Dubai Design Week, the region’s leading design festival, will return for its 11th edition from 4-9 November 2025. Since its launch, Dubai Design Week has become a catalyst for cross-cultural exchange, spotlighting diverse practices from the region and beyond while connecting them to global audiences. Its multidisciplinary programme spans disciplines including architecture, interiors, furniture, product, graphic and experiential design, acting as a platform for dialogue, experimentation and progress. Set against the backdrop of Dubai’s cultural landscape, it continues to reflect the city’s growing role as a global meeting point for creativity and ideas.

Taking place 5-9 November in Dubai Design District (d3), with Downtown Design as its anchor event, the festival will bring together a curated mix of international and regional brands and studios, featuring established and emerging names, the fair remains the region’s most significant platform for high-quality contemporary design.

Alongside Downtown Design, Editions will showcase limited-edition art and design from regional and international creators, spanning photography, works on paper, ceramics, contemporary design, and artist multiples.; The Forum at Downtown Design returns with live talks and keynotes, headlined by Tom Dixon in his Dubai debut. He will appear alongside other globally acclaimed voices including one of the UK’s leading product designers, Lee Broom and French architect, interior designer and restorer Isabelle Stanislas; the annual design competition Urban Commissions, returning with this year’s winning proposal, When Does a Threshold Become a Courtyard?, is by UAE-based design and research studio Some Kind of Practice, founded by Omar Darwish and Abdulla Abbas., With a methodology rooted in field research, archival engagement and collaborative processes, they  frame design as a tool for making visible what is often unseen; and Abwab - the annually anticipated headline commission - which will this year invite practitioners to respond to the theme In the Details, exploring material intelligence, precision and cultural nuance through the lens of ornamentalism; an aesthetic language of meaning, memory and symbolism that has shaped architecture, objects and textiles across cultures.

Fueled by rapid urbanisation, a strong real estate market, developments in infrastructure, diversification of the economy and evolving tastes and aesthetic needs of residents, businesses and tourists, Dubai Design Week has since its inception in 2015 become a platform for emerging, pioneering and established designers to showcase their work, connect with industry professionals, and gain exposure in the wider Middle East and beyond.

With a commitment to innovation and support of local talent and its role in shaping Dubai's identity as a thriving global centre for design and creativity in the Middle East, the week offers a free-to-attend, forward–looking programme of special commissions, immersive installations, exhibitions and events.

Find out more about the 2025 programme here.

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