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17 COMMERCIAL maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 13 NOVEMBER 2019 "GOOD design can make the world a better place". This is the belief that has guided DAAA Haus since its inception ten years ago and its development into a multidisciplinary architecture and de- sign studio with offices in Malta, Milan, Ragusa and soon in India in Mumbai, marked by a special approach to design. For its 10th anniversary, DAAA Haus came up with a series of initiatives to cel- ebrate this occasion: a gala party that has just been held on the terrace overview of the Cugó Gran Macina Grand Harbor Hotel in Malta, a flagship project of the studio; a series of workshops with ma- jor universities and design talks open to the public; and an exhibition with artist carpets designed by the studio and hand made in India. The logo of this year is also celebrating the anniversary, with the four geomet- ric elements inspired by the shapes that Bruno Munari conceived in the early 1960s: a circle related to the divine, a square to indicate safety and a defined area, the triangle as a key shape that con- nect the designers." Architecture, interior design, brand, artistic production: the area in which the DAAA Haus creatives move is extremely varied and the design (or, like how they love to call it, the creative process) never starts only from the simple functionality of the spaces, but from real concepts that aim to offer people values and a sense of identity in which to recognize oneself. Founded in 2009 in Malta by creative director Keith Pillow, DAAA Haus has grown to accommodate 30 young pro- fessionals of different origins, from Mal- tese to Italian, from Serbs to Irish, pass- ing through India, Poland and Tunisia. Thanks to this cultural richness DAAA Haus has been able to distinguish itself in the international panorama by combin- ing the skills, talents and passions of the creative minds who are part of it, being able to express a functional, innovative design through their captivating pro- jects, born from the encounter between different materials, technologies, tech- niques and strategies. The creative versatility is also re- vealed through the variety of the curat- ed projects: with Sky Spirit, the archi- tecture and design studio in 2013 gave shape to a new approach to the interior design of a fitness center, while in 2017 it realised its first project in Milan, Bottone, a shop specialised in Sicil- ian Cannoli. In 2015, they started the works for a project based in Italy, more precisely in Sicily: it is Vullo Estate, a resort that reinterprets the rooms of a historic building owned by the client family from 1870 with contemporary taste and natural materials. There are also many future projects already in the pipeline, such as the par- ticular Haus Villa Eleven, with a modern and high tech taste, but also several ho- tels, such as the Cavalieri Art Hotel and the Sketch Hotel, a small building of 50 rooms under construction right in front of Zaha Hadid's Mercury Tower. DAAA Haus: 10 years of innovative projects and design as a lifestyle BETWEEN Friday 6 and Sunday 8 December, Heritage Malta will be transforming Fort St Angelo into a unique Christmas village for this festive season. Visitors will be able to enjoy a walk around the spe- cially decorated Fort, join a Christmas-themed guided tour or buy a gift for their loved ones. A number of Christmas-themed workshops and ac- tivities will be taking place throughout the three days, including traditional Christmas cooking activities for kids, art activities, a talk on traditional crib figurines (pasturi) and a children's choir. Traditional Christmas-related food and drinks will also be available to celebrate the most beautiful time of the year. Some stalls will offer artisan gifts while Herit- age Malta will be presenting a series of special offers on its various publications. A full programme of events will be announced in the coming weeks. Opening times will be as follows: 6 December - 1700-2300 hrs (last admission 2230 hrs) 7 December - 0900-2300 hrs (last admission 2230 hrs) 8 December - 0900-2000 hrs (last admission 1930 hrs) Further information is available at www.heritage- malta.org Christmas at the Fort