For its third edition, Urban Commissions invites all creatives residing in the UAE to propose and design a communal table which will be installed in the urban landscape of Dubai Design District (d3).
For its third edition, Urban Commissions invites all creatives residing in the UAE to propose and design a communal table which will be installed in the urban landscape of Dubai Design District (d3).
The communal table establishes an important functional, social and community building role for placemaking in Dubai. Therefore, the proposed design installation needs to address the basic function of furniture to gather people who seek comfort and functionality in the middle of their day, to meet, work, eat and converse.
As part of Dubai’s growing design-driven industry, the competition aims to engage with the creative community and promote the diverse local production industries of the UAE.
Entries can consist of any form of table and seating combination, traditional or otherwise. Selected by a notable judging panel, the winning design must be able to be entirely manufactured in the UAE within a grant of AED 50,000.
The winning proposal of Urban Commissions 3.0 will be unveiled at Design Days Dubai in March 2017, before moving to its new home in d3.
Deadline: 11pm December 1st, 2016
The call is open to anyone residing in the UAE
Both students and professionals are encouraged to participate
For enquiries please email [email protected] with the subject: Urban Commissions 3.0
To submit your proposal please click here
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Urban Commissions is a design initiative launched by Dubai Culture & Arts Authority and Dubai Design District (d3) in 2014 to celebrate the UAE’s growing design-conscious urban development and engage with the local design community and product industries.
Urban Commissions competition has received over 200 submissions from more than 25 nationalities, both individuals and collaborating groups at varied stages of their design careers. The inaugural winning commission was IDO bench designed by architect Anna Szonyi; the winner of the second edition of the competition 2.0 was Hinjal Kumar for her design of hybrid shelter x bicycle storage named ‘bike d3’. Both Urban Commissions have since been placed in the walkways of d3.