Best Workshops For Kids During Dubai Design Week 2019

We at Dumyé are excited to be participating, once again, in Dubai Design Week! 

In case you don't know, Dubai Design Week is the region’s largest creative festival. It's free-to-attend and is made up of more than 200 events covering design across a range of disciplines including architecture, product design, interiors, multimedia, and graphic design.

Our favorite part of Dubai Design Week is all the amazing creative workshops that the community gets access to! We've rounded up our top 10 favorite workshops (you &) the kids are going to love. More about that in a minute.

MERCHANT & MAKERS MARKET BY RIPE
AT DUBAI DESIGN DISTRICT
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15th // 10AM - 9PM

Each year Ripe gathers together creative souls for a fabulous market during Dubai Design Week. WE WILL BE THERE! Come say hi and check out all our new dolls and old favorites. It's a great opportunity to handpick a few special holiday gifts.

TOP 10 DUBAI DESIGN WEEK WORKSHOPS FOR KIDS

01 // Fabric Maché
Hosted By: Dumyé
For the first time ever we are hosting a super fun Fabric Maché workshop. Watch the video below to find out what it's all about and watch until the end to see some awesome moves. 😆PS - Seats are limited. Don't wait to register.

02 // Innovation Inspired By Nature
Hosted By: Ethan&Co x Praxis Education
Ethan&Co x Praxis Education will give a quick introduction to 3D Design and Printing. Learn More

03 // DIY Emirati Crafts
Hosted By: Al Ghadeer UAE
Get a chance to create Emirati crafts in less than 30 minutes, with Al Ghadeer UAE Crafts. Learn More

04 // Global Children’s Designathon 2019 – Food & Climate Action
Hosted By: Designathon Works
Children in the UAE will work in parallel with children across the globe in this global annual event as they come together to build prototypes and design innovative solutions to real-world problems, under the theme of Food and Climate Action. Learn More

05 // Giant Origami Animal
Hosted By: Origami Designer Studio by Afsheen Zoheb
The workshop explores the Japanese art of paper folding. Participants will learn to paper fold and create one giant and one small origami animal. Learn More

06 // Fantastical Cities: Recycled Dubai
Hosted By: Royal Institute of British Architects and RIBA Gulf Chapter (RIBA)
Children are encouraged to unleash their creativity and make their very own Fantastical City inspired entirely by their imagination using recycled materials. The workshop is hosted by the Royal Institute of British Architects. Learn More

07 // OliOli® Tinkerspace
Hosted By: OliOli®
OliOli® will be offering two activities where children will be able to create colourful art with a drawing robot, and monumental structures through engineering concepts. Learn More

08 // Risomania
Hosted By: Toil & Tinker
Armed with nothing but a crayon and a piece of paper participants will learn about the art of Risograph and create their own Risographed masterpiece in this workshop hosted by Toil & Tinker. Learn More

09 // Beijing Opera Masks
Hosted By: LWK + PARTNERS x Tala Alnounou
Children can explore Chinese culture in this interactive workshop where they will learn about the history and narrative behind Beijing Opera masks. Learn More

10 // Tatreez
Hosted By: Tasmeem Facebook x 81 Designs
Tatreez (cross stitch) is the oldest form of embroidery and widely used in traditional Palestinian dressmaking. Okay... this one isn't really for kids but we are so excited about it we just had to have it on our list. This workshop is for you! Learn More

Dubai Design Week is staged in partnership with Dubai Design District (d3) and is managed by the Art Dubai Group, held under the dedicated patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (DCAA). For more information, please visit www.dubaidesignweek.ae