Above: Official opening of Index 2008 by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council.
16 December 2008
RED DOT PRESENTS ITSELF IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Essen (Germany) - Some 80 red dot award-winning products from 19 countries, more than 30,000 visitors and a successful presence in a world market with future potential - the red dot exhibition "Design on stage - Index presents red dot winners" at the Index 2008 was a complete success.
For five days the red dot-winning companies presented themselves on the largest stand at the fair, after the Index 2008 had been officially opened by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, on 3 December. The Crown Prince also visited the red dot presentation.
"This market has great potential and is of special importance for red dot," explained Professor Dr. Peter Zec, initiator of the red dot design award, head of the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen and Icsid Senator."Our task is the international promotion of design, and thanks to our co-operation with dmg world media we will further increase our involvement in Dubai and the Arab world in the coming years. Next year we will once again be present at the Index with numerous red dot-winning products," said design expert Peter Zec.
Above: Professor Dr. Peter Zec at the book signing ceremony
red dot reception and book signing ceremony
Several international guests attended the "red dot book signing ceremony" with Professor Dr. Peter Zec on 5 December in order to have the current red dot design yearbook 2008/2009 signed. A successful VIP event, the "red dot reception", took place on 6 December in the Bubble Lounge of the Dubai International Exhibition Hall. In his address to approximately 200 guests from industry and design, Peter Zec emphasised the significance of the region for the internationally successful design competition, the red dot design award. The "red dot reception" served as a platform for the exchange of ideas between exhibitors and international clients as well as guests of honour such as Professor Soon-In Lee, Managing Director of the Seoul Design Center, and Kristiina Lassus, owner of Kristiina Lassus Studio, Italy/India, who as design experts have been on the red dot jury several times.
A unique opportunity for red dot award-winners
The chance to present their products in Dubai offers the winners of the red dot design award the unique opportunity to conquer new markets. Thanks to the red dot’s worldwide popularity, the participation in the worldwide largest interior design fair in the Middle East and Asia guarantees international visibility and creates a basis for worldwide networking. In a strategic co-operation with the trade fair organiser dmg world media Dubai Ltd., red dot offers winners from all industries the chance to present themselves at this special event in the potent market in one of the fastest growing metropolises. With this co-operation red dot aims to give worldwide publicity to the outstanding achievements of the award-winning companies from the different industries and thus to lastingly strengthen the awareness of good design on an international scale.
Above: red dot exhibition
About the trade fair
With an exhibition area of almost 36,000 square metres, the Index 2008 is the largest interior design trade fair in the Middle East and Asia. The trade fair took place, for the eighteenth time, in the Dubai International Exhibition Centre. The organiser of the Index is dmg world media Dubai Ltd., a subsidiary of the dmg world media group of companies, one of the largest publishing companies and organisers of trade fair events worldwide. red dot presented itself on an exhibition area of more than 400 square metres as the highlight of the whole trade fair at which roughly 1,800 exhibitors from 60 nations were represented.
For more information, please contact:
Sabine Schnedler
Press officer
Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen
t: +49 (0)201-30 10 4-33
f: +49 (0)201-30 10 4-44
e:
w: www.red-dot.de/presse
Nathalie Visele
Director
Shamal Marketing Communications
Dubai, UAE
t: +971 4 365 2711
m: +971 50 457 6525
e:
About the red dot design award
The red dot design award dates back to 1955. With around 11,000 entries from over 60 nations, the award is now the world's largest and most distinguished design competition. It breaks down into the three different disciplines 'red dot award: product design', 'red dot award: communication design' and 'red dot award: design concept', which has been awarded in Singapore every year since 2005.
www.red-dot.de
About Index 2008
With almost 36,000 square meters of exhibiting space, Index 2008 is the largest interior design trade fair in the Middle East and Asia. The trade fair is taking place in the Dubai International Exhibition Centre for the 18th time this year. Index is organized by dmg world media Dubai Ltd., a subsidiary of the dmg world media group of companies, one of the largest trade fair organizers and publishing houses worldwide. With more than 400 square meters of exhibiting space, red dot will constitute the main attraction at the trade fair, which is expected to attract roughly 1,700 exhibitors from 56 nations.
www.dmgdubai.com, www.indexexhibition.com
For five days the red dot-winning companies presented themselves on the largest stand at the fair, after the Index 2008 had been officially opened by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, on 3 December. The Crown Prince also visited the red dot presentation.
"This market has great potential and is of special importance for red dot," explained Professor Dr. Peter Zec, initiator of the red dot design award, head of the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen and Icsid Senator."Our task is the international promotion of design, and thanks to our co-operation with dmg world media we will further increase our involvement in Dubai and the Arab world in the coming years. Next year we will once again be present at the Index with numerous red dot-winning products," said design expert Peter Zec.
Above: Professor Dr. Peter Zec at the book signing ceremony
red dot reception and book signing ceremony
Several international guests attended the "red dot book signing ceremony" with Professor Dr. Peter Zec on 5 December in order to have the current red dot design yearbook 2008/2009 signed. A successful VIP event, the "red dot reception", took place on 6 December in the Bubble Lounge of the Dubai International Exhibition Hall. In his address to approximately 200 guests from industry and design, Peter Zec emphasised the significance of the region for the internationally successful design competition, the red dot design award. The "red dot reception" served as a platform for the exchange of ideas between exhibitors and international clients as well as guests of honour such as Professor Soon-In Lee, Managing Director of the Seoul Design Center, and Kristiina Lassus, owner of Kristiina Lassus Studio, Italy/India, who as design experts have been on the red dot jury several times.
A unique opportunity for red dot award-winners
The chance to present their products in Dubai offers the winners of the red dot design award the unique opportunity to conquer new markets. Thanks to the red dot’s worldwide popularity, the participation in the worldwide largest interior design fair in the Middle East and Asia guarantees international visibility and creates a basis for worldwide networking. In a strategic co-operation with the trade fair organiser dmg world media Dubai Ltd., red dot offers winners from all industries the chance to present themselves at this special event in the potent market in one of the fastest growing metropolises. With this co-operation red dot aims to give worldwide publicity to the outstanding achievements of the award-winning companies from the different industries and thus to lastingly strengthen the awareness of good design on an international scale.
Above: red dot exhibition
About the trade fair
With an exhibition area of almost 36,000 square metres, the Index 2008 is the largest interior design trade fair in the Middle East and Asia. The trade fair took place, for the eighteenth time, in the Dubai International Exhibition Centre. The organiser of the Index is dmg world media Dubai Ltd., a subsidiary of the dmg world media group of companies, one of the largest publishing companies and organisers of trade fair events worldwide. red dot presented itself on an exhibition area of more than 400 square metres as the highlight of the whole trade fair at which roughly 1,800 exhibitors from 60 nations were represented.
For more information, please contact:
Sabine Schnedler
Press officer
Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen
t: +49 (0)201-30 10 4-33
f: +49 (0)201-30 10 4-44
e:
w: www.red-dot.de/presse
Nathalie Visele
Director
Shamal Marketing Communications
Dubai, UAE
t: +971 4 365 2711
m: +971 50 457 6525
e:
About the red dot design award
The red dot design award dates back to 1955. With around 11,000 entries from over 60 nations, the award is now the world's largest and most distinguished design competition. It breaks down into the three different disciplines 'red dot award: product design', 'red dot award: communication design' and 'red dot award: design concept', which has been awarded in Singapore every year since 2005.
www.red-dot.de
About Index 2008
With almost 36,000 square meters of exhibiting space, Index 2008 is the largest interior design trade fair in the Middle East and Asia. The trade fair is taking place in the Dubai International Exhibition Centre for the 18th time this year. Index is organized by dmg world media Dubai Ltd., a subsidiary of the dmg world media group of companies, one of the largest trade fair organizers and publishing houses worldwide. With more than 400 square meters of exhibiting space, red dot will constitute the main attraction at the trade fair, which is expected to attract roughly 1,700 exhibitors from 56 nations.
www.dmgdubai.com, www.indexexhibition.com
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