public invited to view murano sand-sculpture
The artistic design and styling that characterises the Nissan Murano SUV has been celebrated with a unique work of art now on display at Arabian Automobiles Company’s showrooms in Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai.
Australian sand-sculptor Jenny Rossen, has spent the past week creating a life-size replica of the Murano, using only sand and water.
The sculpture will remain for six month on display there so that the public can enjoy the skill and artistry that has gone into the project.
Rossen has already drawn large crowds of spectators while working on the sculpture.
“The Murano is the perfect model for Jenny Rossen’s talents,” said Michel Ayat, chief executive of Arabian Automobiles.
“It leads the way in creative expression of automotive design, and as a champion sand-sculptor, Jenny has used a highly-original medium to bring out the style and the character that make the Murano so special.”
Australia’s only master sand-sculptor, Rossen is known as the ‘Sandcastle Girl’ and holds European and USA sand-sculpting titles.
The project is the Murano’s latest involvement in art and style, linking Nissan and AAC to the arts through events and exhibitions that support established artists and encourage new talents.
“We are building on last year’s Murano ‘Sculpture in Motion’ and ‘Murano Xposed’ exhibitions that were very successful in encouraging new talents and professional artists to create art inspired by the Murano design,” said Ayat.
“The Murano sand-sculpture further develops the links between Arabian Automobiles and the arts.”
SAS offers special winter fare of Dhs 1700 on new Dubai-Copenhagen route
Free onward connections to Stockholm, Gothenburg, Helsinki and Oslo
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), the leading carrier in Scandinavia and the fourth largest airline group in Europe, will offer a special winter return fare of Dhs 1700 for its thrice-weekly Dubai-Copenhagen route. The deal also offers passengers free onward connections to Stockholm, Gothenburg, Helsinki and Oslo.
The promotion will run till 6 December for Economy Class passengers travelling until the end of March next year.
“We anticipate strong outbound traffic during the holiday seasons of Eid and Christmas and therefore encourage passengers to book their seats in advance through SAS’ dedicated UAE website - www.flysas.ae,” said Magnus Engstrom, General Manager UAE, SAS.
SAS’ new Dubai-Copenhagen service operates every Monday, Thursday and Sunday on a widebodied, 245-seater Airbus A340 with a three-class configuration – SAS Business, Economy Extra and Economy Class.
Flight SK962 departs Dubai International at 09.45am arriving in Copenhagen at 13.15pm local time allowing adequate transfer time for onward flights to other Scandinavian destinations. The return Copenhagen-Dubai service SK 961 takes off at 21.05pm every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday arriving at Dubai International at 06.35am the following day.
