Established in Dubai in 2008 by Lateefa bint Maktoum, Tashkeel provides a nurturing environment for art and design practice rooted in the UAE. With studios, workspaces, and galleries located in both Nad Al Sheba and Al Fahidi, its annual programme includes professional development programmes, residencies, workshops, talks, lectures, and exhibitions to enable creative practice, experimentation, and dialogue among practitioners and the community. Tashkeel’s specialist design initiatives include the Tanween design programme, Make Works UAE, The Tanween Collection, Designer-in-Residence programme, and the Van Cleef & Arpels Middle East Emergent Designer Prize. It also commissions affordable products from UAE-based artists and designers for its Made in Tashkeel and Tanween+ collections.
