Watch out for these brands and designers that are creating exclusive, never –seen-before pieces for the show.
This year’s edition of Downtown Design is set to be the largest and most diverse, with double the number of exhibitors as last year, and a new Destination initiative that brings six different Design Weeks to Dubai. Watch out for brands and designers creating exclusive, never –seen-before pieces including Ediciones Jalapa of Mexico Design Festival who will present a new collection of furniture made from palm leaves – a material specially chosen to resonate with the region and Ben Tovim Design of Melbourne International Design Week who will reveal a unique furniture piece designed exclusively for the local market.
Regional exhibitor Etqaan is working with a local design duo to create contemporary expressions of their traditional Egyptian marquetry furniture. “This is going to be our first participation Downtown Design,” says Tamer Zaki, Managing Partner. “We believe that this event is the perfect hub to reveal our new art deco collection, which we’re launching in collaboration with the talented AbuDhabi based designers Fouad Mirza and Ritchie Nolasco.”
“Dubai is becoming one of the most important trend setting markets now in the region, as well as the global market . The environment is becoming extremely competitive and challenging, which allows only very creative minds, exclusive designs and art to grow and continue setting new trends for generations to come.”
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