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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.


Projects

A Whole New World

A Whole New World

Energy

A responsive system to replace glass windows

Aibo

Aibo

Energy

A lamp that helps those living alone communicate their needs to neighbours

Dateform

Dateform

Work and Economic Growth

A new system to process date farming byproducts into a range of upcycled materials

Algrow

Algrow

Food

Pioneering fresh spirulina market in the Gulf region

Hydria

Hydria

Water consumption

A recycling unit for used kitchen water

Hugo

Hugo

Health and Well-being

HUGO is an empathic symbiotic creature that interacts with humans, responding to their emotional state.

THEMIS

THEMIS

AI Vision

A AI-enabled device that reacts to offensive speech

Inner Voice

Inner Voice

Health and Well-being

Inner voice is a healing device that detects human emotion at work and cues music to help cope with stress.

WASTOLOGY

WASTOLOGY

Food waste reduction

A smart composting solution for everyday use

Shameless

Shameless

Education

Shameless is a garment created by a biodegradable new fabric, to remind users about the implications of pollution and waste.

Nino

Nino

Recycling

Recyclable children clothes that grow with them

A’seedbot

A’seedbot

Agriculture

A robot that cultivates the desert

Project Ilu

Project Ilu

Disability and Health (ICF)

Modular learning system for people with cerebral palsy (CP)

Warden

Warden

Plants

A system to bring you closer to your plants

Nexus

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

Curio

Tools for the visually impaired

Ed-tech device that enhances learning experience for low-vision learners

BaTree

BaTree

Energy

Leveraging micro-wind patterns to generate electricity from palm trees