Design

Watch Qatar’s Palm Tower Burn Down to the Ground

We're not the biggest fans of all the Middle East's skyscrapers - the Burj Khalifa, the Kingdom Tower coming to Saudi and other soaring glass...

Calatrava’s Sharq Crossing adds 3 bridges and an elevated park to Doha’s skyline

Renowned architect Santiago Calatrava, who is most famous for his spectacular bridges, has unveiled a radical new design for three bridges and an elevated...

Gorgeous green-roofed Ostim Eco Park is an incubator for clean tech in Turkey

A central hub of innovation is great for incubating clean tech breakthroughs. Abu Dhabi has Masdar City, Saudi Arabia has KAUST, and Turkey will...

Alchemist Lauren Bowker’s clothes change with climate

Alchemist Lauren Bowker has created an ink that changes color based on the environment around it. She impregnates her dye into fabric and feathers,...

Ditch Etsy for CIRQY, the Middle Eastern Alternative

We love Etsy as much as anyone, but we also feel it is our duty to support local efforts to collate cool design, handmade...

Beirut Art Center Exposes Emerging Lebanese Artists (and Missing Nipples)

A provocative installation by Lebanese graphic designer Wael Kodeih aims to challenge cyber censorship. Part of the fifth annual Exposure exhibition now at the...

‘A Palace for Nature’ kills the idea that rich Arabs aren’t green

Living large isn't sustainable, at least that is what most green hearts tend to believe, but Sanzpont Arquitectura disagrees. Invited to participate in an...

IKEA’s flatpack homes for refugees get a reluctant OK from Lebanon

Lebanon's government has finally agreed to a trial run of IKEA's prefabricated flatpack homes designed for refugees, but they're not excited about it. The prefab...

10 sustainable online shopping tips to tick the Triple Bottom Line

Pressured to knock off your Christmas shopping? Need a uniquely sustainable gift?  Online marketplaces Etsy and Dawanda let you browse quirky, handmade items without...

Grow a Middle Eastern Beard in Under 2 Hours! [knit pattern]

I'll bet snow-capped pine trees and ice-crusted cars don't spring to mind when you think of the Middle East, but that's what we're seeing...

Shigeru Ban’s Design Souq pavilion is made entirely of cardboard in Abu Dhabi

Residents of Abu Dhabi might be familiar with buildings made from palm leaves and earth, but cardboard? Legendary Japanese architect Shigeru Ban built Design...

Tunisia’s handmade tiles risk disappearing forever

The history of handmade tiles in Tunisia is fascinating. Green Prophet digs deep between the tiles of a rundown factory in Roman Neapolis, Nabeul,...

Blob Helps You Work and Store Stuff in Small Spaces (video)

Not ready for Christmas, just yet, this Israeli multi-purpose desk design and storage unit could be on a green shopper's list next year if...

Handmade Earthen Hookah Pipe Adds Class to Middle East Past Time

Everywhere in the Middle East, in cities or rural villages, you will inevitably find people sucking on tall, usually cheaply made shisha pipes made...

The Wheel House is a Tiny Home Tossed About by a Fictional Sea

What's it like to live on a boat? In such cramped spaces and always subject to nature's whim, otherwise reasonable people can go mad...

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