Dubai is all set to become a global cultural and design hub with the official inauguration of Dubai Design Week.
The Dubai Design Week will be announced at the popular Urban Majlis, a quarterly platform organised by the Dubai Design and Fashion Council (DDFC), which is open to the wider design community for direct dialogue, and to discuss important updates and developments within the industry.
Dubai Design Week, held in partnership with the growing creative community, Dubai Design District (d3), will celebrate the city’s existing position as the regional capital for design and as a global meeting point for the international design community.
The inaugural event, to be held in collaboration with DDFC, will take place on October 26-31, 2015, under the patronage of Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice Chairman and Dubai Culture & Arts Authority.
It will showcase some of the region’s most promising talent, providing an opportunity for internationally recognized brands to gain greater exposure to the vibrant regional design scene.
In a media statement, DDFC said its collaboration with this event demonstrates its ongoing support for the design community in the country, and it is closely aligned with its mandate to help facilitate the successful transition of Dubai into the emerging design capital of the world.
Dubai Design Week, managed by the Art Dubai Group, along with its highly acclaimed counterpart, Art Week, aims at solidifying Dubai’s growing reputation as a global capital of art, culture and design, supporting local talent and attracting international design brands and visitors to the emirate.
In recognition of Dubai’s international outlook and position as a global hub, Dubai Design Week will enliven the city with innovative installations from local and international designers, along with an extensive programme of activities at d3, which include partnerships with other international design weeks, an innovation show from the world’s foremost design universities, and exhibitions from UAE and international designers and design brands.
An educational programme of talks and workshops will also be held at d3 in support of local designers, who will have the opportunity to showcase their work to the event’s global audience.
Along with commercial design fair, Dubai Design week will be launched. The function devoted to unique quality, design, creativity and new concepts will run from October 27 – 30.
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