In Conversation With: Shalini MisraInterior designer Shalini Misra on taking a piece born in a Nagaland workshop to Homo Faber in Venice, and why she believes the maker's knowledge should shape a design, not simply finish it.Show More
Inside Vicarello, the Abu Dhabi House C’est Ici Composed Piece by Piece Around One StaircaseC'est ici spent eighteen months composing this private Abu Dhabi residence in stone, timber and more than forty bespoke pieces. At its centre sits a staircase that quietly holds the entire house together.Show More
Brick, Clay, Copper and Concrete Tell the Story of Tashkent’s New Art CentreInside a former tram depot in the Uzbek capital, Studio KO’s architecture and the inaugural exhibition at CCA Tashkent reveal a story told through materials — from century-old brick and locally made ceramics to clay, copper, steel and wood.Show MoreLoad more
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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 More
14 Makers, One Region: The MENA Artisans of Homo Faber 2026Fourteen artisans from six countries across the Middle East and North Africa bring alabaster, bronze, brass and rattan to Venice this September. Different materials, different histories — the same instinct to let the hand have the last word.Show More
Yayoi Kusama, Artist Who Turned Obsession Into Infinity, Dies at 97From a hallucinating child in provincial Japan to the world's most-visited living artist, Kusama spent seven decades turning polka dots and mirrored rooms into a singular vision of infinity. She died August 14 in a Tokyo hospital at 97, her gallery and museum announced.Show MoreLoad more






