The first edition of the Arab Carpet
and Flooring Expo will take place from October 1 to 4 at Hall 5 of the Abu
Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).
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The Arab Carpet Expo aims to serve as
a base to bring global industry specialists and businessmen onto one regional
platform to showcase some of the finest solutions in the floor cover trade
The first edition of the Arab Carpet
and Flooring Expo will take place from October 1 to 4 at Hall 5 of the Abu Dhabi
National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC). The exhibition will have over 40 exhibitors
from 14 countries from all parts of the world and the MENA region showcasing
their innovations, solutions, products and experience.
There are a number of unique elements
to the show including the presence of international, regional and local leaders
in the carpet and flooring industry, all under the same roof, ‘Materia’, the
‘World Carpet Portrait Gallery’ and the ‘International Green Carpet and
Flooring Conference’, which all will contribute to making this a great start
for the MENA region’s exclusive carpet and flooring event.
Materia is a leading global network in
the field of innovative materials, and based on its success and reputation in
the industry, has been invited by ExCo Media Ltd to present a selection of 100
materials at the Arab Carpet & Flooring Expo in Abu Dhabi. Future materials
for soft floor coverings are the highlights of a new exhibition curated by
Materia in Abu Dhabi.
Between October 1 and 4, Materia will
host this exhibition for the Arab Carpet and Flooring Expo. Besides Jeroen van
Oostveen, Materia’s CEO, Els Zijlstra, its Founder and Creative Director, will
also be a speaker at the International Green Carpet and Flooring Conference.
The materials being exhibited as well as the conference itself have been
designed for maximum inspiration for all professional visitors expected to
attend.
The exhibition at Arab Carpet &
Flooring Expo aims to focus on the most advanced and inspiring materials
suitable for all kinds of soft flooring applications. Whether dealing with the
most important trends in current design, such as sustainable building, or the
aspects of health and hygiene within a space, soft flooring materials have a
significant contribution to make.
The materials on display range from
beautiful, high-tech to simple ones in a new application or new production. All
of the materials are from Materia’s growing collection of innovative materials
for the design and building communities.
Soft floors offer excellent acoustic
properties, are cosy, and typically used in residential settings, offices,
hotels and other spaces where a homely, soft and luxurious atmosphere is
required. Materia’s exhibition at the fair will demonstrate special fibre
carpets, tiles made of used leather, carpets made of cactus fibre, as well as
bio-based, recycled and renewable materials, to name a few.
Materia believes its visitors at the
Expo will be inspired by the materials being showcased, and could prove to be
an ideal option for one’s next flooring project.
ExCo Media Ltd invites retailers from
around the world to showcase their innovative products.
For the very first time, a carpet
exhibition will host a ‘World Carpet Portrait Gallery’ to introduce the finest
and most sought-after handmade carpet portraits to local, regional and
international VIPs, high-profile buyers, interior designers, architects,
retailers and business professionals. This will be done through an ambient
atmosphere in an art gallery setting.
Carpet portraits are a unique piece of
art, which is still unfamiliar to many in the region. This is an opportunity
for the best handmade carpet portrait designers and makers to exhibit their
finest pieces to local, regional and international high-profile designers, who
are looking for unique ways of designing home interiors, and want to purchase a
piece of art that will stay for generations. For sellers, it is an excellent
opportunity to differentiate themselves from other retailers in their
geography.
If the World Carpet Portrait Gallery
is well received by carpet portrait makers and designers, the organisers plan
to dedicate an entire section for it in the future Arab Carpet Expo editions,
so that visitors have more access to the finest quality available.
Carpet and flooring waste is a
significant problem in the MENA region. Each year millions of metric tonnes of
construction, residential, industrial/manufacturing, commercial, education,
healthcare, retail and event industry carpet and flooring waste is taken to
landfill all over the region. The first edition of the ‘International Green
Carpet and Flooring Conference’ addresses this significant machine-made
environmental problem by holding an international scale event for the very
first time in the MENA region and connecting all key individuals and
organisations together on a single platform.
The vision of the conference is to
have a MENA region where 100 per cent of all carpet and flooring waste is
diverted from landfills through well-established local and regional recycling
facilities, associations, technologies and processes. This means zero landfills
in a region.
The mission is to make Abu Dhabi and
the UAE a hub for the start of this initiative and the centre of excellence
through which the International Green Carpet and Flooring Conference, leaders
and believers in the world meet to discuss, collaborate, integrate, plan and
enable solutions every year.
The conference has a special focus on introduction,
education, collaboration and networking. This allows all key local, regional
and international individuals and organisations to know exactly what the issues
are and discuss how they can be resolved now and in the future.
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