Design
Revealed: The venue and date for the identity Design Awards 2025
Save the date for the much awaited gala night.
Conscious design, textural sophistication, and seasonal comfort: What Crate & Barrel and CB2 bring to the GCC with New Stores and Collection
With fresh openings in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh, Crate & Barrel and CB2 unveil a Fall/Winter collection that blends tactile design, sustainability, and exclusive collaborations, bringing global style closer to regional homes.
Dubai Design Week 2025 reveals an exciting 11th edition programme
Taking place from 4-9 November 2025, Dubai Design Week this year centres around community.
What to expect at Feria Habitat Valencia
This year’s fair is set to take place between 29 September and 2 October
ARTDOM Expands to the Middle East
Daria Zolotova, founder of ARTDOM, discusses the brand’s upcoming first major art forum congress, being held at Riyadh on 11-12 November 2025
Global Outlook, Local Presence
Henrique Dias, Principal and Middle East Hospitality Design Director for DLR Group, shares the firm’s growth journey in the region
Read ‘Greener Perspectives’ – Note from the editor – September 2025
Read identity magazine's September 2025 edition on ISSUU or grab your copy at the newsstands
Meet the judges for the identity Design Awards 2025
Five prominent designers have been selected to judge this year's milestone 11th annual identity Design Awards
Here are 14 Emirati women we admire in the design and creative industry
In honour of Emirati Women’s Day, we celebrate the visionary Emirati women in the industry that are pushing boundaries
identity Design Awards 2025 – The Categories
Here's a breakdown of the 21 categories we have for this year's identity Design Awards.
The AlUla Artist Residency Programme Returns for its Second Edition
The Design Residency programme 2025 also coincides with the Year of Handicrafts as designated by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Culture.
id most wanted: MORPHO chair by Tomorrowland
Tomorrowland, the world-renowned music festival, has collaborated with designer Dieter Vander Velpen and Ethnicraft through its architecture and design studio, Great Library Studio, to create a contemporary Art Nouveau furniture collection
6 design-led museums in the UAE
Here are the current and upcoming design-led museums in the UAE that you should know about
identity Design Awards 2025 is now open for submissions
Access our submissions link, criteria, deadlines, and checklist here.
Culture & Conversations
identity hosted a roundtable and workshop in honour of Emirati Women's Day in collaboration with Casamia
Dubai Design Week is back in 2025
Taking place between 4-9 November, here's what we know so far about the 11th edition of the Middle East's leading design festival.
id Library: Abu Dhabi Bright
From cultural icons to world-class entertainment, this latest book by Assouline captures the many layers of the UAE’s capital
Turkish furniture house BYKEPI opens its first flagship in Dubai
Located in the Art of Living, the new BYKEPI store adds to the brand's international expansion.
Yla launches Audace – where metal transforms into sculptural elegance
The UAE-based luxury furniture atelier reimagines the role of metal in interior design through its inaugural collection.
A Brand Symphony
Kader Mithani, CEO of Casamia, and Gian Luca Gessi, CEO of Gessi, reflect on the partnership between the two brands
Read ‘Bold Design’ – Note from the editor – July/August 2025
Read identity magazine's July/August 2025 edition on ISSUU or grab your copy at the newsstands.