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How to Style a Coffee Table: Make it Personal, Not Perfect
Once primped to perfection, this living room centerpiece is entering its rebel era with lived-in flourishes, collected-over-time objects and the occasional coffee stain
Where Was Verity Filmed? A Closer Look at the Dramatic Lake House From the Movie
The midcentury modern lakehouse may be the setting for a psychological thriller, but off-screen it has a far more peaceful purpose
10 Designers and Artists Participating at Amman Design Week 2026
The biennial event returns for its fourth edition after a seven-year hiatus, presenting an expansive lineup of workshops, exhibitions, tours and talks
9 Dubai Fitness Studios Proving a Beautiful Space Can Still Bring the Burn
Our roundup of spaces that are so well-designed, you'll want to capture every corner before doing a single stretch
This Andalusian Village Became a Real-Life Smurfs-Blue Fantasy
It was stripped of its traditional white lime for a Smurfs movie premiere 15 years ago, but the homeowners voted to keep its distinctive blue facades
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Celebrity Style
Coco Chanel at Her Homes: 10 Photos of the Iconic Couturier's Inner World
Rising from humble beginnings to become Paris’s most celebrated couturier, Coco Chanel drew upon her impoverished origins to develop her groundbreaking style. Here's where she lived while doing so
Interiors
Dubai’s Burj Al Arab Will Reopen in October 2027, Following an 18-Month Makeover
The iconic site on Jumeirah Beach Road is currently undergoing renovations led by Tristan Auer
Style
Clint Eastwood Through the Decades: 10 Photos of the Legendary Actor at Home
Long before he was Mayor of Carmel, a 20-year-old Clint Eastwood was just a draftee at Fort Ord falling for the California coast. These rare photos capture his life off the Hollywood set
Architecture & Interiors
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This Warm Beirut Apartment Is a Chemistry of Classic Antiques and Postmodernism
How dealer-turned-interior designer Guillaume Excoffier enlivened a 1950s flat with an eclectic, spirited mix of Levantine and European eras
Inspiration
News & Views
Travel
Cracks Add Character: Why Old Hotels Are the New Luxury for a Future-Focused Generation
Historic hotels have become very good at manufacturing the appearance of age. What they are really selling is harder to reproduce: judgement, memory and the feeling that somebody was here before you
Inspiration
Is Your Home Calming Your Nervous System? How To Master Mood-Boosting Design
This new approach to home design is looking beyond aesthetics to how a space makes the mind, body, and soul feel
Home Tours
Inside a Chic Dubai Villa Refreshed with Soft Pigments and Statement Art
A masterclass in quiet luxury, designer Irina Grave created a home away from home for an art-savvy couple
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Art & Auctions
Meet the South Asian Artist Who Uses Human Hair and Has Worked With Louis Vuitton
Rina Banerjee’s exuberant artworks transform humble materials into fantastically intricate meditations on migration, identity and cultural memory
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Art & Auctions
Scottish-Iraqi Visual Artist Emii Alrai Explores the Violence of Separation in Her Solo Exhibition
Alrai explores the violence of separating bodily organs and archaeological artefacts from their homelands in a showcase that is equal parts macabre and romantic
Culture & Lifestyle
2026 October Horoscope: Tarot Forecasts Plus Design Tips To Attract Good Luck This Month
October is guided by the Emperor tarot card. Discover how its message shapes your love, career, health and money
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Events
Meet Dalia Hamati: Curator of the National Pavilion UAE at the 2027 International Architecture Exhibition
Drawing on ancient water systems once used in the UAE, Dalia Hamati’s installation for La Biennale Di Venezia 2027 will bridge architecture with material science and environmental engineering
Architecture
Dhayah Fort: What You Should Know About the UAE’s Last Hill Fort and its Ancient Landscape
For thousands of years, architecture and landscape have worked together to make Dhayah one of the UAE’s most remarkable defensive sites
Interiors
At This Riyadh Pilates Studio, Even the Art has Good Form
Located in the Diplomatic Quarter, Reform Athletica combines an impressive contemporary art collection with sleek interiors
Inspiration
First Look: Inside Les Ottomans’ Technicolour Takeover of Bungalo34 in Dubai
Bertrando Di Renzo and Natasha Sideris bring two exuberant worlds together for a month-long celebration of long lunches, handmade objects and tables that refuse to behave