THE OPENING OF GALLERY COLLECTIONAL—DUBAI’S FIRST PERMANENT COLLECTIBLE DESIGN GALLERY AND GLOBAL ONLINE PLATFORM—WAS MARKED BY THE INAUGURAL EXHIBITION THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME. CONCEIVED AS A FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT, THE EXHIBITION POINTED TOWARD NEW DIRECTIONS FOR DESIGN IN THE CITY, PROPOSING A FLUID EXCHANGE BETWEEN ART AND FUNCTION.
THROUGH A CURATED SELECTION OF WORKS, THE GALLERY SET OUT TO DISSOLVE TRADITIONAL BOUNDARIES, PRESENTING OBJECTS WHERE FORM AND USE ARE CONCEIVED AS A SINGLE, CONTINUOUS GESTURE.