Weltformat at Dubai Design Week
United Arab Emirates
November 13, 2017 till December 31, 2017
Weltformat DXB Exhibition
From 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Location
Dubai Design Week, Building 5 - Dubai Design District - Dubai - United Arab Emirates
PO Box 72645
Dubai, UAE
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November 14, 2017
Weltformak DXB Side Talks
From 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Location
DIDI Space, Mezzanine Level, Building 4, Dubai Design District (d3)
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November 16, 2017 till November 17, 2017
Workshop "Type Bazaar" by Erich Brechbühl and Noël Leu
November 16, 2017
Workshop "Riso Gig Posters" by Sarah Alfarhan
November 16, 2017 till November 17, 2017
Workshop "Rediscovering Manuscripts" by Engy Aly
November 15, 2017 till November 16, 2017
Workshop "Stop! Collaborate" by Mayar Alhaywan
After the great success of Weltformat -the poster design festival from Lucerne – showcase in Cairo, last February, Weltformat is taking part of Dubai Design Week, this November.
Weltformat DXB is a collaboration between Tashkeel, Welformat (a collective of graphic designers from Lucerne), Cairo-based designer Engy Aly and Mobius Design Studio’s Design House, with the support of Pro Helvetia Cairo. It will be the first exhibition of the Weltformat Swiss Poster Festival in Dubai, showcasing the work of generations of Swiss designers. This internationally recognized festival introduces design enthusiasts to different poster trends in Switzerland and promotes the poster medium in all its facets.
In parallel to the wide selection of Swiss-made Plakate, there will be an exhibition of posters created in response to the theme of “Delusions and Errors” by a diverse group of designers from the MENA region. It attempts to explore notions of embracing seemingly imperfect processes, malfunctions, or the unpredictability of different methodologies of working.
Weltformat DXB is being supported by four poster design workshops, three public talks and a publication.
Side Talks (November 14, 2017 – At 15:00 hrs):
- The Influence of Typography on our perception, by Noël Leu
- Poster Town Lucerne, by Erich Brechbühl
- Re-Scripture: How Medieval Manuscripts Shaped Contemporary Design Practice, by Engy Aly
Curators:
– Engy Aly: A Cairo-based graphic designer with ten years of professional experience, mostly focused on a selective clientele of entrepreneurs starting new innovative businesses, as well as cultural institutions and projects. In addition, Engy produces her own works that straddle the fields of art and design.
– Mobius Design Studio: Founded in 2010, is based in Dubai and is run by designers with along-standing passion for visual communication. The founders, Hadeyeh Badri, Hala Al-Ani and Riem Ibrahim are in constant pursuit of balancing studio-initiated research and commissioned work.
Partner:
Tashkeel: A contemporary art organization based in Dubai committed to facilitating art and design practice, creative experimentation and cross-cultural dialogue.
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