DIDI explores what remains human in an increasingly technology-driven world through exhibitions, talks, workshops and an interactive weaving installation inviting visitors to contribute to a collective textile artwork.

As technology becomes increasingly capable of generating, predicting, sensing and deciding, the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (DIDI) invites visitors to consider what we choose to keep human. Through exhibitions, panel discussions, interactive installations and creative workshops, DIDI explores how feeling, memory, agency, connection and care shape our relationship with technology.

At the heart of the experience, In Our Hands, an interactive weaving installation in DIDI’s atrium, invites visitors to contribute to a collective textile artwork using upcycled fabric ribbons. As the artwork evolves throughout Dubai Design Week 2026, individual contributions come together in a shared expression of creativity, sustainability and human connection.

About Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation
The Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (DIDI) is a private, non-profit university in the UAE. Established through academic collaborations with MIT and Parsons School of Design at The New School, DIDI offers a multidisciplinary Bachelor of Design degree with specialisations in Product Design, Multimedia Design, Fashion Design and Strategic Design Management. Its four-year programme combines creativity, technology, business and strategic thinking through practical workshops, studio-based learning, research and collaborative projects. DIDI aims to nurture adaptable creative thinkers and designers who use design as a tool for positive change.