Tashkeel is delighted to unveil the distinguished participants of the Tanween Design Programme 2024, marking its most largest cohort to date. The esteemed designers who will shape this edition are: Majid Al Bastaki, Khadija Al Mazimi, Rimsha Kidwai, Amna Bin Bishr, Dania Ajlan, Duna Ajlan, Mohammad Samara, Khaled Al Shaer and Osama Rashad.
In its eleventh iteration, the Tanween Design Programme remains steadfast in its commitment to sustainability, addressing a pivotal global challenge. Over the span of eleven months, the designers will engage in collaborative endeavors with engineers and scientists. Their collective pursuit will yield innovative, functional designs wherein sustainability stands as a defining principle.
The Tanween design programme was initiated in 2013 by Tashkeel and the late Roanne Dods, co-producer of Small is Beautiful. Alumni include Alya Al Eghfeli (UAE), Amer Aldour (UAE), Abdalla AlMulla (UAE), Ebrahim Assur (Cape Town), Eman Shafiq (Pakistan), Hala Al Ani (Iraq), Hamza Omari (Jordan), Hatem Hatem (Iraq), Huda Al Aithan (KSA), Ibbini Studio (UK/Jordan), Khaled Shalkha (Russia), Khawla Mohammed Al Balooshi (UAE), Lana El Samman (Lebanon/Canada), Latifa Saeed (UAE), Lina Ghalib (Egypt), Lujain Abulfaraj (KSA), Lujaine Rezk (Egypt), Myrtille Ronteix (France), Nada Abu Shaqra (Palestine), Neda Salmanpour (Iran), Nuhayr Zein (Egypt), Rand Abdul Jabbar (Iraq), Reema Al Mheiri (UAE), Renad Hussein (Jordan), Saher Oliver Samman (UK), Salem Al Mansoori (UAE), Sara Abu Farha (Palestine), Shaza Khalil (Egypt), Studio MUJU (UK/Egypt), Talin Hazbar (Syria), Tasneem Tinawi (Syria), Yara Habib (Lebanon/Canada), Zeinab Al Hashemi (UAE), Zuleika Penniman (USA/Lebanon).
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Mentors
Kevin S. Badni is the Head of the College of Arts and Creative Enterprises, Zayed University. Previously, he was the Head of Art and Design at the American University of Sharjah. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Product Design from Loughborough University and his Master’s in Multimedia Design from De Montfort University in the UK. Before becoming an academic, Badni spent ten years as a professional designer working in the design industry, including managing the UK’s first commercial Virtual Reality centre. His main research area of interest is the personal perceptions of vision; he has had his art exhibited in galleries in the UK, Australia, America, Colombia, Italy and the UAE.
Helen Voce is a supporter of creative people and creative industries. As an independent project manager, event and programme producer in the creative industries she works locally, nationally, internationally and voluntarily from her base in Scotland. She designs, facilitates and produces opportunities, initiatives and spaces in which creative practitioners, microbusinesses and projects can realise their full artistic and business potential. Her professional specialism and personal interest is contemporary craft and design. Amongst other things, Voce is Regions Coordinator at Make Works, Co-Producer of Applied Arts Scotland’s Digital Craft Toolkit for the British Council {Thailand} and a Board Member of Fife Contemporary. Previous roles include business development programme / workshop facilitator and mentor at Emergents, Open Project Fund Assessor at Creative Scotland, Mentor on the British Crafts Council’s Hothouse development programme for emerging makers and Crafts Programme Producer at Cove Park, Scotland’s international artists’ residency centre. A postgraduate of the Royal College of Art / Victoria & Albert Museum’s MA in the History of Design and Material Cultural, 1650 to the present, Voce has previously worked for Cultural Enterprise Office, the British Crafts Council and the Victoria & Albert Museum.
Current Participants
Khadija Almazimi
Khadija Almazimi, an Emirati designer and researcher in UAE heritage and sustainable materials, has been passionate about painting since childhood. Additionally, she is an avid reader and researcher i...
Khaled Al Shaer & Mohammad Samara
Khaled Al Shaer, an Emirati Multidisciplinary Designer and Strategist, holds a degree in design management from the American University of Sharjah. His professional journey spans various dimensions wi...
Majid Al Bastaki
Majid Al Bastaki, a Senior Architectural Engineering student, has forged a distinctive path marked by creativity and innovation. Since 2018, Majid has showcased his expertise as a Freelance Architectu...
One Third Studio
One Third Studio, is a dynamic trio of female designers (Amna Bin Bishr, Duna Ajlan and Dania Ajlan) on a collective mission to redefine the field of design. United by a shared passion for creating im...
Osama Rashad
Osama Rashad, an architect and technical partner at Atoms Studio in Dubai, earned his bachelor’s degree in architecture from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Alexandria University. His portfolio includes s...
Rimsha Kidwai
Rimsha Kidwai is a product designer with an interest in urban research, materiality and indigenous production methods. Based in the UAE since 2006, she graduated from the National College of Arts in P...
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