Calling All Creatives: The Inaugural Saudi Design Festival Kicks Off In Riyadh

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The JAX District in Riyadh has officially become a creative hotspot. Currently, there’s a major art biennale taking place there but coinciding with it is the inaugural edition of the Saudi Design Festival that has kicked off in JAX.

The festival that’ll run till the 29th of this month is a celebration of great design and dialogue, serving as a gathering place for all creatives.

 

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Young Saudi designers are at the forefront here.

 

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A driving force behind the festival is the Adhlal platform that was founded by Princess Nourah Al-Faisal.

In case you fall in love with designs, then you can join classes and workshops that they offer here by leaders in the industry.

 

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They’re also hosting a design market here where visitors can actually buy products from independent designers and homegrown brands.

 

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Weekday tickets are for SR57 and weekend ones are for SR 75. You can buy them here.

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