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Dubai, the design capital of the Middle East, is also an important showcase for young talent. The event is the Global Grad Show 2018 at the Dubai Design District (d3), during Dubai Design Week from the 12th to the 17th of November: the graduates of the best design and technology universities present inventions to improve human life and resolve...

Al Seef is the new cultural heart of Dubai. An area just recently opened to the public in the iconic Dubai Creek, where traditional architectural elements harmoniously merge with contemporary spaces. A modern vision of the city that marries the past to a brilliant future, giving life to a mix of hospitality and tradition. And this is where the hotel...

Launched in 2015, Dubai Design Week will return in Dubai Design District (d3), with more than 230 events throughout the district and the city. Mohammad Saeed Al-Shehhi, Ceo of d3, explains us the growth's strategy and the potential of the district that, in a just fews years, has represented a design destination for the Middle East and for the international public of designers, creatives and young...

On one of the main streets of the exclusive Design District in Dubai, home of the most famous fashion and furnishings brands and a reference point for the local creative community, Barovier&Toso will open on November 12, 2018 its first shop-in-shop: a display space located inside Archiade Atelier at the ground floor of Building 3, presenting a selection of...

The full version of this title starts with the words “Connecting Minds”, the theme of the next edition of Expo 2020, which will be held in Dubai. But we do not wish to jump the gun by promoting the world’s fair, even though it is already yielding results in terms of planning. The partial reference, however, offers us the...

“Architecture’s spatial organization should always be capable of creating different uses, depending on need, and to evolve with the city that hosts it. All buildings should be flexible so that they do not become outdated.” This is the view of Christopher Lee, head of Serie Architects, and it encapsulates the design approach underlying the brand new Jameel Arts Centre in...

The positive trend for the furniture industry in the Middle East is mainly driven by the expansion of the middle class. The international furniture market is paying increasing attention to the region due to its consumers’ preference for imported furniture and the development of the contract and residential sectors. According to research by Ventures Middle East, the turnover related...

The first completed phase of the masterplan for the Al Seef area along the Dubai Creek, close to the historic district of Al Fahidi, was that of the 'contemporary district', an urban complex combining a variety of functions, retail, promenade, marina, market, restaurants and hospitality, in an area that extends for 1.8 kilometres, completely pedestrianised, on the mirror of...

Compared to other international design events, Dubai Design Week is quickly growing year after year… William Knight, director Dubai Design Week. Dubai Design Week has quickly become the region’s largest creative festival; I think this is because it reflects and appeals to a broad range of interests; specifically the growing design community in Dubai and the increasing size of audience...

This next edition is expected to be one full of novelty and innovation. The trade show dedicated to the hospitality industry changes name and becomes Sleep + Eat, thus expanding its area of interest to include décor for coffee bars, restaurants, and night clubs. But that’s not all: for the first time the conferences, a fundamental component of the...