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Our reading list looks at women in design and architecture
In this month’s identity library, we celebrate talented women across design and architecture, whose timeless works continue to leave significant imprints on their respective fields.
You don’t earn the title ‘Queen of West Coast style’ by accident or luck. This limited edition of Kelly Wearstler’s fifth book takes a distinct look at her innovative style in the world of interiors. A must-have for designers and design aficionados alike, the visually stunning volume takes readers on a unique storytelling journey filled with detailed compositions, giving an insight into the designer’s creative world. Along with never before photographed interiors, Wearstler even offers up a visual tour of her newly designed home.
Breaking Ground: Architecture by Women by Jane Hall offers a stunning selection of buildings designed by female architects across the globe, celebrating their awe-inspiring creations. Within its tomato red cover and 200-something pages, the book features more than 180 projects by more than 150 architects and pays homage to icons such as Zaha Hadid, Julia Morgan, Eileen Gray and Lina Bo Bardi, alongside contemporary talents, from Kazuyo Sejima to Elizabeth Diller and Grafton Architects. The book also showcases the work of brilliant Arab architects including Sumaya Dabbagh and Lina Ghotmeh.
With sweeping views of the ocean and Burj Al Arab, this two bedroom royal suite offers a lush stay.
Designed by La Bottega Interiors, this penthouse at the Delano Dubai echoes soft minimalism
Studio SuCo transforms a villa in Dubailand into a refined home
Located in Al Barari and designed by BONE Studio, this home provides both openness and intimacy through the unique use of materials
Yasmin Farahmandy of Y Design Interior has designed a home for a creative from the film industry
How ELE Interior is reshaping hospitality and commercial spaces around the world – while staying unmistakably itself
A Life By Design (ALBD) Group and Condor Developers have collaborated on some standout spaces in Dubai
Watch the latest episode on In Design With.
We shine a light on the pavilions from the Arab world at the Venice Architecture Biennale, on display until Sunday 23 November 2025
Read identity magazine's July/August 2025 edition on ISSUU or grab your copy at the newsstands.
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We interview Andrea Savage from A Life By Design – Living & Branding on creating aesthetically beautiful and deeply functional spaces