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Liwan Design Studios and Labs offers creatives a multifunctional co-working space and learning environment to experiment, collaborate and network.

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What's On

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The Set - Design For Screen

23 - 24 January 2026 | 4 - 7pm
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Set in Context: Designing Objects for Food Scenes

Francesca Zampollo, Design and Food Design Researcher
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Between Colour and Story

An Open Session with Mahak Gupta, Senior Colourist and Educator
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The Alchemy of the Pitch: Designing for Investment

A collaborative workshop for Filmmakers & Designers
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Experimental Lab - Routes and Roots

Drawing from Gulf foodways and Sufra traditions, the experimental lab blends public dinners with hands-on making, field study with open R&D, and oral histories with film. With architect and culinary storyteller Ayesha Erkin.
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Sufra Studies Part of the Experimental Lab - Routes and Roots

Sufra Studies: Part of the Experimental Lab - Routes and Roots. A hands-on exploration of how we sit, share and gather around food through the lens of Gulf traditions and contemporary design.
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Dialogues in Craft | Dialogues des Métiers d’Art

The Dialogues in Craft Exhibition showcases the final outcomes of the immersion in Qatari artisanal heritage of Magali Satgé, French ceramist and Muriel Blanc Duret, French weaver.
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Liwan Craft Residency: Future Traditions and the New Authentic

A six-month immersive residency for designers and craftspeople based in Qatar. Through collaboration, research and experimentation, participants will explore the concept of reimagining the oasis and create forward-looking designs that honor the past while shaping the future.
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Ideas FROMM. Industry

A months long program hosted by Liwan in partnership with FROMM providing an immersive design experience for three selected Liwan members.

Residencies

Our residency program aims to cultivate local and regional designers through mentorship, collaboration with artisans, funding, studio access, and opportunities to exhibit at design Biennales and platforms. The various residencies at Liwan contribute to designers’ creative growth, with the intention of focusing on local production from concept to final product. We encourage designers and craftspeople to rely on locally sourced materials, production, and prototyping facilities and to be part of the growing design ecosystem that Qatar is developing.

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Al Journal by Liwan is a collection of essays, articles and visuals exploring contemporary design themes across the Southwest Asian and North African region and beyond. Featuring pioneering Qatari creatives, the journal connects local and global design voices and encourages collaboration and commentary on creative, cultural and intellectual matters.