Events for the design enthusiasts and seasoned professionals

If you are a design or architecture enthusiast or professional, this design week offers a selection of workshops, talks, and conferences for professionals in the industry or amateurs seeking technical inspiration and information.

If you are a design or architecture enthusiast or professional, this design week offers a selection of workshops, talks, and conferences for professionals in the industry or amateurs seeking technical inspiration and information.

What is the essence of design? Learn how to tell stories through interior design and architecture in a workshop by 360 decoro: Live Emotions, and discover the language of contemporary design with Andre C. Meyerhans.

Intrigued by the role colour plays in design? AT Architects | Colour: its secret life, a workshop on experimenting with colour and space, will help you see the ways in which colour takes on meaning, shapes our view of the world, and is fundamental to the way we experience our surroundings.

Technology plays a pivotal role in our world, and it is now imperative that designers understand how to navigate design in the digital world. Design in a digital world is a conference that aims to bring together researchers and practitioners to explore, evaluate and present creative work and research results on the future of design, the impact of digital technology, and design education in a digital world. InFORMed systems, a presentation for those interested in evolving techniques at the intersection of design, sustainability, innovation, and technology, will cover novel techniques in digital design and fabrication that are inspired by the complex, self-organising systems found in natural, organic formations and patterns. The talk will introduce participants to the conceptual framework of some of the design and fabrication workshops and processes that were conducted at d-NAT and some of the current interdisciplinary projects at AmorphouStudio.

If you are a brand seeking to grow your influence, there are a variety of events you must attend, from talks to workshops. Hear three experts reveal methods for using the media to turbocharge your design business in Revealed, a talk by Pallavi Dean Interiors, or attend Localizing the Globalto listen to Moe Jawhar, Executive Creative Director at Serviceplan Group Middle East, take you through the thinking process that helped shape some of the most prestigious brands in the region. Service Design: The next wave of evolution for Dubai, hosted by Dubai Managing Director, James Samperi will focus on how to progress from a compelling service vision for a business, its employees and its customers to designing compelling multi-channel services more quickly and holistically. Definitely do not miss the Design Therapy pop-up, hosted by Maek Design throughout Dubai Design Week, offering free 1-on-1 sessions with Founder and Creative Director?Ghazwan Hamdan to help you work through a brand, design or digital challenge you are struggling with.

Finally, Wilson Fabrics will be hosting a series of workshops for an interior design amateur on unique topics from Building Façade Design, toHow to dress your bed like an interior designer,and Tips for Curtain Design. In addition, Sharabassy will be holding workshops on Defining Architecture heritage workshop, Interior Design and Virtual Reality Workshop, Architecture and films/ comics workshop, and Architecture and photography workshop.