As Asian buyers
visiting IOFT were featured last time, this time, we’ll introduce Asian
exhibitors, especially Pavilions inside IOFT.
From newly
launched kid’s eyewear, accessories to contact lenses. Stylish manufactures
handling these various products with high quality will exhibit.
-Korean
Pavilion-
Interviewee:
Mr. Jinyoung
Son, CEO, Korea Optical Industry Support Center,
The Organizer of Korean Pavilion
OEM Services
with high technology, lens cleaners and accessories. Variety of eyewear related
products will be exhibited.
-Taiwanese
Pavilion-
Interviewee: Mr.
Joey Lian, General Secretary, Taiwan
Spectacles Industry Association
First, let’s us
introduce Mr. Son of the organizer of Korean Pavilion.
Interviewer:
Haruka, International PR, IOFT Show Management.
Haruka(IOFT):
From this year,
Korean Pavilion is newly launched at IOFT.
Could you
please tell us why you decided to launch Korean Pavilion at IOFT?
Mr.Jinyoung
Son, Korea Optical Industry Support Center:
Well, in recent
years, Korean products are getting highly in demand in Japan year by
year. Also, we thought exhibiting at IOFT is the best way for Korean
manufactures to develop Japanese market and that’s why we made a decision to
launch Korean Pavilion this time.
Haruka:
Korean products
are surely getting more stylish, I think. Do you know how much share do Korean
products have in Japanese market?
Mr. Son:
According to
the statistic data of Korea International Trade Association, total export
performance of eyewear frame exported to Japan from January to July 2011
increased 127.4 % compared with year-before period. Also in sunglass field, the
percentage of the total export performance increased 155.7% compared with
year-before period.
Haruka:
I’m amazed by
the rate at which the markets grow. So, have you received numbers of inquiries
from Japan,
haven’t you?
Mr. Son:
Yes, we did.
The more Japanese people interested in Korean products, the more Korean
manufactures can get connection with Japanese eyewear shops. Recently, we are receiving
inquiries from Japanese companies which want to do business matching with
Korean manufactures handling TR, metal and sports sunglasses. This is also one
of the reason that we will exhibit as a pavilion to develop eyewear business
with Japanese buyers more actively.
Haruka:
I see. I heard
that eleven companies in total will exhibit inside Korean pavilion this time.
Could you
kindly introduce each of these companies?
Mr. Son:
Sure! First, I’ll
introduce nine exhibitors which handle frames.
- DA WOO OPTICAL INDUSTRY
- EYE BELL OPTICAL CO., Brand Name: Angsi, eye#, Basset
- ILSUK OPTICAL CO.,LTD
- WORLD TREND CO.,LTD, Brand Name: FRANK CUSTOM、CRISPIN、FRANK
KIDS、EPILOGUE
- CONABI OPTICAL, Brand Name: CONABI
-
Shinhwa International Co.,Ltd, Brand Name: CAPULET, Public Space 1
- NEOSTAR INC, Brand Name: HAMMER
- KOREA COLOR CO., Brand Name: VINTAGE 1977, CCR
- HWASUNG OPTICAL CO, Brand Name: Click, Beta Plastic
What’s more, a company handling contact lenses M.I Contact Co., Ltd and a company handling lens cleaner made
of superfine fibers KYCLOTHCO.,LTD., Brand Name: EYECLEAN, CLEANPIX will exhibit.
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| [EYE BELL OPTICAL CO.] |
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| [HWASUNG OPTICAL CO] |
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| [WORLD TREND CO.,LTD] |
Haruka:
Many of
exhibitors have their original brands, don’t they? As more and more design
eyewear products are lately made in Korea, we should pay attention to
the Korean eyewear, too.
Mr. Son:
Please come to
our booth at IOFT and see our products! Korean eyewear industry has made an
effort in product development for a long time and as a result, it succeeded to
adjust to price-sensitive American market and European & Japanese market
where quality and design are valued. We feel proud that this is a result of our
untiring effort to develop high value added product. We will focus on
technological development, design and making high-grade product and
continuously release products suitable to the latest trend of eyewear market.
Also, we are
very pleased to exhibit at IOFT 2011 as Korean pavilion. As an
organizer, we’d like to offer opportunity to develop Japanese market to Korean
exhibitors and also opportunity to meet the Korean products with high quality
to Japanese buyers. We hope both of them will be satisfied with the show.
Please contact
us if you want to make an appointment with us during the show.
(Korean/Japanese)
KOISC(Korea Optical Industry Support
Center)
Tel:
+82-53-350-7841
Fax:+82-53-353-7812
Email:
yukism5177@yahoo.co.jp
URL : www.diops.co.kr
Haruka:
We also hope
lots of visitors will see and touch Korean eyewear directly.
Thank you very
much, Mr. Son.
Then, we’ll
introduce Taiwanese pavilion.
Haruka:
Following last
year, Taiwanese pavilion will be exhibited. We look forward to seeing the
pavilion.
Then, could you
tell us the reason to establish Taiwanese pavilion?
Mr. Joey Lian, Taiwan
Spectacles Industry Association:
Since all of
Japanese products have high quality, we think Japanese market is a special
market where we can’t easily enter. Recently, Taiwanese eyewear products
finally caught up with world level in design, quality and price. Besides, Japanese
manufactures handling lots of world famous brands are laying parts from
Taiwanese related companies.
Haruka:
Taiwanese manufactures
is rapidly extending their business to the world.
We have to keep
an eye on the tendency of Taiwanese eyewear industry.
Mr. Lian:
Yes we should.
It would be nice if we could offer opportunity for lots of buyers such as
eyewear shops, agents, importer and exporter to meet Taiwanese companies at
IOFT.
Haruka:
Many
enthusiastic buyers will come to IOFT, so please appeal Taiwanese companies to them
in various ways as much as you wish.
Mr. Lian:
Thank you! You
might get the impression that Taiwanese companies provide mainly OEM services,
however, this time, companies producing their original brands will also exhibit
at IOFT. Let me introduce each of them.
-EAKAU
INTERNATIONAL OPTICAL-ELECTRONIC CO., LTD（Picture Frame)
-INNOVA VISION
INC.（Contact Lenses & Solutions）
-VICTORY
EYEWEAR CO., LTD.（Sports glasses, Kids glasses)
-Taiwan
Koda Optical Co., Ltd. (Glasses, Lens)
-MILLION HU CORPORATION
(Revlon optical frame, Filos optical frame,
Scooby-Doo optical frame)
-CONTOUR OPTIK
INC. (Reading
glasses)
Six companies
as above will exhibit, handling not only frames but also contact lenses, eyewear
related products and kids frames. We hope you’ll like them!
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| [CONTOUR OPTIK] |
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| [TAIWAN KODA OPTICAL] |
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| [VICTORY EYEWEAR] |
Haruka:
They will release
original brands with great technology improved by OEM. We’re so excited to see
them. How can we make an appointment with you during the show?
Mr. Lian:
Please contact
me as follows.
Mr. Joey Lian
Taiwan Spectacles Industry Association
TEL: 886-2-25057583
We’re also
proud of sport glasses and reading glasses as Taiwanese products. Please come
to Taiwanese pavilion during the show. We are waiting for your visit.
Haruka:
Thank you Mr.
Lian! The show is only two weeks away. Do your best on your preparation!
[Editor’s Note]
This time, we
featured Korean and Taiwanese Pavilion from some of overseas pavilions.
Nowadays, Asian products have developed remarkably not only in technology but
also in quality and design. At IOFT, such Asian companies will exhibit. You
will be excited about the European/American designs and very impressed with
Japanese high technologies. Also your heart will pounded with expectation to
see new Asian eyewear. I’m sure you could have such great experiences at IOFT.
There are lots of eyewear products you can see only three days during the show.
So, don’t miss
the show!
*IOFT2011 is NOT open to general public. Those under 18 years old are not
allowed to enter the show.
written & edited by Haruka, International PR, IOFT Show Management
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