A personal review of design creations
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.
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.
Talin Hazbar At The NGV Triennial
From December 19th, the National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne) will present the second edition of its Triennial, Australia’s largest and most important event for Art, Architecture and Design.
The UAE-based designer and architect Talin Hazbar has been commissioned to present a new series of light works.
#RamadanSeries – The Abrahamic Family House
The last post for the 2020 Ramadan Series, we look towards the future with an interfaith complex unveiled in September 2019…
Season 2 - Episode 4: The Abrahamic Family House
The Buhais Geology Park Interpretive Centre
It is not the first mission on Mars; it is not another science fiction movie; it is real and it happens in the UAE, in the desert of the Emirate of Sharjah: the Buhais Geology Park Interpretive Centre.
Structures of Impermanence
Talin Hazbar presents a series of fountains at Warehouse 421 (Abu Dhabi). In her homeland, Syria, fountains are much more than a source of fresh water…
The Mudeem Collection by Aljoud Lootah
Dubai Design Week 2019 – With her new collection of boxes, Emirati designer Aljoud Lootah explores the endless possibilities inherent in camel leather.