Events
Materials Stories @Design Shanghai
At Design Shanghai 2025, materials are the new heroes—telling powerful stories through texture, origin, and transformation. From bio-based innovation to futuristic finishes, our curated themes invite you to touch, explore, and imagine. This year, don’t miss:
Exhibition: Materials Stories– an immersive showcase of material narratives across sustainability, technology, and sensory design.
Up Close and Personal with Chris Tour – an exclusive guided walkthrough of material and trend highlights.
CMF Training Workshop: June 6, 13:00–17:30 (TBC)
CMF Trends Breakfast Talk with Chris Lefteri at Workbench Ltd
Chris Lefteri will be speaking at an exclusive breakfast event hosted by Workbench Ltd during Clerkenwell Design Week, exploring how CMF trends move, shift, and shape the design process.
He’ll share why trends should influence your thinking from the start—beginning with materials, not ending with them.
Whether you’re a designer, manufacturer, or passionate about innovation and sustainability, this talk is for you.
Limited spaces available
CMF Trend Lab 2025
At CIFF – China International Furniture Fair, CMF LAB brings together designers and material suppliers for an in-depth exploration of cutting-edge CMF (Color, Material, Finish) trends. With a focus on both expert insights and forward-thinking innovation, this year’s showcase highlights how materials shape the future of sustainable design.
Co-curated by Chris Lefteri, along with Chief Curator Jamy Yang from Yang Design, and Xiaojing Huang and Markus Frentrop from RAL Colours, the exhibition presents SYMBIOSIS – a curated selection of game-changing products that define a new era of design where materials, technology, and sustainability converge.