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The region's interior design industry has faced countless obstacles in recent times and yet, despite this, has continued to produce cutting-edge creations. When confronted with slashed budgets, overly demanding clients and extremely competitive market conditions, the industry has responded by producing better, smarter, more effective designs.

The industry is at a unique stage in its development. Original and innovative interiors are becoming increasingly commonplace across the region, as a host of talented individuals continue to push boundaries and challenge the status quo. Long-held misconceptions about the maturity and sophistication of the region’s interior design industry are being irreversibly broken down, allowing the Middle East to stand alongside its international peers when it comes to world-class design.

Now, more than ever, is the time to celebrate the ambition, imagination and quality of interior design in the Middle East.

Presented by Al Aqili Furnishings, the Commercial Interior Design Awards pay tribute to the projects, interior design firms and designers making their mark on the region’s interior design industry. As befitting an industry no longer in its infancy, the awards will herald work that displays original thinking, creative breadth and a willingness to stray from tried and tested formulas.