Exhibitor Testimonials

 

INDEX 2010

INDEX 2009

 

Thank you for your assistance during the INDEX exhibition. I would like to share my experience of INDEX Exhibition 2010. This year INDEX was all a different experience. It clearly showed that it had a vision that supported the brands and design markets of the Middle East. Your promotion was excellent and most of all I am extremely pleased with dmg team, more especially as you were extremely professional, comforting and well organized It was a sheer joy for us to be part of the INDEX team celebrating 20th Anniversary Clients had very good views and comments regarding the Design innovation stage and everyone felt excited about staging designs that offer great intellect. I wish you great success for 2011 and would like to thank you for your wonderful support all the way through.

Shakir R Shaikh, Director of Projects Traffic / LOCAL

“From our perspective in the UK, and through our contact with the Interiors market internationally, INDEX is clearly the premier Interiors event in the Middle East.Our participation at INDEX for the past 2 years, in delivering a range of expert Trend seminars, has given us international PR and profile that would have been hard to achieve without the show.”

Victoria Redshaw, Managing Director – Scarlet Opus Ltd.
 

"It was our first time at INDEX DUBAI and it has been a positive participation, born under the best auspices considering that we appreciate so much the fact that our first customer has been His Highness Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai.The Show gave us the chance to be in contact with professionals of Interior sector coming from the entire GCC area and also to have a first feedback on our product.Ciclotte seems to have attracted many interior designer working in residential and hotel project based in the UAE, even if by today, because of the futuristic design of Ciclotte, it seems to be early for it to meet the taste of private customer in the GCC area.”

Dott. Luca Bonfanti, Product Manager Lamiflex

“The response to exhibiting at INDEX has been very good for us. We had a lot of visitors, good and valuable contacts from architects and designers.  We were very reluctant if INDEX was the right choice for us, especially with the experience of the market last year. We are very surprised by the number and the quality of people. The discussions that we've had were very active and very interesting.”

Dirk Schilmöller, Sales Manager, HansGrohe AG

It wasn't an easy decision to participate at INDEX, but the visits of architects, designers and even hotel chains confirmed the value of the Design Show. INDEX is definitely the place to show our high end design brand AXOR where we are able to point out its being unique with its Designer Products. Even the visitor flow in our Flagship store Dubai increased with potential GCC clients within the first two days of INDEX. I can definitely say that the INDEX Design Show was the right address and a big success for Hansgrohe.

Ebru El Khodragi, Designation - Manager RO Dubai, HansGrohe AG

 “The show is amazing actually. A lot of clients and designers were interested in our work. So it’s been very good. We have met the exact people we were expecting to meet. It’s our first time and it’s a very good start for us in the Middle East.” Anton Gayvoronskiy, Creative Director, HD Interiors
 “We've had very good visitors from Saudi, Qatar, Bahrain, Lebanon and Syria. Our product range is very much tallied for the Middle East market / GCC and we have seen the reaction we've been expecting. Very exciting!”

Paul O'Brien, Managing Director, Casa Shamuzzi

“INDEX has been very interesting this year more than last year - lots of trade people and interior designers, also a few private people. The show really is very important to us!”

Cristian Pagliarin, Italian Design Lighting

“It's the first time we are participating at INDEX and  we have the right customers, we especially met interior designers, as expected.”

Assaad Boujawdeh, Business Development Manager - Middle East, Green srl

“INDEX is a very interesting show. We had lots of visitors from different countries like Oman and India and we had lots of contacts and orders. People are closing deals with us!”

Roberto Garcia, Business Development Manager - Middle East, Andreu World

“It’s going very well for us here at INDEX. We didn’t expect that much people coming into our stand. We thought this was a trade show more focused on classical items and what we have is pretty different and very modern and in the beginning we weren’t expecting much but its going really well for us! We made a lot of very interesting contacts. It’s our first time in Dubai and we are trying to get into the Middle East market and we met a lot of good contacts, agent’s interior designers.”

Antonia Rocha, Export Manager, Jordi Mila
 

“We are very excited, had lot of traffic, it’s very encouraging and also the quality of visitors is very good. We are really happy about it because we have high expectations. It's our second year and I think INDEX is a good place to come to and find out about whats the best and latest in the International market in the interior trade.”

Basel Bitar, Area Manager, SMC Interiors

“The exhibition is very nice. Very good. People are very kind and business is good too. It is our first time and this show is very important to us. Yes, I think I will exhibit again next year!”

Nathalie Chossec , Artist, Ateliers d'Art de France

“It’s the first time we booked a stand at INDEX and the exhibition is very good! The show is very important especially at this time! INDEX this year was very much satisfying, it was organised on the daily working days from 8th November 2011 till 11th November 2011 and the timing was much comfortable from 11.00 am till 8.00 pm there were lot of visitors. We got a lot of support from the Dubai government as well as great support from the management to the organizer and the distributor for the INDEX show – it has been a great success. The market condition is booming and we get a good business ahead in 2011!”

Ayman Ibrahim Malkat, Manager, Scavolini Kitchen Designs LLC
 

“It's been very interesting and the show went very well for us. We have a lot of new material that we've brought into Dubai and I don’t think everyone has seen it and so it has been very good. The show is very promotive and we got a lot of contacts and lot of interest. We saw a lot of interior designers wanting to know about our material and a lot of builders – we signed a lot of contracts. It was a good platform to enter the region and also to understand what the market is looking for as well as to know about projects. It was also good because we made a connection with the target audience since we are an overseas company and we are doing everything through email.”

Poneeta Sharma, Smoth & Fong - Plyboo
 

“This is the first time at INDEX and we absolutely met the right kind of people.“

Calvin C K Chang, Sales & Marketing Director, Signature Kitchens
 

"The exhibition has been pretty successful for us! There has been a lot of interest in our products. We are six artists from Sweden and we make and produce everything ourselves."

Marja Fiander and Anna Lindell, Of Sweden

“It is our first time at the show this year and it has been very nice. We enjoyed being in this region we had lots of interest from many people around not only from Dubai. We are modern! Dubai is getting modern and all the time re-invents itself.”

George Aloupis,Managing Director, Tenshi 7

“The exhibition was very good. It was really good to exhibit this year!”

Peter Sawaya, Managing Partner, Harmony Look

“The first two days were every busy. I have to say for us in general it was very busy and we got good contacts and very good opportunities. We definitely met the right kind of people at the show!”

Gina Vaduva, Sales & Marketing Manager, Robert Allen Middle East
 

"EXCELLENT FAIR!!! We are very happy and getting several orders at this moment! We went before this Show to 100% DESIGN LONDON, which is the most important Design Fair in England, but Index was 100% BETTER for us by far! Thank you!"

Alejandro Estrada Valenzuela, Design Director
 

“I once again had a superb INDEX show.I participate in nearly 20 shows per year throughout the GCC and INDEX is definitely the most successful. I was busy for all four days of the show – the visitors that came from far and wide were serious and professional.”

Alomi, UK

“INDEX attracted the right visitors to the show.We are definitely exhibiting in 2010 and are confident that we will once again receive good support and promotion from the show team. My compliments and thanks to the organisers.”

Alpha Crystal, UAE

“Our Singapore Pavillion had a great show at INDEX Dubai 2009. We pulled in a commendable amount of on-the-spot orders and are certainly looking forward to sealing many more deals in the next year thanks to the new relationships forged at INDEX Dubai. Business leads garnered are expected to generate additional sales of $26.95 million over the next 12 months. Notably, up to 80% of the leads obtained by the Singapore exhibitors were with new potential partners.”

Singapore Furniture Industries Council
 

“81% of trade visitors stated that INDEX 2009 influenced them to make a purchasing decision or to find a new supplier that they may not have otherwise found.” 

Vivid Interface UK
 

“It is clear to us that INDEX is not just a show about Dubai, it is a trade show that is set in a regional context. The exhibitors rate the show highly as a place to do business and many aspire to increase the level of business they do in the region covered by INDEX and see the show as a place where they can achieve their business objectives. The majority of exhibitors stated that they will exhibit at INDEX in 2010.”

Independent research and statistics conducted by Vivid Interface UK
 

“Visitors at INDEX are all professional and they know their type of work. They recognize quality and they are actively seeking it!”

Mrs. Amal Al Shemali, Owner, Annabel Décor
 

“INDEX is a very good exhibition, we have a lot of visitors, the show is important and we also work with hotels as well as architects and decorators and these people mostly come to INDEX – quite a lot of them actually!”

Jean Sommereux, Manager, Ego Paris 
 

“Number-wise we had a lot of visitors! I can say honestly that we had almost double the visitors we had last year. Quality-wise we had the right clients! INDEX is an easy way, no, THE easiest way to improve your network, to get a lot of contacts and to show to the local market what you are able to do and what your objects are.”

Roberto Contardo, Managing Director, RS Arabia
 

“We have been very very pleased with the quality of people who have been coming in, both architects and interior designers, developers and retail customers. They have been coming in from all over the region, as well as Bahrain, Oman, even the Sudan, so lots of different places.”

Kathryn Pratley, Project Manager, Kitchens & beyond LLC (Poggenpohl)
 

“We meet medium to high end customers, good designers from all over the Gulf, and especially from Dubai and Abu Dhabi this year, which is great!”

Ali Majid Hamad Al Shamsi, Asst General Manager, Hamad Rahma Abdulla Al Shamsi General Trading (ROCA)