Past Workshops

After School Arts Club: Batik

Using Glue and Fabric Paint, participants will learn to recreate the Batik dyeing process at home. Young people can still learn new kinds of making while observing social distancing with the After Sc...

Tashkeel Talks: Design Practice with Bahar Al Bahar

Bahar Al Bahar

Architect and designer Bahar Al Bahar joins Salim Ahmed and Lisa Ball-Lechgar from Tashkeel to talk about the importance of cross-disciplinary collaboration within the realm of design and fabrication....

After School Arts Club: Growing Crystals

Participants will learn how to grow their own crystal in a jar at home. Young people can still learn new kinds of making while observing social distancing with the After School Arts Club at Tashkeel....

Risograph Printing: Preparation for Print

Azim Al Ghussein

In this workshop participants will learn to translate a previous work into an edition of Risograph prints through digital and analog means. This workshop will cover scanning, digital preparation and c...

Meet the Artist: Chafa Ghaddar

Chafa Ghaddar

Over the last four years, the artist Chafa Ghaddar has become an important part of the Tashkeel creative community, using the spaces and facilities to experiment and further her practice while taking ...

Blue: Chafa Ghaddar & Jill Magi talk about more than colour

Jill Magi, Chafa Ghaddar

Blue compels, carries history, is a luxury, is a necessity. What does this colour denote? In this talk, artist, writer, educator and mentor Jill Magi joins the artist to discuss their associations and...

Live Lecture: Fungi for Material Futures

Ninela Ivanova, ​Dr.

Explore how Ninela’s personal passion for craft, materials, nature and sensory experience led her to explore the potential use of fungi within fashion and furniture design. Be part of the Q&A at the e...

DDW 2020 Family Workshop: Laser-Cut Cardboard

Azim Al Ghussein

Get a taste for design construction in this live 90-minute free workshop to assemble a vase using pre-cut cardboard components made on the Tashkeel Laser Cutter. Customise your creation using a select...

DDW 2020 Adult Workshop: Making with Laser-Cut Wood

Salim Ahmed

Join this 90-minute free workshop led by Salim Ahmed from Tashkeel to assemble a lamp using pre-cut wooden components made on the Tashkeel Laser Cutter and a simple lighting element. Customise your cr...

DDW 2020 MasterClass: Introduction to the Tanween Design Programme 2021

Lisa Ball-Lechgar, Salim Ahmed

Since its launch in 2013, the Tanween design programme at Tashkeel has contributed to the growth of the UAE design sector by investing in 26 UAE-based emerging designers from 11 countries to design an...

DDW 2020 MasterClass: Creative and Cultural Industries, What Does it All Mean?

Lisa Ball-Lechgar

The term ‘creative and cultural industries’ has gained momentum since it was first coined back in the 1990s in a bid to measure the economic and social impact and spread deeper understanding about the...

Afterschool Arts Club: Slime!

Participants will learn to make their own safe slime at home using items from the grocery store. Young people can still learn new kinds of making while observing social distancing with the After Scho...