Design Tradeshows
Emerging Design keeps you in the know. Here's a list of major design trade shows around the country. Get in touch with us here if you'd like to list an event.
Fashion Exposed | DECORATION + DESIGN Sydney | The Australian International Furniture Fair (AIFF) | Bags & Accessories Fair | Australian Shoe Fair - Sydney | Life Instyle | Design Made Trade | Furnitex | The Australian Shoe Fair - Melbourne
Fashion Exposed
A twice-yearly event where the fashion industry meet, source and buy collections from over 1500 diverse Australian and International brands, all at one destination. Fashion Exposed is the most comprehensive Australian fashion event on the buying calendar and provides a unique platform where fashion meets business.
12 - 14 February 2011.
fashionexposed.com
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DECORATION + DESIGN Sydney
An exclusive Trade Fair for the Australian soft furnishing and interior products industries. Specifically created to attract key buyers and decision makers in this industry, DECORATION + DESIGN offer an unparalleled showcase of forthcoming trends to the Australian and New Zealand markets.
1 - 3 February 2012.
decorationdesign.com.au
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The Australian International Furniture Fair (AIFF)
Positioned as the furniture trade fair on the Asia-Pacific calendar, offers the furniture and furnishings industry its first glimpse of all the key design trends that promise to take the marketplace by storm for the year. The Fair offers manufacturers, wholesalers and suppliers the opportunity to showcase their products to over 7,000 Trade Visitors who are anxious to replenish stock following the busy Christmas/New Year trading.
1 - 3 February 2012.
aiff.net.au
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Bags & Accessories Fair
One of the best events related to bag and accessories organized for the retailers and other professionals. Exhibitors will showcase their latest products like bags, jewellery, belts, millinery, leather, luggage, eyewear & many more. The fair will provide an excellent opportunity for all the new designers and showroom owners to work along with topmost designers to get an international exposure and to find their target customers, retailer and manufactures. The event has an aim to serve the audience with the best services and build new relationship with the other exhibitors as well as with the targeted audiences.
12 - 14 February 2012.
lbafair.com
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Australian Shoe Fair - Sydney
Australia's newest independent trade fair for the footwear industry. The Australian Shoe Fair has been developed as a result of demand from suppliers and industry stakeholders for a high quality, industry operated and truly independent footwear fair for the Australian market.
12 - 14 February 2012.
australianshoefair.com
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Life Instyle
Boutique trade event that delivers a mix of beautiful designer brands sourced from a diverse range of companies featuring homeware, giftware, lifestyle and kids products. We offer a unique trade only event dedicated to showcasing a collection of products that demonstrate creative excellence and design within a beautiful shopping environment. It is the little extras that we offer to both our exhibitors and visitors that make a visit to Life Instyle a memorable one and a highly anticipated event for all industry attendees. Also featured at Life Instyle will be Kids Instyle, the number one destination for everything 'little people' and First Instyle, a curated design space showcasing the brightest emerging designers in Australia.
23 - 25 February 2012.
lifeinstyle.com.au
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Design Made Trade
A boutique event showcasing Australian and international design culture. Running for its fifth year, Design:Made:Trade features small manufacturers, product designers and product makers from a diverse range of design disciplines including industrial design, graphic design, textiles, lighting, furniture, fashion and hand made objects. Design:Made:Trade has been specifically created to introduce designers to manufacturers, retailers and export buyers.
19 - 22 July 2012.
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Furnitex
Australasia's largest furniture and furnishings Trade Fair. Furnitex is a long established Trade Fair that continues to develop and grow in stature from year to year. You will see all that is new in furniture, furnishing, lighting & flooring designs from Australian and international exhibitors. This event also gives furniture and furnishing buying groups, retailers, interior designers, lighting specialists & retailers, decorators and architects the opportunity to see and buy the latest products, learn the latest industry developments and network with their peers both at the Trade Fair and in a full program of features and attractions including VIVID design competition, Design Futures, the International Industry Seminar Series and much more.
19 - 22 July 2012.
furnitex.com.au
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The Australian Shoe Fair - Melbourne
Australia's newest independent trade fair for the footwear industry. The Australian Shoe Fair has been developed as a result of demand from suppliers and industry stakeholders for a high quality, industry operated and truly independent footwear fair for the Australian market.
26 - 28 August 2012.
australianshoefair.com
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