Dubai, UAE – Dubai Design Week returns to Dubai Design District (d3) from 3 to 8 November 2026 for its 12th edition, bringing together exhibitions, public installations, talks and workshops spanning architecture, product design and craft.
Downtown Design (4–8 November)
The region’s leading contemporary design fair returns with a Forum talks programme, a Veuve Clicquot lounge designed by Yinka Ilori and an exhibition dedicated to Memphis Milano. Tashkeel’s Tanween Design Programme and Abu Dhabi’s Athath Fellowship will also present new work.
Architecture and installations
- Urban Commissions: won by Nao Architects with Three Gardens and a Room, under the theme “Atmospheres”
- Taqleem by Rasha Saffarini, inspired by Emirati palm-tree trimming
- InBetween What Was and What Will Be by aestudio, made from reclaimed concrete rubble
- Chatai 2.0 by Nikken Sekkei and Sobokuya, an expanded timber structure
- Playing Field by Alter, turning Ludo into a shared play space
- Bayn by Palm and Palazzo, exploring privacy and social life in the Bahraini home
Exhibitions
- UAE Designer Exhibition: themed “inherited futures,” with AlZaina Lootah as design collaborator and support from Dubai Culture
- Abwab – In Other Words: a group show on human communication
- L’Ecole’s jewellery research on Second Iron Age goldsmithing, supported by Van Cleef & Arpels
- A children’s ceramics exhibition from Al Jalila Cultural Centre for Children
Marketplace and Maker Space
The Marketplace on 7 and 8 November brings together independent makers, children’s activities and live performances, while the Maker Space hosts workshops for all ages led by practitioners from institutions including the University of the Arts London and SAE University College.
Source: The National.
