelhansa, Jago, KEOMA, DAVITA Furniture, Svedsta, Aqwella, LIGA, KAMI, Mebelgrad, Olimp Mebel, Ormatek, TriYa, NEOPOLIS CASA, Pinskdrev, Anrex, Fabrikant, etc. (See the full list of exhibitors here>>)
Countries: 9 (Russia, Belarus, China, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Turkiye, the USA, Uzbekistan)
Group stands of Russian regions: 8 (Arkhangelsk, Chelyabinsk, Kaliningrad, Penza, Sevastopol, Ulyanovsk, Vladimir Oblasts, Mari El Republic)
Products on display: furniture for city apartments, country houses, offices and public spaces, specialised furniture, accessories and interior items, materials, components and fittings, furniture and interior fabrics, interior and furniture design, smart technologies, etc.
Oleg Bocharov, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
“The show welcomes both large and small companies that make furniture, using innovations and advanced technologies. This furniture is in demand in the domestic and foreign markets. Russian companies have advanced production facilities and use modern materials and components. Every year, growing competition in the furniture market contributes to the improvement of product quality and strengthening of the positions of manufacturers. The urgent issues of training qualified personnel and organising efficient supply chains are being solved now.”
Sergey Katyrin, President at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
“This show is no doubt the largest platform in Russia and Eastern Europe, where furniture industry professionals meet to discuss development prospects and demonstrate the latest achievements in the furniture and woodworking industry. Modern furniture production is not only the implementation of design solutions, but also a high-tech process that requires significant investments in innovation, automation and development of supply chains. Mebel 2024 demonstrates accomplishments of Russian furniture production and attracts the attention of international partners to the Russian market.”
Maxim Fateev, Director General at EXPOCENTRE AO
“We are pleased to see the growing participation of Russian manufacturers, including representatives of small and medium-sized businesses. For them, the exhibition is not only a showcase of accomplishments, but also a springboard to new opportunities. Mebel 2024 opens up prospects for all participants to expand business relations, get acquainted with the trends that will be relevant next year, as well as for exchange of experience and implementation of advanced technologies. As usual, EXPOCENTRE pays special attention to working with young professionals.”
Conference programme
The conference programme of Mebel 2024 featured more than 40 events with leading industry experts. The participants worked out effective solutions to relevant issues concerning state support and provision of raw materials and components for furniture production, improvement of personnel policy, use of modern sales technologies in retail, and development of design art.
Alexander Shestakov, President at the Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia
“The furniture industry in Russia is one of the important branches of the whole timber industry. It aims to satisfy the needs of the people directly. Mebel, which has been organised by EXPOCENTRE for 35 years, plays a significant role in this process. The support and participation of more than 1,000 companies, including Russian and foreign manufacturers and suppliers of furniture, components and machine tools, confirm the high rating of the show.”
The programme opened with the 6th Russian Conference of Furniture Manufacturers, organised by the Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia (AMEDORO). The plenary session was attended by Anton Alikhanov, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade, Alexander Shestakov, President at AMEDORO, Timur Irtuganov, General Director at AMEDORO, and leading industry experts.
In his speech, Minister Anton Alikhanov noted the growth of domestic furniture production.
“We have quite good interim results of this year. The furniture industry is growing slightly more than 9% at the end of the first three quarters. I am sure that the dynamics will be above average at the end of this year as well. Last year the market totalled 653 billion rubles. Now we plan to show results higher than last year. The high demand for Russian furniture pulls up the production in other segments, i.e., chipboard, fibreboard and plywood,” said Anton Alikhanov.
The Union of Designers and Architects organised the Business Club for Designers and Architects. It was a four-day marathon for leading design experts to share their effective cases. The moderator was Evgeny Tyurin, President at the Union of Designers and Architects.
The discussion topics included modern trends in furniture design for public spaces: creating a comfortable and functional space; money in design; the relationship between furniture makers and designers, how to work properly and productively, algorithm of success; types of clients and types of designers, how to sell an expensive product?; furniture in the HoReCa segment, unobvious features and important nuances; professional advice from an architect on how to put together a comfortable layout for a private home; etc.
The Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia (AMEDORO) hold a meeting on the expansion of domestic furniture supplies to the HoReCa sector. The participants discussed opportunities to increase volumes and expand the range of Russian-made furniture supplies to hotels, restaurants and cafes.
The meeting was attended by the heads of leading furniture enterprises, as well as representatives of relevant associations. The meeting was moderated by Vadim Prasov, Vice President for the hospitality business at the Federation of Restauranteurs and Hoteliers of Russia.
HoReCa furniture faces a serious problem, which is much more intensive use than in the case of traditional household furniture. Therefore, it should be much more durable and made of stronger materials. These are dense plastic, chrome-plated metal, natural wood, and high-quality textiles. Specialised furniture should be easy to maintain and as safe as possible. At the same time, the furniture should not be bulky and heavy.
Reports were made by Olga Guzhauskayte, founder and CEO at the ART Mebel Hotel and Future Hotel Design, Karine Shmareva, Managing Partner at Intermark Residence, Yana Simonova, Operations Director at Atelika Hotel Group, and other speakers.
WoodworkingSkills 2024, the 5th championship for professionals of the furniture and woodworking industry, was held over three days. It was organised on the initiative of the Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia.
This year the nominees competed in two competences: a woodworking machine tool machinist and industrial design in furniture production.
The aim of the event is to give the employees of furniture enterprises an opportunity to improve their professional level, as well as to objectively assess the current level of qualification of a professional.
WoodworkingSkills within Mebel is not only an interesting show, but also a great opportunity to exchange experience and professional life hacks, demonstrate and get acquainted with the advanced technologies that are used in the industry. The event also plays a great role in popularising trade jobs.
The Forum on Chinese Companies Working in Russia: Prospects and Trends of the Furniture Market was organised by EXPOCENTRE with the support of Sinoruss and dedicated to the cooperation between Chinese and Russian companies in the furniture market. Its moderator was Anastasia Valova, Managing Partner at Sinoruss.
The participants discussed key issues and trends in the furniture market, such as product localisation, investment opportunities, and financial transactions between Russia and China.
The forum included six sessions on financial transactions between Russia and China: the current state, prospects, possible payment options, specific cases; the growing demand for quality furniture and interior items in Russia; benefits of partnership with Russia; trends in the Russian furniture market; the importance of product localization; and prospects and investment opportunities.
This event was aimed at analysing current trends, identifying promising areas of cooperation, as well as sharing experience and discussing specific cases from the practice of international cooperation in the furniture market.
The Furniture Retail Fest 2024: Overcoming Threats was organised in partnership with the FCProject communication agency. Its main topics were consumer uncertainty caused by the cancellation of favourable mortgages and slowdown in housing construction, marketplaces that have already given the blow to traditional retail volumes and profits, a developer market that is looking to consolidate decoration and furnishing services across technology platforms, etc. The festival also included masterclasses from marketplaces and digital experts, the FURNITURE SUPPLIER FORUM for suppliers of furniture components, and other events.
EXPOCENTRE hold a daily series of lectures for interior designers in partnership with Archdialog within a special educational project called EXPO Academy. Over four days, the participants discussed relevant topics and took part in tours around the show made by the industry’s experts. Topics of the days were design and furniture trends, new design technologies, promotion, branding, marketing, and effective business in design and furniture. Ambassadors of Mebel 2024 were well-known designers: Elina Musina, Sergey Tregubov, Aleksey Verkhovod, and Tatiana Bezverkhaya.
Other events included:
· an award ceremony of the Golden Cabriole National Award for Industrial Furniture Design the RusMebel Forum 2024
· the 22nd Forum of Small and Medium Furniture Enterprises – Furniture as Business
· an Open Meeting of the Vocational Qualifications Council for the Pulp-and-Paper, Furniture and Woodworking Industries
· a Meeting of the Working Group on Updating the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union on the Safety of Furniture Products
· a meeting with representatives of enterprises of the textile, chemical, metalworking and timber industries: import substitution in the furniture industry. Supplies of fabrics, paints and coatings, and components of domestic production
· an open lecture on industrial furniture design with the participation of professors of relevant universities on integrated approach to furniture design in the era of change using the cases of student projects
· an open lecture on industrial furniture design and collaborations of students from the Department of Furniture Design with leading furniture manufacturers. Where to start?
· an award ceremony of the 20th International Competition of Soyuzexpertiza ANO of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
· the Session on Decorative Panels of Kastamonu. Trends. New Products, organised by Kastamonu Marketing and Trade in partnership with EXPOCENTRE AO
General partner: Kastamonu Russia
Exhibition partner: First Furniture Factory
We are looking forward to seeing you at Mebel 2025 from 24 through 27 November 2025 at Crocus Expo, Moscow!
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