The 13th edition organized by CSIL, Centre for Industrial Studies.

The workshop was held during the 53rd Milan International Furniture Fairs I SALONI on April 10, 2014 with the participation of over 100 international attendants, with companies and institutions representing the global furniture sector.

CSIL experts presented the recent research works conducted worldwide:

World Furniture Outlook.

Alessandra Tracogna (CSIL Director, Industry Studies and Market Research) introduced forecasts concerning the furniture sector worldwide and commented on the fundamentals regarding furniture production, consumption and world trade.

Smart&Fast cities: forecasting furniture demand to 2020.

Jessica Catalano (CSIL expert, Development and Evaluation Studies) illustrated the main results of a new study focusing on 150 cities showing good business opportunities and promising furniture demand in the global market up to 2020.

CSIL findings were discussed with a selected group of corporate and institutional representatives as keynote speakers, presenting the status and prospects of the furniture industries in their countries and focusing on strategies operated in the global market.