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Brick, Clay, Copper and Concrete Tell the Story of Tashkent’s New Art Centre Inside 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 More

Paris Turns Into One Giant Design Trail This September, And Marie Claire Maison Arabia Mapped the Fifteen Addresses Worth the Detour Fifteen addresses, ten days, one city. Paris Design Week and Maison&Objet Pulse turn the capital into a study in material, memory and craft.Show More

Beirut’s Newest Café Began Life as a Stationery Shop Downtown Beirut's newest address began life as a stationery shop, before evolving into the café and bakehouse it is today. Designed by Studio Bazazo, the space unfolds across a street facing terrace, a raised lounge platform and a sunken pit built around a hand carved travertine bar.Show More

Maison Dada: A Beirut House Reimagined A 1935 residence in Beirut’s Saifi district finds new life as Maison Dada, where brothers Marc and Mario El Dada bring historic architecture into dialogue with contemporary Lebanese design and craftsmanship.Show More

Building Bridges: Yasmin Alsdais on MENA Design’s Global Moment Newly named Maison&Objet's MENA Ambassador, Yasmin Alsdais reflects on two decades of watching the region's design scene come into its own. From Diriyah's reinterpreted heritage to the studios redefining Saudi craftsmanship, she maps out what comes next.Show More

Arab Heritage: Techniques And Symbols Reshaping Design Today Eight designers turn mother-of-pearl, wool and oxidised oak into carriers of memory. Craft and symbol, worked into new form.Show More

In Conversation With: Rue Kothari The first director of Design Miami Dubai on why access, not cost, will define the fair's inaugural edition, and why the region needs to write its own vocabulary for collectible design.Show More

This Museum in London Is a Secret to Most, and It Contains More Paintings Than the National Gallery Once Held Inside architect Sir John Soane's former home, mirrors bend the light, walls fold open to reveal hidden paintings, and a three thousand year old pharaoh rests in the basement. Few Londoners have ever set foot inside.Show More