DOHA: Design Doha, a biennial for design excellence dedicated to celebrating and nurturing contemporary design from Qatar and the MENA region established by Qatar Museums, has made its debut in Dubai with a private event at Skooni Art Foundation & Residence, and a ‘Reading Lounge’ Activation at Dubai Design Week 2024, located at the Dubai Design District. Design Doha Comes to Dubai marks the international launch of Arab Design Now, a first-of-its-kind title released in September this year, surveying Design in the MENA Region. The publication details local and regional design talent across disciplines, from architectural and material innovations to contemporary crafts, furniture, fashion, graphic, and object design.
Published by Qatar Museums in collaboration with Silvana Editoriale, the exquisitely illustrated full colour 360-page book, edited by curator Rana Beiruti, celebrates the central presentation of the inaugural edition of Design Doha. Design Doha’s presence in Dubai will highlight the significance of this publication and its role in shaping the future of design across the region. Fahad Al Obaidly, Acting Director of Design Doha, remarked: “Hosting such a special event and bringing the Arab Design Now publication to Dubai is a significant milestone for us, especially during one of the region’s largest creative festivals.
We hope that this activation will advance dialogues about design in the wider MENA region, while also emphasising the publication’s cruci.