A personal review of design creations
Pepai Jangala Carroll Announced As 2021 JamFactory Icon
The Australian painter and ceramic artist is the first Aboriginal artist to be celebrated in this series of exhibitions that launched in 2013. It is a great opportunity to review his work.
Middle Eastern Design Auction at Christie’s
Christie’s celebrates its 15th sale season with a revisited approach to its traditional sale format, including a newly curated design section to its longstanding Middle Eastern Modern & Contemporary Art auction. For the first time the auction will offer a section of Middle Eastern Design curated by Viktor Udzenija.
Phillips Design Auction - November 2020
The Design Auction season is back on track and Phillips present an exceptional line up of creations by design icons of the 20th century on November 12th in London.
'Please Sit Here' By American Hardwood Export Council
At Dubai Design Week, ‘Please Sit Here’ has been conceived as a response to the reduction in our freedom and the need for behavioural change brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Aljoud Lootah, Khalid Shafar and Hamad Khoory were challenged to Develop Socially Distanced Outdoor Seating.
Raku And Metamorphosis
Dubai is the regional hub for creative talents and on the occasion on Dubai Design Week 2020, I wanted to highlight two specific ones: Michael Rice and Pallavi Dean.
Dubai Design Week 2020
After Helsinki, Mexico City, Dubai joins the cities hosting a physical and online Design Week. The sixth edition of Dubai Design Week will also mark the first major cultural event in the region since the pandemic.
Fata Morgana By Hozan Zangana
This year’s Abwab commission has been awarded to Iraqi designer Hozan Zangana for his proposal ‘Fata Morgana’, responding to Dubai Design Week’s theme of redefining and reimagining the way we live in an urban environment.
Tajimi Custom Tiles by Kwangho Lee and Max Lamb
To celebrate its global launch, Tajimi Custom Tiles commissioned the two designers to create experimental objects demonstrating the brand’s capacity to produce tailor-made solutions.
Tanween 2020 By Tashkeel
14 limited edition, contemporary furniture and lighting design pieces reflecting the UAE’s rich heritage will be featured in the ‘Tanween by Tashkeel’ showcase at Dubai Design Week this year, including three new pieces conceived and produced by talented UAE-based emerging designers during the 2020 Tanween design programme at Tashkeel.
