Decofair 2017 to host 120 exhibitors
The 9th edition of Decofair 2017, Saudi Arabia’s exclusive international design trade exhibition, will host 120 exhibitors from the furniture and design sectors at Jeddah Hilton Hotel from Nov. 6-9. Organizers said the participation of 10 Arab and international countries in Decofair 2017 is backed by Saudi furniture and decoration imports exceeding SR8 billion this year.
Haya Al-Sunaidi, chairwoman of Decofair’s organizing committee, said the booming construction market in Saudi Arabia has led to an increase in demand for furniture to raise the volume of imports to $2.2 billion this year. “The world’s leading companies in design are participating in the new edition of Decofair, which is the largest regional platform to showcase the latest new products and services in the industry,” she said.
A number of international companies from the US, Britain, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Greece, Egypt, the UAE and Kuwait, in addition to Saudi companies and factories operating in the sector, are participating in the event.
Al-Sunaidi pointed out that preparations are underway to launch the first Decofair Riyadh from March 6-8, 2018 at Al-Faisaliah Hotel.
Rony Al-Haddad, director of exhibitions, said: “The ninth edition of Decofair covers all sectors of furniture, lighting, design materials and services and home decorations.”
“Saudi Arabia is the most attractive market in the Middle East in the field of furniture, providing great opportunities for growth and expansion in line with Vision 2030, which includes a mega program of investments amounting to $624 billion over the next three years until 2020. With growth of the furniture market and interior design by 14 percent this year in line with the continued growth in the real estate market, over 120 projects will be launched during the next three years and more than 40,000 hotel rooms will be launched in Jeddah and Riyadh by 2018,” Al-Haddad said.
He said that Decofair will host the second edition of the “Decofair Design Award 2017,” with the participation of the Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities (OICC).
“The Decofair Design Award is a professional platform to support creative designers from all countries and to highlight their designs and projects so that business professionals and decision makers can communicate and collaborate with them, where participants will be assessed by a specialized jury of leading architects, international designers and real estate developers.”