Design for a Changing World - Bridging Cultures

This initiative invites designers under 35 from around the world to imagine prototypes that reveal the depth and diversity of Arab heritage while speaking to contemporary global audiences.

Description
With the theme "Design for a Changing World: Bridging Cultures," the competition aims to foster a new generation of creatives capable of transforming cultural narratives into functional and meaningful pieces. At its core lies a bold vision: to open a dialogue between tradition and innovation, and to explore how heritage can inspire the design language of the future.
Participants are encouraged to submit original concepts in one of four product categories--seating, tables, storage, and lighting. Upon online registration, applicants will receive the complete competition brief with all technical specifications and detailed requirements. Each piece should weave stories, materials, and symbols from Arab heritage into designs that reflect today's global design language. FROMM.Lab is looking for work that is at once poetic and practical, local and universal.

Jury
Giulio Cappellini, visionary Italian designer and founder of Cappellini
Joseph Grima, architect, creative director of the Design Academy Eindhoven and co-founder of Space Caviar and Alcova
Aline Asmar d'Amman, architect and founder of Culture in Architecture Paris
Fahad Al Obaidly, Acting Director of Design Doha
FROMM.Lab team led by Luca Fois, professor of Product Design at the Politecnico di Milano

Prize
Finalist projects will be prototyped and produced under the FROMM., with full technical and material support.

Entry Fee
None

Timetable
Exhibition at the Design Doha Biennale in April 2026

Organizer
FROMM.Lab

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