Another year, another slew of trade show opportunities to meet other professionals and discover products and trends in the design industry! Most interior design shows are back in full force and an exciting year of in-person product discovery, innovation, and new faces awaits.
Ready to pencil in dates and book flights? From High Point Market to Milan Design Week, there are many shows for designers, brands, and other industry stakeholders. We compiled a list of our favorite interior design trade shows and fairs to visit in 2023. Where will the year take you?
Atlanta Winter Market
January 10 – January 16
Atlanta, GA
Housing the nation’s largest gift product mix with a wide selection of home décor and furnishings, Atlanta Market features more than 8,000 brands across all categories, including seasonal, gourmet, tabletop, outdoor and more.
Maison&Objet
January 19 – January 23, 2023
Paris, France
One of the world’s largest events focused on household products, Maison&Objet has two annual editions in Paris. The January edition is guided by the “Take Care” theme, which will be organized around four main axes: taking care of oneself (physical and mental health), taking care of others, taking care of the planet, and taking care of heritage and venerable skills.
Design & Construction Week
January 31 – February 2, 2023
Las Vegas, NV
The mega Las Vegas event is the largest annual gathering of residential construction and design industry professionals with three of the leading trade shows: NKBA’s Kitchen & Bath Industry Show® (KBIS), NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS), and the National Hardware Show® (NHS).
Stockholm Furniture Fair
February 7 – February 11, 2023
Stockholm, Sweden
After three pandemic-related cancellations, the world’s largest platform for Scandinavian design, the Stockholm Furniture Fair, is back as part of the February edition of Stockholm Design Week. For 2023, the event’s “Guest of Honor” is the Swedish Studio Front, scheduled to set up an installation at the fair’s entrance hall.
Nomad St. Moritz
February 23 – February 26, 2023
St. Moritz, Switzerland
NOMAD, the glitzy traveling showcase for contemporary art and design, returns for its winter edition in the alpine resort city of St. Moritz. Other cities where NOMAD travels throughout the year are Capri, Cannes, Venice, and Monaco.
TEFAF Maastricht
March 11 – March 19, 2023 (March 9 & 10 by invite)
Maastricht, Netherlands
With over 275 dealers from 20 countries, TEFAF Maastricht is a showcase for the finest Old Master paintings, antiques, and classical antiquities on the market – as well as modern and contemporary art, jewelry, 20th-century design, and works on paper.
PAD Paris Design + Art
April 2, 2023 (March 29 and 30 by invite)
Paris, France
Launched in 1998 with a unique focus on eclecticism and connoisseurship, PAD was the first design fair in the world and has two sister editions in Paris and London. The Paris edition is held in the Jardin des Tuileries public gardens where Queen Catherine de Medici once built a royal palace in 1564.
Salone del Mobile
April 18 – 23, 2023
Milan, Italy
April is headlined by the 61st edition of Salone del Milano — one of the world’s most famous furniture fairs — and its city-wide design festival Fuorisalone. And after a four-year hiatus, Salone del Mobile’s biennial lighting design show Euroluce is returning for its 23rd edition.
Coverings
April 18 – April 21, 2023
Orlando, FL
Coverings is the largest event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry in North America with 800 global exhibitors from more than 30 countries. Attendees include distributors, retailers, stone fabricators, contractors, specifiers, architectural and design professionals, builders, and remodelers.
High Point Market – Spring 2023
April 22 – April 26, 2023
High Point, NC
With about 75,000 attendees and over 2,000 exhibitors, the semiannual, trade-only HPMKT is the largest home furnishings event in the world — a great place to tap into industry styles, trends, and products.
HD Expo + Conference
May 2 – May 4, 2023
Las Vegas, NV
The largest single destination for hospitality product discovery in the U.S., the HD Expo + Conference showcases 600+ product suppliers spanning 25+ categories.
Melbourne Design Week
May 18 – May 28, 2023
Melbourne, Australia
An annual 11-day program includes talks, tours, exhibitions, launches, installations, and workshops in Australia’s design capital.
NYCxDesign
May 18 – May 25, 2023
New York, NY
After the 10th anniversary of New York Design Week in 2022, the NYCxDesign Festival — an “official celebration of design” — returns with city-wide exhibitions, public installations, trade fairs (including ICFF), and dynamic programming.
International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF)
May 21 – May 23, 2023
New York, NY
Held at the Javits Center in New York as part of New York Design Week, ICFF focuses on original and sustainable design. Over 10,000 architects, interior designers, retailers, distributors, developers, and press head to the event every year.
IMM Cologne
June 4 – June 7, 2023
Cologne, Germany
Ordinarily scheduled for January each year, the trade visitor-only IMM Cologne returns in June after a two-year break.
Design Shanghai
June 8 – June 11, 2023
Shanghai, China
Asia’s premier design event, Design Shanghai is an opportunity to network and establish relations with the region’s architects, interior designers, property developers, retailers, and private buyers.
NeoCon
June 12 – June 14, 2023
Chicago, IL
For three days in June, major manufacturers and emerging companies from the commercial design industry will showcase thousands of new products and services in categories including furniture, fabrics, flooring, interior building products, interior finishes, and technology.
Design Miami/ Art Basel (Summer)
June 13 – June 18, 2023 (Preview June 12)
Basel, Switzerland
Accompanying the original Art Basel fair is Design Miami/ Basel, the flagship event focused on collectible design.
Atlanta Market (Summer)
July 11 – July 17, 2023
Atlanta, GA
Housing the nation’s largest gift product mix with a wide selection of home décor and furnishings, Atlanta Market features more than 8,000 brands across all categories including seasonal, gourmet, tabletop, outdoor and more.
High Point Market – Fall 2023
October 14 – October 18
High Point, NC
The fall edition of the semiannual High Point Market, the world’s largest home furnishings event.
Maison&Objet – Summer
September 7 – September 11, 2023
Paris, France
One of the world’s largest events focused on household products, Maison&Objet has two editions in Paris each year. The September edition falls in the ten-day “fringe event” that is Paris Design Week.
London Design Festival
September 16 – September 24, 2023
London, UK
Founded in 2003, the London Design Festival (LDF) was born to celebrate and promote London as the design capital of the world.
Cersaie
September 25 – September 29, 2023
Bologna, Italy
Last year’s edition of Cersaie, the International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings, welcomed a whopping 91,296 attendees from 157 countries. The Italian trade show is one of the largest destinations for ceramic surfaces, wood floors, wallpaper, surface coverings, and bathroom furnishings.
PAD London Design + Art
October 10 – October 15, 2023
London, U.K.
Launched in 1998 with a unique focus on eclecticism and connoisseurship, PAD was the first design fair in the world and has an edition in Paris and another in London each year.
Dutch Design Week
October 21 – October 29, 2023
Eindhoven, Netherlands
The biggest design event in Northern Europe, Dutch Design Week takes place across more than 110 locations with exhibitions, lectures, prize ceremonies, networking events, debates, and festivities.
Boutique Design New York (BDNY)
November 12 – November 13, 2023
New York, NY
For two days each November, BDNY brings designers, architects, purchasing agents, hoteliers, owners, and developers together for hospitality interiors.
Design Miami/ Art Basel (Winter)
December 2023 (dates TBA)
Miami, FL
Along with Art Basel Miami Beach, Design Miami/ is one of the flagship events of Miami Art Week 2023 and attracts thousands of visitors to the Sunshine State to celebrate collectible design.
