The sixth edition reaches its final stop today

Dubai Design Week bridges communication between creative people and the public

• The inspiring installation "The Leader" was created by the Kart Design Group.

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The sixth edition of Dubai Design Week reaches its final stop today in the Dubai Design District, as the week’s busy events and innovative exhibitions celebrate the design innovations of an elite group of local, regional and global talent.

Dubai Design Week is a major component of the cultural scene in Dubai, and the creative movement in the UAE in general, as it attracts design professionals from around the world to showcase their work and an art-loving audience, so that the week contributes to building bridges of communication that would enrich the thriving creative environment in Dubai. , And cementing its position as the design capital.

The Director General of the Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), Hala Badri, visited the Dubai Design Week, which is organized under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Culture, which was launched on November 9, and is the largest creative festival in the East. Middle.

Artworks

The director of Dubai Culture inspected the event site, which offers more than 100 events and activities with a group of exhibitions, temporary stores and creative installations, in addition to a bouquet of virtual events via the Internet, such as exhibitions and discussion sessions.

She was briefed on the artworks in a number of the most prominent events at the event, including the Graduates Exhibition in the Middle East and North Africa, which embraces projects with social impact in the region from the innovations of university graduates, in addition to the new Emirati Designers Exhibition, which displays 20 artworks by creative citizens and residents of the UAE It ranges from home accessories to jewelry and home furnishing, and deals with themes of sustainability, material experimentation and craftsmanship.

Among the most prominent stations of Dubai Design Week is the exhibition "The Future of Things" by "Downtown Design", which sheds light on a set of future concepts in the fields of design and architecture, as well as a group of distinguished events organized by international bodies, including the Swiss embassy and the French Institute in the country. UAE.

An innovative experience

In the "Urban Works 2020" event, Hala Badri learned about the work of Basta, the innovative open-air shopping experience created by the two up-and-coming architects, Emirati Rima Al Muhairi and Saudi Lujain Al Ateeq, who received the event's prize.

The Urban Works 2020 event invited architects and designers from across the Middle East and North Africa to design an innovative and mixed-use shopping destination for adoption as part of a new shopping experience.

The "Basta" project was chosen, which fulfilled the criteria set by the jury.

Hala Badri also viewed a set of external installations, including the "Abwab" exhibition, which the Iraqi designer Hosan Zangana won for the production of his proposed project entitled "Morgana Boy", which is a conceptual framework for an open plan that includes a set of basic columns, each of which symbolizes an emirate of the Emirates. Seven.

In addition, Hala Badri witnessed the creative artistic compositions of three well-known Emirati designers, Khaled Shafar, Al-Joud Lootah and Hamad Khoury, who were commissioned by the American Council for the Export of Hardwoods to devise solutions for adjustable seating seats, in line with the ongoing efforts of the UAE. To adopt urban environments.

The artistic installations also included a work of art under the name “Paris” presented by Mishary Al-Nasser Studio and the global roofing company “Cosentino”, and an abstract installation by Jumana Rizk in cooperation with the Delta Light brand, and another entitled “The Inevitable Path” by artist Iman Ibrahim and artist Mahmoud Diaa, as well. About the inspiring installation created by the Kart Design Group, titled "The Leader".

As for the "Architecture Festival 2020", the first of its kind in Dubai, it includes a number of the most prominent regional architectural projects under the title "Identity, Context and Design of Public Facilities in the Arabian Gulf."

The Architecture Festival 2020 is being held in the Dubai Design District under the supervision of Juan Roldan, Assistant Professor at the College of Architecture, Art and Design at the American University of Sharjah, in partnership with the Royal Institute of British Architects in the Arabian Gulf, and with the support of the Principal Institute in London.

New initiative

During her visit to Dubai Design Week, the Director General of Dubai Culture, Hala Badri, learned about the designs of a group of graduates of the "Tanween 2020" program, which are being reviewed by the Tashkeel Center, which were designed and manufactured locally.

She also toured the Dubai Design Week market, a new open-air shopping initiative that showcases a range of 70 products from handicraftsmen, innovators, entrepreneurs and small businesses.

Dubai Culture has supported some small companies to participate in this distinctive market.

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The exhibition "The Future of Things" sheds light on a group of future concepts in the sector.

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