After engaging in interior-design work for a decade, Vincent Chang, president and design director of the Taipei-based Terra Space Design Co., LTD. Began thinking of how he could upgrade the domestic furniture industry and encourage it to focus on upscale products with distinctive designs and appear

Sun White Industrial Co., LTD. Is a specialized manufacturer that uses basic materials in different combinations (glass and wood, wood and iron, iron and glass, and aluminum and glass) to turn out a variety of innovative furniture items designed by its own in-house research and development departm

Since its founding in 1984, Tay Huah Furniture Corp., one of Taiwan's leading manufacturers of furniture, has been dedicated to designing desks and chairs focused on safety, user comfort, and multifunctional applications. Tay Huah is one of the few local manufacturers of computer and children de

The Taiwan pavilion at the International Furniture Fair Singapore (IFFS) 2005 was this year once again dominated by glass-metal furniture products that impressed buyers with their innovative design, advanced functions, new materials, and sophisticated manufacturing technology. Sixty Taiwanese fu

Though competition is growing, Taiwan retains a strong position in the international market for office furniture, helped in large part by the industry's wholesale migration to mainland China, Vietnam and other lower-cost production sites. Friedrich Chen, chairman of the Taiwan Furniture Manufact

After experiencing booming sales last year, some domestic manufacturers of occasional furniture complain that foreign order volumes have been falling since the beginning of this year. They ascribe the trend to the slowdown of the global economy and they believe many buyers worldwide are still diges

Founded in 1994, New Ideal Furniture Co., Ltd. Specializes in producing steel-and-wood furniture and tempered glass. The company employs 460 people at its 30,000-square-foot factory. Among its many product lines, the firm supplies dining tables and chairs, children's chairs, office chairs and de

A firm emphasis on research and development work enabled Taiwanese exhibitors at the recent International Furniture Fair Tokyo (IFFT) 2004 to display numerous innovative products featuring new technologies, new materials, and new functions. They were aiming at Japanese niche markets, hoping to repl

Iron and steel prices have shot up over 80% in the past year, and few are hurting more as a result than Taiwan's metal-furniture manufacturers. Metal materials account for at least 40% of their production costs, and as these costs have risen their profits have headed south. Normally producers pass

Taiwan's wood-furniture manufacturers have responded to the rising threat of competition from mainland China and other low-cost countries in two ways. Some have joined the low-cost makers by moving offshore, to mainland China or elsewhere, in search of cheaper materials and labor. Others have adopt

Makers of office furniture in Taiwan have mixed views about their export prospects this year, due to weakened competitiveness in overseas markets brought on by the recent appreciation of the New Taiwan dollar and rising prices of raw materials. Manufacturers are also uncertain about their pricing a

China's furniture industry is labor intensive. This is proving a key to competitiveness in a world market seeing serious shortages and rising prices for steel, wood, and other raw materials, increased labor costs worldwide, and big swings in the rates of floating currencies. Founded in February

A respected furniture designer and manufacturer, Sing Bee Enterprise Co., Ltd. Is now taking advantage of its solid manufacturing experience to expand its array of product lines. One of Taiwan's top three office-system furniture manufacturers, Sing Bee has recently jumped into children's furniture.

Landmega Furniture Co., Ltd. Has been one of mainland China's leading furniture manufacturers and exporters for more than 13 years. The company supplies all kinds of swivel office chairs, steel folding chairs, recliner chairs, computer desks, and conference desks, among other items. Focusing on

For Taiwan's manufacturers of dining sets, innovative design and unique structures have long been the focal point of their production efforts in the quest for differentiation of product from cheaper items made in developing economies, particularly mainland China and some Southeast Asian nations.

Over the past few years, computer-desk suppliers in Taiwan have proven adept in upgrading from being pure contract manufacturers to being providers of self-designed products. The move is buoying the industry's once-bottom-scraping margins and helping it sidestep price-undercutting competitors.

For Taiwan's manufacturers of dining sets, innovative design and unique structures have long been the focal point of their production efforts in the quest for differentiation of product from cheaper items made in developing economies, particularly mainland China and some Southeast Asian nations.

Over the past few years, computer-desk suppliers in Taiwan have proven adept in upgrading from being pure contract manufacturers to being providers of self-designed products. The move is buoying the industry's once-bottom-scraping margins and helping it sidestep price-undercutting competitors.

A firm emphasis on research and development work enabled Taiwanese exhibitors at the recent International Furniture Fair Tokyo (IFFT) 2004 to display numerous innovative products featuring new technologies, new materials, and new functions. They were aiming at Japanese niche markets, hoping to repl

Taiwan's manufacturers of living-room furniture are gearing up to use composite materials such as high-end glass, electroplated iron tubes, and carved wood to boost the value of their products. This reorientation to a focus on high-added-value products is in part being undertaken to avoid the downw

Taiwan's manufacturers of household and decorative products have cultivated a strong ability to develop and produce a wide array of items with the help of highly flexible operations and a solid network of supportive industries, from sheet-metal makers to hardware-parts suppliers. This flexibilit

As prices plunge in their traditional markets, furniture makers in Taiwan are desperately looking for new high-margin series that play to their competitive edge in design and quality. For many, medical furniture is proving to be the ticket to ride. One nice thing about the medical-furniture mark

Taiwan's manufacturers of office furniture and parts are battling a surge in prices for materials such as iron, steel, and plastics by employing new composite materials such as glass and wood plate. Some say the adoption of new materials can help producers not only reduce production costs, a thi

Landmega Furniture Co., Ltd. Has been one of mainland China's leading furniture manufacturers and exporters for more than 13 years. The company is capable of supplying all kinds of revolving office chairs, steel folding chairs, recliner chairs, computer desks, conference desks, and other related fi

Welltrust Industries Co., Ltd., one of Taiwan's leading manufacturers of office automation (OA) furniture, is hastening its pace or the establishment of an international procurement office (IPO) in the Tainan High-Tech Industrial Park, which is expected to be completed in March 2005. The company's

Taiwan' s makers of household decorative products are now able to supply a wide variety of plastic and metal items to meet the differing needs of customers all over the world, thanks to an abundant supply of raw materials and hardware. Manufacturers in the line claim that the accumulation of ma

Manufacturers of light-emitting diode (LED) lighting products in Taiwan have been turning out more attractive products, and in greater variety, thanks mainly to recent advances in ultra-bright light-emitting diode (LED) technology and the falling cost of locally produced diodes. Recently, some

Taiwanese exhibitors caught the eye of buyers at the International Furniture Fair Singapore/ASEAN Furniture 2004 show, held on Mar. 1-5, with the attractive design, innovative structure, fine craftsmanship, and quality materials of their glass-furniture products. A total of 59 Taiwanese furnitur

Taipei, May 20, 2004 (CENS)--Graphic-chip giant Nvidia recently drew up the MXM graphic card interface for next-generation notebook computers with its notebook-computer partners including Quanta Computer, Wistron, Aopen, and Elitegroup Computer Systems. It is the first time for notebook-compute

Compared with indoor lighting equipment, outdoor equipment is made with more sophisticated technology as they have to fight humidity and dramatic temperature changes, and must also be able to go on and off automatically. Happily enough for makers, higher prices can be asked for these more sophistic