Mette Degn-Christensen, Director of Dubai Downtown Design Fair, identifies the primary trends in the design industry this year:
1. Sustainability and longevity are becoming the new luxury reflecting a shift in design priorities.
2. Strong focus on bringing outdoors inside as there is an importance of nature in our living spaces.
3. A human-centric approach to design, where the goal is to design solutions that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional and tailored to meet the specific requirements of the people who will use them.