As global demand shifts toward smarter, more connected and sustainable living environments, CBD Guangzhou continues to reinforce its position as one of the world’s premier platforms for building decoration, interior design solutions, smart technologies and advanced manufacturing innovation.
More than a comprehensive exhibition platform, CBD Guangzhou 2026 is designed as an integrated business ecosystem connecting three major industry ecosystems — INTERIOR, EXTERIOR, and MATECH — with six major professional channels: Dealers, Designers, Decorators, Foreign Traders, Public Architectural Institutions, and New Media. This structure promotes direct connections across the entire industry chain, linking manufacturers, buyers, designers, contractors, and international business communities. Taking place at the Canton Fair Complex in Guangzhou, the 28th edition will offer a clearly organized exhibition layout designed to support international sourcing, business development, and trend discovery.
A Clear Exhibition Structure for the Entire Industry Chain
CBD Guangzhou 2026 is organized around three core ecosystems, each focused on specific sectors of the building decoration and home furnishing industries. INTERIOR (Area A) Smart & Beautiful Living, Customizing Your Ideal Lifestyle The INTERIOR ecosystem represents the creative and lifestyle-driven heart of the exhibition, exploring the future of residential and commercial living through customization, intelligent technologies, sustainability, and immersive spatial experiences.
Smart Home
A benchmark sector for connected living technologies, showcasing smart lighting, intelligent security, home automation, AI-driven systems, robotics, and integrated whole-home solutions.
Whole-House Customization
A platform dedicated to personalized living concepts, combining whole-home customization, metal customization, design-oriented furniture systems, and curated designer collaborations.
Coatings / Flexible Stone
Focused on decorative surfaces and advanced material solutions, including coatings, flexible stone, flooring systems, and outdoor applications combining aesthetics, performance, and sustainability.
Ceramic / Sanitary Ware / Residential Renovation Developed in partnership with the China Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals & Chemicals Importers & Exporters (CCCMC), this specialized “show within the show” further strengthens CBD Guangzhou’s international positioning in the bathroom and sanitary ware sector.
The platform gathers an increasing number of export-oriented brands specializing in ceramic tiles, sanitary ware, bathroom furniture, faucets, shower systems, wellness solutions, and residential renovation technologies, creating a more international-oriented sourcing platform within Area A.
EXTERIOR (Area D) Doors, Windows and Outdoor Living Solutions
The EXTERIOR ecosystem focuses on architectural envelope systems and outdoor living innovation, showcasing advanced doors and windows, façade systems, sunshading technologies, aluminium solutions, architectural hardware, and outdoor applications. Combining performance, energy efficiency, and aesthetics, the sector reflects the growing importance of seamless indoor-outdoor integration in contemporary architecture.
MATECH (Area B) Materials, Hardware and Intelligent Manufacturing
MATECH represents the industrial and technological backbone of CBD Guangzhou 2026. Dedicated to the supply chain of the whole-home furnishing and building decoration industries, the platform showcases advanced materials, decorative and engineering hardware, automation systems, intelligent manufacturing technologies, and next-generation machinery. The sector highlights the rapid transformation of manufacturing through digitalization, automation, and smart production systems.
An Increasingly International Platform
CBD Guangzhou 2026 will further strengthen its global positioning through a rich program of international networking and business initiatives, including:
- International buyer delegations from more than 30 countries and regions
- Procurement matchmaking sessions
- International media tours
- Global industry forums
The “CBD World-Connect International Night” networking event
Architects, designers, contractors, developers, distributors, buyers, media representatives, and industry experts from Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and the Americas are expected to attend the exhibition.
A Strategic Platform for the Future of the Industry
With its comprehensive exhibition structure, strong focus on smart technologies and customization, and growing international reach, CBD Guangzhou 2026 continues to evolve as a strategic global platform for architecture, interior design, intelligent living, and advanced manufacturing. More than an exhibition, CBD Guangzhou is becoming an increasingly important international hub where innovation, sourcing, manufacturing excellence, and global business opportunities converge.
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