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Downtown design 2018

From international and regional contemporary design brands, a dynamic talks programme and large-scale installations, to a new fair section, Downtown Editions, view the highlights from the fair’s sixth edition.

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VOICES OF DESIGN | FEATURING TARIK AL ZAHARNA OF T.ZED ARCHITECTS

The Founder and Director of the Dubai-based practice talks about how a new generation of regional designers and clients is driving the growing demand for high-quality design solutions across the Middle East.

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VOICES OF DESIGN | FEATURING PRECIOSA

Martin Fryzelka, the Managing Director of Preciosa Lighting gives a snapshot of the Middle East’s evolving design scene.

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VOICES OF DESIGN | FEATURING ISABEL PINTADO OF WILSON ASSOCIATES

Isabel Pintado, the Managing Director of Wilson Associates in Dubai shares how the Emirate contributes towards building a contemporary design identity for the Middle East.

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VOICES OF DESIGN | FEATURING KETTAL

Laurence Dehlen, Middle East Director of Kettal, talks about the region’s emerging design economies and the role of the hospitality sector in supporting these markets.

Downtown Editions

Downtown Editions

Collect and commission at Downtown Editions, Downtown Design’s curated showcase of limited-edition design

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2018 EXHIBITOR HIGHLIGHTS

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Moroso
Italy

Moroso

Moroso has been working in close collaboration with some of the world’s most talented designers to produce luxury sofas…

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Normann Copenhagen
Denmark

Normann Copenhagen

Normann Copenhagen is a Danish design company with the mission to create original and innovative products in a simple…

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CC-tapis
Italy

CC-tapis

cc-tapis is an Italian company which produces contemporary rugs hand-knotted in Nepal by Tibetan artisans. Founded in…

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Artemide
Italy

Artemide

Artemide, an historical leader in lighting, has always been a synonym for Innovation and Made in Italy and its products…

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Cassina
Italy

Cassina

Cassina has been designing the future of interiors for over 90 years. Founded by Cesare and Umberto Cassina in Meda in…

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Kettal
Spain

Kettal

Since its beginnings in 1966, Kettal has had an international calling to design and innovation. In the first years of…

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Diesel Living with Scavolini
Italy

Diesel Living with Scavolini

Diesel’s style and know-how join forces with Scavolini’s know-how to create a new concept kitchen. A kitchen that…

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Layth Mahdi
 

Layth Mahdi

Award-winning architect and designer Layth Mahdi investigates the relationship between the beauty of materials and the…

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2018 Exhibitors Catalogue

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Trade Programme

Trade Programme

The Trade Programme is a bespoke industry tool designed to empower architects, interior designers and industry professionals to make advantageous use of their time at the fair and to better access creative and commercial opportunity.

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2018 Fair Features

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Breath of Light

The Red Dot 2018: Best of the Best award-winning interactive concept made its Middle Eastern debut at Downtown Design.

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Le Refuge Dubai

Based between LA and Paris,Marc Ange’s work is characterized by a play between fantasy and function, the real and the unreal. Le Refuge was no exception.

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The Aeon

The award-winning British artist and sculptor David Harber presented his latest work at the fair’s waterfront terrace.

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Shifting Sands

Part landscape, part installation, Shifting Sands, the urban intervention by the Dubai-based award-winning landscape design firm Desert INK was the living heart of the fair.

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The House of Negroni

Paul Bishop of Bishop Design presented a new creative concept for the House of Negroni at Downtown Design 2018.

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News

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Downtown Editions: A platform for Engagement and…

Downtown Editions: A platform for Engagement and…

Patronage and exposure are the fuel of the creative industries; Downtown Editions puts both established and emerging designers…

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Design with Context: Boutique Firms Lead the Way

Design with Context: Boutique Firms Lead the Way

UAE’s small and mid-size design agencies are putting regional context at the forefront of their creative concepts.

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Growth In The Middle East's Hospitality Sector

Growth In The Middle East's Hospitality Sector

With contracts worth just over $30bn due to be awarded in the region, the Middle East features amongst the leading markets for…

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Designing a Sustainable Future

Designing a Sustainable Future

Shaun Killa, the architect behind the Museum of the Future talks about Killa Design's upcoming projects and his passion for…

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Artemide Launches A Modular Lighting Collection…

Artemide Launches A Modular Lighting Collection…

A flexible lighting concept in collaboration with Pallavi Dean, founder of the boutique studio Roar will allow the end user to…

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Sharjah Architecture Triennial to launch November…

Sharjah Architecture Triennial to launch November…

Alongside Downtown Design, a new addition to the Middle East’s cultural calendar, the Sharjah Architecture Triennial, reinforces…

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Foster + Partners Lend Regional Context To Their…

Foster + Partners Lend Regional Context To Their…

According to Gerard Everden, the Head of Studio at Foster+Partners, sustainable design should respond to the location and the…

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Downtown Design is a key event of dubai design week

Dubai Design Week is the region’s largest creative festival, reflecting Dubai’s position as design capital of the Middle East. The six-day programme is made up of +200 events covering design across a range of disciplines including architecture, product, furniture, interior and graphic design

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