Tashkeel Talk: Van Cleef & Arpels Emergent Designer Prize 2025 – Q&A Session
Starts - Tuesday 13 May 2025
Speakers
Neda Salmanpour
Neda is an Honours graduate of the University of Sharjah, and her thesis was awarded and published internationally. Her passion and dedication to architecture and design has continued into practice. She currently works as an architect at Binchy and Binchy Architecture, ranked in 2019 as among the Top 20 Boutique Design Firms in the Middle East. She was recently nominated as ‘Young Talent of the Year’ by Design Middle East Award and currently serves on the Architectural Engineering Department Advisory Board at the University of Sharjah.
Salim Ahmed
Salim Ahmed is a product designer and founder of CardboardWorks. Currently, he works as the Senior Design Coordinator at Tashkeel, where he has been leading the Tanween design programme since 2016. In this role, Salim mentors and supports participants in bringing their design concepts to life, from initial ideas to prototypes and manufacturing limited edition products in the UAE. He provides guidance to emerging designers, helping them develop their creative concepts and refine their skills. Salim holds a B.Des in Interior & Spatial Design from Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland. His work at CardboardWorks combines practicality, unique aesthetics, and a commitment to the environment, incorporating eco-friendly materials with a playful touch inspired by life's simple joys and needs.
Schedule:
Date: 13 May 2025
Time: 7 - 8 pm
Location:
Tashkeel Nad Al Sheba
Open to the public
Registration Deadline:
13 May 2025
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Join Tashkeel for a informative Q&A session exploring the 11th edition of the Van Cleef & Arpels Emergent Designer Prize. You’ll be taken through the submission process, introduced to this year’s theme “Blooming Poetry”, and learn from the first-hand experience of a successful applicant — past winner Neda Salmanpour — alongside Tashkeel’s Salim Ahmed.
Join us for an insightful talk where you can have all your questions answered and gain valuable insights into the application process.
Note: The talk will also be streamed live via Zoom. Registration is required to receive the link.
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