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More international than ever, the show will p resent exhibitors from 1 8 different countries. They come mainly from Europe with France representing 2 4 %, Un ite d Kin gdo m 1 9 %, Ge rm a n y 1 6 %, Ita ly 1 0 %, a n d th e Netherlands 1 0 % of the exhibitors. Studios will also come from Asia - mostly from South Korea (3 %) and J ap an (2 %) - or from the USA (2 %). Th is Se p te m be r, a m o n g th e le a din g studio s fo r th e h o m e industry - A+ A Design Studio, Affabre Design, Atelier Desmond Le wis, Ate lie r R. An to n -Mo se le r, Dia n e H a rriso n De sign s, Giacomo Barzaghi, Pure Studio Designs, Simon Ashby Studios, Trendart, Yellow Label Designs‌ - 1 8 international newcomers will p resent their creations. They come from Germany (4 ), France (5 ), the UK, Slovenia, Finland, Belgium, Switzerland and J ap an.

As far as visitors are concerned, Last year's edition proved once again the strong and international appeal of the show. In 2 0 1 2 , Indigo Brussels welcomed 7 9 .7 % visitors from outside Belgium among a total of 5 ,0 6 6 attendees in 3 days. Mainly, Europ ean visitors came from Germany, France, Turkey, the Netherlands, but also from Italy, Sp ain and the UK. But what was also to be noted was the attendance of imp ortant and and long distance home textile markets such as the USA, J ap an, India, China or Brazil. Th e sh o w a lso o ffe rs sh o w-to -sh o w syn e rgie s with Mo O D's exhibitors, which represent about 2 5 % of the attendance. They a re a m o n g th e m o st qua lita tive a n d cre a tive p la ye rs in th e up h o lste ry, win do w a n d wa ll co ve rin g in dustry, lo o kin g fo r high-end textile and surface designs.

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