From waste to design: Sheikha Hind Al Qasimi's vision for Sharjah's creative future

“From waste to design: Sheikha Hind Al Qasimi's vision for Sharjah's creative future”

Discarded oyster shells, palm waste and by-products from desalination plants might seem unlikely starting points for a new generation of design products. Sheikha Hind bint Majid Al Qasimi, however, says they represent some of the most exciting possibilities being explored at Sharjah Design Centre. The brains behind the institution, scheduled to open in 2029, have already spent almost three years researching ways to transform domestically sourced and discarded material into products suitable for…