In collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and The New School’s Parsons School of Design, Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (DIDI) is a private, non-profit university, located at Dubai Design District (d3), accredited by the Ministry of Education in the UAE. With its first intake in 2018, DIDI is focused on nurturing, mentoring and creating the next generation of designers. The curriculum is designed to empower students to map out their own four-year educational journey, culminating in the region’s first Integrated Bachelor of Design degree, with a choice of concentration in the areas of Product Design, Multimedia Design, Fashion Design and Strategic Design Management.
Dateform
A new system to process date farming byproducts into a range of upcycled materials
Inner Voice
Inner voice is a healing device that detects human emotion at work and cues music to help cope with stress.
Hugo
HUGO is an empathic symbiotic creature that interacts with humans, responding to their emotional state.
Nexus
Tools for the visually impaired
Nexus is a device designed to bring the experience of interacting with a painting to the visually impaired.
Curio
Tools for the visually impaired
Ed-tech device that enhances learning experience for low-vision learners
