d3 – Rethink The Regular
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Learn more about Dubai Design District’s new initiative, Rethink Summer
Dubai Design District (d3) has launched Rethink Summer, a long-running programme of cultural events to promote the city as a global creative capital.
Rethink Summer runs until the end of August. It features creative workshops held in collaboration with Tashkeel, Shaghaf and Maison Des Fleurs, restaurant deals, retail promotions, fitness classes and more. The diverse line-up of events will encourage people to learn new design skills in line with the Dubai Creative Economy Strategy’s plan to double the number of creatives in the emirate by 2025.
Khadija Al Bastaki, Executive Director of d3, said: “We have curated a diverse range of creative workshops, retail promotions and dining deals to ensure residents and tourists enjoy a summer like never before in Dubai. Rethink Summer is a series of events, offers and activations that promises to bring people together to share new experiences, learn new skills and try unique restaurants. It is also the next phase of our global initiative for the post-pandemic world: Rethink the Regular. It aims to encourage society to see design from a new perspective and ensure we create a more resilient, sustainable knowledge and innovation-based economy for the next generation of creative talent. This is also in line with the vision of our leaders to transform Dubai into an international destination for creativity and the capital of the world’s creative economy.”
As part of the programme, d3 is collaborating with business partner Scientechnic to place three Italian SMEG fridges across the design destination stocked up with complimentary refreshing beverages for the community to enjoy all summer long. The striking red, white and black fridges designed by Vittorio Bertazzon will be filled with a daily assortment of refreshing drinks throughout summer.
Rethink Summer will ensure tourists and residents alike enjoy the coolest summer ever, with free ice creams, food deals, retail promotions, and a wide range of creative workshops. It is part of d3’s Rethink the Regular initiative, which aims to encourage people all around the world to come to Dubai to make, co-create and innovate.
Come prepared to doodle, armed with your favourite sketchbook and pencil, at Drop In & Draw: Travel Journaling, a class on drawing approaches and techniques to make your own Travelogue. Bring the kids along to Cardboard Monsters, a workshop that helps the little ones (or the young at heart) create their own mythical masterpieces using a versatile, environmentally-friendly material. All the classes are free to attend and follow the highest health, safety and precautionary measures. Spaces are limited and participants are invited to register here: https://dubaidesigndistrict.com/the-community/events.
Eat at some of d3’s most popular restaurants – including Anamoia, The Host, Vicolo, One Life, Akiba Dori, and Frame – and enjoy exclusive dine-in deals. From free ice cream and artisan coffee to discounts on a wide range of options, guests can enjoy the finest Emirati, Italian, Japanese and Mediterranean cuisine, as well as speciality teas and freshly brewed coffees with a wide range of offers and discounts changing all the time.
With dozens of international and homegrown public artworks and installations, the business district continues to empower the emirate’s economy and elevate Dubai’s status as a UNESCO Creative City of Design.
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Dubai Design District launches a week-long Rethink Art exhibition
Dubai Design District (d3) has announced a new global campaign for the post-pandemic world: Rethink the Regular.
To rebuild and revitalise communities, promote growth and stimulate the UAE’s knowledge and innovation-based economy, the campaign encourages the world’s most brilliant minds to come together and see design in a new light.
The international initiative will promote Dubai as global destination for the creative industries that offers opportunities for students, startups, entrepreneurs and multinational corporations alike.
To kick it off, d3 has today launched a week-long Rethink Art exhibition. His Highness Sheikh Zayed’s official Range Rover, an original Dodge Challenger from The Dukes of Hazzard and a 1962 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud are among 15 classic cars have raced into the business district for the event, running from March 28- April 3, 2021.
Eye-catching installations, art exhibitions, fashion pop-ups, and mouth-watering special food menus celebrating global cuisine will also be available to the community and wider public, with a series of free workshops from Tashkeel, the Dubai-based multidisciplinary art and design organisation, also taking place. Three restaurants – Emirati eatery Smat, Italian street food destination Vicolo, and the wellness-inspired Anamoia Café – have created special discounted menus for Rethink Art.
The week-long event encouraging people to see design from a new perspective aims to celebrate the diversity of talent in the region’s largest creative hub. It comes after contemporary US street artist Shepard Fairey – the man behind the iconic Barack Obama ‘Hope’ poster – unveiled two new murals in d3, further reinforcing Dubai’s position as a global destination for art and design.
Khadija Al Bastaki, Executive Director of d3, said: “Since d3 was established in 2013, it has served as the region’s go-to destination for creativity. As the world continues to face unprecedented changes, it is important to stay ahead of the game – by rethinking what has been done before, we will be able to conceptualise and build more robust economies that can withstand the test of time. This will help Dubai become one of the best cities in the world. Design plays a critical role in this new vision as it transcends all boundaries, it holds to key to innovation and humanises technology. Through our Rethink the Regular campaign, we aim to inspire people and businesses to create new ideas and concepts in Dubai that move the world forward. We are excited to kick off this global campaign with our inaugural exhibition celebrating the diversity of d3’s talent by bringing new artistic and culinary experiences to Dubai that reflects our rich heritage and pioneering vision for the future.”
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Summertown Interiors: Rethink the workspace as employees return to work
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the workplace environment is unprecedented, and businesses will need to re-shape their physical environment and develop new policies to enable employees to return work safely.
Summertown encourages businesses to see this as an opportunity to not only make their workplaces compliant and safe, but also healthier, and more sustainable for the future. In light of the UAE Government easing COVID-19 restrictions, companies can now operate at a maximum capacity of 50% staff, with 100% likely to return to work in mid-June 2020 as per recent government communications for the public sector. Summertown says there are some important physical changes all businesses will need to implement to make their workplaces healthier and more sustainable for the safety and well-being of employees.
The post-coronavirus office will be different from what was ‘normal’ just a few months ago, and for many businesses it may mean they no longer need as much floorspace as some employees continue to work from home.
Here are its top considerations:
Floor plan reconfiguration
Social distancing is the reality of our new workplaces. Where employees sit and work, and meet will need to be carefully planned to ensure social distancing. This can include re-configuring entire floor plans, moving workstations/desks and furniture to ensure social distancing, and adding desk partitions/screens.
Installing hygiene and well-being equipment
Installation of hygiene stations equipped with thermometers, protective items such as sanitizer and facemasks and hygiene reminder signs is the first essential step. Business should also consider installing anti-microbial materials/surfaces, and touch-less sensor technology (motion sensor bathroom taps, lights, sanitizer dispensers, and voice activated elevators and office machines) to reduce the number of surfaces touched by employees.
Improvement of air quality
Global health authorities such as the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend increased air circulation and flow, and to improve air filtration, and ventilation.
For projects over 2,000sqm, Summertown offer clients LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified level certification free of cost, with the option of silver, gold, or platinum level certification at a surcharge. The team can also assist clients seeking interior certification under the WELL Building Standard.
Marcos Bish, Summertown Interior’s Managing Director commented: ‘Our workplaces have been fundamentally effected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and ‘rethinking’ the use of space has become a top priority for companies as they plan for their employees to return to work. At Summertown the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees has always been of utmost importance to us. Our employees are central to how we create value and we believe that in the current challenging climate, it is our duty to support businesses in the UAE by helping them get back on their feet with working conditions that are fit for purpose, healthier and more sustainable.”