Milan invitation: join the International Design Forum and dezeen for lunch in Milan on Thursday 19 April, and meet members of the IDF’s design advisory board including Zaha Hadid, Karim Rashid and Marcel Wanders.

The event will serve as an introduction to the IDF, which takes place in Dubai from 27-29 May this year. It will also set out the objectives of the Design Challenge – a major component of the IDF’s agenda.

If you would like to attend this event, please RSVP by clicking here. Further details below:

Based on the Design Challenge theme, the
 gathering will feature some key members of Moutamarat’s Design Advisory Board and special guests:

Zaha Hadid, Architect, Zaha Hadid Architects, UK, & Member of the Design Advisory Board

Stefano Boeri, editor-in-chief, Domus, Italy, and member of the Design Advisory Board

Peter Zec, President, Red Dot, Germany and member of the Design Advisory Board

Karim Rashid, designer, USA and member of the Design Advisory Board

Sheikh Majed Al Sabah, chairman, Villa Moda, Kuwait and member of the Design Advisory Board

Hans-Ulrich Obrist, co-director of exhibitions and director of international projects, Serpentine Gallery, UK

Marcel Wanders, chairman, Marcel Wanders Studio, the Netherlands

Marcus Fairs, editor, dezeen, UK

Maurizio Travaglini, Architects Group of Genius, Italy

Lorenza Battigello, CEO, Ales Groupe, Italy