This workshop focused on the conceptualization and prototyping of a pocket-sized gift for future newly-registered Dubai residents, reflecting on the use of design to communicate between people and cultures.

Participants focused on the conceptualization and prototyping of a pocket-sized gift for future newly-registered Dubai residents. The workshop aims at reflecting on the use of design as an instrument for communicating emotions and encouraging empathy between people and cultures.

Free to attend. Register at www.didi.ac.ae/news-and-events/events-new/

About Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (DIDI)

In collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and The New School’s Parsons School of Design, Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (DIDI) is a private, non-profit university, located at Dubai Design District (d3), accredited by the Ministry of Education in the UAE. With its first intake in 2018, DIDI is focused on nurturing, mentoring and creating the next generation of designers. The curriculum is designed to empower students to map out their own four-year educational journey, culminating in the region’s first Integrated Bachelor of Design degree, with a choice of concentration in the areas of Product Design, Multimedia Design, Fashion Design and Strategic Design Management.