Index Dubai 2014

• 12/04/2014 - Design Talks

  INDEX Design Talks brings the expertise and knowledge

  of the international interior design community to Dubai

  - INDEX Design Talks to focus on key topics relevant to the design and architecture community

  - Line up of guest speakers and list of companies taking part at INDEX 2014 revealed

  - Over 200 new exhibitors to showcase at INDEX 2014

   

  Dubai, March 30, 2014: The programme of INDEX Design Talks – the free-to-attend seminars and workshops aimed at the region’s architecture, design, retail and hospitality communities – has been announced by dmg events. Covering a wide spectrum of topics related to the interior design and architecture industry, the event will be part of INDEX International Design Exhibition and will run from 19^th to 22^nd May at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

  International architects and interior design trendsetters will headline the four-day programme and share their vision and valuable insights with the audience. Ranging from trends for luxury interiors, to how fashion influences design and the importance of illumination, the discussions will focus around five main topics: Architecture, Interior Design, Project Management, Hospitality Design, and Retailing.

  “We are honoured to have some renowned industry leaders flying to Dubai to speak at INDEX Design Talks,” commented Frederique Maurell, Group Event Director for INDEX and workspace at INDEX. “The purpose of these seminars and workshops is to foster the discussion around some of the topics most relevant to the industry’s professionals and to provide them with some valuable food for thought. We’re excited about this year’s programme which is very promising and we’re sure the industry will benefit from it”.

  INDEX Design Talks is expected to feature more than 20 speakers including Matteo Bianchi, Owner & Director  Matteo Bianchi Studio; Milou Ket, Trend Researcher; Juliette Van Putten, Lighting Design & Founder of Light Graphics; Charles Leon, Director of Charles Leon Associates; Oliver Kessler, Designer & Principal of Oliver Kessler Design; Helen Keighley, Director of Education for the British Institute of Interior Design (BIID). London’s Chelsea College of Art will also be conducting an open evening at the show and will introduce their tutors and highlight the courses they are holding in Dubai.

  “I’m looking forward to speaking at INDEX Design Talks and to visiting the fair and Dubai for the first time ever,” said Milou Ket. “My session will be covering the main trends for the global residential and hospitality markets and will be giving a foretaste of what to expect for the next years. My presentation will be all about images, through which I will highlight what to expect in term of colours, prints, weaves and much more.”

  Commenting on her participation as a speaker, Kate Harcastle said: “I am delighted to be speaking at the wonderful INDEX event again, which will see me bring my keynote on successful business, selling and building relationships to last to the audience. I like to call it the “oomph” factor”. At Insight with Passion we travel the world delivering our work and ideas, and speak at many world leading events. INDEX is always one of the highlights – as an event that brings trends, business and commercial reality to life to a vast range of the business community.”

  Dmg events has also revealed the list of brands that will exhibit at the 24^th edition of the trade fair within the nine different show sectors. With over two hundred new exhibitors that booked their space for the event, INDEX’s visitors can expect to see over 700 companies including PR Interiors, BOLD, Maltier, le Malletier, MDR Decruy , Hooker Furniture, Lourini Home, LG Hausys,  Kansai Paints and Jotun Paints.

  A total of 44 countries will be represented at INDEX 2014 which has drawn the attention of South African and Brazilian companies as never before; South Africa will in fact have a fully dedicated pavilion for the first time ever.

  For further information on the show, its exhibitors and on the INDEX Design Talks programme, visit www.indexexhibition.com

  
  
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• 18/02/2014 - Mena Interior Design Awards

   

  • Call for interior design and architecture projects realised in the MENA region between 2012 and 2013
  • Entries open until 17^th March, 2014
  • Awards Ceremony to take place during INDEX International Design Exhibition and workspace at INDEX exhibitions on 19^th May, 2014

   

  Registration for the Middle East and North Africa Interior Design Awards is now open, dmg events announced today. The organisers of INDEX and workspace at INDEX, the region’s largest and longest running residential and commercial design and interiors exhibitions, revealed requirements and deadlines of the competition, now in its second year. Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony, which will be held at a gala event on 19 May 2014, the opening evening of INDEX and workspace at INDEX exhibitions.

  Open to interior designers, interior architects and architects from across the globe, the MENA Interior Design Awards rewards projects located in the Middle East and North Africa which have been completed between 1^st January 2012 and 31^st December 2013.

  “Following the success of the inaugural edition of the competition, we decided to introduce the MENA Interior Design Awards as a regular feature at INDEX and workspace at INDEX,” said Frederique Maurell, Group Event Director. “There are so many excellent projects in this region and, with over 26,000 people visiting both shows, INDEX and Workspace at INDEX provide the ideal platform to draw the attention of the industry to them.”

  From luxury hotels and restaurants to apartments, offices and clinics, the competition recognises the most outstanding projects within fifteen different categories including: Corporate Space Large (1,000 square meters and above); Corporate Space Small (under 1,000 square meters); Cultural/Institutional/Educational (Elementary/secondary educational facilities, colleges/universities, art museums, religious facilities, libraries);   Healthcare (Clinics, hospitals, medical facilities); Hospitality (bed & breakfasts, guest houses, hotels, resorts);   Hotels and Resorts: Luxury (5 stars properties only); Landscape Residential; Landscape Non-residential (municipal parks, mixed use outdoor spaces, golf courses, racing tracks); Municipal/Public Spaces (Government spaces, sports arenas, entertainment/performing arts centres); Recreational (Club houses, Spas, Fitness/Wellness Centres, Yachts); Residential Space Large (Villas, Mansions, Palaces); Residential Space Small (Apartments, townhouses); Restaurants (Restaurants, bars, lounges); and Retail (Stores, boutiques, showrooms).

  Participant projects for each of the fifteen categories will be evaluated by a panel of international and regional industry experts. Judge Charles Leon, Director of Charles Leon Associates, said:  “I want an interior design to raise the bar and inspire. I want it to fire up my emotions; I want it to tell me a story!  When I experience a design and say to myself “I wish I’d thought of that”, then I know it’s good”.

  Four criteria will be taken into consideration: delivery of the key requirements of the client brief (appropriateness); the use of new trends and techniques (innovation); the impact of the project on its surroundings (context); and the presentation from the initial concept through to its completion. The projects that best comply with these criteria; will be announced as the winning entries.

  The MENA Interior Design Awards has already garnered industry support from key companies including Kansai Paint MENA –Awards’ Headline sponsor – and in-light LLC sponsor of the Restaurant Category.

  “At Kansai, we believe in the power of colour and value of self-expression. We see ourselves as creative enablers for the design community, and are proud to stand side-by-side with the trend-setters amongst us as headline sponsors for the Middle East & North Africa Interior Design Awards 2014 – let this be a first step towards empowering the fine artists who enrich our senses and souls with elements of beauty and serenity” said Wael Nuweihed, Regional Marketing Director, Kansai Paint MENA.

  “in-lite, total light solution provider, is delighted to be involved with INDEX for the 2014 Middle East Interior Design Awards and sponsor the Restaurant Category” commented Shafik Morillas, General Manager, in-light LLC.

  Further information on the competition is available on both the INDEX and workspace at INDEX websites, at www.indexexhibition.com/about-meida or www.workspace-index.com/about-meida.

  Participants have time till 17^th March 2014 to register online at www.indexexhibition.com/meida or at www.workspace-index.com/meida. Shortlisted projects will be advised on 10^th April, 2014 and the winners will be announced on 19 May 2014 at the Middle East Awards gala evening.

   

  
  
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