Jean Nouvel’s National Museum of Qatar Opens in Doha.Inspired by a blade-like mineral formation known as the ‘desert rose’, the National Museum of Qatar in Doha designed by Ateliers Jean Nouvel features 11 galleries across 21,000sqm. Steel frame and glass-fibre reinforced concrete...
Asaf Weinbroom’s Latest Lighting Collection.Tel Aviv-based industrial designer Asaf Weinbroom has released his latest series, employing his signature approach of combining timber with materials such as copper, brass and Corian. Basic geometric shapes inspired the Winter 2019...
Warehouse GYM D3 Dubai by VSHD Design.Inspired by Brutalist architecture and underground fight clubs, VSHD Design stayed away from materials predictably found in a health club when designing Warehouse Gym, located in Dubai’s burgeoning Design District. Think concrete and...
VR Villa in Beirut, Lebanon by Youssef Tohme Architects and Associates.There are two main things that initially attracted me to this extraordinary residence by Youssef Tohme Architects and Associates (YTAA). Firstly – it’s gobsmackingly, unimaginably, ridiculously good looking. I mean, that concrete, the...
John Pawson Transforms a Historical French Hospital into the Jaffa Hotel in Tel Aviv.In an unlikely pairing of the ornate nature of Middle Eastern heritage and hard-core minimalism, British architect John Pawson has given an old French hospital a stunning makeover, transforming the building into a brand new hotel in...
Asaf Weinbroom’s New Lighting Collection.Tel Aviv-based industrial designer Asaf Wienbroom has revealed not one, but three new lighting series, building upon his existing catalogue of superbly crafted and unique handmade pendants, lamps, sconces, spots, wall and table lamps....
Bricks Decoded: From Humble Material to Sculptural Device.Over the last few decades, bricks have become art in all their wonderful simplicity, and are being seen as more than only a conventional, sturdy building material. Architects, artist and creatives from around the world have explored...
Iranian Abandoned & Overgrown Homes Captured by Gohar Dashti.Wartime and the displacement of people from home and landscape permeate Iranian photographer Gohar Dashti's images. Her most recent series of work is Home—a collection of abandoned spaces now taken over by nature. Taken in her native...
Villa Cheshm Cheran in Minudasht, Iran by ZAV Architects.Tehran based studio ZAV Architects have created a minimalist home outside of Minudasht in Iran's Golestan Province. At first glance, you’re likely struck by the surrounding scenery with its rolling hills, barren fields and vast, rural...
