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Dubai Design Week

Several works at Downtown Design use unusual materials, including plywood made from palm. Antonie Robertson / The National

How UAE creatives are breaking the mould at Downtown Design

CultureNovember 08, 2024

Editions focuses on artworks made on a limited scale, usually numbered and signed by the artist. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Dubai Design Week highlights, from interior brands to art sellers

CultureNovember 07, 2024

Iwan, which is only display at Dubai Design Week, takes cues from traditional Islamic architecture to craft a structure made from aluminum sheets. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Installations at Dubai Design Week, from a drum table to Himalayan salt pavilion

CultureNovember 06, 2024

Kameh is presenting limited-edition chairs at Editions, which blend artisanal wood-burning techniques with a vision of what a forest may look like in the desert. Photo: Editions

Guide to Editions, Dubai Design Week's new fair for limited-edition artworks

CultureOctober 18, 2024

An Absent Mudhif draws from the architectural heritage of the Ahwaris, who inhabit the marshes in south Iraq as well as the Hawizeh marshlands along the country’s border with Iran. Photo: Dubai Design Week

How coral stones, reefs and mycelium inspired Dubai Design Week projects

Art & DesignOctober 03, 2024

Of Palm by Emirati artist Abdalla AlMulla. Antonie Robertson / The National

Dubai Design Week celebrates turning waste into art

Arts & CultureNovember 08, 2023

Kuthub Chair by Dachah Studio. Photo: Downtown Design

UAE Designer Exhibition looks towards future living

Art & DesignNovember 08, 2023

Dubai Design Week will feature commissioned projects, installation, exhibitions, talks and workshops. Photo: Dubai Design Week

Dubai Design Week highlights, from installations to Gaza relief

Arts & CultureNovember 07, 2023

Taste of Abu Dhabi features restaurant pop-ups, workshops and live entertainment. Photo: Taste of Abu Dhabi

Things to do this week, from Taste of Abu Dhabi to Dubai Design Week

Things to doNovember 06, 2023

Made entirely from parts of palm trees, Of Palm is one of the large-scale installations that will be presented during Dubai Design Week. Photo: Abdalla AlMulla

How palm trees inspired this pavilion at Dubai Design Week

Arts & CultureOctober 03, 2023

Dubai Design Week has become one of the largest creative festivals in the Middle East. Photo: Dubai Design Week

Timeframe: Dubai Design Week is a vital part of the UAE’s creative landscape

WeekendNovember 11, 2022

'Once Upon a Forest' by OBMI Architects at the eighth edition of Dubai Design Week. Photo: Dubai Design Week

How sustainability is having a real impact at Dubai Design Week

Art & DesignNovember 09, 2022

Hands completed the installation of the massive carpet only a few days before the mosque opened to the public in August this year. Supplied

Dubai Design Week to display prototype of largest handmade carpet

HomeNovember 07, 2022

Dubai Design Week will run from November 8 to 13 at Dubai Design District. Photo: Dubai Design Week

Dubai Design Week 2022: dates and all you need to know about the festival

Art & DesignNovember 04, 2022

Twinkle, a solution for urban lighting. Courtesy Haonghao Deng and Jiabao Li

8 Global Grad Show projects that will make the world a better place

LifestyleNovember 13, 2018

The objects we surround ourselves with are just as much an expression of our inner selves as the clothes we wear. Courtesy Hala Al-Ani

Bright ideas and lightbulb moments likely at Dubai Design Week

CommentNovember 08, 2018