Downtown Design 2026: The Creative Minds Shaping This Year’s EditionAs Marie Claire Maison Arabia returns to Downtown Design as an official media partner, we turn our attention to eight creative voices bringing fresh perspectives on craftsmanship, experimentation and contemporary living to this year's edition.Show More
Our Cover Story: Lina Ghotmeh on Why Architecture Begins with ListeningFrom the Hermès workshops in Normandy to the British Museum and Qatar’s pavilion in Venice, Lina Ghotmeh builds by looking closely at what a place already holds. In this issue dedicated to materiality, she explains why architecture begins with listeningShow MoreLoad more
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The Art of Feeling at Home: Laura Gonzalez Reimagines Tanagra in DubaiAt Mall of the Emirates, French interior designer Laura Gonzalez draws on the architectural traditions of the Middle East to create a new home for Tanagra, where craftsmanship, contemporary design and the rituals of hospitality find a common language.Show More
The Art of Making: the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft PrizeAs the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize celebrates a decade in Milan, a closer look at the creative power of the human hand.Show More
Spain, Designed: Four Decades of Objects That Changed the Way We LiveAt Feria Hábitat València 2026, a landmark exhibition looks back at four decades of Spanish design. From iconic objects to material innovation, it reveals how craftsmanship, industry and creativity have shaped the country's distinctive design culture — and continue to influence its future.Show More
The 2026 Arab World Institute Design Prize: Six Winners, One VisionSix winners, chosen from twenty-six finalists across ten countries, prove that Arab design's boldest ideas are rooted in earth, clay and inherited craft. From Tiznit's rammed-earth walls to Beit Chabeb's last working kiln, this year's prize rewards heritage kept alive rather than preserved behind glass.Show MoreLoad more







