On March 23, renowned design critic Olga Kosyrevawill give an unusual lecture — about design and architecture in the United Arab Emirates On March 23, Olga Kosyreva will give a lecture entitled “Modernism with a national twist: all the most interesting things from the Emirates, Lebanon and the surrounding area”. An event of interest to the domestic design community will be held at the Moscow office of the Finnish company Martela (a leader in the production of office furniture, one of the top 3 in Northern Europe). The information partner is the specialized online magazine roomble.com. The lecture is dedicated to introducing the audience to the works of designers from national schools of the region and is a kind of report on the Design Days Dubai exhibition, which was held in Dubai for the third time. Ms. Kosyreva will tell why Dubai can be added to the list of traditional design meccas — London, Milan, Paris, the Scandinavian capitals, Basel — with greater justification. Olga will prove that contemporary design and the Middle East are not antagonists. As an information bonus, the audience will learn about the pace of development of the design quarter in Dubai, fashion trends in the region, the preferences of the local elite when ordering interiors and purchasing fashionable designer novelties. Olga Kosyreva An expert in the field of design, a well-known design critic, lecturer, journalist and editor with more than 15 years of experience in popular, specialized and business publications, who took part in the launch and development of the Russian versions of AD / Architectural Digest, Interni, Objekt©Russia magazines. There (in Dubai - editor's note) collectible design dominates, which is brought by galleries from all over the world: from Europe, North and South America, South Africa, as well as from the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Lebanon. Their unification struck me with its openness and significance for the Middle East, the fact that the local public is really ready to consume and create real design. There are also local designers, and they strive to interpret traditional motifs and materials in a way that would include them in a modern context. At the same time, it is important to understand that the Middle East is as far removed from the pan-European design tradition as Russia. The only difference is that higher education institutions are opening there, where world-famous designers are invited to teach, galleries of modern and vintage design are opening, and new names are appearing. I found it interesting to explore the phenomenon of Middle Eastern design. I am happy to share my discoveries at the lecture. You can buy tickets (cost 2,000 rubles) on the website www.designlectures.ru with confirmation of payment to [email protected]. The lecture lasts from 1.5 to 2 hours, starts at 20:00. The address where the event will take place: Botanichesky Pereulok, Building 5. Business center at the intersection of Botanichesky and Grokholsky Pereulok, right behind the Embassy of Portugal, 11th floor (use only elevators #2 and #3). The nearest metro station is Prospekt Mira - Koltsevaya. pinterest.com
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