Past Workshops

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...

Online Talk: Tanween 2021 – Time to Apply

Tanween is the professional development programme by Tashkeel, open to emerging designers, makers and artisans living and working in the UAE. Each year, practitioners are selected to embark on a journ...

Youth Hubx: Artist Talk with Khalid Mezaina

Khalid Mezaina

Khalid Mezaina’s explores illustration and surface-based design and art through personal interests that include daily findings from around the city he calls home. He will talk about the subcultures of...

Afterschool Art Club: Plaster Planter

Azim Al Ghussein

Using textiles and plaster, participants will explore unusual material combinations to create their very own planter.

Winter Camp 2019 (12 - 14 years)

Sign up for a series of creative workshops this winter at the Tashkeel Winter Camp. Sessions are focused on making activities that foster creative and critical thinking. The workshops engage participa...

Winter Camp 2019 (8 - 11 years)

Sign up for a series of creative workshops this winter at the Tashkeel Winter Camp. Sessions are focused on making activities that foster creative and critical thinking. The workshops engage participa...

Khatt Foundation: Arabic Lettering

Khatt Foundation, Dr. Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès

(2 sessions) Discover the expressive possibilities of lettering using the Arabic script with Huda Smitshuijzen-AbiFarès. Create a word, exploring letterforms that can later be extended to a typeface d...

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 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: Capes and Roles

Azim Al Ghussein

Be inspired by Khalid Mezaina’s textile works 'Capes Make the Man' in the current exhibition ‘The Alumni Return’ and learn the basics of printed textile patterns and fashion pattern-making. Participan...

d3 workshops: Digital Illustration

Azim Al Ghussein

Participants are required to bring their own iPads with Apple Pencil and with the application Procreate.In this workshop, participants will focus on developing their own strategies to create spot illu...

d3 workshops: Repeat Pattern-Making

Katie Venner-Woodbridge

This session will give participants an insight into the process of creating a repeat pattern tile. Once this skill is mastered the applications for repeat patterns are endless! Students will work wit...