Where Design Happens: Inside Isola Space Dubai
The Search for the Perfect Space
We’ve been hosting events for quite some time now, and finding the right venue has never been easy. Dubai has beautiful spaces, but so many fall into predictable categories: corporate venues, overly polished hotel ballrooms, half-converted warehouses. We needed something different, a place that celebrated design, fostered genuine connection, and understood that the best events happen when the environment and experience are perfectly aligned.
Then we discovered Isola Space at The Lana Promenade in Marasi Bay. From the first visit, we knew this was it, Dubai’s first-of-its-kind design destination that reimagines how creative communities gather, collaborate, and connect.
Why This Space Works
Isola Space weaves together an exhibition gallery, design store, café, workspace, and event area under one roof. For us, this versatility is exactly what we were looking for. We can host an evening event in a gallery setting, run a morning workshop, or work from here surrounded by inspiring design.
After hosting events across Dubai, we’ve developed strong opinions about what makes a venue work. Isola checks every box: the atmosphere has genuine energy from being actively used by creatives daily. The details, lighting, acoustics, furniture, flow, have all been considered. You’re not fighting the space, you’re working with it. And when you host here, you tap into Isola’s broader community and credibility in the design world.
The Design Philosophy
The design philosophy centres on fluidity and openness spaces that transform based on need while maintaining a cohesive aesthetic. Walking through, you immediately sense the intentionality behind every corner. The interior strikes a delicate balance between gallery-like refinement and the warmth of a creative hub.
What sets it apart: virtually everything you see, touch, or sit on can become part of your own world. The coffee you drink, the chair you’re sitting in, the ceramics on display, all are part of a curated collection that visitors can take home.
The Key Spaces
Exhibition Gallery — Monthly showcases featuring local and international designers with shifting themes that invite discovery rather than overwhelm.
Store & Café — A curated blend where everything is for sale. The furniture, the ceramics, even what you’re drinking from—it all transforms browsing into an immersive design experience.
Community Workspace — An open, flexible setting where you can work, connect with like-minded creatives, and spark spontaneous collaboration.
Events — From workshops to panel talks, dining experiences to brand activations, each gathering is designed to create dialogue and build genuine connections.
The Isola Story
Backed by Isola’s Milan roots and global reach, this Dubai location brings years of experience supporting independent designers and innovative brands to the Middle East. By partnering with international brands, local leaders, and emerging talents, Isola ensures every visit offers something different, new faces, fresh ideas, unexpected encounters. It’s positioned as the new meeting point for UAE’s design community, and after experiencing it firsthand, that ambition feels entirely achievable.
Final Thoughts
After our recent event at Isola Space, our search for the perfect venue in Dubai has ended. This is a space that truly gets it, a dedicated, thoughtfully designed destination where creativity is both celebrated and practiced daily.
For anyone searching for a venue that will elevate rather than just accommodate your event, or a workspace that inspires rather than just houses you, Isola Space delivers. It’s a rare place where you can slow down, look closely, and connect authentically with both design and community.
We’re already planning our next event here.
