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.
The Space Within: Crafting Architecture from Desert Sand
ARDH Collective’s ‘The Space Within’ installation reimagines desert sand and date seeds as an elegant celebration of sustainability at Dubai Design Week.
Stories of the Isle and the Inlet: weaving Bahraini ecology
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.
Designlab Experience designs a ‘woven forest’ floating and glowing in Dubai
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.
Dubai Design Week 2025: Sixteen Highlights Under the Burj Khalifa
Glowing winter gardens, woven forests, a megaphone that projects AI-powered dreams, and more… At Dubai Design Week 2025, creativity takes centre stage.
Duette Creates an Ephemeral Garden of Light in Dubai
Duette transforms fleeting winter blooms into a luminous, mesmerising experience, where design meets poetry and wonder.
A Sand Dune Come to Life: Ghaf Woods Experience Centre in Dubai
Ghaf Woods Experience Centre, designed by architecture firm aoe, is a dune-inspired hub where nature and biophilic design converge to shape sustainable living.
ABWAB pavilions at Dubai Design Week 2024
The 2024 ABWAB installations reinterpret vernacular architecture from Iraq to Ethiopia and propose ecological building techniques using palm waste and mycelium.
TukTukDum table by Altqadum at Dubai Design Week 2024
Omani architecture studio Altqadum created an interactive, convivial piece of furniture that invites visitors to socialise, play and make noise.
The Enfold Pavilion by DEOND is a “Holistic Embrace of Body and Technology”
Entirely crafted from corrugated cardboard, the Enfold Pavilion features an AI-infused ‘second skin’ fabric that “could help treat anxiety and de-accelerate the mind and body.”
Dubai Design Week 2024: creativity under the Burj Khalifa
Inflatable bedouin tents, Palestinian carpets, upcycled palm waste, and playful dinner furniture incorporating tablemates… Check out the best of Dubai Design Week 2024.
Palm Repose bench by Majid Al Bastaki
Emirati architectural photographer Majid Al Bastaki presents Palm Repose, a bench drawn from the palm-rich vistas of the UAE.
Kuthub Chair and Qurs Stool by Dachah Studio
Dubai-based Dachah Studio created two seats inspired by traditional elements, garments and landscapes of the UAE.
Downtown Design 2023: ten female-empowered projects in Dubai
At the Downtown Design 2023 fai in Dubai, we have been positively impressed by the strong presence of female designers, curators and creatives. Check some of the projects we liked the most.
The ‘Of Palm’ pavilion in Dubai celebrates the Palm tree
‘Of Palm’ Pavillion at Dubai Design Week 2023 explores the creative and multitasking potential of palm trees in UAE culture, architecture and design.
Dubai Design Week 2023: ten must-visit exhibitions and installations
Dubai Design Week 2023 is about interweaving… cultures, textiles, palm trees, technology and sustainability. Check what we liked the most.
ROAR designs an Escher-esque carpet display for Jaipur Rugs in Dubai
Arches and stair-wells carpeted in a gradient of rainbow hues define Jaipur Rugs’ Dubai flagship store designed by Pallavi Dean of studio ROAR.
Killa Design’s Museum of the Future opened its doors in Dubai
Smart technologies and visionary solutions for a better tomorrow take centre stage at the Dubai Museum of the Future. The striking, pillarless architecture features a glimmering facade emblazoned with quotes written in Arabic calligraphy.
LAVA’s Germany Pavilion at Dubai Expo is designed as an open campus for innovation and connectedness
Germany Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai blends visionary environmental ideas with real-life results. The sustainable architecture features suspended cubes and a forest of steel poles, covered by a floating roof.
Metaform Architects’ Luxembourg pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai is inspired by a Möbius strip
The Luxembourg pavilion in Dubai narrates the country’s soul with a sustainable and sinuous architecture inspired by the famed infinite loop.
Tanween 2021: 4 design, science and material innovation projects inspired by the UAE
A Biosand cabinet, a tech-crafted ottoman with river tamarind leather-like fabric, ghaf tree lamps and desert cotton upholstery. With the Tanween 2021 program, Tashkeel platform for the UAE design scene presents the work of four emerging female designers who teamed up with local botanists, scientists, engineers and manufacturers to develop innovative materials and create bespoke furniture and lighting collections.
Pinterest: the best of DubaiDesignWeek2021 is on Archipanic
We have created a Pinterest board rounding up what we liked the most at DubaiDesignWeek2021. Check it out and find out more!
The ‘Nature in Motion’ pavilion by Ahmed El-Sharabassy is inspired by the UAE moving desert
At Dubai Design Week 2021, Ahmed El-Sharabassy has created the NATURE IN MOTION pavilion inspired by shapeshifting dune landscapes in the UAE. Made of sustainable and recyclable materials, the sinuous lightweight architecture provides multi-functional and multi-purpose public spaces and hosts an exhibition exploring compostable building materials and structures made of paper pulp.
Dubai Design Week 2021: 10 must see exhibitions and installations
Dubai Design Week 2021: a pavilion referring to the UAE moving desert, communal spaces inspired by traditional Emirati dance and more…
Israel Pavilion at Dubai Expo welcomes the Arab world and beyond with a open tent-like architecture
For the Israel Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, AVS and Knafo Kilmore Architects have created a multimedia experience inviting visitors to explore the country’s commitment to smart and sustainable innovation springing from the common desert landscape Israelis share with their neighbours in the Gulf.
Austria Pavilion at Dubai Expo is a tactile, climate-sensitive building
Querkraft’s Austria Pavilion at Dubai Expo offers a multisensorial experience allowing visitors to feel the country’s commitment and vision for a better future.
Finland Pavilion ad Dubai Expo is inspired by a ‘snow-capped’ Arabic tent
JKMM Architects metaphorically bring snow to the desert. The Finland Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai highlights the country’s commitment to sustainability and its deep connection with nature.
Singapore Pavilion at Dubai Expo is a “tropical oasis in the desert”
The Singapore Pavilion by WOHA Architects in Dubai features a lush tropical urban landscape and innovative technologies, reflecting the city-state’s vision of becoming a City in Nature.
Grimshaw’s Sustainability Pavilion at Dubai Expo is energy and water self-sufficient
Terra – The Sustainability Pavilion by Grimshaw Architects at Expo 2020 Dubai features a forest of giant solar panel-clad e-trees following the sun like sunflowers, a thriving garden challenging desert environment and underground exhibition spaces thermally isolated with a smart earth roof system.
UK Pavilion at Dubai Expo invites to “donate words” to compose a continuous poem
“Like a wooden conical musical instrument,” the UK Pavilion by Es Devlin at Expo 2020 Dubai displays AI-generated poems submitted by visitors.