A designer, an academic and an entrepreneur, Lidan Liu is determined to give Design the place and role it deserves in our societies, in our cultures and in our everyday lives.
This modern kitchen wonder provides a steady supply of ice, which is essential for a wide range of wines and cocktails. The 2-door fridge with ice maker allows for efficient organization and storage of various ingredients so that fresh fruits, herbs,
When it comes to infusing aesthetic allure to your space, the kitchen's décor holds paramount importance. As the heart of culinary creativity, warmth, and cherished memories, it enhances the overall home aesthetics.
Sustainability, personal care for body and mind, the wish to be able to enjoy one’s own time, the aspiration for more social interaction and personalised objects as a way to express status are some of the current trends among Chinese consumers.
Soft, generous upholstered furniture and, surprisingly, cupboards, were among the undisputed stars of the living area at the latest Salone del Mobile, along with the most classic furnishing accessories, at least in the Western part of the continent.
Homa’s Design Magazine has successfully reached its third issue. The initial two releases were met with great appreciation from our partners, clients and associates. We are thrilled and humbled by an overwhelmingly positive display of esteem.
As we bid farewell to another whirlwind year filled with challenges, relentless hard work, a few sacrifices, and countless smiles, we're thrilled to share the incredible journey we've embarked on together.
On 30th November, the 2023 National Industrial Design Centre Award Ceremony was held in Wuhan. Homa Industrial Design Centre (under the Homa Institute of Technology) was officially awarded as one of the national industrial design centres.
On 18th November 2023, the production kick-off ceremony of the first phase of Homa No-Frost District was successfully held. Homa’s top management team and key members were on site to attend the ceremony and inspect the district.
The richness of a company’s culture is also found in the diversity of perspectives individual members of the various function teams can bring to the table. The more diverse, the richer the discussion, and the more successful the organisation.
Blockchain technology can bring significant benefits to industrial companies. It provides greater transparency into complex supply chains where delays and sourcing constraints impact production and profitability.
How to reconcile large-scale production and personalisation of the product? Marco Taisch, a researcher and professor at Milan’s Polytechnic, helps us gain precious academic insight into the matter.
Our manufacturing white paper is to offer a further view of our true self, of our inner workings and how Homa is not only moving with the times but is part of the mechanism that contributes to shaping the future of the industry.
The enduring love story between food, beauty, and the art of hospitality knows no boundaries when it comes to time. For centuries, the dining table has symbolized conviviality and sharing, as a tangible expression of our goodwill towards others.
If food reflects a society’s lifestyle at any given point in time, the same goes for the way we set our table, be it for our everyday meals or for the more formal, festive occasions.
To most Italians, and pasta-loving foreigners, any changes in the way this monument of Italy’s cuisine is served often amounts to outright sacrilege, given a few concessions to fancy toppings and decorations.
To continue delivering our Care & Share spirit to global partners, Homa Appliances is taking proactive steps to revolutionise supply chain management and promote omnichannel strategy with our logistics partners.
This August, the first phase of our No-frost district, Factory#8 and Living Campus, has been completed. The production is expected to kick off at the end of 2023.
Noise can be harmful for people. The growing attention towards health issues is encouraging consumers to look for a better quality of domestic life, and choose high-performing appliances, more efficient and less noisy.
Since 1954, the event has gained increasing international recognition and has come to be considered as one of the most prestigious awards for products and services that stand out for innovation in all disciplines of design.
“Conviviality”, intended in the French sense of the word “convivialité”, the enjoyment of the company of others over a shared meal, is a concept in constant evolution. What does it mean nowadays, and how will it change in the near future?
We are pleased to share news concerning our company that reinforces our constant commitment to generating maximum value for you, our valued business partners.
The table stands at the very heart of our houses, probably because it represents a meeting and starting point. In terms of symbolism, especially when it's round, the table defines every new beginning.
Among the most prominent designers of Italy's post-industrial age, Briton James Irvine left a precious legacy to the world of industrial design in the shape of the impressive archives made up of his famous “black books”, in which he used to consign e
Artist, creative mind, illustrator... a designer is all and none of these. There’s more to this emblematic figure, who acts like a film director, coordinating a complex production process which leads to the creation to improve people’s life.
Recently, Homa is reported by DR TV (Demarks Radio), Denmark's largest national radio and television station. The report highlights Chinese important role in world climate strategy, where Michael Yao, CEO of Homa, shares Homa’s sustainable strategy.
After publishing the first issue of Design Magazine, we want to continue sharing our sense of wonder and anticipation in the second issue, through the enlivening stories of people, brands and products shaping our global societies.
A conversation on how collaboration between professionals can create environmentally conscious products that meet customers' needs while safeguarding the future.
The International Day of Biodiversity is a vital reminder of our planet's interconnected web of life. At Homa, we understand the significance of Biodiversity and its integral connection to food preservation.
2023 heralds a fresh beginning, brimming with endless possibilities.
As the offline Canton Fair returns this April, our legacy, Homa Event, also makes a power comeback!
Design Magazine talks to Marsia Taha, the pioneering head chef of Gustu in La Paz, an astonishing fine dining restaurant serving ancestral native foods in avant-garde contemporary style.
On the 22nd of April 2023, worldwide, we celebrate “earth day”, which helps us remember our planet's beauty and wonder and reflect on the importance of protecting it for future generations.
This April, Homa team will continue to visit this world's largest furniture exhibition, sharing the cutting-edge international design with you. Before then, let's take a look back at Salone del Mobile Milano 2022.
This April, Homa team will continue to visit this world's largest furniture exhibition, sharing the cutting-edge international design with you. Before then, let's take a look back at Salone del Mobile Milano 2022.
At Homa, we are fascinated by light, so we have decided to pay special attention to light when we design a refrigerator. Light for us rhymes with design.
Kitchen has come a long way: from obscure and smoky cavern, often in the basement of a mansion, to the front of the house as a status of social success, a technological space to be displayed on social media and where to entertain in grand style.
Smart LED lighting systems represent the future of domestic, and public, illumination. Integrated into smart buildings, and focussing on people, Human Centric Lighting is the new paradigm of space design.
Lighting is a basic category in the field of furniture, but also a concentrated expression of experimentation, creativity and talent. We’d love to share classic lamps and lanterns for you to understand the history of design:
Italian lamps add luster to the development of lighting design. Many excellent works play an important positive influence on the later generations. Here we’d love to share some of the classic production for you.
With some models becoming archetypes, the lighting design sector has contributed to creating the history of design, leaving an indelible and tangible trace both in aesthetic and socio-cultural terms.
German designer Ingo Maurer (1932 - 2019) is known the world- over for his unique, poetic approach to light. Though considered an industrial designer, Maurer’s artistic personality was a hard one to pin down to a single definition.
An interview with Natacha Poutoux and Sacha Hourcade, rising stars of interior design. Their work is re-defining our everyday objects, stripping them of unnecessary tech frills to re-discover traditional craftsmanship and sustainable materials.
Design is not immutable. It is closely related to the era of our life and are affected by technology, society, humanities and other factors. This article will show our insight into the seven design trends in 2022.
What are we talking about when we say or hear this word? Is it possible to give it a simple and unambiguous definition, and how has it changed over time? Let’s find out together.
Developing tools that could tell insightful stories to support our customers by transforming that innovation into a valuable commercial success has become essential.
Building lasting and strong personal relationships with our clients is part of our culture and, in some way, our hallmark of design. So what do we talk about when we talk about Homa Design?
HOMA is proud to present the first issue of Des.Mag, a limited edition periodical delving into the most captivating stories and interviews around an all-encompassing and fascinating subject that stands at the basis of our industrial adventure.
Using a refrigerator would seem to be the natural thing in the world to the vast majority of us. Yet a conscious and at times different use of the most important appliance in our kitchens could help to make a difference for the environment.
Patrizio Cionfoli, director of design and interaction at Studio Volpi, shares his perspective on how the climate change debate is influencing the way household appliances are designed.
Have you ever thought about what materials go into making your Smartphone so smart? Do you know some precious ingredients are vital accompaniments in the clean green technologies that are crucial for moving to a carbon neutral society?
The Homa team adapted to the new normal , and we finally started to travel all around the globe to meet our business partners again and participate in significant events relating to our sector to experience the new trends.
We are forming an ESG steering committee to drive and take the overall responsibility for the operation of Homa's ESG policy and delegate responsibility for overseeing its implementation.
Around the world, from radical new economic models to innovative ideas deriving from citizens, solutions are being discussed and implemented to make the urban environment more green and habitable.
After a lifetime spent at the service of your everyday sustenance, in the not-so-sad moment of its passing, we take a look a what happens to your fridge once its been taken away as scrap by the guys who just delivered your brand new Combi.
After a lifetime spent at the service of your everyday sustenance, in the not-so-sad moment of its passing, we take a look a what happens to your fridge once its been taken away as scrap by the guys who just delivered your brand new Combi.
We are particularly proud to inform you that on the 29th of June 2021, the Homa Industrial Design Centre was officially awarded as one of the Guangdong province industrial design centres.
Today we frequently hear the terms ‘carbon neutral’ and net-zero emissions, but how many of us know what they actually mean? And why are they so important?
Is there any evidence to show whether the emergence of Covid19 and climate change are linked, and can we learn lessons from how authorities, health agencies, businesses and individuals have responded to the crisis as we take future action on this？
“This is a fragile win. We can now say that we have kept 1.5°C degrees alive. But its pulse is weak and it will only survive if we keep our promises and translate commitments into rapid action”. Alok Sharma, president of COP26.
Improving awareness and the right behaviour are weapons to combat domestic food waste. It is up to research and industry to give a second life to waste materials. And governments to educate their citizens in correct behaviour.
An eye-opening interview with Francesco Morace, founder of Future Concept Lab, about how to reconcile economic growth and the preservation of our planet.
A third of global food production islost in the production chain or wasted in the chain of consumption, with severeconsequences in the social, environmental and economic spheres.
The growing attention for the environment has made sustainability an inevitable must and an ever more popular corporate manifest, including in the home furniture industry.
The Catalan designer, or ex-designer as he likes to call himself, was the first to apply design principles to food and, to-date, is the most revolutionary proponent of this discipline.
As pure OEM producers, one of the key factors of our success is the timely under-standing of our clients’ needs in terms of serving their own customers’ aspirations. Being able to recognise trends and signals in the world markets indicating shifts in
The Master in Food Design and Innovation of Milan’s Scuola Politecnica di Design is quite unique in promoting growth and innovation in the Food & Beverage industry through a systemic approach having Design as its strategic driver.
Homa’s new industrial setup – “No-Frost District”, including Factory#8 and Factory#9, a components factory and a Living Campus, will offer an incremental annual capacity of 3 million units.
In the previous 2021 Homa Fall Event, we promise to develop more No-frost products to embrace the next normal home-stay lifestyle of good food preservation, therefore we are now introducing the Homa Paper Projects.
As your supplier of choice, our quest is to build the best customer journey to support your cooling sourcing and deliver care at every possible touchpoint.
Heflomi is a modular home furniture system that can eliminate bacteria, volatile substances and allergens present in the air, also absorbing and eliminating unpleasant odours from cleaning products and food.
Earth Day is the only moment when all world citizens come together to celebrate our planet, promote harmony with nature and highlight ways of protecting the environment and fostering its preservation.
The length of time we can store food and food safety are already central and will become ever more so to consumers’purchase choices. The goal will be really effective antibacterial solutions with inspiration from the medical and air treatment sector
Food production, from field to plate, currently accounts for over a quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Yet it is possible to reduce our environmental footprint through the diet we choose to adopt.
Homa is a reference player for cooling appliances, the world leader in the OEM sector; as torchbearers, we have to listen, share, and involve the people who are part of our family while making change happen.
In this long, in-depth interview, CEO Michael Yao and Federico Rebaudo, General Manager (Europe Rep. office), share some of the secrets behind Homa’s extraordinary success and tell about their relationship with the Studio.
Now we excitingly introduce our brand-new no-frost combi, and side-by-side, both are smart and beautifully designed appliances that fit perfectly into every contemporary kitchen worldwide.
We all experienced a challenging year.
The pandemic disrupted markets globally during 2020; it has accelerated the underlying trends but has also changed the way of doing business in many sectors; the home appliances sector has been heavily impacted.
With our all-out joint efforts to protect our fellow staff from SARS-CoV-2, authorized by the Government, Homa officially resumed working on 10th February.
Recently there are some news about HOMA, such as cash flow difficulty, legal case sued by banks,freezing of bank account and freezing of stock rights, etc.
In 2018 Q1, Homa has kept the lead position with an export volume of 1.06 million units and a market share of 13.4%, based on the latest report of China’s Customs.
As a part of tradition in canton fair season, Homa has held the 8th Banquet on 16th April with a fresh theme and attitude towards 2018: REFUEL THE BUSINESS.
Reviewing 2017, based on the data offered by China’s Custom, Homa’s refrigerators have kept the leader position with a sound export volume of 5.74 million units, taking market share of 16.1%.
Homa Group (Stock 002668.SZ) reported a 9.89% rise of net profit in mid-term report, with refrigerator business still making a significant contribution of the total revenue and profit.
In the first half of 2017, Homa is still the top player of refrigerator export, recording a total volume exceeding 2.93 million units, and value of 0.27 billion US dollar.
Homa continues to top as the no.1 refrigerator exporter in Q1 2017, recording a volume exceeding 1.21 million units and value of $0.11 billion, up 13.08% and 16.66% respectively year-on-year.
Homa Group sees operating revenue of RMB1.24 billion in 2017 Q1, a year-on-year increase of 13.53%. Net profit attributable to the company was RMB 48.20 million, seeing a healthy growth of 15.27%.
Homa has delivered the annual financial briefing on 27 February. In fiscal 2016 Homa has recorded revenue of RMB 5.041 billion and net profit of RMB 0.298 billion, up7.21% and 11.61% respectively.
2016 export data released by China’s Custom show sthat, the refrigerator export volume of Homa has reached 4.92 million, placing Homa the No.1exporter in China once again, the company's 8th consecutive win since 2009.
Homa’s total no-frost cross door refrigerator is prized the Innovative product, at 2017 International Consumer Electronics Show(CES) which is held in Las Vegas in January.
Homa has exported 3.87 million units of refrigerator in the first three quarters, continuing to top the list in terms of both export volume and export value, leading 0.9 million units compared with the second.
In October, Homa again catches great attention of buyers from around the world during the 118th Canton Fair, the largest biannual China trade show in the world.
In the first half of 2015, Homa continue to top the list of refrigerator exporters with a volume exceeding 2.4 millionunits, up 30% over the same period of last year, accounting for 16.4% of the market share.
In the past three months, total exports of refrigerators in China are 6.6 million units. Homa accounts for 15.1% of the market share with 1 million exports.
In March, a newly-made side-by-side refrigerator has been launched from the 6th factory of Homa, which signifies the new factory has been officially put into production since it laid the foundation last year.
December 8, in Nanning, Guangxi, Homa was elected deputy director of the Committee of CHEAA*, leading the development ofthe refrigeration industry together with Haier, Whirlpool, etc.
June 24, construction on Homa's sixth factory broke ground in Zhongshan, Canton. The new factory is expected to achieve an overall capacity growth to 10 million pieces of refrigerators annually for the company.
Homa Appliances, the No.1 refrigerator exporter to Europe, again consolidates her champion position by being announced Best Vendor on the 2014 Supplier Conference hosted by Darty Group*.
The 1st phrase of 113th Canton Fair,China’s most prestigious trade show, has finally lowered the curtain on 19th April. Homa’s new product, the no-frost and side-by-side refrigerator FF2-66, has been debuted in the fair and caught attention from fore
With its symbolic sharp orange booth design and eye-catching promotion video, Homa made a fresh show-up at 112th Canton Fair with the latest and fashionable products.
It is reported that against the continuous downturn of refrigerator industry, Homa ranked the 3rd in June for production capacity and saw a stable growth in Chinese domestic market.
On 19th March, Homa Appliances has been certificated the No.1 refrigerator exporter to global markets by Euromonitor International, at the 2013 Appliance World Expo in Shanghai.
New residential quarter for Homa stuff has been completed in March, which is applied to all stuff and even new employees inducting in this early summer.
On 7th December, Homa Appliances has been named China’s Top 10 Refrigerator manufacturer, at 2011-2012 China Household Brand Testing and Evaluation Conference held by CHEARI* in Beijing.
On 26th, Oct, Homa Appliances has announced the Third Quarter 2012 revenue of 0.915 billion RMB, up 4.66% year-on-year. It s noticeable that the net profit attributed to share holders has been about 45.39 million RMB, achieving a remarkable increase
On 18th Oct, the No.1 refrigerator exporter in china, Homa Appliances has successfully held the 10th anniversary celebration on her day of establishment in Zhongshan City.
