A personal review of design creations
#RamadanSeries - Al-Irsyad Mosque
A dome does not make a mosque and stacked stones can become calligraphy. With these two strong elements Urbane Indonesia created a religious building once listed among the Top 5 in 2010.
Episode Three – Al-Irsyad Mosque, Indonesia
#RamadanSeries - Mayor Mohammad Hanif Jame Mosque
Mixing old and new ideas into a contemporary concept, this mosque, by Shatotto, is also a departure from tradition worship places in both physical and philosophical designs.
Episode 2 - Mayor Mohammad Hanif Jummah Mosque, Dhaka
#RamadanSeries - The Mosque of Light
In Al Quoz, one of Dubai’s busiest industrial areas, The Mosque of Light by Dabbagh Architects is a contemporary place of worship that is quietly masterful in its use of form, materiality, and controlled natural light to evoke a sense of calm, spiritual connection, and to transition the worshiper from the outer material world to an inner sense of being.
#RamadanSeries - Episode 1 - Mosque of the Late Abdulkhaliq Gargash, Dubai
‘Beirut. Eras of Design’ Exhibition
Despite all possible challenges, Lebanon’s design scene has flourished with a diverse palette of talents. ‘Beirut – Eras of Design’ exhibition portraits the dynamic evolution and growth from 1950s.
Cukrownia Żnin: A Sugar Factory turned into A Hotel
Żnin, a city in north-central Poland, was already known by Romans before establishing its historical centre in the 11th century… It is in one of its industrial landmarks that Bulak Project created a new hotel.
SUN/LEAF by Andrés Reisinger
Andrés Reisinger debuts in the Middle East with SUN/LEAF commissioned by Gallery COLLECTIONAL to be unveiled during Art Dubai.
The spirit of traditions in a contemporary space
In Xiamen, China, Norm Architects created BASAO Tea Lounge that enables all senses and feeding the soul beyond tea aromas. The spirit of traditions in a contemporary space offers an authentic and mindful experience.
A multiuse brutalist space
For its new concept, Osmo X Marusan café-terrace in Montréal commissioned local design studio MDT Mobilier to create a hybrid collective space.
“Beneath the Surface” in Taiwan
On the occasion of the Taiwan Design Expo in Chiayi, six design teams were asked to re-envision public spaces based on water landscapes.
6 Rooms × 6 Positions
Six Swiss design studios design a room and furnish it with pieces from the Zurich Design Museum collection. Jörg Boner, Connie Hüsser, Kueng Caputo, Sebastian Marbacher, Panter&Tourron and Adrien Rovero showcase their favourite objects and convey a sense of how they work and what drives them.