Ivan Parati

Ivan Parati is an industrial designer with experience in product, furniture, interior, graphics and interaction. He is currently teaching at Ajman University, focusing his research on modularity, geometric tessellation and digital fabrication, keen on technology but aware of its potential threat to contemporary society. He belongs since a decade to the cultural scene of the Emirates, enabling through caravan, a design collective founded with his wife Emanuela Corti, a dialogue among the local industry and the creative community with workshops, installations, exhibitions, and researches. He is one of the founders of Witsense, the Start-Up whose brainchild Sensewear, a collection of smart-garments with anti-stress functionalities, has been internationally recognized with design awards and prizes. Ivan recently joined Compasses, the architecture and design magazine with international vocation focusing on the Gulf scene, as Associate Editor for the Middle East keen on strengthening the local presence of the magazine, promoting a model still new to the region where essays and projects’ reviews contribute towards specific themed issues. He is currently Co-curator at UAE Modern and organizer of People Planet Profits, a platform that aims at gathering local and international experts to share experiences and exchange knowledge on design innovation for sustainable environments.

Ivan Parrati was the winner of the Van Cleef & Arpels Middle East Emergent Designer Prize 2015.

Share:

Opening Hours

Tashkeel Alserkal
Gallery, Unit 58, Alserkal Avenue
Sun-Thu 10am – 7pm, Fri 9am–12pm
(closed Saturdays & public holidays).

Makerspace, Unit 89, Alserkal Avenue
Sat-Thu 10am – 7pm
(closed Fridays & public holidays).

Tashkeel Al Fahidi
House 10, Al Fahidi
(members only)

Tashkeel Nad Al Sheba

Nad Al Sheba 1

Temporarily closed for renovation


How to find us

Calendar

September

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
27 28 29 30 31 01 02
03 04 05 06 07 08 09
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
View all events

Stay updated