Dubai Art, architecture and travel
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Dubai - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Dubai.
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Takashi Murakami’s Dubai debut pops with colour, nostalgia and darker undertones
Nadine Khalil interviews Takashi Murakami ahead of his first exhibition in the UAE, at Perrotin’s ICD Brookfield pop-up space, as the gallery also launches its first permanent Middle Eastern outpost
By Nadine Khalil • Published
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Dubai Design Week 2022: a meeting of international brands and local talent
Dubai Design Week 2022 returns with exhibitions at Downtown Design and the d3 Design District, highlighting emerging talent and sustainable approaches
By Laura May Todd • Published
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Anarchitect designs beach-side barbers inspired by lightweight coastal structures in Dubai
By Ali Morris • Last updated
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Dubai designer Zuleika Penniman tells a coral story
By Daisy Alioto • Last updated
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Dubai Design Week: the Emirati city reinvents itself as a global design capital
Dubai's inaugural design week gives visitors a taste of what to expect from its developing design district in the coming years
By Rosa Bertoli • Last updated
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New creative cultures: in conversation with Dubai’s acclaimed female designers
By Myrna Ayad • Last updated
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Alserkal Avenue reveals plans for Dubai’s first building by Rem Koolhaas’ OMA
By Paula Erizanu • Last updated
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Hozan Zangana's socially-distant seating is inspired by mirages
In Dubai, the Iraqi designer explores a design based on the Fata Morgana phenomenon, creating public seating that invites people to connect from a safe distance
By Rosa Bertoli • Last updated
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Dubai’s new Downtown Design fair and a glimpse at the city’s future creative hub
By Malaika Byng • Last updated
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Middle East revealed: W* explores Dubai's growing design scene
By Suzanne Trocmé • Last updated
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Chanel conquers The Island in Dubai for the house's latest Cruise collection
By Katrina Israel • Last updated
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Unearthing the cultural stories and emotional forces behind Emirati design
By Suzanne Trocmé • Last updated
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A new conversation: Stéphane Custot on Dubai's emerging art markets
By Myrna Ayad • Last updated
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Sophomore star: an ambitious Dubai Design Week doubles in size for its second edition
By Ali Morris • Last updated
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The future was: Wallpaper* explores Art Dubai 2016
By Suzanne Trocmé • Last updated
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Dubai welcomes the Museum of the Future
Killa Design and the Dubai Future Foundation launch the Museum of the Future in Dubai, which opens its doors to the public today (22 February 2022)
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Eastward expansion: New York’s Leila Heller opens Dubai outpost
By Daisy Alioto • Last updated
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Photo finish: Dubai hosts inaugural photography exhibition
By Kate Barrett • Last updated
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Global Grad Show 2020 takes innovation to the next level
From a fall prevention device for elderly Parkinson's disease patients to a navigation system made of silk protein, this year’s works address our globe’s complex issues
By Sujata Burman • Last updated
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Es Devlin wins competition for UK Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Concrete canvas: OMA creates a multi-purpose art space for Alserkal Avenue
By Ann Binlot • Last updated
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Design legacy: remembering Italian innovator Achille Castiglioni
By Caroline Roux • Last updated
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Dubai Design District gains a new warehouse gym inspired by underground fight clubs
By Elly Parsons • Last updated
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Architecture-Studio designs Dubai's new Form Hotel
By Jessica-Christin Hametner • Last updated
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Gallery Collectional launches during Dubai Design Week
The new gallery in Dubai’s Eden House opens with inaugural exhibition ‘The Shape of Things to Come’ and unveils new mirrors by Sabine Marcelis
By Hannah Silver • Last updated
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Opus Dubai by ZHA places a free-form void into the heart of an abstract cube
By Harriet Thorpe • Last updated
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Downtown Design 2022 set to bolster Dubai’s booming design scene
The Middle East’s leading design fair, Downtown Design returns 9 – 12 November 2022, presenting opportunities for the world’s design industry in the UAE’s booming market In partnership with Downtown Design
By Simon Mills • Last updated
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