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Two days to exhibition conclusion with stellar workshops and activities for adults and children; last chance to see eclectic designs from Downtown Design on 28 October
Held under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice Chairman, Dubai Culture & Arts Authority in partnership with Dubai Design District (d3) and supported by Dubai Culture & Arts Authority.
Dubai Design Week is sponsored by Audi, Huawei and Swarovski.
If you are in search of ideas on what to do this weekend, head off to Dubai Design Week this Friday and Saturday and take part in programmes designed for families and children.
Dubai Design Week, an exhibition that strengthens Dubai’s resolve to be the region’s design hub calls for the public to participate in weekend activities including live stage performances, children’s workshops as well as various design possibilities happening at Dubai Design District (d3) and other parts of the city.
Parents and adults interested in seeing eclectic pieces from the region and international designers has the last chance on Friday, October 28th to catch Downtown Design. Over 100 brands from 28 countries are featured at the premiere design fair.
Children will particularly love Fables Alive! where Vinny Dolls will engage participants in the imaginative doll-making process. Children and their families will learn how to stuff, sew and decorate big doll heads, which can then be used as cushions or playful masks. For more imaginative activities, children can also participate in the building with Recipe for a Giant by Milimbo, Valencia’s leading design studio. Through a colourful set of large cardboard pieces, children can assemble, create and interact with their very own imaginary creatures.
Future inventors are also encouraged to participate at Global Grad Show’s Little Inventors’ Workshop where children are challenged to create their own creative visions and learn about the process of invention at the same time.
Children aged 7 and above can create their own wall hook in the shape of a comic speech bubble that tells their own personal story through Comic Speech Bubble workshop hosted by LConcept. Booklovers are also invited to Dar Al Hikma’s pop up bookstore to check out a large selection of design books and magazines covering dozens of categories for inspiration.
On Friday October 28, more than 10 of the Middle East's top YouTube creators will be mingling with fans and visitors at YouTube's Creators Meet-Up. Sister-brother duo Njoud and Moha Al Shammari, Dubai-based Lowi Sahi, and the Saudi Reporters are some of the names who will be mingling with visitors at YouTube's area at Dubai Design Week. For children and teens with flair for drawing, join Urban Sketchers as they spread across d3 to draw a variety of spaces and objects on paper.
Chocolate lovers can also head to Mirzam Factory at Al Serkal Avenue for a shared experience with displays from chocolate to lighting and furniture available to experience via viewings, video screenings and scheduled tours to coincide with chocolate tastings and live demonstrations.
This weekend, Dubai Design Week also hosts a two-day pop-up design and food market courtesy of Ripe Design Market at d3. Food lovers who want to learn further about coffee, seafood and general food design can also head off to: Karam Coffee Experience, Al Quoz 3; Sapori di BiCe, Citywalk, Al Safa; and, BiCe Mare’s Underwater Dining Experience, Souk Al Bahar, Downtown Dubai.
It’s going to be a busy weekend with more choices to explore at: www.dubaidesignweek.ae/2016-programme/
Dubai Design Week’s key programmes for the weekend are:
- Downtown Design, featuring original, high quality design from across the world runs until October 28, 2016
- Global Grad Show with 145 stunning projects from 50 universities across the world
- Abwab delves into the human senses with design pavilions from six regional countries
- See the beauty of incompleteness as Cairo takes centre stage as this design week’s featured ‘Iconic City’
For more information, visit www.dubaidesignweek.ae
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ABOUT DOWNTOWN DESIGN
Downtown Design is the only platform in the Middle East for the region’s trade professionals to discover original, high quality design from all over the world. In its fourth edition, the Fair returns to the Dubai Design District (d3) from 25-28 October 2016 as part of Dubai Design Week. It presents a carefully edited roster of established and emerging brands across a variety of product categories including furniture, lighting, bathrooms, kitchens, textiles and accessories. Fostering greater interaction, connectivity and commercial opportunity, Downtown Design is dedicated to providing a dynamic environment for buyers and brands to do business easily and efficiently.
ABOUT DUBAI DESIGN WEEK
Dubai Design Week is one of the world’s newest and most ambitious international design events, conceived to shine a spotlight on Dubai as a leading design hub, and share the UAE’s thriving design scene with the world at large.
Dubai Design Week was established in 2015 in partnership with Dubai Design District (d3), and is held under the dedicated patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-Chairman of the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, a strategic partner of the event. Dubai Design Week is also supported by Dubai Design & Fashion Council, Audi, Huawei and Swarovski.
In Dubai’s collaborative spirit, and as a reflection of the city’s global outlook, its design week is both regional and international in scope, encompasses public and private spheres, culture, education and entertainment, and spans multiple disciplines, ranging from graphic and product design to architecture and industrial design. Panels, keynote speeches, panel discussions, public performances and educational workshops all contribute to the greater discussion of what design means for the region and the world.
In 2015, 23,000 visitors from around the world gathered in the city to discover the work and ideas of over 150 designers drawn from around the region and internationally. The success of the inaugural edition cemented the future of Dubai Design Week as an annual event.
Coinciding with Downtown Design, the region’s leading, quality-driven design trade fair, Dubai Design Week also includes a number of unique headline initiatives, such as Abwab, the Global Grad Show, Destination and Iconic City.
From 24 to 29 October 2016, over 150 events will be staged in a citywide 6-day celebration of design that will enthrall Dubai with design, engaging the local community and visitors alike.
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ABOUT DUBAI DESIGN DISTRICT
Dubai Design District, (d3), one of the TECOM Group’s communities, is a destination dedicated to design. The chosen home for the region’s growing collective of creatives, artists and designers, d3, has fast become the hub for inspiration and innovation. Created to answer the growing need from the industry, d3 provides businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals from across the design value chain with a thriving community where they can collaborate, create and inspire.
Known for its versatility d3 has become a popular events space, attracting international crowds to cultural exhibitions such as Dubai Design Week, Fashion Forward, Sole DXB and Meet d3, which have simultaneously driven footfall to d3’s distinguished repertoire of design-focused outlets, art galleries and eateries.
With this year’s launch of lifestyle boutiques, art galleries and culinary concepts in its core 11 buildings, the Design Quarter, d3 is very much alive. Taking a novel approach, d3 has selected a mix of original homegrown and international concepts to form a creative community of new retail outlets, restaurants and innovative pop-up events that invite visitors to enjoy a more authentic shopping and dining experience.
d3 is constantly evolving. To cater to its growing number of residents, d3 will feature a one million square foot Creative Community which is currently under construction, and will act as the site’s cultural epicenter, inspiring emerging designers and artists. Another key goal for d3 is to continually surpass the expectations of its visitors, and so d3 will also boast a bustling 1.8km Waterfront development running alongside the Dubai Creek, with international and design-led hotels, boutique retail concept stores and an outdoor events space, as well as a host of hospitality and leisure facilities.
To support its many creative partners, d3 offers individuals and businesses the choice of operating either as a free zone entity or as an on-shore business, each with its own merits.
ABOUT DUBAI CULTURE & ARTS AUTHORITY
The Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) was launched on March 8, 2008 by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, in order to drive the growth of the city’s artistic and cultural landscape. The Authority has grown to play a major role in the realisation of the Dubai Plan 2021, to highlight Dubai as a thriving capital for creative industries and further embed the Emirate’s credentials as a city of happy, creative and empowered people.
As part of its mandate, Dubai Culture has several initiatives that are focused on strengthening both the historic and modern cultural fabric of Dubai, including Dubai Art Season - the city’s premier umbrella arts initiative which kicks off with Emirates Airline Festival of Literature and encompasses Art Week including Art Dubai, Design Days Dubai, and SIKKA Art Fair, Middle East Film & Comic Con, SIKKA Art Fair - an annual event aimed at promoting Emirati and local artists in the UAE and the wider GCC region, Dubai Festival for Youth Theatre - an annual festival that fosters the art of theatre in the UAE and that is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2016, and Dubai Next - a dynamic platform that aims to showcase the Emirate’s cultural ethos and its vibrant creative scene on the global stage.
The Authority’s other key initiatives include Creatopia (www.creatopia.ae) - the nation’s first government empowered virtual community that guides and nurtures the creative culture of the nation and provides a platform of information and opportunities that lead to exposure and personal growth.
Dubai Culture also plays a leading role in support of the UAE National Strategy for Reading 2026, in particular by undertaking a major refurbishment of all Dubai Public Libraries branches to transform them into state-of-art cultural and artistic hubs. Across all of its branches, Dubai Public Library also provides children and young adults with a range of educational and entertaining activities that encourage the use of its facilities. The ‘Our Summer is Filled with Culture & Arts Programme’ is a Dubai Public Library initiative which complements the UAE National Reading Strategy, with its activities open to all age groups, and which revolve around four key themes: happiness, reading, family and the future.
The Authority also manages more than 17 heritage sites across the Emirate, and is a key government stakeholder in the development of the Dubai Historical District. As the custodian Authority of Dubai’s museum sector, Dubai Culture will officially launch Etihad Museum in December 2016. The museum will provide a platform to encourage cultural exchange and to connect Emirati youth with their culture and history. As part of the Authority’s mandate to support Dubai’s vision of becoming the focal point of diverse cultural exchange (regionally & globally), all of its museums will provide a catalyst to preserve Emirati Heritage.
For more information on Dubai Culture, visit www.dubaiculture.gov.ae
ABOUT AUDI
The Audi Group, with its brands Audi, Ducati and Lamborghini, is one of the most successful manufacturers of automobiles and motorcycles in the premium segment. It is present in more than 100 markets worldwide and produces at 16 locations in twelve countries. In the second half of 2016, the production of the Audi Q5 will start in San José Chiapa (Mexico). 100 percent subsidiaries of AUDI AG include quattro GmbH (Neckarsulm), Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. (Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy) and Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. (Bologna, Italy).
In 2015, the Audi Group delivered to customers approximately 1.8 million automobiles of the Audi brand, 3,245 sports cars of the Lamborghini brand and about 54,800 motorcycles of the Ducati brand. In the 2015 financial year, AUDI AG achieved total revenue of €58.4 billion and an operating profit of €4.8 billion. At present, approximately 85,000 people work for the company all over the world, about 60,000 of them in Germany. Audi focuses on new products and sustainable technologies for the future of mobility.
AUDI AG’s commitment to the region was confirmed through the foundation of its fully owned subsidiary in 2005. The current Middle East model range comprises the Audi A3 & S3 Sedan/Sportback and RS 3 Sportback, A4 and RS 4 Avant, the A5 Coupe, Sportback, Cabriolet and RS 5 Coupe and Cabriolet, the A6, S6, RS 6 performance, A7, S7, RS 7 & RS 7 performance, A8, A8 L, S8 & S8 plus, the Audi Q3, Q5 & SQ5, Q7 and the Audi TT Coupe/Roadster and TTS Coupe, the Audi R8 Coupe as well as the R8 Coupe V10 plus.
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