Bye bye Dubai: here are some photos we took at the International Design Forum, which ended last Tuesday.
Top image: Oliviero Toscani, Shonquis Moreno, Shweta Parida, Marcel Wanders, Richard Hutten, Michael Young, Yoko Choy. Above: the opening plenary session.
Above: Nadim Karam with Dubai dignitaries. Below: Rem Koolhaas
The forum, held in a conference centre shaped like a stone fort at the Madinat Jumeirah resort in Dubai, involved architects including Rem Koolhaas, Bernard Khoury and Nadim Karam; and designers including Marcel Wanders, Karim Rashid and Michael Young.
Above: Sheikh Majed Al Sabah, founder of Villa Moda. Below: Oliviero Toscani
Below: people listening to Oliviero Toscani
At the forum, commitments were made to establish a school of creativity in the Middle East; set up an Arab design association; and turn Dubai into a design capital.
Above: “DJ Kreemy”. Below: Alia Bin Kherbash and friends
The IDF has posted summaries of the talks and debates held over the three days on its website.
>> more coverage on our IDF blog
>> see all our posts on the International Design Forum
Above: the Madinat Jumeirah resort with the Burj Al Arab hotel beyond. Below: the beach at Madinat Jumeirah.
Below: the conference venue
Below: Nadim Karam
Below: Stefano Boeri
Below: Paola Antonelli and Richard Hutten
Below: Mitra Khoubrou and Marcel Wanders (isn’t he getting to look like Bill Clinton?)
Below: Richard Hutten, Michael Young and Karim Rashid
Below: Oliviero Toscani and Marcel Wanders
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Posted by Marcus Fairs
June 5th, 2007 at 9:25 am
What an event. The first picture, a quick rest isn’t too bad, isn’t it?
June 5th, 2007 at 10:17 pm
Rashid = Poser
June 6th, 2007 at 7:53 am
isn ‘ t Marcel so pretty with his turquoise necklace ..n ‘ est ce pas ?
June 6th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
Success(Beauti)ful people living their (idem)beautiful life, thinking about making our future even more beautiful…For them…Long life to our XXIst century [design-, money mak-, pos-,…-]ers ! Design’s dead
June 6th, 2007 at 10:51 pm
I dont agree , how can you say that about Michael Young ,Richard Hutten or Toscani , these guys arnt posers ,lucky or talented ? anyway
they are pretty realistic designers , not every designer is
an idiot !
June 6th, 2007 at 10:59 pm
there are some good guys out there ,not every designer is a twat, not all designers enjoy the the limelight just the fun so good on them … for making things happen ,sure wanders is a decorator , that is not design , so decoration is dead , so what !
June 7th, 2007 at 10:04 pm
i hate the guy in the pink shirt looking
oh so UBER… until plastic become biodegradeable it
will never be good for the earth–
and we can all thank mr pink and a few for that phenomena.
when will the novelty fade?
June 8th, 2007 at 11:01 am
you cant compare richard hutten and michael young with those stupid f**kers, ive met them , they are both mad, but nice and down to earth
June 9th, 2007 at 11:46 am
Karim Rashid has nothing to say only pink tails and lipstick. He has bought into the scam of ‘nothingness’.
June 26th, 2007 at 1:25 pm
All you judging Mr. Rashid try and make ten objects as good as he does. And use them too!
July 17th, 2007 at 6:00 pm
at least mr. wanders has some irony, he knows not everything he designs is good: this is what he wrote on his website:
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
October 4th, 2007 at 2:19 am
aah humm…………………………….
December 15th, 2007 at 4:36 am
Hi,
I’m Gerald.
Just saying hi - I’m new.