Past Workshops

Precious Plastics

Hernan Torres

The workshop will explore how specialised machines can be utilised to create useful products out of waste. Through live demonstrations and hands-on exercises, participants will learn about how this pr...

Summer Camp 2021 (8 - 11 years): Shop Designer

Azim Al Ghussein

Build your own miniature shop with Azim Al Ghussein! This workshop is designed to help children explore their spatial design skills using cardboard and other materials to construct a simple shop space...

INDEX 2021: Inspired by History; Formed by Nature

A moderated design discussion featuring UAE-based designers Lina Ghalib and Hamza Omari around the challenges and opportunities of utilising natural materials indigenous to the UAE in contemporary pro...

Tashkeel Talk: Van Cleef & Arpels Middle East Emergent Designer Prize 2021

Ranim Orouk, Salim Ahmed, Lisa Ball-Lechgar

Discover what you need to do to win The Van Cleef & Arpels Middle East Emergent Designer Prize 2021 in partnership with Tashkeel. This year marks the eighth edition of the largest competition for emer...

Spring Camp 2021: Stamping Rugs

Create your own printed rug in this Stamping Rugs workshop with artist Khalid Mezaina!

Tashkeel Talk: PlyPalm with Lina Ghalib

Lina Ghalib

Watch the talk online at your leisure from 23 March on our YouTube and IGTV channels, then join Tanween alumni Lina Ghalib for this live Q&A session where you raise the questions on the unique materia...

Spring Camp 2021: Building Houses

Azim Al Ghussein

Build your own miniature house with Azim Al Ghussein!

Spring Camp 2021

Zahra Jewanjee, Azim Al Ghussein, Rania Naccour, Muna Al Marashi, Khalid Mezaina

Resuming our classic camp format, Tashkeel will be welcoming young people aged 8-12 for in-person workshops at Tashkeel Nad Al Sheba. Participants will engage in various art activities covering stampi...

How to Transform Plastic Waste into Something Precious?

Every year, 2.5 million tons of plastic are consumed in the UAE and only 6% is currently recycled. To put these numbers in context, we could make five replicas of the Burj Khalifa every year with the ...

Winter Camp 2020

This page is for the Winter Camp edition at Tashkeel. For the remote edition, click here. This year, you can participate in Winter Camp 2020 in two ways! Parents can decide whether they want to have ...

Winter Camp 2020: Home Edition

Azim Al Ghussein, Nahla Tabbaa, Khalid Mezaina, Salama Nasib, Muna Al Marashi

This page is for the Winter Camp: Home edition at Tashkeel. For the in-studio edition, click here. Participants will engage in various art activities using materials delivered to their homes. Each se...

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....