An exciting competition for designers and makers has been launched to produce a public seating area for the forthcoming Al Quoz Creative District. In collaboration with the Art Dubai Group, designers are asked to produce a public seating intervention which will be produced in a quantity of three.
The shortlisted designs will be unveiled in January 2020, during the 8th edition of Quoz Arts Fest, an arts and culture festival in Al Quoz, organised by Alserkal.
The design must be suitable for outdoor installation in Al Quoz Creative District with a maximum height of 2.5 metres and should not exceed a surface area of 4 square metres. It must be easily maintained and take into consideration local climate conditions. Once the winning design has been selected through a public voting process; three pieces of the same design will be manufactured and installed entirely within a budget of AED60,000.
The Made In Quoz competition is open to all UAE residents. The winning designs will be locally manufactured and will celebrate Dubai as a global centre of culture, an incubator for creativity and a thriving hub for talent.
Submissions have now closed for the Made In Al Quoz competiton, and a shortlist of entries will be selected by the Made In Al Quoz jury.