Snøhetta leads design of 46,000 sqm venue inspired by Najdi architecture and local landscape
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Design without limits: Why the GCC sets the global benchmark for hospitality design
With projects that prioritise storytelling, craftsmanship, and appealing to wide-ranging demographic, hospitality designers across the Middle East are rewriting the rules – and, in doing so, creating spaces that are impossible to ignore
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2025 trends from Milan Design Week with ROAR founder Pallavi Dean
Pallavi Dean, founder of Dubai design studio ROAR gives CID a concentration of Milanese trends, controversies, philosophies and one-of-a-kind objects
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Zaven’s “Travel Sculpture” for Valextra: An exclusive interview
Costa 70 + Zaven: Reinterpreting Bruno Munari’s vision at Milan Design Week 2025, an interview with Enrica Cavarzan and Marco Zavagno of Zaven and CEO of Valextra Xavier Rougeaux
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Foster + Partners to design Laheq: Red Sea Global’s first residential island
Red Sea Global’s new destination combines private residences, resort living, and sustainable infrastructure
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Speakers revealed for CID Power Panel: Can sustainability and luxury coexist?
The industry experts will be facing the reality of the cost of eco-friendly interiors at the event on Thursday April 24
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Casa Foscolo: Where brand experience meets building conservation
In Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district, global design agency I-AM has transformed a 19th-century building into Casa Foscolo, a boutique hospitality hub that challenges the divide between placemaking, preservation, and branding
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The rise of plant neurobiology in design with Stefano Mancuso
This talk at Milan Design Week was not for the faint-hearted; it was a bold, unapologetic manifesto urging designers, architects and environmental thinkers to reclaim our connection to nature
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5 design lessons from La Dolce Vita Orient Express by Dimorestudio
As the luxury rail experience regains momentum among the travel industry, Dimore Studio’s interiors for the La Dolce Vita Orient Express offer more than just nostalgic charm
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ETEREO at Milan Design Week: A rebellion against the disposable
“Milan gave us discipline, Dubai gave us freedom,” say’s ETEREO founder, as the studio unveil 3 incredible furniture collections at Milan Design Week
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Milan Design Week 2025: A cheat sheet for commercial interior designers
Your comprehensive cheat sheet for the key events, talks, and exhibitors to look out for, especially those linked to commercial interior design
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Fabio Mazzeo Architects expands into GCC from Italy
Italian design studio Fabio Mazzeo Architects has joined forces with Middle East-based Mercury Projects in a strategic partnership aimed at delivering ultra-luxury architectural and interior design projects
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Saudi’s AMAALA to spotlight design, wellbeing & heritage at Islamic Art Biennale 2025
The upcoming series of events will delve into how design can support wellbeing, connect to nature, and honour Islamic artistic traditions
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Havelock One appoints Tom McEvoy to lead Commercial Division in Saudi Arabia
The seasoned construction executive joins the fit-out leader as the company accelerates its expansion across Saudi Arabia’s booming commercial and retail sectors
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From mass production to meaning: Palm Living Interiors leads the UAE’s design evolution
Designing for profit or purpose? How two British women started a UAE-grown interiors powerhouse in four short years