

International Design Forum photos
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

