Let the Majlis Be a Majlis

The majlis has historically been associated with governance, community, hospitality, and negotiation in the Arab world. In the last few years, it has also become an aesthetic object exhibited at biennials and museums. But what happens when a social form becomes a spectacle? What does it mean when a space deemed private is put on display?

Duette Studio One-Ups Itself with Duette+

The creative duo introduce a cultural clubhouse to Dubai Mall

Watching From the Sidelines

Why I watch the world cup If I don't really care about football

Ali Kazim and Zarina Beckon Us Into Their Urdu Worlds

The UAE’s inaugural exhibition dedicated to the Urdu language, curated by Hammad Nasar

What Fashion Brands Brought to Milan Design Week 2026

Baskets, trunks, tomato chairs, and woven light

Every Arab Designer You Need to Know From Milan Design Week 2026

Hermès at Home: Everything the House Presented at Milan Design Week 2026

Charlotte Macaux Perelman and Alexis Fabry bring their most material-driven collection yet to La Pelota

Salasil: Practitioners of Care and Experimentation

The UAE-based curatorial duo favours slowness, depth and imagination, resisting extractive cultural models and spectacle-driven sameness of today’s institutions. Studio salasil responds to the shifting contours of the world, forging encounters where care grounds the work and experimentation keeps it breathing