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Rizq Art Initiative opens in Abu Dhabi today

Design Middleeast

The UAE is set to welcome a major new addition to the country’s burgeoning artistic landscape. Rizq Art Initiative (RAi) an independent cultural institution will open its doors in Abu Dhabi on November 23 2023 with the goal of highlighting, nurturing and disseminating the exciting talent of artists from the Global South.

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Nakkash Design Studio creates a tropical modernist paradise in Dubai’s Meadows

Design Middleeast

An abstract painting from an artist in Bali, a migrant captured in a series of mixed media prints, and reductionist portraits of native Americans captured on a large width fabric from the House of Pierre Frey are some of the striking pieces of art in the room. Lines and curves meet harmoniously to create a sense of ease.

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More on the Floor

VMS

T HE FLOORING INDUSTRY continues to evolve and innovate as product developments push boundaries in fiber and materials technology, design, texture and pattern – for both hard and soft surfaces. Transitioning from her origins as a mural painter, the hand-tufted and kilim rug styles interpret nuances and textures of wool and other fibers.

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Design Space AlUlA: The first permanent gallery space dedicated to showcasing design initiatives

Design Middleeast

AlUla Arts Festival is a celebration of contemporary visual and public art, design, curated cinema, art tours and artist residencies. The opening of Design Space AlUla will complement the Festival programme by giving the festival’s visitors and design enthusiasts in particular, another reason to visit AlUla.

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Just scratching the surface

Retail Focus

The trend certainly seems to point to displays and surfaces that visually look more sustainable, with natural textures, and the use of materials made from recycled content or are fully reusable or recyclable at end of life.”. It can easily be applied and removed so changing and updating can happen more frequently.”.

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A play between art, craft and design with Atelier Kaja Dahl

Design Wanted

Kaja Dahl: “ We should be striving for the perfect harmony between the manmade and what nature grows and breaks down. “ ‘Tapputi and the Sea’, a tale of natural sea sponge, heat, skin, texture, fragrance and rituals – Images Courtesy of Kaja Dahl.

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Knoll: Creating a complete experience of space

Design Middleeast

This is a company built on its belief that when furniture relates to the architectural setting, and the interior is choreographed as a harmonious succession of forms and finishes, the result is a space where people want to be. The result is a harmonious Total Design. “ At the interface between people and environments, there’s Knoll.

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