Qatar Airways and Swizz Beatz Introduce ‘The Qatar Airways Creative 100’. Revealed at Art Basel Paris 2025, the inaugural global creative platform by an airline honors the most innovative talents around the world. (Black PR Wire) DOHA, Qatar – Qatar Airways has unveiled a pioneering cultural collaboration with Grammy Award-winning artist, entrepreneur, and international creative talent, Swizz Beatz, marking a global first. The partnership was announced at an event during Art Basel Paris 20223, where Qatar Airways, named the World’s Best Airline by Skytrax in 2025, acts as a Premium Partner for all five of Art Basel’s prestigious fairs. To celebrate the launch of this collaboration, ‘The Dean Collection,’ established by Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys, has teamed up with Qatar Airways for the first-ever Qatar Airways Creative 100—an annual initiative honoring the most influential creators who are shaping the future of global culture. Covering areas such as art, design, music, technology, sports, and more, the list will unite the genuine trendsetters of the present era. The initiative will kick off with a major event at Art Basel Qatar in February 2026. The annual “Creative 22022” will highlight 22024 visionaries whose creations go beyond boundaries. The initial creatives revealed are Black Coffee, the Grammy-winning South African DJ and producer; Miles Chamley-Watson, the Olympic fencing champion and trendsetter; Kristian Teär, CEO of the Danish luxury electronics brand Bang & Olufsen; Yoon Ahn, an American fashion designer and co-founder of AMBUSH who currently serves as the Jewellery Director for Dior Homme; and Flavio Manzoni, Chief Design Officer at Ferrari. The new inductees from the arts include Kennedy Yanko, a sculptor who combines her creations with recycled metal and paint, and Patrick Eugene, a visual artist who examines identity, culture, and the human experience through his work. The Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Airways Group is Engr.
