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TRADE WINDS

Dubai Design Week Returns 8-13 November 2022

by Downtown Design

urated in strategic partnership interiors and multimedia by international – with this edition of Dubai Design
with Dubai Design District and regional designers. Week – to fortifying Dubai’s status as a
C(d3), a member of TECOM Khadija Al Bastaki, Vice President of UNESCO Creative City of Design and
Group PJSC, and supported by Dubai d3, comments: “We are proud to present further growing the profile of the creative
Culture, Dubai Design Week returns the eighth edition of Dubai Design Week, industries in our city.”
for its eighth season, 8 - 13 November, which is set to be – once again – a very Dr Saeed Mubarak bin Kharbash,
providing individuals and companies exciting highlight of Dubai’s autumn CEO of the Arts and Literature Sector
with a platform to showcase their design calendar. We look forward to bringing the at Dubai Culture, said: “Design is a key
experience and thinking by ways of design and creative community together pillar of our strategic roadmap in which
installations, exhibitions, and overall to engage, connect and be inspired by we continuously support to empower
experiential mediums. the ideas, talents and artisans presented creativity and the talented people behind
The annual event is one of the region’s across installations, exhibitions, talks, this toward the development of the
most significant cultural occasions with a workshops, the Downtown Design creative economy and to cement Dubai’s
line-up of programming demonstrating fair and the market. In addition, we position as a global centre for culture, an
Dubai’s commitment to design, and look forward to giving incredible incubator for creativity, and a thriving
is scheduled to take place at d3, a talent from the UAE, region and wider hub for talent as well as the global capital
regional hub for art, design fashion and world a platform for their work to be of the creative economy. Dubai Design
architecture. This year’s programming showcased and celebrated. We at Dubai Week is an annual celebration of design
will focus on designing for a sustainable Design District are deeply committed to and designers that we are proud to be
future, that will be integrated across the rethinking the regular, empowering talent continuously supporting.” dw
week’s activities in a range of disciplines and being an ever-growing ecosystem
including architecture, product design, for creative thinkers. We look forward www.dubaidesigndistrict.com

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