Isola at Dubai Design Week 2026

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Isola Design Group (returns for its fifth edition of Dubai Design Week 2026 (3 — 8 November), following the previous successful edition and launch of Isola Space last November. For this edition, Isola presents its most ambitious edition in Dubai to date, bringing together exhibitions, installations, immersive experiences across Marasi Bay, Dubai Design District, and the Downtown Design fair.

The 2026 edition also marks the launch of Designwhere, Isola’s new curated platform created to make the design scene of cities easier to discover and navigate. Born from Isola’s experience in Milan and its expansion into the Middle East, Designwhere connects people with the designers, galleries, studios, events, and creative spaces that shape a city. Dubai becomes the first destination for the platform, launching during Dubai Design Week through a dedicated digital platform and a physical installation at Downtown Design.

At the center of this edition is Marasi Bay in Business Bay, where Isola expands its collaboration with OMNIYAT and The Lana, Dorchester Collection, Dubai, activating The Lana Promenade, a landmark waterfront destination envisioned and developed by Dubai’s leading ultra-luxury developer. Here, Isola Space returns as a hub for the Design Week creative community, presenting No Ordinary Things, while in neighbouring spaces Isola hosts Worlds Unseen in collaboration with Oliwia Maria Studio and Curator Bureau, Do Not Disturb inside The Lana Hotel, and a series of outdoor installations along the promenade. Extending beyond the exhibitions, Isola activates Marasi Bay with a program of talks, workshops, and evening aperitivos at Riviera, bringing together the wider design community.

In Dubai Design District, Isola presents Landscape of Objects — Design for Better Living, while at Downtown Design it launches Designwhere with a curated selection of pieces connecting visitors to the designers, galleries, studios, and independent spaces shaping Dubai’s design scene.

Celebrating its one year since opening and for its second edition during Dubai Design Week, Isola Space presents No Ordinary Things, a selection of contemporary design, curated in part by Fatma Al Mahmoud alongside Isola’s curatorial team, bringing together exceptional pieces distinguished by their quality, craftsmanship, originality, and market potential.

Inspired by objects with a strong sense of identity, the exhibition focuses on design that goes beyond function to become an expression of material, process, and artistic vision. Each piece is selected for its distinctive aesthetic and high standard of execution, with a focus on ready-to-sell works that connect strong design concepts with exceptional making.

The exhibition brings together design studios and brands from diverse backgrounds, united by an attention to craftsmanship and a distinctive design language, whose works explore contemporary forms across furniture, collectible objects, and functional pieces.
Participating designers and design studios include the following: Alex Alonso Asenjo, Anantaya Akfd, Anja Rohner, Chafic Mekawi, Claud Christian, Donna Taha, Francesco Messina, Jumana Motiwala, Loqa, Margarita Velázquez Studio, Morgane Avéus, Nuhas Studio, Pulse, Raha Honar, Ranim Halaky, Studio LRNCE, Tellurico.
Curated by Fatma Al Mahmoud: Hajar Altenaiji, Layth Mahdi, Neda Salman Pour, Sara Ahli, Talin Hazbar.