Dec 19, 2025dubai design week and isola design directors discuss their partnership with tanween, signaling a maturing gulf ecosystem.
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Tanween (7)
Dec 19, 2025
Dec 18, 2025tanween lead shahad alwazani reveals how the design festival builds regional dialogue and sets the stage for ithra design week 2026.
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art and architecture in saudi arabia (121)
Dec 09, 2025mist and mirrored surfaces frame an infinite column of illumination.
Dec 04, 2025beginning in 2026, tanween will expand into ithra design week, integrating design across and beyond ithra’s walls.
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assistive devices (55)
Jan 13, 2026once the text is ready, there’s an accompanying compact printer that produces the labels with braille using a proprietary pressing mechanism.
Jan 08, 2026designed to be a companion, the device is meant to live in a home the way a pet does: nearby, responsive, and emotionally present.
chinese art (43)
Nov 24, 2025white canvas drapes in layered sections over the timber frame, with intentional gaps where beams pierce through and sharp edges interrupt the smooth surface.
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Jan 26, 2025the installation unfolds across three distinct levels, each representing a different state of being.
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cheng-tsung feng (23)
Dec 26, 2025five radiating ‘petals’ with gold-edged detailing create a pentagonal spatial layout.
Nov 12, 2025the installation reinterprets taiwan’s disappearing tradition of bamboo theaters.
architecture in costa rica (57)
Dec 11, 2025the andaz casa de playa by QBO3 arquitectos is a modular beach club in costa rica with framed, fluid ocean views.
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Nov 24, 2025studio saxe designs its 'villa nuri,' to reflect the client’s interest in honoring local culture and the frequent presence of wildlife.
residential architecture and interiors (4688)
Jan 14, 2026locally sourced limestone, wood, lime plaster, and hemp define the material palette.
Jan 13, 2026the residence abandons a singular, compact volume in favor of an ascending, stepped composition that stretches outward.
pools (136)
Nov 24, 2025studio saxe designs its 'villa nuri,' to reflect the client’s interest in honoring local culture and the frequent presence of wildlife.
Oct 28, 2025the space is divided into five learning zones to accommodate varied teaching styles and group sizes.
benjamin garcia saxe / studio saxe (25)
Jul 22, 2025casa solai is a hilltop residence by studio saxe in santa teresa, costa rica, featuring floating timber pavilions and bamboo louvers.
May 11, 2025studio saxe's rio perdido bungalows are subtly hidden away between two converging canyons in bagaces, costa rica.
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architecture in italy (647)
Jan 06, 2026caffè nazionale is a restoration project by AMAA set beneath a nineteenth-century city hall colonnade in arzignano, italy.
Jan 01, 2026the compact structure offers a brief pause along the path, oscillating between the typologies of chapel, shelter, and shipwreck.
sculpture (500)
Jan 12, 2026the site-specific public artwork produces a sequence of changing visual perspectives.
Jan 08, 2026carbon rods, 3D printed joints, and kite-canvas discs form its lightweight structure.
interactive installation (516)
Jan 08, 2026carbon rods, 3D printed joints, and kite-canvas discs form its lightweight structure.
Jan 07, 2026oas/s-ely installation operates as both an architectural object and an interactive platform.
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marble and stone design (365)
Jan 14, 2026locally sourced limestone, wood, lime plaster, and hemp define the material palette.
Jan 07, 2026vertical cuts slice through the ring to create oval openings oriented toward key views.
materials (180)
Jan 12, 2026the manufacturer relies on what it describes as a ‘new-cycling’ process, where the mixed plastic waste is fused directly into usable blocks.
Jan 06, 2026light is transmitted, reflected, and diffused through the mesh layers.
modular design (165)
Jan 12, 2026two twisting timber arches form the primary structural elements of the pavilion.
Jan 09, 2026the design is a response to automated driving, where the vehicle can manage all driving tasks within certain conditions without human input.
recycling (461)
Jan 12, 2026the manufacturer relies on what it describes as a ‘new-cycling’ process, where the mixed plastic waste is fused directly into usable blocks.
Jan 09, 2026through this move, the brand allows independent developers to build new tools, apps, and features that work with the series of audio devices.
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