• 8 From the four corners. When was the last time you considered contemporary Algerian design or new pieces from Pakistan? Design Days Dubai has attracted plaudits in the past thanks to the breadth of the work it displays and 2014 is no different, featuring designers from the UK, France, China, USA, Chile, Switzerland, Canada, Korea, Jordan, Belgium and Brazil. Look out for Hamza Drioueche’s Torus 3rd Generation (pictured), part of the Algerian Agency for Culture Outreach display and Coalesce Design Studio, from Karachi.
    8 From the four corners. When was the last time you considered contemporary Algerian design or new pieces from Pakistan? Design Days Dubai has attracted plaudits in the past thanks to the breadth of the work it displays and 2014 is no different, featuring designers from the UK, France, China, USA, Chile, Switzerland, Canada, Korea, Jordan, Belgium and Brazil. Look out for Hamza Drioueche’s Torus 3rd Generation (pictured), part of the Algerian Agency for Culture Outreach display and Coalesce Design Studio, from Karachi.
  • 9 South African style. Cape Town is World Design Capital 2014, and Southern Guild returns to Design Days for the third time to fly the flag for collectable South African contemporary design. Founded in 2008, Southern Guild was established to “provoke” and encourage local designers and artists to explore and produce “more challenging and important work”. With Kassena Server (pictured) by the Johannesburg-based husband and wife design team Dokter and Misses, the gallery appears to be doing just that. Courtesy of Southern Guild
    9 South African style. Cape Town is World Design Capital 2014, and Southern Guild returns to Design Days for the third time to fly the flag for collectable South African contemporary design. Founded in 2008, Southern Guild was established to “provoke” and encourage local designers and artists to explore and produce “more challenging and important work”. With Kassena Server (pictured) by the Johannesburg-based husband and wife design team Dokter and Misses, the gallery appears to be doing just that. Courtesy of Southern Guild
  • 10 Peaceful respite. In Tom Price’s PP Trysting Tree, Design Days Dubai has commissioned a poetic installation that offers visitors the chance to escape the hustle of the fair. A glade of cherry trees made entirely from polypropylene pipe, Price’s installation is a meditation on our understanding and acceptance of beauty. Courtesy of Tom Price
    10 Peaceful respite. In Tom Price’s PP Trysting Tree, Design Days Dubai has commissioned a poetic installation that offers visitors the chance to escape the hustle of the fair. A glade of cherry trees made entirely from polypropylene pipe, Price’s installation is a meditation on our understanding and acceptance of beauty. Courtesy of Tom Price

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In pictures: 10 things not to miss at Design Days Dubai

James Ohara

March 13, 2014

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Presenting a list of 10 things not to miss at Design Days Dubai this weekend.

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