The Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF), Southeast Asia’s largest export-oriented furniture trade show, is taking bold steps to future-proof Malaysia’s furniture industry.

MIFF 2026 will bring its strategic initiatives to life: the MIFF Furniture Design Competition (MIFF FDC) 2026, themed “Playful. Practical. Purposeful: Furniture for Generation Alpha,” and the MIFF FDC CLUB, a year-round platform connecting design talent with manufacturers.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) ceremony between designer-exhibitor pairs who participated in the SELECT programme and Informa Markets Malaysia was held on 10 October 2025 at MITEC, Kuala Lumpur. Alongside MIFF FDC and the MIFF FDC CLUB, MIFF 2026 will also feature the 5th edition of xOrdinary Design Exhibition, themed “Happiness.” First curated in 2019, xOrdinary celebrates independent creativity, empowering designers to showcase unconventional ideas and lifestyle concepts that bring joy to everyday living.