Visit FBMI's retail arm opening alongside the launch the Artists for Change programme [...]

24 – 29 October | 10am – 10pm
Building 2, Retail Unit 02
Dubai Design District (d3)

Zuleya, the retail arm of FBMI, will be opening its new showroom in Dubai Design District during the Design Week. New collections and collaborations will be showcased alongside the programme launch of Artists for Change.

Artists for Change aims to raise awareness of the plight of disadvantaged artisans as well as promote their talent and capabilities. The artists invited to be a part of the Artists For Change programme have graciously donated their artworks to be woven into hand-knotted carpets. Not only will these artworks provide employment to the artisans but a range of social benefits as provided by FBMI.

Designers whose work will be on display include:

Sheikha Wafa Hasher Al Maktoum – Artist and owner of FN Designs
Sheikha Mariam Khalifa Al Nahyan – Designer and founder of MKS Jewellery
Shamsa Al Abbar – Designer and founder of Shamsa Al Abbar Jewellery
Mohammed Saeed Harib – Director of Lamatara Studio and the man behind the Freej Cartoon.

About FBMI

The FBMI Initiative provides women with employment in the carpet production process, an industry they already possess skills in. It also offers them and their family’s critical social services in healthcare and education. The result is a holistic effort whose benefits are seen not only in fruitful employment, but also in healthier and happier families and communities.

A fundamental tenet of FBMI is to be commercially viable and sustainable in the long term, it operates a local value chain entirely within Afghanistan; buying local wool to support farmers, using natural vegetable dyes, and producing finished carpets for export to world markets.

For further information please contact FBMI, +971 4 388 1108