# Dubai Design Week > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dubai_Design_Week > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dubai_Design_Week.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai_Design_Week > Source revision: 1340085397 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Annual arts event Dubai Design Week Genre Design Festival Frequency Annually Locations Dubai, United Arab Emirates Inaugurated 2015 Previous event November 2022 Next event November 2023 Attendance +130,000 in 2022 Area Dubai Patron Her Highness Sheikha Latifa Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Organised by Art Dubai Group, supported by Dubai Design District (d3) and Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) Website http://www.dubaidesignweek.ae/ **Dubai Design Week** is an annual event held to celebrate and promote design and creativity in [Dubai](/source/Dubai), [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates). The first Dubai Design Week took place in 2015, and is held annually at venues across the city, with [Dubai Design District](/source/Dubai_Design_District) being the main hub.[1] With an extensive programme of free-to-attend exhibitions, talks, workshops, the 2022 festival attracted over 130,000 visitors and as such it is considered the largest creative festival in the Middle East.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Overview Dubai Design Week is owned and managed by the Art Dubai Group (ADG). Held under the patronage of [Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum](/source/Mohammed_bin_Rashid_Al_Maktoum#Wives_and_children), staged in strategic partnership with [Dubai Design District](/source/Dubai_Design_District), and supported by [Dubai Culture and Arts Authority](/source/Dubai_Culture_and_Arts_Authority), it is one of a series of initiatives aimed at developing design and innovation in Dubai by fostering a creative environment.[2] The six-day event showcases a wide variety of design skills and disciplines including: [architecture](/source/Architecture), [product](/source/Product_design) and [furniture design](/source/Furniture_Design), [interior design](/source/Interior_design), [jewelry](/source/Jewelry), [industrial design](/source/Industrial_design), [service design](/source/Service_design), technology, [culture](/source/Culture), [art](/source/Art), and more.[3] Dubai Design Week takes place across the city and at its main hub; Dubai Design District (d3), staging activations and events as part of an extensive programme which includes content from over 360 partner organisations catering to a wide variety of visitors. Key components of Dubai Design Week include a fair for contemporary design, Downtown Design; Abwab, an interactive platform for creative talent from the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia; the Urban Commissions design competition and the Design market alongside outdoor installations, exhibitions, an extensive, hybrid talks and workshops programme. ### Downtown Design Downtown Design takes place at the Waterfront Terrace of Dubai Design District. As the commercial centrepiece of Dubai Design Week - Downtown Design is a design trade fair for contemporary design in the [Middle East](/source/Middle_East), showcasing a variety of commercial designs from various industries. It was originally launched in 2013 prior to Dubai Design Week but is now held annually during the week-long festival.[4] Downtown Design logo The fair exhibits product launches and latest collections from over 350 international and regional brands, designers and manufacturers alongside **Downtown Editions**, the fair's boutique showcase for limited-edition design with a spotlight on individual designers and collectives. The fair also hosts an extensive talks and masterclasses programme, which includes a series of industry talks, panel discussions and workshops, allowing visitors to gain valuable insight into the region's rapidly evolving design industry, design innovation and market changes. ### Abwab Abwab translates as ‘doors’ in [Arabic](/source/Arabic). It is Dubai Design Week's key event for highlighting regional design talent from the [Middle East](/source/Middle_East), [North Africa](/source/North_Africa) and [South Asia](/source/South_Asia). A total of 180 designers have participated in Abwab from 2015 to 2020. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Dubai Design Week to boost UAE's design industry"](http://www.thenational.ae/arts-lifestyle/art/dubai-design-week-to-boost-uaes-design-industry). September 28, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["HER HIGHNESS SHEIKHA LATIFA BINT MOHAMMED INAUGURATES DUBAI DESIGN WEEK"](http://www.dubaidesignweek.ae/news/2015/october/her-highness-sheikha-latifa-bint-mohammed-inaugurates-dubai-design-week/). October 27, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Your ultimate guide to Dubai Design Week 2016"](http://whatson.ae/dubai/2016/10/ultimate-guide-dubai-design-week-2016/). October 24, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["ABOUT DOWNTOWN DESIGN"](http://www.downtowndesign.com/about/about-downtown-design/). 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