Against all odds; the A.M. Qattan Foundation @qattanfoundation opened a 7,700 sq ft center in Ramallah with art studios, exhibition spaces, classrooms, library, theatre and restaurant. The Foundation faced enormous challenges and delays from Israeli occupation since construction began in 2012. Designed by Spanish firm Donaire Arquitectos for an estimated $15m - $18m. @donairearchitects See more: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/new-cultural-hub-set-to-open-in-west-bank-amid-political-tension ⠀⠀ http://donairearquitectos.com/projects/new-a-m-qattan-foundation-building-in-ramallah/ ⠀⠀ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ⠀⠀ #NewMiddleEastbyDesign

Beautiful NYC based artist @zahranazari with her large scale paintings in the group show “Let me reintroduce myself” at Cigar Factory, Long Island City @cigarfactorylic curated by Krista Scenna and Carolina Peñafiel. Closing party today July 19th, 5-9 pm. Photo Credit: @temporarypedestal . ⠀⠀ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ⠀⠀ #NewMiddleEastbyDesign (at Cigar Factory LIC)

Serene concrete vessels by @studiopaolasakr for @adorno.design “impermanence”. ⠀⠀ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ⠀⠀ #newmiddleeastbydesign ⠀⠀

Beautiful handmade shawls by @lafemmeroje . ⠀⠀ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ #newmiddleeastbydesign ⠀⠀

Wear your words. By @maisonartc. ⠀⠀ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ #NewMiddleEastbyDesign (at New York, New York)

An avant-garde, contemporary mosque concept. One of the reinterpreted features is a leaning dome, inspired by the shifting sand dunes of the desert, that acts as an urban lantern at night, designed by @x_architects for Abu Dhabi. Read more over at @designmena. ⠀⠀ X-Architects is a critical architectural studio founded in 2003 by principal architects Ahmed Al-Ali and Farid Esmaeil. Both principals are strong proponents of Arab Culture and its translation into contemporary design. ⠀⠀ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ⠀⠀ #NewMiddleEastbyDesign

And... we’re back... with this #sunrise on the #Matterhorn by Palestinian destination photographer, Obayda Jamal. A little #Switzerland to ease the soul. ◆. ⠀⠀ See his work @obayda1990 and his #timelapse #travel #video of 7 countries including Switzerland and #Palestine that took him 2 years to create. ⠀⠀ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ⠀⠀ #NewMiddleEastbyDesign #Middleeast #MiddleEastern #Arab #curated #Designshop #Letternoon #artanddesign #Curatedlife #visualsoflife #Collectors #Liveyourroots #artheals #connectingcultures #finditliveit #newterritories #naturelover #emergingphotographer #palestinian #passionpassport #zermatt #swissalps #loveswitzerland (at Zermatt, Switzerland)

And... we’re back... with this #sunrise on the #Matterhorn by Palestinian destination photographer, Obayda Jamal. A little #Switzerland to ease the soul. ◆. ⠀⠀ See his work @obayda1990 and his #timelapse #travel #video of 7 countries including Switzerland and #Palestine that took him 2 years to create. ⠀⠀ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ⠀⠀ #NewMiddleEastbyDesign #Middleeast #MiddleEastern #Arab #curated #Designshop #Letternoon #artanddesign #Curatedlife #visualsoflife #Collectors #artheals #Liveyourroots #connectingcultures #finditliveit #newterritories #naturelover #emergingphotographer #palestinian #passionpassport #zermatt #swissalps #landscape #loveswitzerland (at Zermatt, Switzerland)

Power Move: King Tut leather handbag with custom #beechwood handles by London brand @sabrymarouf . ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ⠀⠀ #handbag #itbag #artbag #artfair #kingtut #wearableart #powermove #powerbag #voguearabia #sabrymarouf #baselartweek #dubaidesigner #bagoftheday #mystyle #womenindesign #sabrymarouf #letternoon #newmiddleeastbydesign #dubai #basel #ancientegypt #storytelling #london #londondesigner #sculptural #artanddesign #newcollection

The perfect artfair artdeco bag by independent designer @azradubai , wear as a clutch or crossbody. ⠀⠀ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ⠀⠀ #handbag #itbag #bluebag #artbag #artfair #evileye #wearableart #designmiami #wearyourculture #clutch #baselartweek #artanddesign #dubaidesigner #bagoftheday #mystyle #camelleather #artdeco #independentdesigner #minimalbag #womenindesign #azradubai #letternoon #newmiddleeastbydesign #dubai #basel (at Basel Art Fair)

Nargess Hashemi Satellite View from 500 m - Housing Complex for Crafts People and the Research of Handicraft, 2017. Pen, pencil and gouache on cotton paper, 100 x 70 cm. ⠀⠀ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ⠀⠀ #iranianartist #worksonpaper #nargesshashemi #galleryivde #drawing #contemporaryartist #collectors #persian #tehrangeles #basel #artanddesign #artblogger #artheals #soloshow #pattern #alserkalavenue #galleryivde #letternoon #artinspiration #craft #handicraft #archlovers #architecturaldrawing #newmiddleeastbydesign

A dream walk-in dressing room by @ayahalbitar.design - in muted sleek grey with gold accents and oriental rugs. ⠀⠀ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ⠀⠀ #interiors #dressingroom #mystyle #interiorstyle #walkincloset #dreambedroom #interiordesign #customcloset #colorpalette #newmiddleeastbydesign #luxurydesign #womenindesign #middleeastern

Deformation, 2017. ⠀⠀ Sculpture by Kuwaiti artist @zaidazalobaid. ⠀⠀ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ⠀⠀ #NewMiddleEastbyDesign #MiddleEastern #kuwaitiartist #contemporarysculpture #sculpture #art #kuwait #artheals

This spells #love / #حب, by Moroccan Saudi calligrapher @shakerkashgari who seeks the letter everywhere 🖤. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ #calligraphy #calligritype #arabic #arabictype #arabiccalligraphy #type #font #graphicdesign #graphicdesignstudio #arabicdesign #arabdesigners #northafrica #saudi #newmiddleeastbydesign #lovetype #lettering #letternoon #designshop #designmatters

A preview of Swiss views and moods via Moroccan photographer #mhammedkilito. ⠀⠀ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ⠀⠀ #lacleman #fineartphotography #documentaryphotography #artbaselweek #photography #mood #lake #swan #lausanne #moroccanphotography #moroccanartist #lakescape #northaftrica #middleeast #middleeastern #newmiddleeastbydesign #newterritories #artanddesign #letternoon #curated #visualsoftheday #myswitzerland #swiss #visitswitzerland #photoespaña

Burqa: custom made human falcon hoods from crafted leather and feathers, the pomp of political portraiture in the Gulf, and an early memory by Lebanese artist Toufic Beyhum. A visualist from a young age, Beyhum is based between the UK & Namibia. Read about the project and his work on his website (tap for his account profile). ⠀⠀ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ⠀⠀ #NewMiddleEastbyDesign #falcon #falcons #falconry #leather #leatherhood #mask #leathercraft #raptor #persiangulf #photography #arab #arabgulf #gcc #art #contemporaryart #artanddesign #lebanese #lebaneseartist #middleast #middleeastern #middleeasternart #vanity #visualist #visuallanguage #culture #instaart #letternoon #portrait #artofvisuals Thank you @reconnectingart !

Slash Objects Dark Spring / Coexist collection unites recycled rubber, concrete, marble and brass and is made in Greenpoint, Brooklyn by emerging Harvard educated architect and designer Arielle Assouline-Lichten. Congratulations on winning Best of NYCxDesign! ⠀⠀ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ⠀⠀ #NewMiddleEastbyDesign #moroccandesign #minimal #MiddleEastern #curated #Designshop #Letternoon #Designblogger #designlovers #Newdesign #Designmatters #Collectibledesign #Collectors #Liveyourroots #finditliveit #Womenindesign #newterritories #independentdesign #coexist #slashobjects #nycxdesign #newyorkdesigner #greenpoint #brooklyndesigner #archilovers #womenarchitects #mirror #marble