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The exhibition, which was inaugurated by Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council on Saturday, will showcase ‘the best of the best in the international interior design industry’, organisers claimed.
“INDEX has come a long way over the past 19 years, and we are confident that visitors this year will see a big difference, with the focus very much on high end design. We have an impressive line-up of features, and a VIP programme, which is designed to doing business at the heart of the show,” Bernard Walsh, Managing Director of dmg World Media Dubai, the organisers of the event, said.
Set to run until November 17, 2009, the expo has a new focus, with high-end design being the key. This new direction for the show has seen a fresh look and feel and focuses on innovation, inspiration and creativity with some 1,000 exhibitors from 47 countries, and 26 National Pavilions taking part.
The exhibition is showcasing some of the industry’s leading products and designs from high-profile companies from across the world — including Alpha Crystal Lighting, Villeroy & Boch, Longhi, Rexite, Porada, Andreu World and Colleccion Alexandra.
In addition, a brand new collaboration of some of the Italian design brands will also be launched at INDEX, under the brand banner ‘Disegno’.
New features at the exhibition include a programme of Design Talks, which will take place on the show floor. Speakers include Victoria Redshaw of Scarlet Opus; Chuck Wood, managing director of the Rockwell Group; Johannes C.F. Holtzhauzen, chief executive officer, Waitrose MENA, and Michael Kent, founding partner of Kinnersley Kent Design team.
Other debut features at INDEX include Daniel Holguin and Victoria Simes’ jewellery 4 architecture, a student design competition taking place live each day on the show floor; and the first ever Contemporary Majlis Competition with four leading UAE-based interior designers set to showcase their vision of the Majlis of the future.
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