Based on centuries of tradition, Omar El Farouk’s home reflects his tireless dedication to the revival of native architecture
The Sharjah Architecture Triennial opens a Collection Room safeguarding endangered architectural histories from Baghdad, Damascus and Tunis.
In Gaza, one local initiative is turning 60 million tonnes of debris into something usable: bricks for shelter.
Nebras Aljoaib’s Riyadh home reflects her life, using stone, collected objects and light to shape each space.
Yasmin Noureldin invites us inside her Cairo home, a space shaped by restraint, layered texture, and a quiet, considered approach to collecting.
El Gouna aligns design, planning, and delivery with a one-year model, offering a more predictable path to ownership in Egypt.
The circle seems innocent, yet from Abbasid Baghdad to Medina’s trench and Bentham’s Panopticon, it has staged power, protection and control through space.
As Milan Design Week wraps up, we recall the MENA creatives we spotted this year. Growing in number, they had us in constant motion across the Italian capital of design.
Jusoor Design Collections brings five Saudi designers and three international collaborators to Milan Design Week 2026.
Lebanese designer Richard Yasmine turns the five senses into sculptural lighting fixtures that blend imagination and reality.
Ithra's Milan debut challenges design's Western defaults with voices, materials, and memories from across the Arab world.
The Egyptian brand Shell Homage turns egg and nut shells into colourful, biodegradable furniture and lighting in Milan.
Saudi design house Zaza Maizon reworks gesture and landscape into stainless steel furniture at Milan Design Week.
Three kitchens, three design positions, and one question shaping how we live today at Milan Design Week.
Inside their Milan studio, David/Nicolas turn wood panelling into a working system of walls, storage and space.
From crochet, Hala Ashour creates unexpected products: baskets, swings and furniture, empowering women along the way.