Oct 6, 05:38 pm
International Design Initiative (IDI)
Extract from Moutamarat’s press release, September 21, 2006:
Discover Design is a series of events aimed at promoting Arab design and building the Arab world’s reputation as an International Design Initiative, Discover Design will travel to London, Venice and Tokyo for a series of round table discussions, installations and press conferences with Design Advisory Board members and other prominent local and regional design personalities.
The International Design Initiative (IDI) is the first high-profile creativity platform of its kind to emerge from the Arab world.
On September 21, Moutamarat hosted a breakfast event at the Serpentine Gallery 2006 Pavilion, designed by Rem Koolhaas. The same evening Moutamarat held a round-table discussion on the topic of geo-design and the role of creativity in times of conflict at London Design Embassy, ICA, London. Nadim Karam and Atelier Hapsitus launced the book Urban Toys.
Moutamarat’s Design Advisory Board
Moutamarat’s Design Advisory Board members are committed to communicating information and knowledge across tehe Arab world. This community of leading personalities from different design-related fileds works closely with Moutamarat on the creation, international positioning and overall strategy of the IDI.
The Design Advisory Board members are:
Tyler Brule, Chief Executive Officer, Winkreative, UK
Stefano Boeri, Editor-in-Chief, Domus, Italy
Ricky Burdett, Centennial Professor in Architecture and Urbanism and Director of Urban Age, London School of Economics, UK
Joan Busquets, Architect, Spain and Professor in Practice at the GSD, Harvard University, USA
Farhan Faidooni, Chief Execurive Officer, Dubai International Properties, UAE
Rodney Fitch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Fitch, UK
Zaha Hadid, Architect, UK
Nadim Karam, Architect; Artist; Principal Atelier Hapticus, Lebanon
George Katodrytis, Associate Professor of Architecture, the American University of Sharjah, UAE
Bernard Khoury, Architect, lebanon
Rem Koolhaas, Architect and Founder, the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, The Netherlands
Khalid Al-Malik, Senior Vice Presidenr, Industry and Knowledge, Tatweer, UAE
Khalid Al-Najar, Architecture Engineering Interiors Fabrications, UAE
Karim Rashid, Designer, USA
Sheikh Majid Al-Sabah, Chairman, Villa Moda, Kuwait
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