DESIGN FOR ALL

It might be a trade fair, but this year’s edition of Downtown Design (Tuesday to Friday), also being held at D3, is full of Instagramready moments.

Making its regional debut this week is Preciosa’s award-winning immersive installation, Breath of

Light. The interactive installation invites visitors to blow into one of many glass orbs and watch as their breath manifests in a dynamic play of light. The installation that won the Red Dot 2018 Best of the Best award will connect visitors — strangers even — through design. It is also the perfect setting for Boomerang videos and GIF creations.

For four days only, the region’s bloggers, design enthusiasts and cool kids will have yet another hotspot to hang out at. House of Negroni will present a new pop-up concept authored by Dubai-based design studio Bishop Design.

Decked in vibrant red, white and black, this pop-up bar finds its inspiration in the design codes of the Futurist movement.

Alongside workshops that will be fun and insightful for the entire family, this year’s showcase will also feature the fair’s first-ever pop-up retail section.