Critical Practice Programme 2024

Tashkeel is pleased to announce the five UAE-based visual artists selected for the 2024 Critical Practice Programme (CPP). Over the course of a comprehensive one-year program, this cohort will receive...

UAE Design

Ghaf Tea Set Box by Gerbou, a ceramic tea and coffee set in a gift box
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Homeware Designed in the UAE: Tableware, Textiles and Objects for Emirati Hosting

By Tashkeel Studio

A guide to homeware designed in the UAE: Dubai-clay cups, finyal and tea sets, illustrated plates, exhibition crockery, trays, linen and candles, with materials and...

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Mandoos Wooden Bag by Kahraman Design, a featured brand at Tashkeel
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Why a Gallery Shop Sells Other People's Brands: The Idea Behind Featured Brands

By Tashkeel Studio

Why would an art and design organisation stock products made by other brands? Because independent regional design needs a place to be seen. The thinking...

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Playing Cards with Leather Pouch, an Emirati-inspired deck by Tasmeem Tashkeel
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Corporate Gifts from the UAE: Locally Designed Gifts for Clients and Teams

By Tashkeel Studio

Corporate gift ideas designed in the UAE, from team gifts under AED 160 (playing cards, notebooks, bilingual desk signs) to client gifts such as finyal...

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Elements of Nature, bespoke circular artwork by Tasmeem Tashkeel
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What Is Tasmeem Tashkeel? Inside the UAE Art and Design Collective

By Tashkeel Studio

Tasmeem Tashkeel is the art and design collective of Tashkeel in Dubai. It creates bespoke furniture, carpets, artworks, tableware and gifts rooted in Emirati heritage,...

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Handmade finyal cups produced in-house at Tashkeel from Dubai clay
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What Is Tashkeel? Dubai's Art and Design Hub, Explained

By Tashkeel Studio

Tashkeel is a Dubai art and design organisation founded in 2008 by Her Highness Sheikha Lateefa bint Maktoum. Learn what Tashkeel does, where it is,...

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Tanween by Tashkeel

The collection features bespoke, locally manufactured contemporary products that merge the UAE's traditional crafts and regional materials.

Al Ghawas lounge chair by Sketch & Space Studio, oak, textured fabric and copper, Tanween by Tashkeel, third view