Past
Exhibitions
Past Exhibitions
We Are The Imprints
WHEN: Saturday 5 June, 2021 10:00AM - Tuesday 30 November, 2021 07:00PM
VENUE: 1971 Design Space, Flag Island
“We are the imprints” invites visitors to discover Physiognomy in a spatial experience at 1971 – Design Space. This exhibition represents the conclusion of a research by the designer Jawaher AlKhayyal, based on a book titled “Ilm Al-firasa ind Al Arab” (The Science of Physiognomy amongst Arabs) dating on information from the Medieval Islamic Period, by the renowned Arab philosopher and scholar Fakhr El Din Al Razi.
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Desert Cast - Towards an Identity
WHEN: Saturday 7 November, 2020 10:00AM - Sunday 4 April, 2021 09:00PM
VENUE: 1971 Design Space, The Flag Island
1971- Design Space presents Desert Cast – Towards an Identity by the three Kuwait-based designers Jassim AlNashmi, Kawther AlSaffar and Ricardas Blazukas.
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Fashcultivate
WHEN: Saturday 2 November, 2019 04:30PM - Saturday 8 February, 2020 06:30PM
VENUE: 1971 Design Space, The Flag Island, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
“Fashcultivate” is an exhibition co-curated by Emirati fashion designer/curator Khulood bin Thani and Fatma Al Mahmoud (Head of 1971 – Design Space, Sharjah) to celebrate date palms (Phoenix Dactylifera) for being one of the most cherished gifts of nature and their importance throughout the history of human civilization.
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GEO- Earth and its Materiality
WHEN: Saturday 23 February, 2019 06:00PM - Saturday 10 August, 2019 08:30PM
VENUE: 1971 Design Space, The Flag Island, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
1971 – Design Space showcases the first institutional solo exhibition “GEO” of the Irish, Dubai-based Ceramicist Michael Rice. Addressing the materiality of the earth and experimenting with light for the first time, Michael Rice is exhibiting newly created works based on porcelain and emphasizing their translucency through light.
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RASM
WHEN: Friday 9 November, 2018 10:00AM - Thursday 31 January, 2019 07:00PM
VENUE: 1971 - Design Space, The Flag Island, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
RASM is a celebration of the creative development of Arabic’s graphic and typographic design in the twenty-first century. It presents the work of a select group of designers from the Middle East, produced since the launch of the Khatt Foundation’s design community.
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