Students at the Kendall College of Art & Design to showcase at The Office Exhibition 2007

Attendance figures for previous shows indicate that over half of the nearly 12,000 registered trade visitors are from Dubai; over one fourth of the visitors are from Abu Dhabi, the other Emirates, Saudi Arabia and the other Arab States; with the balance of the visitors from Europe, India, Pakistan, Iran and North Africa. Exhibitors at the show also include representatives from Italy, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Portugal, Turkey and China. The Office Exhibition is held in conjunction with The Hotel Show and InRetail Show.

Six Kendall students will be accompanied by four faculty members who are chairs of the four programs represented by the students and their products; furniture design, industrial design, metals/jewelry, and furniture as functional art. Dr. Oliver H. Evans, president of Kendall, will also accompany the students. Dr. Evans stated, "The opportunity to provide this sort of quality international business experience to our students is very rare, and we are grateful for this prestigious invitation from the Exhibition Director, Paula Al Chami. It is a privilege to offer these students a global perspective of the business of design in a location that is undergoing the development of a dynamically high growth economy."

The Kendall students' exhibit will be placed in the same area as some familiar names from the design world, such as: Haworth, Herman Miller, Allsteel, Teknion and Vitra.

As a part of Ferris State University, Kendall College of Art and Design offers programs that prepare the college's graduates for professional lives as artists and designers. Kendall's undergraduate programs include art education, art history, digital media, fine arts, furniture design, graphic design, illustration, industrial design, interior design, metals/jewelry, painting, photography, and sculpture and functional art. Kendall also offers the MFA in Fine Arts and the MBA with a Concentration in Design and Innovation Management. Kendall is an active community partner and annually provides over 2,000 children and adults the opportunity to pursue courses in art and design through a richly varied continuing studies program.