Tanween: Chapter 6
For its sixth edition, Tanween by Tashkeel unveils four new products entirely conceived and produced in the UAE.
Created in 2013, Tanween is a yearly programme developed by Tashkeel. It takes a selected group of emerging UAE-based designers through a nine-month development programme to take a product inspired by the surroundings of the UAE from concept to completion: The designers not only investigate potential materials they could potentially work with but also attend a series of meetings with mentors and teachers to develop their skills during this one-year development programme.
Since its inception, Tashkeel has invested in 19 designers from 9 countries, resulting in 28 designed pieces that articulate the design language of the UAE.
For the 2018 edition, the chosen designers were Alya Al Eghfeli, Hala Al Ani, Renad Hussein and Myrtille Ronteix.
Host desk Lamp by Alya Sultan
A total of four furniture and lighting products marry traditional and modern elements of culture and design from the Emirates.
Made of material including crystallised salts, Arabic coffee grounds, khoos (woven palm leaves) and sand, the designs are the result of a year’s worth of research, experimentation and collaboration with UAE craftspeople and manufacturers.
Accompanying these pieces are a range of smaller limited-edition products from the all-new Tanween+ range – a series of functional items reflecting the spirit of the UAE through affordable design.
The call for entries for the next edition of the Tanween design programme (2019) is underway.
The one-year professional development programme is open to designers, makers and artisans living and working in the UAE.
