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Organized by Moutamarat, a joint venture between Tatweer and Saudi Research and Publishing Company, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, the IDF will be held at the Madinat Jumeirah from 27-29 May.
Khalid Al Malik, CEO of Tatweer, said:
'The Forum offers something new and different for the Arab world. It will have a positive impact on increasing awareness on regional design trends and talent.'
The industry-focused event will turn the spotlight on contemporary design innovations in the Arab world and abroad. It will host a special session to discuss design challenges and to promote creativity in the Arab world.
While 30 per cent of the participants hail from the region, over half of them are designers and VIPs from around the world. Other major categories of participants from around the globe include approximately: 100 specialized media professionals, 60 government decision-makers and 40 people from the research and educational fraternity.
Rodney Fitch, Chairman and CEO of Fitch, said: 'Our future world is an exciting and challenging one where design in all its myriad guises, will be an integral part of everything-from shipping to services and from homes to governments. Design will help shape this world for a better future. That's why this design initiative is so important, not only for the Arab world, but for everyone. This is a wake-up call for anyone who can heed.'
The Design Advisory Board includes Rasem J. Badran, Architect, Founding Partner, Dar Al Omran, Jordan; Stefano Boeri, Editor-in-Chief, Abitare, Italy; Farhan Faraidooni, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Sama Dubai, UAE; Rodney Fitch, Chairman and CEO, Fitch; Zaha Hadid, Architect, UK; Nadim Karam, Architect, Artist, Principal, Atelier Hapsitus, Lebanon; George Katodrytis, Assistant Professor of Architecture, American University of Sharjah, UAE; Bernard Khoury, Architect, DW5, Lebanon; Rem Koolhaas, Architect and Founder of The Office for Metropolitan Architecture, Netherlands; Khalid Al Malik, Chief Executive Officer, Tatweer, UAE; Khalid Al Najjar, Principal, [dxb]Lab, UAE; Karim Rashid, Designer, USA; Sheikh Majed Al Sabah, Chairman, Villa Moda, Kuwait; and Peter Zec, President, International Council of Societies of Industrial Design, Canada and President, Red Dot, Germany.
Using an innovative format set to stimulate thinking and knowledge exchange in the field of design, the Forum's sessions will be informative, lively and have challenging discussions on the different connotations of design and its interaction with other disciplines. Installations and other designers' lounges will celebrate the power of design, while high-level debates and new knowledge products will offer a novel learning experience.
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