Chatai: A convivial Japanese design tea space in Dubai

With the Chatai pavilion, Nikken Sekkei and Sobokuya bring Japanese tea rituals and culture to Dubai within a handcrafted architecture, blending tradition and community.

With the Chatai pavilion, Nikken Sekkei and Sobokuya bring Japanese tea rituals and culture to Dubai within a handcrafted architecture, blending tradition and community.

ARDH Collective’s ‘The Space Within’ installation reimagines desert sand and date seeds as an elegant celebration of sustainability at Dubai Design Week.

Through texture, pattern, and memory, the Stories of the Isle and the Inlet installation in Dubai reminds us that design can preserve what time seeks to erase — one stitch at a time.

Step into this unexpected Woven Forest in the heart of the Emirati metropolis. Light weaves through bamboo and steel, creating a poetic dance of craft, nature, and contemporary design.

Glowing winter gardens, woven forests, a megaphone that projects AI-powered dreams, and more… At Dubai Design Week 2025, creativity takes centre stage.

Duette transforms fleeting winter blooms into a luminous, mesmerising experience, where design meets poetry and wonder.