Grazia November 2014 November 2014

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Left: A chic glass
light from Couture
by Lasvit and
Blanka Matragi
Downtown Design:
Everything you
need to know
Below: Missoni x
Bolon; Sicis and
Christian Lacroix
designs
of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Dubai Culture & Arts Authority,
Downtown Design is a three day event
that showcases the very best of design with
everything from cutting-edge furniture to
kitchen layouts and lighting on display.
This year also sees a number of fashion
designer collaborations set to make
home interiors as chic as their owners.
Our top picks? Swedish brand Bolon’s
collaboration with Missoni on a range of
fashion-forward woven flooring is a mustsee. Christian Lacroix has joined forces
with Italian mosaic company Sicis to create
an embellished armchair and pouff, while
Dubai’s very own S*uce boutique will have
an official pop-up at the event to showcase
their partnership design with Kartell on
their iconic Bourgie lamp.
• See www.downtowndesign.com for
information on how to register to attend
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S*UCE X KARTELL:
THE BOURGIE LAMP
S*uce has invited
10 regional artists to
reinvent the iconic
lamp. Stop by The
Design Shop by S*uce to
check out the designs
Words: Maddi Glendinning Photos: Supplied
AFTER AN INCREDIBLY
SUCCESSFUL DEBUT LAST YEAR,
DOWNTOWN DESIGN IS BACK –
BIGGER AND BETTER FROM 28-30
OCTOBER. Held under the patronage