Past Workshops

Dubai Design Week 2023: Intellectual Property Intro for Creatives with Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

This seminar aims to equip designers, artists and other creative entrepreneurs with basic knowledge of Intellectual Property (IP) so that they can leverage their creativity and appropriately protect...

Dubai Design Week 2023: Make Works UAE Advice Sessions

Mansi Bavishi

Are you an artist or designer looking for companies to produce your designs? Then talk to Make Works UAE, the one-stop information resource driving local production and innovation. Tell us about your ...

Dubai Design Week 2023: How to Work with Manufacturers

Lisa Ball-Lechgar, Mansi Bavishi

Make Works UAE connects manufacturers, fabricators and suppliers with the creative community in the UAE. It is part of a global community uniting creatives with industry to drive local production and ...

Dubai Design Week 2023: Intro to Make Works UAE

Lisa Ball-Lechgar, Mansi Bavishi

Join us for this introductory talk and find out how Make Works UAE can help you access the information to find the right production partner for you.

Abstract Typographic Compositions

Bassem Boules, Diego Mendoza

Typography, the study of letters and their role in graphic design, encompasses a variety of styles and forms. Utilizing serifs, flourishes, and scripts, letters serve both as design elements and essen...

Ask Make Works UAE

Mansi Bavishi

Are you a manufacturer, fabricator or supplier seeking to expand into the creative and cultural industries? Or are you an artist or designer looking for companies to produce your designs? Then talk to...

First Steps For Makers copy

Lisa Ball-Lechgar

Join Make Works UAE for a fascinating, fact-filled talk on how best to equip yourself for a career as a maker in the UAE. Whether you are an artist or a designer, find out about the support structures...

Sikka 2023: Design Expedition

Sara Baali, Alia Damithan

Join us for a design expedition in Al Fahidi Neighborhood! During this session, participants will learn how to use the principles of design to create a zine that explores their perspective of the neig...

Design Talk: Tanween Cohort 2022

Huda Al Aithan, Sara Abu Farha & Khaled Shalkha , Shaza Khalil, Ebrahim Assur, Reema Al Mheiri

Join this online talk where the Tanween 2022 cohort will discuss and reflect on their Tanween experience, their work, creative process and evaluate the impact of their Tanween experience in their futu...

Have An Idea, Bring It To Life: Design Your Own Poster

Ibrahim Zaki

By the end of the workshop, they will become acquainted with the main steps of designing an artistic poster, that is distinctive, practical, and simple in form, and that convey the intended message.

Procreate for Beginners

Nora Zeid

Learn to use Procreate for illustrations and animations in this beginner workshop with artist Nora Zeid

Rebuilding Memory: Recreating Your Lost 'Toy'

Nidanin Woodwork

What was your favourite toy as a child? This workshop with Nidanin Woodwork is an exercise in recreating long lost childhood objects that held significant meaning, whether it be to place, people or se...