Venice, Italy

Gallerie dell'Accademia, is a museum housing the most important Venetian art collection dating from the 14th to 18th century, from Bellini, Giorgione, Carpaccio, Tintoretto, Véronèse, Tiepolo and others. On the occasion of the Venice Glass Week 2024 the Gallerie dell'Accademia is glad to present to the public Convito di Vetro, a monumental installation of over 100 designs in dialogue with Paolo Veronese's masterpiece "The Feast at the House of Levi", a concept by the director of the museum, Giulio Manieri Elia, it's realized in partrneship with Pentagram Stiftung and curated by Sung Moon Cho. The monumental site-specific installation will be set up on a majestic table, where a feast of glass will narrate a century of Muranese art, while also being confronted with the one painted by Veronese in 1573. Simultaneous to the exposition at the Gallerie, a series of archives related to the production of 20th Century Muranese table glass will be on show at the Glass Study Centre of the Giorgio Cini Foundation, to further complete this fascinating history. Read more on gallerieaccademia.it or follow on @gallerieaccademiavenezia

Doha, Qatar

On 24, February 2024 Qatar Museums will debut a new design Biennial in Doha: a showcase for the current design landscape in the MENA region. Design Doha is a landmark biennale dedicated to creative innovation. We are here to foster the design culture of the MENA region, and create a space of design excellence in Qatar. Design Doha will be an elevating movement, serving as a dedicated platform for fostering creativity and design excellence. It provides creatives and institutions with a space to showcase their designs and ideas. This biennale is committed to offering tangible and authentic solutions, showcasing the richness of MENA culture and creativity, while highlighting the exceptional design environment of Qatar on the global stage. The week-long opening event replete with exhibitions, discussions, and engaging activities focuses on the design scene in the MENA region and its role in global trends. By convening leading voices in design and presenting cutting-edge Design technologies and award-winning creations, we aspire to attract a global audience to the work of local and regional designers. Read more on designdoha.org.qa/en/ or follow on @designdohabiennal

Paris, France

Chaired since 2013 by president Jack Lang, L'Institut Du Monde Arabe's mission is to highlight Arab cultures in their richness and diversity. Heritage, visual arts, performing arts, literature, languages, and human sciences are all areas that the IMA explores. In 2023, the first “Design Prize” was launched and dedicated to the excellence of design creation in the Arab world. The Design Prize aims to highlight emerging and established designers from the Arab world with a view to demonstrating know-how, productive genius, and the creation of new materials, along two major axes: tradition and innovation, and their transmission as a source of inspiration and imagination of possible futures. This exhibitions presents a selection of works by designers from Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, Palestine, Morocco, Algeria, Qatar, Bahrain, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Emirates United Arab Emirates, Jordan, and many more. Read more on imarabe.org or follow on @institutdumondearabe

Milan, Italy

Thanks to its growing relations in the Middle East, Isola is excited to reveal Routes to Roots in Milan. Seen first in Saudi Arabia last November for the Conference of Creativity, Tanween 2023, Isola was initially invited by The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture - Ithra to curate the exhibition there. This collaboration now extends to Milan, marking a continued partnership with the Saudi cultural center. Routes to Roots, co-curated by Isola and Ithra, is a journey through design from the MENA regions that preserves local heritage and the Earth. The focus is on products that draw inspiration and expertise from ancestors pairing it with cutting-edge craftsmanship, in a demonstration of how emerging talents can breathe fresh life into the design landscape, bridging the gap between tradition and innovation. This event has been organized by Isola Studio, Isola’s new branch that supports design companies and institutions. Read more on isola.design and ithra.com or follow on @isola.design and @ithra

Paris, France

MENART FAIR offers an initiatory journey through a selection of more than hundred modern and contemporary artists, most of whom are recognized in their respective countries. Unprecedented in the West, the fair exhibits artistic scenes that are sometimes unknown to European collectors and amateurs. It creates a dialogue between the different cultures of these regions, which are as rich as they are distinct from one another. Through the selection of participating galleries, MENART FAIR highlights the fertility, uniqueness and originality of the artistic scenes of Middle East and North Africa region, today supported by a number of renowned museums and institutions. This new generation is unparalleled in its richness and diversity, its fertile ebullition, its languages which converge or contradict each other, forming an unexpected mirror of the world ! Thus, this vast region, both geographically and historically, has benefited from an experience conducive to artistic creation and thought. Read more on menart-fair.com or follow on @menart_fair

NYC, USA

Salon Art + Design, produced by Sanford L. Smith + Associates, returns to the Park Avenue Armory in New York City November 10-14, 2022. Salon presents the world’s best design – vintage, modern and contemporary – enhanced by blue-chip 20th century art, and features leading art and design galleries from all over the world, spotlighting the trends of collectible design. The Salon’s inclusivity and willingness to consider both fine and decorative art in the context of contemporary life is predicated on the belief that today, more than ever, designers and collectors create environments rather than collect objects. The success of the Salon lies in the quality of its exhibiting galleries, the extremely international flavor of the material, and an eclecticism that is highly sought by today’s collectors and taste-makers. Appealing to seasoned and young collectors alike, Salon offers an extensive yet curated range of pieces, ensuring something for everyone. Read more on thesalonny.com or follow on @thesalonny

Venice, Italy

The Venice Glass Week is an international festival founded in 2017 to celebrate, support and promote the art of glassmaking: the artistic and economic activity for which the Lagoon City of Venice has been renowned around the world for over 1,000 years. The festival, which is promoted by Comune di Venezia, is organized by Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia, LE STANZE DEL VETRO – Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti and Consorzio Promovetro Murano. In 2022, which has officially been designated by the UN as the International Year of Glass, The Venice Glass Week is uniting with Vision Milan Glass Week to present a major new festival: The Italian Glass Weeks. An exciting programme of events will be staged in both cities, including exhibitions and installations, guided tours, demonstrations and workshops, as well as a series of B2B events for companies operating in the glass industry. Collectively, The Italian Glass Weeks will offer a unique opportunity for audiences including consumers, collectors, buyers and businesses to encounter, explore and appreciate the best of glass in Italy. The initiative aims to celebrate and promote the excellence of the Italian glass industry, whilst also showcasing the highest quality glass from elsewhere in the world. Read more on theveniceglassweek.com or follow on @theveniceglassweek

Paris, France

Founded in 1766, Christie’s is a world-leading art and luxury business. Renowned and trusted for its expert live and online auctions, as well as its bespoke private sales, Christie’s offers a full portfolio of global services to its clients, including art appraisal, art financing, international real estate and education. Christie’s has a physical presence in 46 countries, throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific, with flagship international sales hubs in New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris and Geneva. It also is the only international auction house authorized to hold sales in mainland China (Shanghai). Christie’s is dedicated to advancing responsible culture throughout its business and communities worldwide, including achieving sustainability through net zero carbon emissions by 2030, and actively using its platform in the art world to amplify under-represented voices and support positive change. Read more on christies.com or follow on @christiesparis

Paris, France
London, UK

Founded in 2007 by fourth-generation Parisian antique dealer Patrick Perrin, PAD London is the only fair in the UK exclusively dedicated to 20th-century and contemporary Design. The week-long event takes place every October on Berkeley Square, in the heart of London’s affluent Mayfair district. PAD London is the sister fair to PAD Paris which was launched in 1998 and takes place every April in the Jardin des Tuileries. A permanent fixture on the two capital’s vibrant art and design circuits, PAD fairs have become a byword for connoisseurship, exquisite taste and curatorial flair, showcasing the very best in modern and contemporary design and historical design from the world’s leading galleries. With their distinct approach to collecting, PAD fairs epitomize how artistic genres across time and periods interact to reveal astonishing combinations and create the most individual and striking interiors. PAD fairs cultivate eclecticism, authenticity and connoisseurship with unparalleled passion and flair. Their refined setting is designed to inspire collectors, art consultants, museum curators, interior specialists, design practitioners and the public, making PAD the only event of its kind. Read more on padesignart.com or follow on @padesignart

Venice, Italy

The European Cultural Centre is a cultural organization founded by the Dutch artist Rene Rietmeyer and originates back to 2002. We have created a dynamic organization which establishes cultural centers worldwide and is devoted to generate cultural exchange by organizing international art and architecture exhibitions, symposia and a wide range of cultural projects. Our goal is to create awareness, to strengthen our cultural commons, to cherish our uniqueness and to learn about the qualities within our differences. We believe that progress is best made by creating a deeper awareness about the serious challenges we all face today. The ECC provides the conditions to invite and promote artistic and creative practices, a direct interaction with a multitude of intellectual and cultural art forms [visual arts, dance, performance, theatre, music, literature, architecture. Read more on europeanculturalcenter.eu or follow on @ecc_italy

Milan, Italy

Alcova is an experimental prototype for an itinerant cultural institution in development by Space Caviar and Studio Vedèt. Currently operating as a roving platform for art and design across multiple sites in and around Milan, it activates forgotten locations and spaces of historical significance, temporarily recasting them as venues for performative activities. During Fuorisalone 2019 Alcova will occupy two sites and will be intensely programmed for the event's duration with performances, exhibitions, talks, screenings and installations involving over a dozen partners from as many countries. It will become a platform for designers, institutions, galleries and companies working at the avant-garde of themes such as contemporary living, design culture, materials and technological innovation. It was first launched in 2018, when the exhibition was visited by over 40,000 people over six days of Salone. Read more on alcova.xyz or follow on @alcova.milano

Dubai, UAE

Dubai Design Week is the largest creative festival in the Middle East, reflecting Dubai’s position as the regional capital of design and aims to provide a dynamic environment where design meets opportunity and a platform for enabling the region’s talent and growing the creative community, as well as increase public awareness and appreciation of all aspects of design. The six-day programme is made up of events covering a range of design disciplines including architecture, product, furniture, interior and graphic design, related events, exhibitions, performances, awards, talks, workshops and experiences. Key components of Dubai Design Week include the region’s leading design fair and Abwab, the curated and interactive project containing original design from the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia responding to an evolving creative landscape and new blends of designers. Read more on dubaidesignweek.ae or follow on @dubaidesignweek

Beirut, Lebanon

On behalf of Architectural Digest Magazine Middle East, the second edition of The AD Art of Dining is taking place in Beirut. The AD Art of Dining brings together Lebanon's top architects and interiors designers under one roof for a beautiful evening of dining, design and celebration. Read more on condenastinternational.com or follow on @admiddleeast

Beirut, Lebanon

First event of its kind in the Lebanese capital, Beirut Design Fair will take place for its second edition at the seaside from 20 - 23 September 2018. The event has gathered 16,700 visitors in 2017. It is principally dedicated to collectible and limited edition contemporary or vintage furniture and design objects. The fair presents pieces by leading international designers and galleries from across the world (Europe, USA, Middle East), with about 60 exhibitors from over 10 countries. The event includes a non-commercial program consisting of conferences and round-tables, workshops, installations and live performances. Beirut Design Fair offers an exceptional, innovative program that confirms Beirut’s role as one of today’s most vibrant centers of contemporary creation, while positioning Lebanon in its rightful place: as the Design Platform of the Middle East! Read more on beirut-design-fair.com or follow on @beirutdesignfair

Beirut, Lebanon

Collective for Architecture Lebanon (CAL) is a non-profit organization established in 2019 in Beirut. CAL aims to create a cross-disciplinary platform for discussion and debate between the fields of architecture, design, urban planning and the humanities. As a platform, CAL will reach out and engage various agents that hold crucial roles in the development and dissemination of more comprehensive visions and discourses surrounding these fields. Their primary target is the upcoming generation of young professionals in order to empower them to pursue their research and planning endeavors, and translate them into concrete interventions. They aim to achieve this through events such as lectures, conferences, exhibitions and competitions. These in turn will involve various stakeholders across fields to come together, debate and connect. The larger vision of the organization is to raise the status quo of urban and territorial planning in Lebanon on the academic, practical and governmental levels. Read more on collectiveforarchitecture-lb.com or follow on @collectiveforarchitecture

Beirut, Lebanon

Based in Denmark, Adorno maintains curated digital galleries dedicated to exceptional design and craft art from capitals of creative culture across the world. Its aim is to both provide a platform with global reach to local designers, and to highlight and celebrate the diversity of contemporary design and making cultures. Strengthening design communities and promoting cultural exchange is at the heart of both Adorno and Beirut Design Week’s mission. While this year’s BDW theme ‘Design and the City’ brings different local and international participants together to rethink the transformative role of design in place-making, Adorno sets out to create a global community of design that recognizes and champions regional talent, supports individual businesses, and contributes to the world’s cultural diversity. Read more on beirutdesignweek.org and adorno.design or follow on @beirutdesignweek and @adorno.design

Paris, Lebanon

1000 Vases is an exhibition held by Meet My Project exhibiting crafted vases by designers from all over the world. The exhibition is held in Paris during Paris Design Week at Espace Commines, scenography by Hiroshi Nakayama. Read more on meetmyproject.com and 1000vases.com or follow on @meetmyproject and @1000vases and @parisdesignweek

Digital

Conceptualized amidst the crisis of the pandemic in 2020 'Life with/in Objects' is a repository of selected images of objects presented as an unconventional 'exhibition' that allows us to stay open while staying at home – open to our communities to new ideas and experiences despite our physical limitations. We create, curate and collect objects from and within different spheres of our life in the pursuit of meaning-making – a process through which we establish our relationship with our immediate and broader physical and intellectual environment. With the aim of discovering common histories and excavating shared meanings through objects that index both – our inner and outer lives, 'Life with/in objects' provokes a new inquiry into our forced domesticity – a space shaped by the secret life of objects. Read more on lifewithobjects.org or follow on @lifewithobjects

Beirut, Lebanon

Since 2011, the gallery has been developing proficiency in collectable, customizable and modular product design that has continuously evolved in dialogue with our clients. The showroom includes a lineup of contemporary designers, both from a permanent selection along with new additions of emerging and established names in the Lebanese design scene. As part of the gallery program, they have been striving to propagate Lebanese Design onto regional and international platforms through a myriad of external collaborations and international fairs. Read more on jmdesigngallery.com or follow on @jmdesigngallery

Milan, Italy

Launched in 2015 by Wallpaper*, a Time Inc. publication focusing on design and architecture, fashion, travel, art and lifestyle, WallpaperSTORE* is an e-commerce platform offering the audience the opportunity to purchase a carefully curated selection of the products seen on the magazine. Visit store.wallpaper.com and wallpaper.com or follow on @wallpapermag

Beirut, Lebanon

Founded in 2012 by Cherine Magrabi Tayeb, House of Today is a non-profit organization that identifies, nurtures, mentors, curates, showcases, and connects emerging Lebanese designers to create a relationship with design experts, regionally and globally. HoT is dedicated to the enrichment of Lebanon’s design culture. Stemming from a desire to promote under recognized talent and alleviate potential difficulties faced by design students, House of Today is a platform that inspires, creates, and influences. Read more on houseoftoday.com or follow on @houseoftoday

Cairo, Egypt

LE LAB is a contemporary and collectible design gallery founded by Egyptian Art and Design collector Rasheed Kamel. Le Lab' mission is to re-explore the way in which collectible design is interpreted in the Middle East today. Contemporary and collectible design is a language; it tells a story of our historic past, tales of major societal events and the way in which they were perceived. It is a means to understanding our common humanity and the important regional and international influences on our heritage. Allowing us to question our present, and plan for a more influential and dominant role in the future. It is also a place to experiment, discover and explore the untapped areas found today in our quest to identify and differentiate between the three fields of art, design and architecture. Le Lab’s multi-disciplinary approach, collaborating with some of the region’s greatest and brightest artists, designers, artisans and architects promises to challenge our understanding of the contemporary design scene both locally and regionally, promoting an enriching exchange of ideas and influences. Read more on thisislelab.com or follow on @thisislelab

Paris, France

Building on her early years as an antique dealer as well as an auctioneer, and driven by her lifelong passion for decorative arts, Marie-Bérangère Gosserez founded in 2010 a contemporary design gallery. Having an eye for esthetics, she identifies and discovers singular talents with a particular vision. At a crossroads between art, design and sculpture, Galerie Gosserez exhibits the works of artists and designers who challenge, question and stretch the boundaries of shapes, textures and materials. Those rare pieces of contemporary furniture, sometimes practical and serviceable, sometimes sculptural and expressive, are always intended for an international clientele. Rubbing shoulders with fine craftsmanship, these unique or limited edition pieces highlight and foster excellence in art and craft. With great attention to detail and foolproof accuracy, Galerie Gosserez also supports the elaboration of special projects and bespoke designs for collectors and interior architects on the lookout for a unique art-de-vivre. Read more on galeriegosserez.com or follow on @galeriegosserez

Paris, France

Sainte Anne Gallery is a meeting point between design, art and botanicals; shedding light on handcraft art and living plants. Found in the center of Paris, in the Japanese neighborhood, showcasing upcoming and established artists, designers and artisans, fusing innovative and sustainable design. The space is articulated by placing art objects, potted plants and design pieces on the same platform. Establishing the premise for renewability and contemporary ideas for sustainability. Telling a poetic story of our alliances with plants in a retail setting while forming solidarity projects with the community. Read more on sainteannegallery.com or follow on @sainteannegallery