With 100 designers from the Middle East and North African, Design Doha is showcasing emerging regional designers, says Rana Beiruti, who is curator of the biennial's Arab Design Now exhibition.
Launched by art and culture institution Qatar Museums, the first edition of Design Doha will open in the Qatari capital this Saturday.
The first edition of Design Doha opens this Saturday
Central to the biennial is its main exhibition, Arab Design Now, which was curated by Jordan-based Beiruti, who previously co-founded and directed Amman Design Week.
The contemporary exhibition will feature a diverse offering of work from 74 participants ? individual designers and collectives ? including collectible design and installations that reflect on the current design scene in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region. Qatar is having a "big boom"
Beiruti said that following the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar, the country has been experiencing a "big boom".
"I think it's [Qatar's] moment now to create the infrastructure and the spaces for younger designers, particularly emerging designers, to learn, grow and start producing work," said Beiruti.
"The biennial serves that purpose as a learning experience. Biennials are an important platform where designers and artists can create outside of certain constraints or certain financial constraints," she continued.
"I think Doha is hoping to position itself as a regional home for design ? not just for loca...