Designers

The Dubai and Beirut-based designer's latest initiative debuts with Traces, a ceramic collection by Lebanese ceramist Lina Shamma, setting the tone for a new platform dedicated to contemporary craft and cultural exchange

In a rare live-work loft, the Apparatus co-founder layers mirrored walls, Persian textiles and the 70s nostalgia into a deeply personal New York home

For Hayy Jameel’s spring 2026 arts programme, the Saudi duo scales up the vernacular typology of the commercial awning to bridge the gap between contemporary architecture and everyday street life

From art-filled Nile apartments and historic residences to sculptural villas carved from raw plaster, these beautiful homes in Cairo reveal the Egyptian capital’s rich aesthetic

Designers Joud Malhas and Rachel Antoun share the story behind their winning lighting installation

From reeded travertine and microcement floors to a concealed lounge tucked behind a flush door, Nakkash Design Studio layers sculptural details throughout this Dubai villa

The world is lining up to help build the world's most expensive airport and amongst the largest on the planet

When finished, Jeddah Tower will be nearly 11 times the height of the Statue of Liberty and surpass the Burj Khalifa

AD100 designers explain how to make off-white feel intentional, not inert

Designers reveal the dark side of fast furniture and the affordable brands that offer beauty, durability, and sustainability instead

Grounded in regional craft and expressed through a modern lens, these material-driven AD100 Middle Eastern brands make a strong case for adding to your wish list

A global tour of inspiring spaces, from Paris and Beirut to Dubai, Cairo and Sydney, where AD100 talents translate craft, materiality and mood into unforgettable homes

Celebrating the designers whose enduring influence continues to shape the region’s creative landscape

Appearing on the AD100 for the first time, these names reflect the range and richness of design shaping the region today

These architects continue to shape the region through work that is thoughtful, rigorous and deeply connected to place

In an exclusive interview, AD100 architect Norman Foster explains how the new Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi marries vernacular traditions with cutting-edge responses to extreme climate needs

Head of Editorial Content Aidan Imanova breaks down what’s inside. From headline AD100 projects to the season’s most dazzling AD Carat picks

Following an extensive restoration project by AD100 architect Sumaya Dabbagh, the museum reopens with its first temporary exhibition, ‘Harat Al Hosn: A Landscape of Memory’

Dream of the Desert train, the Middle East’s first luxury rail experience, brings together Saudi heritage and Italian craftsmanship to reimagine the romance of slow travel