Dubai-based Saudi product designer Ayah Al Bitar said, “I design to solve problems; I design to create new problems. I design to communicate. Saudi Design Week was a great platform for me to depict exactly what I want to do with the Saudi society.”
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by Oasis Magazine continues to provide a platform for regional and local discourse on design and creative visual culture. Exhibiting designers also reported strong interest over the course of the fair and a development of interest in the local scene.
We focus on not only supporting local design talent, but also on bringing designers to further engage the design and creative community in Saudi Arabia. We want to help set foundations for a local design scene and help promote the genuine talent of the country. —Basma Bouzo, Co-Founder of Saudi Design Week
Regional collaboration was also highlighted at Saudi Design Week, demonstrating the importance of the Fair as a platform, first time exhibitors Nada Abdalla and Maria Dermosessian from Bilarabic from the Lebanese International University, Saida Campus said, “The energy in Saudi Design Week is so excellent with people really interested in enhancing ideas and collaborating.”
The unique blend of emerging talent and global design brands meant that Saudi Design Week is one of the best places to discover forward thinking and inspiring trends around the 2016 theme of of Illumination, both literally and figuratively.
In addition to the public program and workshops, the fair’s only focused on outreach programs welcoming school and university groups from Riyadh in efforts to further engage the local community on design and visual cultural. Web: saudidesignweek.com SaudidesignWeek
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