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	Setting new directions in furniture and furnishings is nothing new to Cebu's furniture industry. For several decades now, Cebu, in fact, has been the key source for trends that are followed on a worldwide scale. In the 60's, the Cebu furniture industry popularized rattan furniture. Its casual and comfortable appeal was so widespread that no American home was without it. When rattan resources struggled in the 70's (due to the extremely high demand), we stepped in and introduced buri, sourced from the most stately and largest of the Philippine palm trees. Buri's unique tensile strength made it quite a sought-after material for furniture, and was most often seen in the ubiquitous piece of the period, the woven peacock chair. In the 80's, stonecraft, also known as laminated stone, took center stage, while woven cane & iron furnishings took over in the 90's. In 1997, Cebu revamped the image of one of the oldest exports from the Philippines, abaca, by using it to interpret modern lines and processes. Combining the indigenous abaca with contemporary designs and technology made abaca hip again, giving a fresh, eco-conscious look to every room that had abaca furniture in it.
	Such success prepared the world for the outdoor woven furniture trend that also started in Cebu in the year 2000. Since then, Cebu designers and manufacturers have been producing and shipping the most relaxing and most stylish outdoor furniture to top-end destinations all over the world, including trendy boutique hotels, exclusive vacation resorts, and the private homes of the rich and famous. With key focus areas being sustainability, a return to hand-craftsmanship, and individual design, CEBUNEXT continues this leading legacy by setting the furniture trends of the coming decade. Because starting and shaping global trends is something that we can consistently do, expect to be astonished and inspired by the latest furniture creations that this small island can offer the world. Only at CEBUNEXT. The 2010 Furniture Exhibition.
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