This November, LEI Interior Design will attend Downtown Design 2026 as a VIP guest. Running from 4 to 8 November at Dubai Design District (d3), the fair is the leading platform for contemporary and quality design in the Middle East, and the heart of Dubai Design Week.

For our studio, Downtown Design is more than an exhibition. It is where we meet the makers behind the pieces that define our interiors, and where Sarah Monti and the LEI team discover the materials, craftsmanship and ideas that will shape the homes we design in the year ahead.

This year’s edition gathers some of the most respected names in design. We look forward to the light and glass of Venini, Lasvit and Preciosa Lighting, the Italian craftsmanship of Porada, LondonArt and Illulian, the ornamental metalwork of Maison Pouenat, and the hand-knotted rugs of Jaipur Rugs and Iwan Maktabi, alongside Gaggenau, Kohler, Laufen, TOTO, Roca and Porcelanosa, whose kitchens and bathrooms complete the spaces we create.

Beyond the stands, Buccellati’s Aquae Mirabiles with Luke Edward Hall, a showcase dedicated to the Memphis movement and Tristan Auer’s keynote at The Forum promise a week of inspiration, while a new generation of UAE designers reminds us how strong the region’s creative voice has become.

We will share our favourite discoveries from the fair here. In the meantime, if you would like to explore how these ideas can come to life in your own home, our studio is ready to welcome you.

Photography from Downtown Design 2025, courtesy of Downtown Design.