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The beauty, quality, luxury and elegance of the Made in Italy design returns to the stage for the third edition of the Salone del Mobile.Milano Shanghai, an increasingly popular event due to be held at the Sec, Shanghai Exhibition Center from 22 to 24 November. Poliform will again be attending with a moderately sized but comprehensive exhibition area, representative of...

Twenty-one universities from fifteen countries around the world will challenge each other in Dubai at the Solar Decathlon Middle East, the biannual international competition dedicated to environmentally sustainable architecture. The goal of the competition is that of designing and building the best prototype, in 1:1 scale, of the home of the future: “smart” in design and entirely powered by solar...

Every year, the Abwab exhibition space is remodelled in the heart of d3, responding to new design schemes and generating different creative outlooks. An Arabic word meaning ‘doors’, Abwab is designed to provide direct access to design in the region, offering a showcase for 5 communities in the Middle East: this year, it features Amman, Beirut, Dubai (supported by...

Opened in collaboration with Le Cerle, which represents the Middle East and the primary brands from the sector, the new Living Divani flagship store is located within the Dubai Design District. 300 sqm dedicated to the company’s iconic pieces and latest collections, displayed in seven environments, which convey the brand’s ‘total look’ flexibility: from the living room to the...

Pallavi Dean, founder and creative director, Agata Kurzela, design director, and Kathryn Athreya, managing director, are the mind and soul behind the Roar design agency, formerly known as Pallavi Dean Interiors, which was recently renamed and restructured, both conceptually and concretely. They are proud to work in the Dubai Design District, the city’s creative heart, and they are currently...

Dubai, the design capital of the Middle East, is also an important showcase for young talent. The event is the Global Grad Show 2018 at the Dubai Design District (d3), during Dubai Design Week from the 12th to the 17th of November: the graduates of the best design and technology universities present inventions to improve human life and resolve...

Al Seef is the new cultural heart of Dubai. An area just recently opened to the public in the iconic Dubai Creek, where traditional architectural elements harmoniously merge with contemporary spaces. A modern vision of the city that marries the past to a brilliant future, giving life to a mix of hospitality and tradition. And this is where the hotel...

Launched in 2015, Dubai Design Week will return in Dubai Design District (d3), with more than 230 events throughout the district and the city. Mohammad Saeed Al-Shehhi, Ceo of d3, explains us the growth's strategy and the potential of the district that, in a just fews years, has represented a design destination for the Middle East and for the international public of designers, creatives and young...

On one of the main streets of the exclusive Design District in Dubai, home of the most famous fashion and furnishings brands and a reference point for the local creative community, Barovier&Toso will open on November 12, 2018 its first shop-in-shop: a display space located inside Archiade Atelier at the ground floor of Building 3, presenting a selection of...

The full version of this title starts with the words “Connecting Minds”, the theme of the next edition of Expo 2020, which will be held in Dubai. But we do not wish to jump the gun by promoting the world’s fair, even though it is already yielding results in terms of planning. The partial reference, however, offers us the...