It concluded its sixth session as the first major cultural event since the start of the pandemic

"Dubai Design" ... 160 activities about our life and "The future of things"

• The week’s activities varied from design, exhibitions, and artistic installations, in addition to competitions, discussion sessions and workshops.

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Dubai Design Week is an important meeting point for the local design community, and a platform for enriching and empowering the creative scene in Dubai.

The activities of the week that concluded the activities of the 2020 edition, which were held despite the challenges of the Corona virus, which caused the postponement of many cultural and artistic events around the world, varied between design, exhibitions, and artistic installations, in addition to competitions, dialogue sessions and workshops that cover various specializations and creative fields.

The event, which is held under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, has become the first major cultural event since the start of the pandemic, including 160 activities with the participation of more than 650 designers and creatives who contributed to the drafting of the Dubai Design Week 2020 program, which Focus on the inimitable creative talents in the region and the role of the creative community in changing our perception of our lifestyle today, and the future of things around us.

positive energy

The Emirati designer and owner of Al Joud Lootah Design Studio, Al Joud Lootah, said: “The Dubai Design Week events were wonderful because we were able to get to know the visitors of the week from different industries, backgrounds, ages and nationalities as they interact with the installations and enjoy the activities spread throughout the exhibition, which is a positive thing in itself. Spreads life and positive energy in various parts of the city.

The week was able to attract audiences from different cultural backgrounds, which proves the importance of the week and its ability, over six years, to occupy an important place among the annual events that the city witnesses as an important and global meeting place for designers.

Hybrid program

In continuation of its pioneering role in embracing the community of designers in the region, the hybrid program of "Downtown Design" was able to provide a link for designers in the region and the world, in addition to a multimedia exhibition entitled "The Future of Things", through more than 25 works and exploration projects for a group of decor and design studios. Architect from the region, as well as a new digital exhibition, Downtown Design, which enabled creative aspects to be linked to those commercials by displaying the latest collections and products of more than 150 leading regional brands around the world.

Within the platform of the Global Graduate Exhibition, the inaugural edition of the Middle East and North Africa Graduate Exhibition appeared this year, which presented 50 innovative projects with a social impact to a group of young talents in the region, from the program of planning the passenger path at airports to avoid crowds, to an electronic game She explains political values, going through a biodegradable fabric made from yeast, and ways to convert palm waste into cement blocks.

Maryam Abdul-Rasheed, a graduate of UAE Zayed University, who participated in the "Living Space with Dignity" project, praised the exhibition and events, saying: It was an amazing opportunity to participate in the first edition of the Graduate Exhibition in the Middle East and North Africa, and that was one of the great things this year.

I was honored to showcase my project along with other amazing participating projects to talented designers aspiring to provide a better tomorrow for them and their communities.

The "Dubai Design Week Market" initiative was launched this year with the support of the Culture and Arts Authority in "Dubai Culture", and the works of more than 70 artists, craftsmen, creatives and entrepreneurs were exhibited in Dubai in an outdoor retail space during the program at the weekend.

"Through my experience in the Dubai Design Week market, I was able to open up to a new audience, introduce them to my brand and interact with them," commented Al-Yazi Al Muhairi, owner of "Min Al Arab" studio.

Resident designers

Realizing the scale of the challenges that the creative community and design sectors faced this year, the festival provided a main platform for cultural performances inspired by the region this year.

The program hosted the UAE-based designers exhibition, which includes innovative works from twenty emerging creative people. The program also includes more than 25 outdoor installations, including “Morgana Boy”, a grantee of the “Abwab” exhibition, which is a conceptual framework for an open plan that includes a group Main pillars, each symbolizing an emirate from the seven emirates, which sits in the middle of the Dubai Design District. It is by the Iraqi designer Hozan Zangana in cooperation with "Studio Genoros" and Woodcast Design Company, and the "Please Sit Here" project from the American Council for the Export of Solid Wood.

Alumni fair presented 50 innovative projects with a social impact to selected young talent in the region.

Dubai Design Week Market showcasing the work of 70 Dubai-based artists, craftsmen and creatives in an outdoor space.

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