The Indian Handicrafts & Gifts Fair (IHGF), organized by the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH),is by far the single largest fair for the handicrafts and gifting industry in India, and is also widely respected and internationally recognized. For buyers looking to source from India, it is a much anticipated trade show, that is held twice every year in Spring and Autumn editions. What started off from Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, the fair grounds owned and managed by the ITPO or the Indian Trade Promotion Organization, one of the most respected trade promotion bodies in India, is now held in the EPCH owned fair grounds, the Expo Mart in Greater Noida, very close to New Delhi. That has been quite a journey for on the one of the most widely anticipated exhibitions in India, in any category.
The EPCH has a very strong network of manufacturers and exporters of the Home, Lifestyle, Fashion and Textiles segments. and facilitates its more than eleven thousand members to customize and offer unique styles and quality products to the world sourcing community. It also provides very comprehensive information about the Indian industry segment to the international buyers and buying agents, and ensures an optimal interface between the two. With its headquarters in New Delhi, the EPCH also has regional offices in Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Moradabad, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Saharanpur, Agra, Guwahati and Narsapur.
This year, the Spring edition which is usually held in the month of February, was postponed to be held in April for some reasons best known to the EPCH. However, because of the global pandemic that the CoVid 19 virus has proved to be, it could not be held. Instead a virtual edition of the fair was organized in the third week of July 2020. Naturally, the Autumn edition which is held every year in the month of October has become more important than ever before because of the human interface that it offers, after so many virtual fairs the world over. Whether it will actually be held or will this fair also go the virtual way, is still to be seen though. Travel restrictions worldwide, especially in India where international flights have still not resumed properly, and the rising cases of corona in India, may not make the environment here any more conducive to hold a fair, than it was in April or July.
If, you would like to discuss the possibilities that this fair, or any other fair in India, the Middle East or in Europe, holds out for you, please do get in touch with us. We will look forward to hearing from you. Studio One has been a brand and display designer for this fair, since a very long time, and has been associated with some of the leading names from this industry, designing for them not only in the IHGF fair, but also, very regularly in the Ambiente and Christmas World fairs in Frankfurt, Germany. To know more about us, please do visit our webpage, or youtube channel.
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