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Abu Dhabi’s Natural History Museum Is a New Urban Anchor

Gone are the days of neatly organised specimens, designed by Mecanoo, this is a museum you can meander through and enjoy all year round

Precautionary Measures Across the Gulf: What to Do in Case of Danger

Following overnight emergency alerts and flight suspensions, governments across the Gulf have outlined updated precautionary measures for residents and travellers. This is what they’re advising

Eid Al Fitr 2026 Holidays Announced, Confirming One of the Year’s First Major Long Weekends

They mark a shared pause across the UAE and wider Gulf when Ramadan draws to a close

Reality TV Is Architecturally Designed To Break Its Contestants – So Why Do We Love It So Much?

What would you do if the only place for privacy was among thousands – if not millions – of people watching you back?

5 Architectural Marvels Etched Into the Land

Carved into mountains, interlaced through meadows, Chad Oppenheim's designs are almost invisible to their surroundings

CELEBRITY STYLE

Architecture & Interiors

A Beirut Home Furnished by Paris Flea Markets

Art, antiques and mashrabiyas fill this eclectic apartment of an oil magnate in Lebanon

A Moscow Home Using Robotics, Algorithms and a Mirrored Chrome Wall

A 3D printed chair based on the exoskeleton of a crab sits beside a motion sensor screen

This Artist’s Grand Palazzo “Flat” Was Designed by Michaelangelo’s Successor

Interior designer, DJ, creative director and artist Ramdane Touhami makes historical renovation look fun

This Home's Helicoidal Metal Staircase Reflects in a Pool

This São Paulo countryside house stands as a serene counterpoint to the pulse and heat of the South American country

A Kuwait Restaurant Inspired by Vietnam’s 1930s Jewel-Box Interiors

République foregoes regional minimalism bringing Indochine drama to the Gulf

Inspiration

Global Design Events Worth Visiting In 2026

A calendar of the best design festivals and fairs taking place around the world this year

The Father-and-Son Duo Reviving Morocco’s Ancient Riads For Guests

Hand-picked heritage riads are lovingly revived, becoming living museums of Moroccan craft and culture

15 Best Good Luck Plants – and 8 Unlucky Plants to Avoid

Learn which plants to buy and where to place them to act as conduits of good energy

The Polished Home Is Losing Its Grip in 2026

Making your home less “perfect” might be the most deliberate move of all

News & Views

Inspiration

8 Energy Cleansing Rituals To Do in Your Home

Our emotions can fill our home with energies, both good and bad. This is how you can remove negative energies using fire, salt and air, to make room for positivity

Home Tours

Visiting the Calico Wallpaper Founders in Their Charming Upstate New York Abode

Rachel and Nick Cope are partners in life and work who sought family-friendly, environmentally conscious rural refuge

Art & Auctions

Inside Louvre Abu Dhabi’s First Ever Exhibition Dedicated to Pablo Picasso and Arab Modernists

Influenced by war and experimentation, the exhibition traces Picasso’s evolving style and its unexpected influence on modernist artists across the Middle East