The GCC’s interior design market has surged in value, and is now worth almost $18bn every year. A region-wide study – the details of which were released during the 2017 INDEX Design Series – found that despite oil price fluctuations, the Gulf’s interiors industry has grown in value by more than $2.2bn in the last 12 months alone. The research discovered that the value of interior-based design and fit-out spend has risen from $15.5bn in 2016 to $17.7bn in 2017, with the steep rise attributed to near-constant innovation and what experts describe as “ever-changing personal preferences”. The Design Middle East Forum 2018 will focus on the current topics of biophilia in design, the changing design phase of education institutes, 3D printing in design, and other relevant ones to give our attendees an overall outlook of the sector.

-To bring designers and suppliers together
- Network opportunities to create strong working relationships
- Showcase your key design pieces/projects
- Exciting design industry-relevant panel discussions
- Design presentation by industry leaders