Speaking about the significance of hosting Dubai Design Week for the fourth year running, Mohammad Saeed Al Shehhi, Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Design District, said: \u201cd3 is delighted to be partnering once again with Dubai Design Week in hosting the 4th edition at the Design Quarter. This event is a wonderful celebration of design and serves as a meeting point for creatives and design professionals from the region and internationally. This year, d3\u2019s presence will be stronger than ever with a showcase of the final chapter of the \u2018UAE Design Stories\u2019 exhibition, which celebrates Emirati culture through various design disciplines.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur initiative \u2018Design for Good\u2019 will present a new art installation titled \u2018The Mesh\u2019, and we will also announce the winner of our Design 100 competition. More than 60 of our creative partners are participating in the event with many offering workshops, talks, exhibitions or pop-ups and many more participating as a part of Downtown Design. Our creative community serves as a platform that embraces cultural integration, where artistic talent can unite and co-create.\u201d<\/p>\n
Building on the success of its previous chapters and presentations in Milan, London and Paris, the international exhibition, \u2018UAE Design Stories: The Next Generation from the Emirates\u2019 will return home with a new and final chapter during Dubai Design Week 2018, alongside the previous Chapter which will be housed in Downtown Design<\/p>\n
The third chapter of the exhibition will feature a competition themed \u2018Design for Little Ones: Us, Ours, & Others\u2019. Participating designers will explore the world of children and delve into their own childhood to create a product for children up to the age of 12 years. To enmesh Emirati context in the project, and to link it back to the exhibition\u2019s origin, participating designers will seek inspiration, influence and a story idea in Majid Magazine (https:\/\/majid.ae\/<\/a>). Founded in 1979 by an order of the founding father of the UAE, late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Majid was envisioned not just as a children\u2019s magazine but as a cultural and national initiative that represented Emirati and Arab children and served as their voice.<\/p>\n d3 will also reveal the winning design of its \u2018Design 100\u2019 competition in collaboration with Dubai Cares and the American Hardwood Council. Part of d3\u2019s own CSR programme \u201cDesign for Good\u201d, the exclusive collection will be on sale and open to the public, with all proceeds being donated to Dubai Cares.<\/p>\n Also part of the Design For Good programme is\u2018The Mesh\u2019, an installation comprising shading structures designed by renowned Emirati designer Roudha Al Shamsi and produced by Afghani women through d3\u2019s business partner, the Fatima Bint Mohamed Bin Zayed Initiative (FBMI).<\/p>\n d3\u2019s CEO, Mohammed Saeed Al Shehhi, will also join the prestigious judging panel of the exclusive Audi Innovation Award, with the winner of the competition set to be announced during the event.<\/p>\n Nineteen of d3\u2019s own creative partners will be a part of Downtown Design including Aljoud Lootah, Alshaya Enterprises, Artemide, Ayah Al Bitar, Bene Middle East, Benoy, Dewan Architects + Engineers, Fadi Sarieddine, Finasi, Foster + Partners, Lasvit, MONOGRAM, Nakkash Gallery, Pallavi Dean Interiors, Preciosa, Tinkah as well as several d3 F&B outlets such as Chez Charles, the kitchen and YUi.<\/p>\n Many of d3\u2019s business partners will also present lectures and talks, host exhibitions, workshops and more throughout Dubai Design Week. Business partners set to present talks include 5+ Design, Carpets CC by Cecilia Setterdahl, Hatch Concept Studio, in5\/DDFC, Mirage Project Point, SSH Design, The Lighthouse and Wilson Associates.<\/p>\n In addition, several of d3\u2019s business partners will host exhibitions as part of Design Week. Apical Reform (AR Gallery), Archiade Atelier, General.3am, Hands Carpets, The Lighthouse x Nada Debs, MCML Studio, Molecule x Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Montroi, Nakkash Gallery, Posh Village and Selectshop FRAME.<\/p>\n A series of workshops on topics ranging from architecture to movies to sketching will be hosted by d3 partners including DIDI, Grimshaw, Sharabassy Built Environment Studio, The Gracious F and Zaro Architects.<\/p>\n In addition, d3\u2019s 1Life\u00a0Caf\u00e9 will present a pop-up under the theme \u20181001 Caribbean Nights\u2019, while other d3 restaurants such as Amorino and the Lighthouse will also participate offering a range of culinary delights.<\/p>\n Aya Al Bitar, the renowned Saudi Arabian product ad furniture designer, will launch a new product at the design festival, while Grimshaw, Zaha Hadid Architects and MEAN* Middle East Architecture Network will each host an open house for visitors.<\/p>\n Art installations will be placed around the design quarter, designed by d3\u2019s business partners Apical Reform, Delta Light, FBMI, Grimshaw, IV (FOUR), Kohler, Masina House Design, SUPERFUTUREDESIGN*, Superstudio and Gusto Furniture.<\/p>\n
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