You’ve inhaled the sights and sounds of Downtown Design, Downtown Editions and spent hours creating Instagram stories about the dramatic installations. Maybe it’s time for a break. We suggest a stroll through your favorite gallery exhibition at Al Serkal Avenue or d3. Whether you’re looking to see contemporary Columbian art or Zaha Hadid’s 3-D objects commission by Nagashi, there are wonders in store in one of the city’s dynamic exhibition spaces.
Local lenses: art + design exhibits
7 shows at your favourite galleries during DXBDW.
For Dubai Design Week 2018, Nagami presents a collection of 3D printed products at AR Gallery. They explore new ways of creating furniture and push the limits of the imagination in unforeseen ways. These are not only objects that you can hold, but also that you can feel and experience as part of your environment. Designs are by Zaha Hadid Architects, Ross Lovegrove, Daniel Widrig and Manuel Jimenez. argallery.ae
Shown: Bow and Rise by Zaha Hadid
Photos: The photographers Delfino Sisto Legnani + Marco Cappelletti
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