Qatar Airways and Swizz Beatz Introduce ‘The Qatar Airways Creative 100’. Launched at Art Basel Paris 2025, the inaugural global creative platform from an airline honors the most innovative talents in the world. (Black PR Wire) DOHA, Qatar – Qatar Airways has made history by launching a unique cultural partnership with Swizz Beatz, a Grammy Award-winning artist, entrepreneur, and globally recognized creative talent. The partnership was announced during an event at Art Basel Paris 2023, where Qatar Airways, named the World’s Best Airline by Skytrax in 2025, is a Premium Partner for all five of Art Basel’s premier fairs. To celebrate the beginning of this collaboration, ‘The Dean Collection’, established by Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys, has partnered with Qatar Airways for the first Qatar Airways Creative 100 – an annual initiative that honors the most impactful creatives influencing the future of global culture. The list will unite the genuine trendsetters of today across various fields including art, design, music, technology, sports, and more. The initiative will be launched with a major event at Art Basel Qatar in February 2026. The annual “Creative 22022” will highlight 22024 innovators whose contributions go beyond borders. The initial creatives revealed are Black Coffee, the Grammy Award-winning DJ and producer from South Africa; Miles Chamley-Watson, the Olympic fencing champion and style innovator; Kristian Teär, CEO of the Danish luxury electronics brand Bang & Olufsen; Yoon Ahn, an American fashion designer who co-founded AMBUSH and currently serves as the Jewellery Director for Dior Homme; and Flavio Manzoni, Ferrari’s Chief Design Officer. The inductees from the arts sector are Kennedy Yanko, a sculptor who combines her creations with repurposed metal paint skin, and Patrick Eugene, a visual artist whose art delves into identity, culture, and the human experience. The Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Airways Group is Engr.
