DESIGN RESIDENCY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITALIAN PROCELAIN BRAND GINORI 1735
The Design Council Abu Dhabi (DCAD) is happy to announce the launch of its second residency cycle: the DCAD Pottery & Ceramics Design Residency Program, a pioneering initiative centered on heritage-driven product design and cross-cultural inventive trade. Developed and produced by Gushcloud Worldwide, this six-month residency is introduced in partnership with Italian porcelain model Ginori 1735 and might be hosted on the Abu Dhabi-based workshop MAKE.
Althea Lim, Group CEO and Co-Founding father of Gushcloud Worldwide, stated, “We’re proud to facilitate this partnership and proceed fostering a world-class inventive ecosystem in Abu Dhabi. This residency reinforces the area’s function in world design dialogue and provides actual pathways for expertise to emerge on the world stage.”
Below the chairwomanship of Her Highness Shaikha Shamsa Bint Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al
Nahyan, DCAD continues to foster design excellence within the UAE by empowering rising
designers by means of immersive academic applications rooted in sustainability, innovation, and Emirati
cultural heritage.
The governance of DCAD contains Undersecretary Rana El Khoury, Vice Chairwoman Nadine Maalouf, and advisory committee members Rym Al Falasy, Asma Al Fahim, Meera Al Suwaidi, and Rima Al Mokarrab.
The brand new residency program will welcome 10-15 UAE nationals and UAE residents, female and male, specializing in ceramics or pottery, who will bear coaching in each conventional and up to date ceramic design methods.
By way of a curriculum that mixes studio apply, sustainability, design principle, and masterclasses – together with a two-hour particular session led by Ginori 1735 Inventive Director – members will develop unique ceramic collections impressed by regional and Italian craft traditions.
This system will culminate in a public Capstone Exhibition in late 2026, the place residents will showcase their work to press, patrons, and collectors. Choose prime abilities may even be awarded a prestigious internship alternative at Ginori 1735’s Florence headquarters in late 2026.
This new initiative not solely helps the UAE’s rising inventive economic system but in addition highlights Abu Dhabi’s place as a worldwide vacation spot for cross-cultural design dialogue. The partnership with Ginori 1735, a legacy model recognized for its craftsmanship and up to date artistry, bridges centuries-old ceramic heritage with the following technology of design management.
Purposes and full program data can be found at: www.dcad.ae