Middle East interior design community to meet at INDEX to explore industry’s future

Middle East interior design community to meet at INDEX to explore industry’s future

DUBAI, 30th March, 2023 (WAM) -- The Middle East’s interior designers, hotel developers, retailers, and fit-out contractors will gather in Dubai this May to explore the future of the multi-billion-dollar interiors and fit-out sector.

More than 17,500 professionals are expected to convene at INDEX Dubai, which runs at the Dubai World Trade Centre from May 23-25. In the GCC alone, the regional interiors and fit-out sector is expected to grow five per cent annually over the next five years. The forecast comes in the latest INDEX: Business of Interiors commercial outlook report produced by dmg events, organiser of the three-day exhibition.

The outlook reveals a bullish forecast for the GCC sector, with the GCC interior design market to reach US$5.2 billion by 2025. The growth of the GCC interior design market is attributed to the region's increasing population, rising urbanization, and growing construction and real estate sectors, as well as a demand for sustainable and eco-friendly designs that are driving innovation in the industry.

The UAE is the largest market for interior design in the GCC region, followed by Saudi Arabia and Qatar. “There are exciting times ahead for interior design services in the GCC,” commented Elaine O’Connell, Vice President of Design &