AD Middle East

#NewIssue: Welcome to AD Middle East's Summer Issue (June/July 2024). Our new issue is about discovery: expanding our horizons by exploring unfamiliar places, embracing new ideas and being enriched by other cultures. You’ll find over 30 pages of inspiration in our Hotels by Design special, a sweeping survey of stylish properties where elevated interiors and exceptional experiences come together to make for a memorable stay. Physical copies now available. Step inside the latest issue below. https://lnkd.in/d_vwkxfK

Modern or historic, there are different styles of buildings around the world. Here's how you can spot them in 10 seconds. We've stripped it down to the bare essentials to bring you the most accessible (and non-exhaustive) summary of styles. https://lnkd.in/dYqU_TEa

It might be in the Hamptons, but the tonal, earthy interior of this modern farmhouse style home is a trove of ideas for seaside villas in Dubai and around the Middle East. “Rarely, as a designer, do you get the opportunity to design for yourself, and treat yourself as the client,” says New York-based interior decorator Hilary Matt. “Especially in a space that was as raw and filled with opportunity as this one.” She and her husband had been searching for a home in the Hamptons for years, but had never found the right property until they came across this one in spring 2022. Full tour below. https://lnkd.in/dTP8Ht6Z

After sculpting a 20 metres wide ice and snow sundial in the Swiss Alps, multidisciplinary artist Daniel Arsham is back at reimagining time. If you thought a pocket watch was something of a Dickensian fashion relic, Hublot’s latest creation will stop you in your tracks. For one, it doesn't look like a typical pocket watch: instead of an expertly articulated circle, its fluid shape takes after the contours of the palm, designed to fit perfectly in the hand. Discover the $88k Arsham Droplet – where only 99 have been made – below. https://lnkd.in/d5uqgRDt

Forty-five floors above the Dubai skyline, Jason Atherton and his team are busy creating a culinary kingdom where love and labour are clear in every exacting dish, and a charming front of house team are making sure nothing is any trouble for their customers. For just twenty-two diners a night, the team at Row on 45 deliver an ambitious multi-course tasting experience that feels openly determined to win a coveted star or two at the next Michelin unveiling. So what makes Dubai Restaurant Row on 45 unmissable? Read below to find out. https://lnkd.in/dzMvRKvx

Most people would be intimidated by the prospect of redecorating a chandelier-strewn former embassy and turning it into a liveable family home. But when Taline Aynilian Boladian, Co-Director of Beirut Museum of Art - BeMA first viewed this grand villa in Dubai’s beachside Jumeirah neighbourhood, she knew it would provide the perfect backdrop for the impressive art collection she has amassed with her husband Raffi. Step inside the colourful Dubai home below. https://lnkd.in/dT4JiKzK

Beyond function and aesthetics, daring architects push the limits of reality to propose new forms, impressive from every angle. We know, for example, of #ZahaHadid's love of bizarre shapes, as well as Jean Balladur, who founded the seaside resort of La Grande Motte on the psychedelic trend of the 1960s. Immerse yourself in AD's selection of 19 famous buildings and architectural feats all the way from Berlin to Singapore. https://lnkd.in/d2YwgG7N

What does it take for a seven-figure vehicle to stand out amongst a line-up of the world’s most expensive cars? Its not just about style, speed or suspension; it's about delivering the unthinkable. Find out more below. https://lnkd.in/dMnSEZQw

Dubai’s Jumeirah Golf Estates isn’t the kind of place you might expect to find a modern farmhouse look, but this five-bedroom family villa stands out with its contemporary-meets-rustic, Nordic-influenced aesthetic. To make the marriage of styles more challenging, Redwood Avenue, the district where it’s located, has a Mediterranean theme; yet thanks to Grounded Design, the Dubai studio that has overseen the interiors and landscaping, the finished project has an understated feel that fits perfectly into its surroundings. Find out how a modern farmhouse look can exist cohesively in Dubai below. https://lnkd.in/drC3ksZY

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