Looking Forward To...

TEDxDubai

If you're a TED fan, then you'd be glad to hear that TEDxDubai has already announced the theme for 2011 -  The Beauty of Small Things.  Explore those little things in life that have a great impact on our society, and hear stories about the small steps that turn a simple idea into something out of this world. 

TEDxDubai 2011 will take place in late October 2011; venue to be confirmed. Registration will be launched after the summer so watch this space!

For more information, visit  http://tedxdubai.com

Prada and Miu Miu back in the UAE

If you thought that bidding goodbye to the Prada store when it left Dubai was the last you'd see of it, think again! The Prada Group is signing a joint venture agreement with UAE based Al Tayer Insignia LLC for the development of a retail network for Prada and Miu Miu brands across the Middle East countries, namely in Bahrain, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and the United Arab Emirates. Yipee!

Millions Of Milkshakes

If you're a Kardashian fan, then you definitely know that Kim Kardashian is headed to Dubai later on this year, but do you know that she's  planning to come to Dubai as part of the Millions of Milkshakes retail launch at the Dubai Mall on October 13 - 15, 2011? Kim Kardashian will be joined by her mother Kris Jenner, who “will both be coming out to host this monumental event and create the first Kim Kardashian Milkshake in Dubai, the City of Gold” as reported by Millions of Milkshakes UAE.

Haven't heard of 'Millions of Milkshakes'? Well, its the world’s first milkshake bar with millions of combinations – basically, you design your own perfect milkshake with over 50 delicious toppings to choose from. Any of those toppings can be blended with your choice of ice cream, non-fat yogurt or non-dairy ice cream to make your own custom shake or sundae. Millions of Milkshakes has now become a celebrity hot spot with a long waiting list of actors, musicians, and athletes from all over the world requesting to make their own signature shakes.

For more information, visit http://www.millionsofmilkshakes.com

Bugaboo Meets Missoni

If you're an expectant mum that loves colors,  then your'e going to love The Bugaboo + Missoni special collection that features two tailored designs. A bright block print adorns the Bugaboo Chameleon sun canopy and bassinet apron, while vibrant zigzags decorate the Bugaboo Bee sun canopy.

If that isn't enough, each collection is completed with a knitted Missoni blanket. The luxury knitted blanket features Missoni's signature craftsmanship and quality.

The Bugaboo + Missoni collaboration brings to life the best in function and fashion through design innovation.

You can get your hands on them in July 2011 at select Neiman Marcus locations.

For more information, visit http://www.bugaboo.com

Listen To Your Heart

Remember the days in which you used to know the words to Roxette's songs off by heart? Well now's your time to show off your memory, as M PREMIERE is delighted to announce the concert of legendary Roxette live in Dubai as part of their Worldwide Tour 2011. For the first time in the UAE, Roxette will perform their all-time hits and celebrate the release of their new album The Charm School. The event will start with the performance of Palladium Electric Band who will warm up the audience before the performance of Roxette. DJs battle of the 80’s hits will conclude the evening.

Book yourself for a bit of a Joyride on March 20, 2011 at the Dubai World Trade Center - Sheikh Rashid Hall.

For more information, visit http://www.roxetteindubai.com

Gala For Life

Join the PCRF on the 5th of May at The Address Hotel Dubai Marina, 8pm, for a fundraising dinner celebrating the lives of the children that have been treated through the tremendous efforts of the PCRF, where all proceeds go towards building a much needed Pediatric Cancer Ward in Al Hussein Hospital Beit Jala, Palestine.

The night will include entertainment by the incredibly talented pianist Malika Omar, an inspirational photography exhibition and an auction with all sorts of goodies, such as air tickets, paintings, jewelry and lots more. Give a child hope, give wisely!

For more information, visit PCRF

Soo Yoo Lym

Can you believe this is a painting? So Yoon Lym‘s collection of paintings called The Dreamtime features the unique art of hair braiding. 


The Dreamtime is a reference to the pre-colonial Aboriginal Australian understanding of life and the particular viewpoints as understood by the dreamtime.  This could be regarded as a form of spirituality.  The dreamtime was an understanding of time and the creation of all things as told by myths about the continuum of past, present and future.  The aborigines believed in what the European coined, the dreamtime, which to the aborigines was an interconnected way of living on an earth that they believed was inhabited by the spirits of shared ancestors.

For more information, visit http://www.soyoonlym.com

Tweet Tweet

Twitter fans, you've gotta find a TweetingSeat for your next Tweet.  TweetingSeat was created by Product Designer Chris McNicholl and is an original interactive park bench. The concept aims at connecting the digital world with the physical seating-in-the-park experience. The bench logs its usage by uploading images of its users and environment to a live Twitter feed, allowing people to interact with it both in person and virtually.

Each time someone sits down, TweetingSeat uploads an image from two cameras to the Twitterfeed. One camera is located on the bench looking at the surrounding space, and another is located nearby looking at the people who use it.

For more information, visit http://www.notcot.org

It's all in your hands

Attention! Creative minds of the UAE. If you have busy hands, a robust visual vocabulary, a tendency to imagine yourself in a vivid parallel universe or just the hankering to make funny shapes in shadow before turning out the lights at night, then you've got to join Movement UAE - a rare hybrid of performance arts piecing together its visual department, and opening its doors to Video Jockeys, editors, artists, filmmakers, sculptors, photographers, lomographers, and creative ideators in the UAE. 

Not creative yet still want to lend a hand? Try Being Instrumental - with some out-of-the-box instruments being built for the choir, they're looking for everything from old unusable things like broken furniture, old toys, cycle wheels, static-y transistors, rat traps, old luggage, clocks, tumblers, empty paint cans...basically anything that makes interesting sounds, be it percussive or melodic that are collecting dust in your garage or on the top shelf of that cupboard. With a few nuts and bolts, your little contributions can help create substance out of scrap. So bring out those step ladders, rummage those closets and bring us the seemingly unusable. 

Join the Movement. April 13, 2011 - 19:30 to 21:30.

For more information, visit The Jam Jar Dubai