Design Days Dubai: a deluge of inspiration

Back for its fourth edition, Design Days Dubai 2015 presents a 44-gallery showcase of design jewels that are worthy of coveting.

Emphasising on contemporary design, this year’s edition of the region’s only design fair dedicated to rare, collectible design is not only a vehicle for design lovers and those who are looking to build an investment portfolio of personal and cultural worth, it is a platform to further a dialogue on the opportunities the Middle East presents to the international creative community.

This is my pick of why this year’s fair cannot be missed.

REGIONALLY STRONG

With nearly half of the 2015 gallery line-up coming from the Middle East, it is a great opportunity to tap into the regional design community and its fast-evolving vocabulary — chic, contemporary and of the soil.

Beirut-based Art Factum Gallery and Dubai’s Nakkash Gallery return with eclectic collections that bridge the past and the present. Naqsh Design House from Amman is set to present its Wihdeh Collection — celebrating unity through the beauty of regional embroidery. Bolstering UAE’s presence are 1971, a stunning new outpost for design in Sharjah and Arty by AMN from Ajman.

Affording a new generation of regional designers exposure on the international design platform, Tashkeel, the Dubai-based organisation committed to facilitating art and design practice, will present the final works of its Tashkeel Design Programme 2015 participants.

Original article by Pratyush Sarup

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Design Days Dubai: a deluge of inspiration