First 'Design Competition' of the Middle East

'Traffic' is the first address in the Middle East, when it comes to design. The exclusive 7,000-sq-ft design gallery, founded by Rami Farook, is situated right in the middle of Dubai. It is a platform for the steadily growing design community of the Middle East and hosts an impressive design collection with works from more than 100 international designers, an extensive library and an attractive event space.

'Traffic Design Competition 2008'

Last Saturday the award ceremony for the 'Traffic Design Competition' took place for the first time. More than 100 participants from 16 cities in the Middle East and northern Africa were judged by a jury of renown experts – like Konstantin Grcic and Karim Rashid, to name just two. The winner in the category 'Object' is Katrin Greiling - one of Architonic’s 'Selected Designers'.Born in Munich, she worked several years in Stockholm and decided last year to move to Dubai and leave her traces there. And does so quite successfully – congratulations!