A showcase dedicated to Memphis, the movement that turned ‘good taste’ on its head and changed the visual language of design, brings a jolt of colour to the 2026 programme.

Italian high-jewelry and silverware Maison Buccellati returns to Downtown Design this November with an immersive experience created in collaboration with British artist and designer Luke Edward Hall.

What does a new generation of UAE designers inherit, and what do they choose to do with it? This year, the UAE Designer Exhibition turns its attention to the material, rituals, industries, technologies and ways of making that continue to shape design practice in the country.