Houseware products from 27 Taiwanese companies have captured visitors' attention at the Maison & Objet home-fashion show in Paris, the Taiwan Design Center said Wednesday. 'The development of the cultural creative industry takes time. This is the third straight time Taiwan has taken part in Maison & Objet Paris, and we are showing a more mature and diversified style of design,' the center, a nonprofit organization and organizer of the Taiwanese pavilion at the trade show, said in a statement. The trade fair, held from Sept. 4-8, is the largest specialized home design and decoration exhibition in Europe. The biannual design show attracts more than 73,000 professional buyers and 180,000 visitors annually. The two main themes of the Taiwanese pavilion are 'New Cultural and Creative Living' and 'the Great Future of Design,' said the center's spokeswoman Jessica Chang. During the five-day trade show in Paris, Taiwan's product designs attracted viewers' attention in the 'Now! Design a vivre' section. They included eco- friendly paper products and LED lamps, practical creative stationery, amusing 3C products, and ornaments with natural and humanistic Taiwanese flavors. Two large retailers, Paris-based Galeries Lafayette and Hong Kong-based Lane Crawford, expressed interest in the exhibited products. 