On December 24, 2024, CIEC GL Events (Beijing) International Exhibition Co., Ltd. and CAFA International College held a strategic cooperation signing ceremony at the Houshayu Campus of CAFA.
Zhang Dongkai, the executive vice president of CAFA International College, first extended a warm welcome to the delegation from CIEC GL Events and introduced in detail the background of the establishment and the overall development of the International College.
Dong Chiming, the general manager of CIEC GL Events (Beijing) International Exhibition Co., Ltd., stated that CIEC GL Events is an exhibition company jointly established by China International Exhibition Center Group Corporation and GL Events, a French exhibition group. The company has always adhered to the concept of "innovation, development, cooperation, and win - win results". Through enterprise integration and resource integration, it has built an exhibition platform for the construction, home furnishing and decoration industries, enhancing the professional level and brand influence of the exhibitions. Based on the integrated exhibition resources and new expansion projects ready to be launched as the foundation for future development, CIEC GL Events is committed to launching exhibition projects of higher quality and larger scale, and continuously advancing in terms of informatization, branding, professionalization, and internationalization, striving to become an important force in the domestic exhibition industry.
CIEC GL Events has been deeply engaged in the home decoration materials industry for more than 30 years. The China Home Furnishing Expo 2025, as a key project of the cooperation between the two parties, integrates the resources of three major exhibitions: the China International Building Decorations & Building Materials Exhibition, the China International Door Industry Exhibition, and the China International Wallcoverings & Home Furnishings Exhibition. It focuses on the display of products and technologies across the entire home furnishing industry chain, including building decoration materials, customized home furnishings for doors, walls, and cabinets, and whole - house soft decorations. The exhibition attracts outstanding brand enterprises from across the country to launch new products. In the future, through cooperation with CAFA International College, the company will empower home furnishing manufacturers in aspects such as improving design capabilities and product innovation. At the same time, it will accelerate the incubation process of growing home furnishing enterprises and promote the in - depth integration and efficient circulation of production, education, research, and application.
At the signing ceremony, the two parties held a series of detailed and in - depth discussions centered around the China Home Furnishing Expo to be held from March 6th to 9th, 2025. On the one hand, they focused on how to create featured theme exhibition areas at the exhibition site to present highlights. On the other hand, they looked ahead to the long - term development in the field of lifestyle aesthetics and home furnishings, including providing design consulting services for enterprises and products, building a professional color and material research and learning platform, and empowering the growth of home furnishing designers, so as to further promote industry innovation and development and achieve the diversified value and win - win situation of the cooperation between the two parties.
This signing ceremony not only marks the official start of the cooperation between the two parties but also lays a solid foundation for the integrated development of art education and the home building materials industry in the future.