Past Workshops

Dubai Design Week 2019: Make a Concrete Planter

Learn about design, materials and aesthetics as you make your own concrete planter. Open to a parent with a child (6 years+) as well as adults.

Dubai Design Week 2019: Make a Table Lamp

Learn to create, design and make a table lamp from scratch using concrete. Open to a parent with a child (6 years+) as well as adults.

Drop-in Design Surgery (13 November)

Discuss your career and get feedback on your portfolio in a one-to-one session with design industry professionals working in the UAE and internationally.

Drop-in Design Surgery (12 November)

Discuss your career and get feedback on your portfolio in a one-to-one session with design industry professionals working in the UAE and internationally.Please note that the workshop is for individual...

Youth Hub Talk: Photography in the Arab World - The Story of Tribe

Mubarik Jafery

Co-founder of Tribe Magazine Mubarik Jafery discusses the magazine, its place and purpose in the region in an informative and reflective session. Tribe Magazine focuses on photography and new media in...

Pop in and Paint

Zahra Jewanjee

Explore painting with Zahra Jewenjee MFA and fellow participants. Advance your composition and colour techniques and engage in discussions on self-critique. All materials are included.

Khatt Foundation: Advanced Arabic Typeface Design

Dr. Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès, Khajag Apelian, Khatt Foundation

Suitable for experienced designers wanting to learn new type design authoring tools. Join Huda Smitshuijzen- AbiFarès, Naïma Ben Ayed, Khajag Apelian and Georg Seifert to expand character sets and fin...

Youth Hub: Woodblock Printmaking

Salama Nasib

This introductory workshop on woodblock printing covers an old art form and how it can be practiced using regionally available materials. Suitable for 18–35 years.

Afterschool Arts Club: Accordion landscape and Making Spaces

Azim Al Ghussein

Participants will reflect upon familiar spaces and locations through this landscape-oriented workshop. Using basic bookbinding techniques and drawing, participants will be guided by the instructor to ...

Youth Hub Talk: Design Scene in the UAE

Lewis Adams

Tashkeel Design Manager Lewis Adams discusses the local product design scene; covering topics such as historical contexts, local trends, sustainability and production in the UAE.

Afterschool Arts Club: Tote Bags and Rethinking Waste

Azim Al Ghussein

Participants will transform their old t-shirts into usable tote bags. The workshop examines ways in which used objects can be repurposed. It encourages sustainable making practices that explore larger...

Arts Management 2: Creative Writing for Designers

Yosr El Sherbiny

How do you use creative writing to gain a competitive advantage? Examine the ways you can broaden your critical thinking skills through creative writing, exploring the opportunities writing offers as ...