Faienceries De Gien Dinner Service

And so I continue my post featuring the on-going Festival Colbert in the region.

Established in 1821, la Faincere De Gien creates varied collection including decorative pieces as well as dinnerware services that are either classic in style or more informal. Aside from the impressive know-how, the excellent reputation of the house lies on its desire to create new producs inspired by tradition in collaboration with famous artists and designers.

For the first Festival Colbert in Dubai, Gien brought it Horses of the Wind, a dinner service  celebrating the elegance of Arabian Horses and generally associated with Arabian Pincess.

The artist behind is multi-awarded Marine Oussedik, a sculptor, illustrator, and horsewoman.

You can see more objects on display from the Festival Colbert here.

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An Art Show for Breast Cancer Survivors

A support group called Woman2Woman opened an exhibit of art works by UAE artists at the Festival Center of Dubai Festival City. Avid art collectors can purchase the paintings and all proceeds will be donated to charity groups supporting women who are fighting the breast cancer disease.

Here are some of the art works on display. For sales inquiry, contact info@woman2woman.biz  or mobile no. 050 5515979

Artists:  Ashitha Dileep

Title: Dainty Damsels

Cost: 3,500 AED

Artist: Ashitha Dileep

Title: Lost In Thoughts

Cost: 5,500 AED

Artist: Shilpa Ajith

Title: Mother & Child

Cost: 6,000 AED

Artist: Noopur Ahuja

Title: In Honor of Breast Cancer

Cost: 2,000 AED

Artist: Astrid de Menezes

Title: Moorish Mosaics (mixed medium)

Cost: 1,900 AED

Artist: Zareen Khan

Title: The Invisible Hug

Cost: 6,200 AED

Artist: Zareen Khan

Title: In Mom's Garden

Cost: 4,200 AED

Artist: Pari Sagar

Title: Stength

Cost: 2,500 AED

Artist: Ashitha Dileep

Title: Colors of Rajasthan

Cost: 2,500 AED

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The Sign Spotting Project 2010

For my Mellow Yellow post, I will share the other signs collected by Lonely Planet during the Sign Spotting project. If you want to read the first part, you can head over to Kero's Celebration.

Better fasten your seat belt.

Interesting...Cassoway birds are better speeding deterrent than police.

If you see rain or snow, take shelter immediately.

At least, the parishioners have been warned.

Next of kin will be notified of the experiment results.

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