EMU International Design Week (EMU Int-DW) is an annual event
organized by the Faculty of Architecture of the Eastern Mediterranean
University (EMU) in collaboration with the Design Club of EMU; and is
targeted towards publicizing the powerful voice of design by creating
awareness on its central role in “life” through various activities.
The series of events organized every year are based on a particular
theme and aim to draw attention to significant issues through the
participation of selected key professionals, artists, and academics that
works in the realm of architecture and design. This assures the
generation of an interdisciplinary platform where exchange of ideas and
experiences, and stimulation of production at an international platform
take place.
Since its initiation in 2011, the EMU International Design Week
hosted locally and globally recognized designers such as Kengo Kuma,
Tariq Khayyat, Kamran Ashfar Nadiri, Boran Ekinci, Bo Tang, Kenan Pençe,
Alper Derinboğaz, Senih Çavuşoğlu, Salih Küçüktuna, Yılmaz Zenger,
Neslihan Ercan, Cemal Koray Bingöl, Yeşim Kunter, Ali Yapıcıoğlu, and
Santiaogo Cirugeda.
7th EMU International Design Week will foster design around the theme
‘THE HUB’ this year, which takes its reference from Famagusta.
Witnessing many historical cross points, Famagusta is still connecting
different peripheries, constantly existing as being a hot spot and a
playground for confronting ideas that reveal its multilayered inner
structure. In a process of detection of this imaginary ‘HUB’, today’s
practices for unboxing its values can lead us into the adventure of how
to repeat/re-read/re-understand/re-focus. The theme will be explored
variedly from various disciplines through the contribution of
professionals, academicians, architects, artists, designers, and
students.
In the light of this perspective, the EMU International Design Week
2017 is planned to invite a number of professionals as keynote
speakers/workshop organizers, who are known for their contributions in
the vast field of design. The 7th EMU International Design Week is going
to take place in between the dates 15-18 May 2017 in Famagusta, North
Cyprus.
To have a taste of the event, the previous facebook sites of the event, as follows, can be checked:
EMU Int-DW 2011
https://www.facebook.com/pages/EMU-Design-Week-2011-Multi-colored-structure-Official-Community-Page/212771288751427
EMU Int-DW 2012
https://www.facebook.com/pages/EMU-Faculty-Of-Architecture-2nd-International-Design-Week-2012/380276372024429
EMU Int-DW 2013
https://www.facebook.com/3rdInternationalDesignWeek2013Emu
EMU Int-DW 2014
https://www.facebook.com/4thInternationalDesignWeek2014Emu?fref=ts
EMU Int-DW 2015
https://www.facebook.com/IntDW2015/
EMU Int-DW 2016
https://www.facebook.com/6th-International-Design-Week-2016-Emu-611215362369050/
