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They work together because it looks good, there is a good vibe.  You feel as if you are in the home of a very refined collector who would have collected pieces from different periods of time,\" he says.\u003cbr/\u003eThis year's show is said to be the biggest in the event's three-year history.\u003cbr/\u003eItaly, France, South Korea, Germany, Britain, Lebanon, South Africa and the UAE are among those represented.  \u003cbr/\u003eBut this year, \"Design Days\" has also attracted work from Pakistan and Algeria for the first time.\u003cbr/\u003eShow director Cyril Zammit says Dubai's position as a \"crossroads\" between East and West makes it an ideal place to showcase work from all over the world.\u003cbr/\u003e\"There's a great selection of Algerian designers for the first time out of their country to Dubai representing limited edition design.  I'm very pleased because the nature of Dubai is the crossroads and opening the doors and have the people discovering each other,\" he says. \u003cbr/\u003eBritish sculptor Tom Price created this cherry orchard from plastic pipes, the kind which are normally used in bathroom plumbing.\u003cbr/\u003eThe sections of piping were initially cut laboriously by hand, until Price helped design an electric tool that enabled them to be cut more quickly. \u003cbr/\u003eDespite the tools, the work still took him months to complete.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Evocative of.. the sensation of being amongst a grove of cherry trees. But I also wanted to make, I didn't really want to hide what it was. I wanted it to be very apparent that it is still just plastic pipe and that it is held together with cable ties,\" explains Price.\u003cbr/\u003eMeanwhile, British-born artist Elaine Ng Yan Ling is using her Climatology installation to show nature's survival instincts. \u003cbr/\u003eShe has created a new material, smart veneer, to create objects which adapt to fluctuations in light, temperature and humidity.\u003cbr/\u003eThe artist says it shows how nature can adapt to be become more resilient and relevant.\u003cbr/\u003eShe found inspiration from the resurrection plant Selaginelia Lepidoplylla which can survive drought for months at a time.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Dubai is very interesting for us to come and showcase this because originally the installation is inspired by a plant called the resurrection plant and its origin is from the desert,\" she says.\u003cbr/\u003eJordan is also making its debut at this year's event.\u003cbr/\u003eThis work, called Palestinian Flood, by sisters Nermen and Nisreen Abudail depicts an old map of Palestine - showing Palestinian towns and villages surrounding Jerusalem, the largest circle in the installation.\u003cbr/\u003e\"This collection is a documentation of the towns and villages of Palestine.  \u003cbr/\u003eSome of them still exist but others have been demolished.  It's a new way of representing our heritage,\" says Nisreen.\u003cbr/\u003eVisitors to the show are also able to watch live art demonstrations.  \u003cbr/\u003eTamara Perez and Guillermo Parada from the Chilean studio \"gt2P\" make fine china bowls using a catenary pottery printer.  \u003cbr/\u003eThe shapes and sizes of the bowls are determined by the position of the strings attached to the muslin. \u003cbr/\u003eThe printer was born out of a desire to create standard machines that generate non-standard results - by mixing the normal numerical control with traditional material and techniques.\u003cbr/\u003eChen Chen and Kai Williams, both based in New York, are also here in Dubai.\u003cbr/\u003eThey use dripping cement to create unusual bowl designs from everyday products.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Design Days,\" which is being held at The Venue, Dubai, runs 17-21 March 2014.\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eDubai - 16 March 2014\u003cbr/\u003e1. Mid of \"Monkey Business\" monkey sculpture by Studio Job, priced 114,000 US dollars \u003cbr/\u003e2. Tilt up of Carpenters Workshop Gallery exhibit, shows mid-18th century chandelier, priced 1 million US dollars\u003cbr/\u003e3. Mid of \"Mask\" by Thomas Houseago on display (not for sale)\u003cbr/\u003e4. Mid of \"Chartres\" Cathedral cabinet by Studio Job, priced 472,000 US dollars\u003cbr/\u003e5. Wide tilt down of 17th Century Flemish tapestry on display, priced 445,000 US dollars \u003cbr/\u003e6. Wide of visitors looking at \"Grandfather Clock,\" priced 152,000 US dollars\u003cbr/\u003e7. Close-up of face of clock, with man drawing hand on face \u003cbr/\u003e8. Mid of Julien Lombrail, Co-founder of Carpenters Workshop Gallery, clapping hands in front of light \"swarm\" exhibit by Random International\u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE: (French) Julien Lombrail, Co-founder, Carpenters Workshop Gallery:\u003cbr/\u003e\"For Dubai we have mixed together contemporary art with antiques. They work together because it looks good, there is a good vibe. You feel as if you are in the home of a very refined collector who would have collected pieces from different periods of time.\"\u003cbr/\u003e10. Mid of woman taking photographs \u003cbr/\u003e11. Close-up of \"A Million Times\" by Humans since 1982, priced 124,000 US dollars\u003cbr/\u003e12. Zoom out from Adeo Chale \"droplet\" table top on display to wide of exhibit\u003cbr/\u003e13. Mid of Victory Chair at Nakkash Gallery, Dubai, exhibit, priced 12, 228 US dollars\u003cbr/\u003e14. Wide of chess table by Salman Jawed, from Karachi, Pakistan, priced 10-thousand US dollars, and folding chair to right of chess table, priced 6,000 US dollars, on display\u003cbr/\u003e15. Close-up of chess table \u003cbr/\u003e16. Wide of Design Days Festival Director Cyril Zammit looking at Algerian designer exhibit\u003cbr/\u003e17. Mid of \"Without Luggage\" by designer Feriel Gasmi Issiakhem, from Algeria\u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Cyril Zammit, Design Days Festival Director:\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's a great selection of Algerian designers for the very first time outside of their country, coming to Dubai, presenting limited edition design. I'm very pleased because the nature of Dubai is the crossroads and the opening the doors and have the people discovering each other.\"\u003cbr/\u003e19. Tilt down of \"PP Trees\" exhibit, made from polypropylene pipes, no value given \u003cbr/\u003e20. Close-up of pieces of pipe on ground \u003cbr/\u003e21. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tom Price, British Artist, \"PP Trees:\"\u003cbr/\u003e\"Evocative of.. the sensation of being amongst a grove of cherry trees. But I also wanted to make, I didn't really want to hide what it was. I wanted it to be very apparent that it is still just plastic pipe and that it is held together with cable ties.\"\u003cbr/\u003e22. Wide of Elaine Ng Yan Ling looking at her Climatology installation, priced 110,000 US dollars\u003cbr/\u003e23. Various of exhibit \u003cbr/\u003e24. Mid of \"resurrection plant\" which comes to life during rare rainfall in desert\u003cbr/\u003e25. SOUNDBITE: (English) Elaine Ng Yan Ling, British-born artist, Climatology installation:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Dubai is very interesting for us to come and showcase this because originally the installation is inspired by a plant called the resurrection plant and its origin is from the desert.\"\u003cbr/\u003e26. Various of \"Palestinian Flood\" exhibit by Nermeen and Nisreen Abudail, from Jordan, priced 27,000 US dollars\u003cbr/\u003e27. Wide of Nisreen explaining exhibit to visitors \u003cbr/\u003e28. Close-up of exhibit\u003cbr/\u003e29. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Nisreen Abudail, Jordan design artist:\u003cbr/\u003e\"This collection is a documentation of the towns and villages of Palestine. Some of them still exist but others have been demolished. It's a new way of representing our heritage.\"\u003cbr/\u003e30. Wide of Tamara Perez making china bowls at exhibit \"Less CPP\" (catenary pottery printer) by Chilean studio \"gtZP\"\u003cbr/\u003e31. Close-up of Perez\u003cbr/\u003e32. Close-up of mixture being poured into muslin material\u003cbr/\u003e33. Wide of completed bowls on display, priced from 380 US dollars each\u003cbr/\u003e34. Close-up of cement being dripped on rim of \"Flowstone\" bowls by Chen Chen and Kai Williams, prices start at 1,700 US dollars\u003cbr/\u003e35. Close-up of Willliams\u003cbr/\u003e36. Close-up of bowl \u003cbr/\u003e37. Wide of people standing next to design booth by Ymer and Malta, Paris\u003cbr/\u003e38. Mid of \"Morning Mist\" lamps by Benjamin Graindorge, priced 16-thousand US dollars\u003cbr/\u003e39. 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