Saudi Gazette

JEDDAH — The 9th International Fair for Furniture and Interior Designing DecoFair 2017 – Saudi Arabia’s exclusive international design trade exhibition – will host 120 exhibitors from furniture and design sectors at Jeddah Hilton Hotel from Nov. 6-9. Participation of 10 Arab and international countries in Decofair 2017 is backed by Saudi furniture and decoration imports exceeding SR8 billion in 2017.

Haya Al Sunaidi, chairwoman of organizing committee, unveiled that the booming construction market in Saudi Arabia led to an increase in demand for furniture to raise volume of imports to $2.2 billion (SR8.25 billion) this year.

DecoFair’s new edition is deemed as the largest regional platform to showcase the latest new products and services in the industry. Al Sunaidi expected participation of international companies representing United States, Britain, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Greece, Egypt, UAE and Kuwait, in addition to Saudi companies and factories operating in the sector.

She pointed out that preparations are under way to launch the first "Decofair" Riyadh on March 6-8, 2018 at Al Faisaliah Hotel.

Rony Al-Haddad, director of exhibitions, said: “Decofair 9th edition covers all sectors of furniture, lighting, design materials and services and home decorations.”

Decofair facilitates gathering of major local and global furniture and design companies and is an opportunity for cooperation and trade communication and exchange of experiences among businesses and industry professionals; architects, designers, contractors, investors, hospitality and projects’ managers.

Al-Haddad added that Saudi Arabia is the most attractive market in the Middle East in the field of furniture, providing great opportunities for growth and expansion. With growth of the furniture market and interior design by 14% 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 pointed out that Decofair will host the second edition of the “Decofair Design Award 2017”, with the participation of the Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities.

“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.”