A NEW VENTURE in dubai
I am pleased to announce that our new company, Zakti Strategic Design, was launched in Dubai on 14 October 2018.
Zakti is a 360 design-meet-technology company, with content at its core. We are dedicated to crafting positive, inspiring and engaging experiences.
Zakti offers Branding, Experiential Technology, Wayfinding and Information Systems
Zakti is in a partnership with Motivate Media Group, one of the Middle East’s largest media communication companies, to work on the World Expo 2020 Dubai, museums and galleries, as well as innovative and experiential corporate, hospitality, retail and public spaces in the Middle East, Malaysia and the Asian region.
William Harald-Wong
Managing Partner
Zakti Strategic Design Sdn Bhd
Enquiries: william@zakti.space
HQ: Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)
Project Offices: Malaysia // UAE (Dubai)
Project Partners: Bangladesh // Cambodia // Indonesia
Zakti is ‘creative imagination’. Its root word in Sanskrit is ‘Shakti’ (Devanagari:शक्ति) — ‘power’, ‘strength’ or ‘positive energy’. In the Malay language, it's ‘sakti’ or ‘magic’.
The Motivate–Zakti partnership was launched during the IDentity Interior Design Awards Night on 14 October 2018 at the Zabeel House Al Seef, Dubai.
zakti projects
WAYFINDING & SIGNAGE // Medini // A new smart city in Iskandar Puteri, Malaysia. Our signage programme covers a network of main roads and streets spread across 2,300 acres (9.3 sq km), and comprises a comprehensive system of sign types including vehicular, pedestrian, directional, destination, identification, gantry and totem signs. Creative advisor: Michel de Boer
WAYFINDING & SIGNAGE // BQ The Business Quarter // Situated within a sprawling land area of 103,000 m2, this premium business park, comprising eight buildings, is designed to house global corporations in the port city of Dammam, Saudi Arabia. A collaboration with architects Urban Phenomena, Jeddah.
LABORATORY // Zakti’s R&D Digital Lab produces robust electronics for Interactive and Immersive Experiences & Environments // Sensor-based Interactives to AI-driven Applications // Mobile Apps & Kiosks // Augmented & Virtual Reality // 3D Animations // Videos & Soundscapes // Digital Wayfinding, Signage & Directory
INTEGRATED DESIGN // World Expo Milan 2015 // The Rainforest (one of several immersive environments), Malaysia Pavilion. The content research and detailing, as well as the development and implementation of the various technologies (specialised projections, interactives, audio visual services, etc) took nearly 15 months.
INTEGRATED DESIGN // World Expo Astana 2017 (left) // Muzium Masjid Sultan Abdullah—Islamic Art & Culture Museum (right) // Interior spaces can be sensual and mesmerising, or a study of calm and purity.
