An “intentionally messy” ensemble of sculptural cones on the United Arab Emirates’ Gulf is set to guide visitors through themed galleries at the largest of the four Guggenheim outposts worldwide.
On Saadiyat Island, Zayed National Museum celebrates the UAE’s rich history and features five aerodynamic wings that act as thermal chimneys, enhancing comfort and sustainability efficiency.
NOMAD Abu Dhabi transforms an iconic terminal into a crossroads of ideas, where craft traditions, artistic identities, and design meet and evolve.
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.
KIDZ Studio blends discipline with design with its latest GYMNASIUM Abu Dhabi, turning martial arts spaces into lessons in material harmony and calm confidence.
Ghaf Woods Experience Centre, designed by architecture firm aoe, is a dune-inspired hub where nature and biophilic design converge to shape sustainable living.
We selected sixteen national pavilions at the Venice Biennale 2025 that explore how architects can react to climate change with natural, artificial, and collective intelligence.
The 2024 ABWAB installations reinterpret vernacular architecture from Iraq to Ethiopia and propose ecological building techniques using palm waste and mycelium.
Omani architecture studio Altqadum created an interactive, convivial piece of furniture that invites visitors to socialise, play and make noise.
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.”
Jwana Hamdan returns to Dubai Design Week with brand-new, high-end outdoor furniture inspired by a luxurious courtyard.
Emirati architectural photographer Majid Al Bastaki presents Palm Repose, a bench drawn from the palm-rich vistas of the UAE.
Dubai-based Dachah Studio created two seats inspired by traditional elements, garments and landscapes of the UAE.
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.
‘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 is about interweaving… cultures, textiles, palm trees, technology and sustainability. Check what we liked the most.
Best of Dubai Design Week 2022: a pavilion made of upcycled fishing nets, an installation celebrating Iranian women’s endurance and persistence, and more.
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.
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.
The Luxembourg pavilion in Dubai narrates the country’s soul with a sustainable and sinuous architecture inspired by the famed infinite loop.
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.
We have created a Pinterest board rounding up what we liked the most at DubaiDesignWeek2021. Check it out and find out more!
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: a pavilion referring to the UAE moving desert, communal spaces inspired by traditional Emirati dance and more…
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.
