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| | | | 10 Finalists announced for the AlUla Design Award Showcasing exceptional designs inspired by the heritage, landscape and artistic legacies of AlUla, Saudi Arabia. |
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| | | | THE 10 FINALISTS WILL BE SHOWCASED AT PARIS DESIGN WEEK Arts AlUla has announced the 10 finalists for the second edition of the AlUla Design Award. The finalists will be exhibited at Paris Design Week where 5 winners will be announced on 7 September 2023. Twenty designers were originally shortlisted and prototypes of their designs were evaluated by a Jury of recognised leaders from the design world. The 10 finalists’ designs will be exhibited in an exhibition conceived by acclaimed designer Hervé Sauvage from 8 - 16 September 2023 at Galerie MR21 during Paris Design Week. The exhibition will be open to press on the 6 September during the Paris Design Week press day. The winning designs may be commissioned, supported in their production and promoted within AlUla and its network of influential and high-profile regional and international activities. The presence of the award at PDW provides an opportunity for design audiences to engage with new and exciting designers interpreting the landscape and heritage of AlUla in unique ways for cultural retail. Jury member, Cyril Zammit says, “The designers have captivated the jury with their innovative concepts, artistic excellence, and imaginative interpretations of AlUla's rich cultural heritage. The quality and innovation have proven exceptional. There were more international entries than the first edition and I was pleased to discover a stronger voice from the Middle-East with emerging new talents. All the finalists have managed to truly capture the essence of AlUla and transform it into tangible retail designs.” |
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| | | | AlUla Design Award FInalists, Arts Alula 2023 |
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| | | | 1. Tawa by Shaddah Studio (Saudi, based in Saudi Arabia) |
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| | | | | | Shaddah Studio is a multidisciplinary design studio based in Riyadh, founded in 2015 by Deem Alhgbani & Watfa Hamidaddin. Inspired by Saudi costumes, culture and insights, Shaddah Studio challenges the status quo and aims to change perceptions by creating a lasting brand for the future. |
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| | | | 2. Naba Tea Tiffin by Ikkis, Gunjan Gupta (Indian, based in India) |
| | 3. AlUla Terrains: Dates Serving Set by Teeb (Lebanese & Saudi, based in Saudi Arabia) |
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| | | | Gunjan Gupta is a product designer, based in India. Her work has been showcased at Design Miami, Art Basel, Design Days Dubai, Kochi Art and the Venice Architecture Biennale. Her designs feature in the collections of MAD Paris, Museum of Decorative Arts, M+ Museum, and Vitra Design Museum. Gupta earned a Master's degree from Central St. Martins, London in 2006. |
| | Teeb is a Saudi-born, multidisciplinary design company, founded in 2019 by Mohamad Baalbaki & Abeer Alessa. Inspired by Arab and Islamic culture, they craft lifestyle products with a design code that combines relevance, purpose & longevity. Teeb were one of the winners of the AlUla Design Award ' First Edition, and they have been awarded the Designed in Saudi Stamp by The Ministry of Culture. |
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| | | | 4. Incense Heritage Collection by Sarra Hafaiedh (Tunisian, based in Tunisia) |
| | 5. Ohjea by Thaqeb Studio (Saudi, based in Saudi Arabia) |
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| | | | Sarra Hafaiedh is a Tunisian interior designer and the founder of bathroom design brand, Maya Luxury. She is skilled in design management, concept development, and art. She enjoys experimenting with new spatial concepts inspired by art, architecture and her travels. |
| | Thaqeb Studio is a Saudi-based Industrial design studio, co-founded by Raghad Sendi, Aseel Alhussain, Fatemah Alghamdi, Farah Aldossary and Sarah Alghamdi in 2020. Thaqeb aims to merge the rich Saudi heritage and local essence with new industrial design strategies and technologies. |
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| | | | 6. Oil Lantern by Imane Mellah (French, based in Paris) |
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| | | | | | Imane Mellah is a French Moroccan architect and designer based in Paris. She studied at the NS School of Architecture in Lyon and the Architectural Association School in London. She founded her studio in Paris in 2022, working on projects combining architecture, design and research. Her work explores the influence of cultural identity and the integration of construction and manufacturing processes. She previously collaborated with several award winning practices in Paris and London, developing residential and cultural projects. |
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| | | | 7. Book Lithic by Ahmed AlMannai, Rashed AlAraifi and Hamad AlMannai, and Abdulla Binhindi (Bahraini, based in Bahrain) |
| | 8. Arabian Leopard Sculpture Set by Abdulla Binhindi (Bahraini, based in Bahrain) |
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| | | | Ahmed AlMannai, Rashed AlAraifi and Hamad AlMannai, and Abdulla Binhindi are part of Shepherd Studio, an award-winning architecture and design office based in Bahrain. It aims to provide creative schemes, ranging from architectural, spatial, digital, and product based outcomes. Shepherd Studio was awarded the Wallpaper* Design of the Year Award in 2022 for their 'Tila' chair design. The Studio was previously awarded the Charter of Gold Award from the Ministry of Youth & Sports in Bahrain, and The Bahrain Award for Entrepreneurship: 'Start-up of the year', issued by Tamkeen, under the patronage of the Crown Prince of Bahrain. |
| | Abdulla BinHindi is a practising architect, artist, designer and toy maker from the Kingdom of Bahrain. He is the founder of Toyio, a bespoke designer toy brand, and a partner at Shepherd Studio, a multidisciplinary design practice. BinHindi's work has been featured in Dezeen, Designboom and Hypebeast. |
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| | | | 9. Steps Clasp by Sara Kanoo (Bahraini, based in Bahrain) |
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| | | | | | Sara Kanoo is a Bahrain-based designer and creative. Through her design studio, SARA KANOO, she applies 'slow design' principles, emphasising social, cultural and environmental sustainability by modernising and enriching time-honoured handicraft and craftsmanship. Born in 1987 in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, Kanoo studied architectural design at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. |
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| | | | 10. Sand Garden by Tajalla Studio (Saudi, based in Saudi Arabia) |
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| | | | Tajalla Studio is a multidisciplinary creative agency based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Founded in 2016 by Badr Alrumayan, they are dedicated to delivering high end creative solutions, product design, and manufacturing services. |
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| | | | About Arts AlUla Design Award The AlUla Design Award (ADA) is an Open Call that invites established and emerging designers to conceptualise and propose exceptional items for cultural retail. The award recognises design inspired by the heritage, landscape and artistic legacies of AlUla. Jury Members of this year’s edition are: 1. Cyril Zammit - Design Advisor & Consultant | Cyril Zammit Design Consultancy 2. Robert Frith - Creative Director | King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture, Ithra 3. Emily Marant - Design Consultant & Founder | Studio Marant 4. Raghad Hazzazi - Arts and Cultural Programming Lead | Royal Commission for AlUla The six winners of the first edition were Reem Bashawri, Nour Shourbagy, Tarek ElKassouf, Teeb, Rukun x Harry Dobbs, and Niko Kapa. For more information on their winning designs please visit www.aluladesignaward.com About Arts AlUla The creation of Arts AlUla within The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) is a commitment to the next chapters in a millennia of artistic creation - celebrating cultural inheritance, AlUla has long been a consistent and ever-evolving hub of cultural transfer. It has been a place of passage, a crossroads for trade, and home to successive civilizations who carved, sculpted and inscribed their lives into the landscape. The work of Arts AlUla seeks to preserve this legacy: fuse the old with the new; the local with the international, keeping the arts central to the spirit of AlUla as a place of extraordinary natural and human heritage. Arts AlUla will bring to fruition a series of new initiatives, projects and exhibitions. The artwork curation will speak to RCU’s vision for the continued development of AlUla’s contemporary art scenes: positioning the arts as a key contributor to AlUla’s character, the quality of life for its local community and the region’s economic future. Arts AlUla focuses on transferring the talents of the Saudi nation and the local AlUla community into meaningful long-standing social and economic opportunities. This is a key part of the Journey through Time masterplan bringing together the 15 different landmark destinations for culture, heritage and creativity across AlUla. About AlUla AlUla tells the complex story of human settlement and civilisation through art and design. It ranges from prehistoric architecture upon the volcanic fields that continue to compel and confound archaeologists; the exquisite sculpture of ancient Arabian tribes who made AlUla their capital; the monumental Nabataean tombs carved out of sandstone mountains and decorated with intricate symbols inspired by Italian, Egyptian and Greek cultures; and the mud-brick labyrinth to AlUla Old Town decorated with the artwork of its inhabitants. For more information please visit : experiencealula.com
@artsalula
@experiencealula
@alulamoments
www.aluladesignaward.com |
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