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Play with nature and lift Middle East moods (PHOTOS)

How best to stay on track living productive, happy lives in the midst of communal fear and sadness? Tap into the healing power of...

Breastfeeding is great; but breast milk jewelry?

Breastfeeding is brilliant.  Medically optimal for newborns and new mothers; naturally sustainable (no plastic bottles to create, clean and dispose of, no shipping and...

Jewelry made from butterflies and bugs doesn’t fly with us

How do you feel about jewelry made from dead animals? I'm not talking about fetish jewelry where teeth, bones, and vertebrae turn into sinister charms, but tasteful...

Al Maktoum Dubai airport gets green light for $33 billion expansion

Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central (DWC) was recently approved for a $33 billion expansion making it the largest airport project on the planet...

Will Qatar’s Passivhaus Baytna experiment perform in intense heat?

An energy-efficient house in Barwa City, Qatar will be put through its paces to see if it can perform to computer-modeled expectations. We first...

Colonel microbrewery built with recycled materials opens in Lebanon

While many Muslims don't drink alcohol, the people of Batroun, Lebanon love their beer. At least according to Jamil al-Haddad, the visionary behind Colonel beer and a...

Segway-like device allows quadriplegics to ‘walk’ upright again

Sometimes, design really does change lives. Dr. Amit Goffer previously designed ReWalk, a device that gives paraplegics paralyzed from the waste down mobility again....

Arab souk in Amman is treasure chests for do-it-yourselfer! Here’s my journey

Turn a sow's ear into a silk purse (or silk scarves into a brilliant curtain) with upcycled materials sourced from your local souk....

Walk with fish on the Turkish Riviera

Not everyone who visits Antalya wants to go scuba diving to see the extraordinary Mediterranean marine life, but now they can still catch a glimpse of...

Turkish artist Erdal Inci clones himself (digitally!)

Turkish photographer Erdal Inci has created a series of GIF "selfies", digitally manipulating images of himself whilst engaged in simple action so that he...

Turbo.roo the chihuahua puppy gets a 3D-printed wheelchair

Turbo.roo is a sweet little chihuahua who was born with just two front legs. The breeder gave up the puppy after realizing that he would need...

Wraparound wall of plants livens up Istanbul’s bespoke Nopa restaurant

An Istanbul-based design firm has teamed up with one of the fathers of vertical gardens to liven up a bespoke restaurant in the city. Autoban and...

Daniel Agdag’s whimsical flying machines made of cardboard and glue

Australian filmmaker Daniel Agdag is also a talented sculptor who preferences a decidedly minimalist material palette. Based in Melbourne, the artist builds whimsical flying machines with nothing...

Bernard Khoury’s Brutalist rooftop penthouse overlooks ‘cannibalized’ Beirut

Bernard Khoury is one of Lebanon's most sought after architects, and now he has built his own home - a rooftop penthouse bam smack...

150 graffiti artists create a giant open air gallery in Tunisia

More than 100 graffiti artists were invited to Tunisia as part of the Djerbahood project - an inventive rehabilitation initiative that uses street art...

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