About
The Interior Design Show West (IDSwest) is Western Canada’s annual premiere residential design show featuring 200 exhibitors showcasing quality products and services to an audience of industry professionals, architects, designers, consumers and media.
HISTORY
Launched in 2004 by Jason Heard under the original name of Design Vancouver, Jason recognised a gap in the West Coast Design market and created this successful forum to present current design forward products and services to consumers and trade professionals. Tracking its growing success the show was purchased in early 2007 by Chicago-based Merchandise Mart Properties Inc. (MMPI), one of the world’s leading trade and consumer show producers, including Neocon Chicago, and Art Chicago. Within its stable of other Canadian properties are the Interior Design Show (IDS) in Toronto, One of a Kind Shows, IIDEX Neocon Canada, Construct Canada and BUILDEX.
The event has since been re-branded as the Interior Design Show West – the West Coast version of the established Toronto based Interior Design Show. This association has successfully contributed to an increased exhibitor base, exciting special features, a broader speaker program, trade only times, and an ever expanding compliment of design experiences.
The event has since been re-branded as the Interior Design Show West – the West Coast version of the established Toronto based Interior Design Show. This association has successfully contributed to an increased exhibitor base, exciting special features, a broader speaker program, trade only times, and an ever expanding compliment of design experiences.
Annually the show continues to grow in size, importance and reputation and in 2009 welcomed over 28,000 visitors. IDSwest 2010 will continue to showcase the best in international and local design while growing 30% to occupy the New Vancouver Convention Centre, underlining that Vancouver continues to be one of the strongest real estate and construction markets in Canada.
ATTENDEES
IDSWEST attracts 25,000 attendees over 3½ days. This includes 4,000 guests to the Opening Night Party, 4,000 designers, architects, buyers, builders/developers and other industry professionals during trade day, and an additional 17,000 consumers interested in design.
Trade Attendance
4,000 + interior designers, architects, product specifiers, builders/developers and hotel owners alongside other industry professionals are accredited to attend the trade days free.
Consumer Attendance
21,000 avid design enthusiasts looking, sourcing and shopping for design products and services:
- 70% female
- 77% homeowners
- 75% of attendees between the age of 25 and 54
- Average household income is over $110,000, with 13% earning over $200,000 per year
- 60% live Vancouver and 93% reside in Metro Vancouver
- 74% have received post secondary degrees
- Over 40% of attendees plan to remodel or refurnish the following rooms in the next 6 months – Living, Bed, Bathrooms, and over 31% plan a kitchen renovation.
- Design was rated as the most important aspect when purchasing home furnishings.
Media
Writers from The Vancouver Sun, Azure Magazine, Western Living, Elemente, Design Quarterly, House and Home Media, Georgia Straight, The Westender, Xtra West, the Globe & Mail, National Post, Global Television, City TV’s Breakfast Television, and many other outlets, attend and cover the IDSwest event.
PARTICIPATION
Participation is open to manufacturers, distributors, importers, retailers, designers and others interested in marketing, selling and promoting Canadian and International products and services for residential design.
Show Photography on Website- Jon Benjamin Photography and Shannon Mendes Photography
