A personal review of design creations
'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.
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.
NGV Triennial 2020-2021
Exploring some of the most globally relevant and pressing issues of our time, including isolation, representation and speculation on the future, the NGV Triennial will present a large-scale exhibition of international contemporary art, design and architecture.
The Sana Collection by Tom Fereday
On the occasion of the Hybrid exhibition, the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences in Sydney, also known as the Powerhouse, has commissioned nine design studios to work with researchers to create furniture exploring the changing global landscape and the pressing issues of our time.
Here is the Sana Collection by Tom Fereday with Dr Thea Brejzek.