Design Days Dubai 2015.

Posa Project by Massimo Faion at Carwan Gallery // Italian designer Massimo Faion has created a set of bespoke falconry stands for a live performance at this year’s Design Days Dubai fair. Created for Middle East design gallery Carwan Gallery, the Posa Project aims to put a contemporary slant on the ancient tradition of falconry, which involves hunting using a trained bird of prey.

Photo courtesy of David Gill Galleries.

Prototype Liquid Glacial Table by Zaha Hadid at David Gill Galleries // The Liquid Glacial design embeds surface complexity and refraction within a powerful fluid dynamic. The elementary geometry of the flat table top appears transformed from static to fluid by the subtle waves and ripples evident below the surface, while the table’s legs seem to pour from the horizontal in an intense vortex of water frozen in time.

Photo courtesy of House of Today.

Valet by Claude Missir for House of Today // Several examples of the Gentleman’s Valet was on show at the fair including an example by Fiona Barratt-Campbell and by David Nicolas and Claude Missir for House of Today.

Photo by Marco Pinarelli.

Valet de chambre and stool designed by David Nicolas for House of Today // House of Today exhibited for the first time at this year’s fair. The initiative presented an edited version of ­Naked: Beyond the Social Mask, which first displayed last December in Beirut. This edition showed the work of acclaimed Lebanese and international designers. The work collectively shares an intriguing mix of known Arabic forms, shapes and materials, with contemporary, international influences aimed at an international, global audience.

Related post: Interview // Beirut Designers David/Nicolas.

Photo courtesy of Fiona Barratt-Campbell.

Valet by Fiona Barratt-Campbell, Alexander McQueen and Nicklin // A Sculptural bronze Men’s Valet designed in collaboration with luxury fashion designer Alexander McQueen as part of The Wallpaper* handmade edition. Featuring a built in USB charging unit, solid bronze shoe horn, removable crocodile skin accessory trays with the interior lined with Alexander McQueen signature check design, hanging rail.

Related post: Video // Damien Hirst X Alexander McQueen | A Film By Sølve Sundsbø.

Photo courtesy of House of Today.

Sensorial brushes by Najla El Zein for House of Today // ‘Tickle’ is composed by a smooth pebble in white-marble with a long grey feather. The brush can be used for pure teasing or elegantly displayed on its brass stand.

Naqsh Design House // Naqsh design house was founded in 2009 in Amman, Jordan – where it started to exhibit unique pieces of furniture, home accessories and more that reflect a the oriental look and feel in a very minimal modern style where it can fit perfect in our life today. At Naqsh the inspiration stems from both contemporary and traditional Arabic aesthetics, combined together with a high quality of local neat craftsmanship.

Photo courtesy of Galerie Sofie Lachaert.

Reunion IV by Ja Kyung Shin at Gallerie Sophie Lachaert // Galerie Sophie Lachaert celebrated their silver anniversary with the outstanding exhibition ‘Not Just a Bowl of Cherries’. The Silver Plated Spoons by Ja Kyung Shin is an example of both an object and a symbol – “an expression of respect for the bowl as a universal, ancient archetype in everyday life, used to prepare, serve, conserve and store food, while others reflect a philosophical approach; a gesture of beauty and interaction, presenting something precious.”

Photo courtesy of Gallery ALL.

‘Bar’ from The Crates Series by Naihan Li at Gallery ALL // The newest additions to The Crates Stainless Steel series includes a Mobile Bar, an entertaining centre and a kitchen unit with concealed drawers and detachable serving trays/ champaign holder. Naihan Li’s mobile creations accommodate a very poetic lifestyle into unique comfort of dwelling by its spatial language.

Photo courtesy of Gallery ALL.

Split Chair from the Brass Collection by Zhoujie Zhang at Gallery ALL // The Split Chair from the Brass Collection is the first series of objects developed with Endless Forms, Zhoujie’s own digitalised fabrication system that generates an ever-changing family of objects. “Through my design I’d like to build a new path towards our digital future and eventually create a system that could measure, design, produce, test as well as market these new possibilities. Following on from the first and second industrial revolution, we are now experiencing a third one, a digital revolution…” – Zhoujie Zhang.

Photo courtesy of Gallery FUMI.

Fuzz Coffee Table by Study O Portable at Gallery FUMI // Blurring the line between art and design, London-based firm Study O Portable creates small objects whose appearance pay homage to both their functions and fabrication processes.

Photography by Lisa Klappe.

Haft Sin Collection by Hozan Zangana // One of the rituals performed during Nowruz (New Year celebration of spring) is the setting of a Sofraye Haft Sin – a table or dining cloth, prepared with seven or more items starting with the letter S. Designer Hozan Zangana presented his version of a modern Haft Sin, inspired by Nastaleeq calligraphy. Together with ceramist Suzan Becking, a live demonstration showed the process of making this porcelain collection.

Houdini Table by Fadi Sarieddine // Sarieddine debuted his plug-in series in a booth curated around the theme of ‘contaminated spaces’. This design approach celebrates the transportation of materials out of their comfort zone into an entirely new setting. The plug-in series revolves around the idea of customisation. Each plug-in takes a skeletal structure reminiscent of virtual wireframes to encapsulate various objects. Moving with the wave of the object, a table can be a bench, a planter or a decorative item The end result is a personal limited edition. Sarieddine creates a playful system, which allows furniture to catch up with the flexibility of modern day technology.