Dubai Design District (d3), Waterfront – Dubai, UAE 12 - 16 November 2018
Downtown Design is the leading design fair in the Middle East, where international and regional industry professionals can experience a broad spectrum of original high-quality design. The commercial centrepiece of Dubai Design Week, Downtown Design is a strong platform and a dynamic environment where design meets commercial opportunity. The event is an active agent for enabling the region’s creative community and industry, whilst driving growth for the region’s design and interiors sector, integrating design in the region’s cultural development. Trade professionals and consumers can discover the latest trends from around the world and connect with the regional creative community to buy, commission and engage with contemporary design. Taking place in its custom-built 6,000 sqm exhibition space on the d3 Waterfront in Dubai Design District, the event creates a highly curated experience by selecting both established and emerging brands to create a 44 | G&G _ Magazine
dynamic atmosphere. A showcase for discovery of the latest trends, whilst gaining insight into industry news and updates, the fair presents a selection of high-end exhibitors across product categories including furniture, lighting, bathrooms, kitchens, carpets and flooring, wall coverings, materials and accessories. With +15,000 visitors in 2017, Downtown Design attracts high-end design trade visitors and decision makers from the design industry; from the principals of international architecture firms, to renowned interior designers, collectors of design, retail and hospitality specifiers, press and influencers.