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OPEN CALL FROMM.Lab First International Design Competition
The FROMM.Lab First International Design Competition is about to start! The initiative is particularly aimed at students of Product Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Systemic Design, Design Engineering and related fields.
FROMM.Lab is the educational platform of FROMM., a luxury design brand rooted in the cultural heart of Msheireb in Doha (Qatar), with an operational hub and showroom also in Milan.
The competition, launched during Milan Design Week 2025, is open to designers under 35 from all over the world: an invitation to explore how design can connect contemporary traditions and visions, with a focus on Arab cultural heritage. This initiative celebrates the value of memory and identity through contemporary design and aims to promote intercultural dialogue by combining traditional narratives and design innovation.
Theme: Design for a Changing World: Bridging Cultures
Categories:
1. Seating 2. Tables 3. Storage 4. Lighting
The finalists will receive:
1. Mentorship by:
- Giulio Cappellini
- Joseph Grima
- Aline Asmar d'Amman
- Fahad Al Obaidly
- The FROMM.Lab team led by Luca Fois
2. Product prototyping under the guidance of FROMM.
3. International visibility
4. Exhibition at the Design Doha Biennale, April 2026
Key Deadlines:
Registration Deadline: May 30th, 2025
Submission Deadline: September 1st, 2025
Finalists Announced: September 15th, 2025
Details for the registration:
https://from-m.com/pages/competitions
Let’s shape the future of design - together.
FROMM.Lab is the educational platform of FROMM., a luxury design brand rooted in the cultural heart of Msheireb in Doha (Qatar), with an operational hub and showroom also in Milan.
The competition, launched during Milan Design Week 2025, is open to designers under 35 from all over the world: an invitation to explore how design can connect contemporary traditions and visions, with a focus on Arab cultural heritage. This initiative celebrates the value of memory and identity through contemporary design and aims to promote intercultural dialogue by combining traditional narratives and design innovation.
Theme: Design for a Changing World: Bridging Cultures
Categories:
1. Seating 2. Tables 3. Storage 4. Lighting
The finalists will receive:
1. Mentorship by:
- Giulio Cappellini
- Joseph Grima
- Aline Asmar d'Amman
- Fahad Al Obaidly
- The FROMM.Lab team led by Luca Fois
2. Product prototyping under the guidance of FROMM.
3. International visibility
4. Exhibition at the Design Doha Biennale, April 2026
Key Deadlines:
Registration Deadline: May 30th, 2025
Submission Deadline: September 1st, 2025
Finalists Announced: September 15th, 2025
Details for the registration:
https://from-m.com/pages/competitions
Let’s shape the future of design - together.