Emirati product designer and curator Khalid Shafar, in collaboration with d3, led top designers from the UAE to Milan to exhibit during Design Week
It was a natural progression. For years, Dubai’s internationally recognised Design District (d3) has been nurturing the best local talent, as well as welcoming international collaborations with world-renowned designers, brands, architects and artists. Embracing this momentum, d3 successfully showcased the work of 11 cutting-edge Emirati creatives, curated by internationally known product designer Khalid Shafar, at Milan Design Week.
More than 1500 people attended the exhibition, ‘UAE Design Stories: The Next Generation from The Emirates’, which was hosted in the world’s first purpose-built creative district and supported by the Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development at this year’s Salone Del Mobile International design fair.
Mohammad Saeed Al Shehhi, CEO at d3 said, “We would like to extend our deepest thanks to the UAE Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development, whose extensive support enabled us to make this exhibition a huge success; and to Khalid Shafar, who curated this project and brought it to life. We are extremely proud of all eleven of our designers, who helped highlight the region’s creativity and contemporary thinking at this prestigious event.”
This story is from the June 2018 edition of Identity.
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