Make Works UAE is a directory of local manufacturers, fabricators and suppliers that seeks to facilitate communication between local creative and production companies, contributing to stimulating innovative ideas and translating them into reality, thereby supporting the Made in UAE brand.

The portal currently includes content of more than 50 companies working in wood and leather designs, printing, ceramics, jewellery, etc., including 23 companies based in Al Quoz Creative Zone, with average page views of the portal being up to 3,000 pages per week.

Launched by Tashkeel in 2017, the portal remains the first and only platform outside Europe affiliated to the Make Works network, which is headquartered at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC), Fab City Research Lab Barcelona, and sits within Fab City’s Distributed Design platform, funded by Creative Europe. The network currently consists of Make Works UAE, Iceland, Scotland, Spain, France, England, Italy, Austria and Hungary.

Follow @makeworks.uae for the latest updates including new listings, upcoming seminars, public talks and factory tours.

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For specific enquiries, contact Make Works UAE Coordinator, Mansi Bavishi on [email protected]

Make Works UAE is a Tashkeel initiative supported by Dubai Culture.
In January 2023, Dubai Culture and Arts Authority signed an agreement with Tashkeel to develop the ‘Make Works UAE’ portal. Both parties cooperate to build the Make Works UAE e-platform, in particular the directory’s content profiling manufacturing and production services through a five-year agreement (2022-2027) to ensure its sustainability and growing value as an open access information provider, expanding the number of profiles on local manufacturers, fabricators and suppliers.