MEI takes a look at some of the main exhibitors and what they have to say about Interiors UAE

Boca Da Lobo, a Portuguese-based firm, brings excellence to furniture design.

The company’s contemporary approach is reflected in its designs with each piece displaying a unique personality and sophisticated character.

The collections are timeless and the characteristics of the brand are ingrained with attention to even the finest details.

GEBAL CO

Gebal Co is Abu Dhabi’s premier supplier of street furniture, safety flooring, play equipment and shade structures. The company offers a full design, supply and install service to customers who  include schools, public parks, residential developments and palaces – Gebal is proud to have  supplied most of the major public landscape projects in Abu Dhabi.

The company will be showing a new street furniture range from its partner, M/S Benito, from Spain. In addition new play equipment safety tile designs will be introduced from German partner, Kraiburg- Relastec.

A spokesman said: “The specialised nature of the exhibition was the key to our initial participation at the first show and continues to be our main factor with this second show. Other trade exhibitions in the general contracting field dilute the quality of the visitors to a great extent, whereas with this show, we know that every visitor to our stand will be of interest.”

Virtus 1945 manufactures bronze pieces, hand-made in Spain following the antique technique of sand casting.

The designs are classic in style and include home decoration items such as table-clocks, candelabras, mirrors, tables, vases, photo-frames and figurines among others

Export manager Enrique Perez said:  “Interiors UAE is quite important for our marketing strategy in the Middle East. It is growing as a very important fair for the Middle East region, particularly because Abu Dhabi is a very attractive city with very modern facilities and top service.”

Air Nova manufactures chairs from Italy and specialises in the production of leather seating as well as tables and other complementary furniture. The company has two main ranges – design and contemporary  – and supplies both the contract and retail markets. Key highlights include the delivery of 700 leather chairs to the cafeteria of the Dubai Mall.

At Interiors UAE, Air Nova will showcase the new chair model Elettra, decorated with Swarovski crystallised elements in the back, as well as Patchwork chairs made from a mix of different leathers in the same colours.

An Air Nova spokesman said: “We are convinced that, in difficult times, companies should invest in widening their markets and we think that the emirates, and Abu Dhabi especially, still remains one of the most important in the world. We are hoping to present our products in a local showroom and therefore be present in the direct market.”

NOVELLO GARDENS   

Novello Gardens is an Italian company which has a presence in Abu Dhabi. For the past 30 years, it has been creating turnkey gardens including greenery, pavings, irrigation systems, lighting, wiring, lights, water effects etc. Using targeted design with a close focus on the client’s needs, the designers use their years of experience to create perfect harmony between aesthetic, functional and economic choices.

This company supplies essential accessories such as waste-paper baskets, tissue boxes, linen bins, luggage racks and stools to the interior design and hotel industries. The products are either covered in clients’ own fabrics and individually hand-made to the highest standard or made to bespoke designs painted and finished with customers’ own colour, effect or corporate branding.

“The Interiors UAE exhibition will be extremely valuable to the future of Cubbins & Co because we have our niche set up in the UK, supplying a large number of interior designers and hotels, however we have yet to venture further afield and start exporting across the world. We would like to offer our bespoke products to a much large market and feel that the UAE is definitely the right place to start this,” said company spokeswoman Emma Middleton.

Italian company BAL, produces a large range of brassware including door handles, door bells, fixtures and fittings and accessories. All products can be made in different finishes, each item is hand polished and meets the ISO 9001 quality standard.

The attention to detail, accuracy, high quality and devotion to meeting customers’ requests are the distinguishing marks of the BAL company.

Faustig Kurt will be, showcasing its stunning chandeliers. The company received a world record in 2007 for the world’s largest chandelier which was placed in a mosque in Abu Dhabi, weighing 12 tonnes and featuring 15,500 LEDs.

President, Dr Thomas Faustig, said: “We chose to exhibit at Interiors UAE 2010 after visiting the exhibition in 2009. We were positively surprised about the quality of the products displayed and note that Interiors UAE stands head and shoulders out of the ubiquitous mediocrity.”

IDEAL GROUP   

This company manufactures and markets timber-based high performance mineral core panels having high-end fire and acoustic ratings. These can be used as doorsets, enclosures, panelling etc  and have applications in multi-user buildings, acoustic barriers, pre-fab units etc. The products are entirely manufactured in the UAE and come with international certifications. They are accepted and approved by civil defence authorities and other specifying organisations in the UAE and other GCC states.

Ideal will use the show to launch its newly-developed mineral core glazing system which can give high-end fire and acoustic ratings.

Sevinch manufactures very high-end custom passementeries – tassels and trimmings. Everything is made by hand using traditional weaving and other techniques.

The products are not only destined for palaces and mansions but also for museums and historical monuments and Sevinch has also supplied trims to well-known fashion designers for use on shoe trims, handbags and necklaces.

“We made a decision in 2008 to focus our efforts in the Gulf region, since there is an obvious concentration of wealth and design talent here. Interiors UAE 2009 was a toe-in-the-water for us, and an encouraging one. We very much intend that the 2010 show will consolidate the modest start we have made and develop new relationships as well as strengthening existing ones,” said company spokesman Michael Deman.