Draga & Aurel make their debut at Downtown Design in Dubai together with COLLECTIONAL, the design platform that represents them in the GCC, with a site-specific installation that captures the essence of their practice: a constant dialogue between the artistic experimentation on materials and the reinterpretation of past aesthetics, always with an eye toward the future. 

The project brings to the design week a new evolution of the artists’ two emblematic series: Transparency Matters, which explores the alchemy between resin and concrete through plays of light and depth; and Heritage, which reinterprets vintage furniture from the 1950s to the 1980s with a contemporary language and meticulous handcraftsmanship. 

Among the new works staging in Dubai are Soffio, a collection of floor and suspension lamps paying tribute to the art of Murano glassblowing; Rescue Me, a bold evolution of the upcycling concept, where remnants of past creations are reimagined through resin; the sculptural tables Cava and Lava, together with the console Stendhal, where weight and lightness coexist in a refined balance. The installation is completed by a painting by Aurel K. Basedow, who’s gestural and layered approach reflects the same tension between control and spontaneity that animates their design work. 

“It is in the dialogue between future and memory, that our creative path continues to take shape” Draga & Aurel