Record Attendance:

101,206 professional buyers

From January 25 to 30, 2007, MAISON&OBJET and PLANÈTE MEUBLE PARIS were the major events, with the finest international and top-of-the-range offer on the decoration, furniture, design and upholstery markets. The success of this 2007 session, presenting a general vision of the decorative arts linked to the home and revolving around a strong creative expression, clearly demonstrates the vitality of Paris, an essential creative and major economic venue.

PROFESSIONAL BUYERS: 83,416
(excluding institutions and repeat-visits)
French: + 4%* (51,255)
Foreign: + 19%* (32,161)

JOURNALISTS: 3,636
French: + 15%* (2,359)
Foreign: + 34%* (1,267)

STUDENTS: 2,232

*EVOLUTION JANV.07/JANV.06

 
TOP TEN 
BUYERS EVOLUTION JANV.07/JANV.06

1. Italy +45%
2. United Kingdom  +14%
3. Belgium  +4%
4. Germany  +19%
5. Spain  +23%
6. Japan +12%
7. Switzerland  +5%
8. Netherlands  +21%
9. USA  +4%
10. Russia  +27%

For the first time, the threshold of 50,000 French visitors was reached and even exceeded (+ 4%). The share of international visitors reached 39% with 32,161 buyers.
More than 66.7% of buyers came from the European Union with a strong rise in Italian visitors noticeable in the aisles of the exhibition and confirmed by the figures: + 45% with 5,333 visitors.
The United Kingdom is ranked second for the first time with a 14% increase, i.e. 3,230 visitors. There was also a significant increase in Spanish visitors, + 23% (2,079) and Irish visitors, + 35% (580) and in visitors from Scandinavia (Denmark + 11%, Finland + 21%, Norway + 16% and Sweden + 41%) who are increasingly turning towards France to the detriment of Germany.
Russia is not to be outdone and the emergence of the middle class and a very rich class interested in decoration and design is confirmed. Russia is ranked for the first time in the top ten countries sending visitors to the exhibition.