Protected: What Makes an Object Worth Keeping? Hermès and The Art of Emotional LongevityHermès explores what gives an object a life beyond the moment of desire, through craftsmanship, material and the quiet luxury of time. Its 2026 home collection is a study in pieces designed not simply to be acquired, but to become part of the way we live.Show More
At Solenn, Design Is About How a Space Feels, Not Just How It LooksInside Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club, NAQSH brings Mediterranean warmth and Arab hospitality together through colour, craftsmanship and a deliberately residential approach to restaurant design. The result is a space conceived less around visual statements than around the simple pleasure of staying at the table.Show More
A 17th-Century Roman Building Sets the Framework for a Contemporary InteriorSteps from Piazza Navona, The Twin Edit transforms a 400-square-metre penthouse through a layered mix of contemporary art, bespoke furniture and collected design. Original architectural elements provide the framework for an interior shaped by materiality, colour and modern family life.Show More
Can a Sense of Place Exist in Constant Motion? Four Seasons I Offers an AnswerWith Four Seasons I, the rituals and intimacy of life on land are translated to the sea, as architecture, craftsmanship and contemporary design come together to explore what it means to inhabit a place whose relationship with the world is constantly changing.Show MoreLoad more
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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 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




