• A Palestinian waiter, dressed as Santa Claus, takes an order at "Maldive Gaza" cafe on a beach in Gaza City. Reuters
    A Palestinian waiter, dressed as Santa Claus, takes an order at "Maldive Gaza" cafe on a beach in Gaza City. Reuters
  • Jordanian artist and architect Saleh Mansour poses with his cityscape sketch on a mask to encourage people to wear them in Amman, Jordan. Reuters
    Jordanian artist and architect Saleh Mansour poses with his cityscape sketch on a mask to encourage people to wear them in Amman, Jordan. Reuters
  • Annie Orfalian, 45, plays with dogs at her dog shelter in Damascus, Syria. Reuters
    Annie Orfalian, 45, plays with dogs at her dog shelter in Damascus, Syria. Reuters
  • A woman wearing a face mask walks at Ledra main shipping street in front of a graffiti in the medieval core of capital Nicosia, Cyprus. AP Photo
    A woman wearing a face mask walks at Ledra main shipping street in front of a graffiti in the medieval core of capital Nicosia, Cyprus. AP Photo
  • Palestinian Christian jeweller Melad Al-Amash displays a piece of gold Jewellery reading 'Merry Christmas' at his store in Gaza City. Reuters
    Palestinian Christian jeweller Melad Al-Amash displays a piece of gold Jewellery reading 'Merry Christmas' at his store in Gaza City. Reuters
  • People visiting Iraq International Book Fair in Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
    People visiting Iraq International Book Fair in Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
  • Newly arrived Ethiopian refugees who fled Ethiopia's Tigray conflict rest at Um Raquba refugee camp in Gedaref, eastern Sudan. AFP
    Newly arrived Ethiopian refugees who fled Ethiopia's Tigray conflict rest at Um Raquba refugee camp in Gedaref, eastern Sudan. AFP
  • Ammar Mouwfaq, 70, stands inside his soap shop in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. Mouwfaq inherited the business in 1955 and for decades his family have imported olive soap from Aleppo, Syria, a trade that has dated back hundreds of years. That came to a stop when ISIS took control of the area in 2014. AP photo
    Ammar Mouwfaq, 70, stands inside his soap shop in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. Mouwfaq inherited the business in 1955 and for decades his family have imported olive soap from Aleppo, Syria, a trade that has dated back hundreds of years. That came to a stop when ISIS took control of the area in 2014. AP photo
  • A groom with a prosthetic leg and crutches attends with others a mass wedding for thousands of couples including the poor, handicapped, and wounded, in Yemen's capital Sanaa. AFP
    A groom with a prosthetic leg and crutches attends with others a mass wedding for thousands of couples including the poor, handicapped, and wounded, in Yemen's capital Sanaa. AFP
  • A slogan is painted on a barrier in front of towering grain silos gutted in the massive August explosion at the Beirut port that claimed the lives of more than 200 people, in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
    A slogan is painted on a barrier in front of towering grain silos gutted in the massive August explosion at the Beirut port that claimed the lives of more than 200 people, in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo

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Explainer: Tanween Design Programme

Non-profit arts studio Tashkeel launched this annual initiative with the intention of supporting budding designers in the UAE. This year, three talents were chosen from hundreds of applicants to be a part of the sixth creative development programme. These are architect Abdulla Al Mulla, interior designer Lana El Samman and graphic designer Yara Habib.

The trio have been guided by experts from the industry over the course of nine months, as they developed their own products that merge their unique styles with traditional elements of Emirati design. This includes laboratory sessions, experimental and collaborative practice, investigation of new business models and evaluation.

It is led by British contemporary design project specialist Helen Voce and mentor Kevin Badni, and offers participants access to experts from across the world, including the likes of UK designer Gareth Neal and multidisciplinary designer and entrepreneur, Sheikh Salem Al Qassimi.

The final pieces are being revealed in a worldwide limited-edition release on the first day of Downtown Designs at Dubai Design Week 2019. Tashkeel will be at stand E31 at the exhibition.

Lisa Ball-Lechgar, deputy director of Tashkeel, said: “The diversity and calibre of the applicants this year … is reflective of the dynamic change that the UAE art and design industry is witnessing, with young creators resolute in making their bold design ideas a reality.”

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