Dubai: Dubai Design District (d3) has announced the launch of a ‘Design for Good’ project seeking to connect the design community through creative collaborations that support and promote social change within the UAE.
Designers are invited to apply by August 16.
Mohammad Saeed Al Shehi, CEO of d3, said: “Design offers solutions to any problem and through the power of design we can ensure a positive impact on various communities. Collaboration has also proven to achieve greater creativity and improved solutions. Our decision at d3 to launch Design for Good is based on these fundamentals. We are confident such efforts will bring the local design community together to work towards the cause of supporting and encouraging social change.”
Under the Design for Good programme, two projects will be rolled out in 2018.
The first, The Mesh, will include a collaboration between the Fatima Bint Mohammad Bin Zayed Initiative (FBMI) and Emirati designer Roudha Al Shamsi to design three shading structures for the d3 community that will be produced by Afgan women through the FBMI.
The proceeds will be utilised for the education of the women to further develop and enhance their skill sets. The three structures will be displayed during Dubai Design Week in November 2018 and then permanently placed in Dubai Design District.
The second project is entitled ‘Design 100’, under which d3 is inviting designers from across the UAE to design a piece of furniture or a functional object.
An expert jury will select the winning piece from which 100 pieces are to be produced by d3 in alliance with its knowledge partner, the American Hardwood Export Council, and sold to the general public during Dubai Design Week.
All proceeds from the sale will be allocated to Dubai Cares towards Syrian refugees.
For details on the project, visit www.dubaidesigndistrict.com.
