1 2 3 10 11 12 4 5 6 13 14 15 7 8 9 16 17 BUILT FOR DESIGN 1 The Middle East’s first crowdinvested fashion 4 John Edmark combined geometry and art to allows visitors with a smartphone to manipulate your wrist. It allows you to use the internet, email, Jakimic, a designer and manufacturer spearheads EXCELLENCE. brand - Rula Galayini accessories combine a real create 3D printed kinetic sculptures based on the the colors and patterns of the lights. 10 Sharjah answer calls and play games on a skin surface. their innovations and craftsmanship, which has Fibonacci sequence. As part of the d3 music 13 Fashion Forward (FFWD) aims to be the garnered them projects for the Armani Hotel at the Dubai Design District fosters life edge with design inspirations from her Lebanese 5 born fine art photographer and filmmaker, Hazem heritage. The ‘it’ bag of Paris Fashion Week 2014, festival, Lebanese alternative rock band Mashrou’ Mahdy lives and works in Dubai. His work looks at definitive fashion platform for the Middle East, with Burj Khalifa. 16 Wink Space is a one-of-a-kind, design, fashion, art and her power bag is designed for the everyday, tailored Leila performed to standing room only crowds. (ph: the similarity between humans and forms in nature, the ultimate goal of elevating the region’s fashion modern marvel by architects Masakazu Shirane and luxury in the Middle East. We for the unanticipated and as remarkable as those Jeffrey Pabroquez) 6 Lebanese singer, songwriter and exploring all aspects from spirituality to science, industry and creative talent. 14 Blood brothers, Saya Miyazaki of Tokyo, Japan. Wink Space utilizes enable Dubai’s design vision. who carry them. Voted one of Vogue UK’s top 100 visual artist Tania Saleh is a regional favorite. She and whether technology will help translate those Moroccan-born pop artist Hassan Hajjaj and award- the world’s first zipper architecture. Triangular Most of the images above are from Meet d3 held in designers to watch. 2 Iranian brothers Babak, showcased her new album in concert with a 6-piece sensations all the better. 11 Young Chines artist, winning restauranteur Mourad ‘MoMo’ Mazouz create mirrored panels of varying sizes and shapes are April 2015, which drew more than 30,000 over a Haman and Farhan Golkar founder their label, The band at d3. 7 Raw Metropolis is a short documentary Ling Meng collects plants, flowers, minerals, earth food-art experiences. Known for their iconic ‘Andy connected by zippers. Suspension cables create an single weekend and became the region’s most talked Emperor 1688 as an innovative luxury menswear that explores how Dubai is finding its identity through and other elements of the natural world, preserving Wahloo’ bar-restaurant in Paris 2003, they now origami-like piece, folding and distributing tension. about event. It was created to introduce original work brand that takes pride in using the finest fibers the stylistic expression of its residents and visitors. them as moments of time. His first solo exhibit, collaborate on colorful culinary experiences featuring 17 The Dubai Design District, known as d3 is a new by emerging and establish talents in the UAE and and fabrics from European mills. Now worn by Filmed during Sole DXB 2014 by Seven Thirty Films. ‘Specimens of Time’ featured these hand-collected Hajjaj’s trademark whimsical style of recycled community being built from scratch in the shadows of beyond, and to harness and celebrate the creativity A-listers and royalty, they have accrued prestigious 8 Each year, a troupe of artists return to lay the and documented creations to explore whether art North African objects and pop-culture references, downtown Dubai. Mixing office space, iconic flagship in the MENA region. The dynamic and original work awards and collect accolades at all their shows. foundations of the world’s first ice hotel using 5,000 and science should be combined. 12 A Paris-based a feast to nourish all of your senses. 15 Lasvit Glass stores, boutiques, galleries, workshops and artists’ from renowned and emerging talents came from the 3 Hungarian pianist Gergely Bogányi has redesigned tons of a special mix of snow and ice. 9 Italian design firm fast-forwards the wearable device trend shares a magical and participatory process where raw studios, d3 converges renowned and emerging talents UAE and beyond. the grand piano to improve the quality of the sound design studio, Aether and Hemera created ‘On the with the visualization of ‘cicret’, a bracelet that glass is transformed into original objects with the help through the support of Dubai Design and Fashion produced, resulting in a more sculptural form. Wings of Freedom’, an interactive installation that projects the screen of your smartphone directly onto of professional Czech glassmakers. Founder Leon Council and other government agencies..