How Light, Data, and Expertise Are Rewriting the Rules of Building in the Middle East

What Emerged at Light + Intelligent Building Middle East On the morning Light + Intelligent Building Middle East opened in Dubai, the halls of the World Trade Centre filled with a familiar mix…

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February 3, 2026

bySophia Oikonomakou

Grammoluce

Gravity Tuning the Glow Before it is lit, Grammoluce reads as a restrained object: a transparent volume held above a dark, compact base, more container than lamp. The borosilicate glass body…

February 1, 2026

byHamed Mahzoon

Light Middle East Awards Light + Intelligent Building Middle East 2026 Dubai UAE 11–13 January 2027

Light Middle East Awards 2026

On the evening of 14 January 2026, the twelfth edition of the Light Middle East Awards took place at the Dubai World Trade Centre, bringing together designers, manufacturers, consultants, and…

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January 27, 2026

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Lighting Design : Licht Kunst Licht Architects : Staab Architekten GmbH Acoustic Designer : Peutz bv Location : Kronberg, Germany Prize: Tesla Lighting Design Award Designooor Hamed Mahzoon

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Where Light Meets Intelligence: InSpotLight Returns to Dubai

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Swing Time, Mid-Air Swing

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January 5, 2026

New Year’s Eve 2026 lighting and fireworks celebrations across international cities, showcasing architectural lighting, urban illumination, projection mapping, drones, and public space light design. Visual documentation of global New Year events in the United Arab Emirates, Australia, United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, and South Korea. Written by Hamed Mahzoon. Media: Designooor lighting media and academy.

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January 2, 2026

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Light + Intelligent Building Middle East 2026 Returns to Dubai with Record Global Participation

Light + Intelligent Building Middle East, the region’s leading exhibition for lighting and intelligent building technologies, will return to the Dubai World Trade Centre from 12 to 14 January…

December 20, 2025

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Mindscape Kiosk

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Falcons

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Bullbullia

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byHamed Mahzoon

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Designooor × Messe Frankfurt Middle East

Designooor Partners with Messe Frankfurt Middle East to Deepen the Conversation Around Lighting Design In an industry often dominated by product launches and technical specifications,…

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December 20, 2025

bySophia Oikonomakou

Light as National Memory: The Unveiling of Zayed National Museum

On the evening of December 2, Abu Dhabi did not simply inaugurate a building. It staged a carefully calibrated encounter between architecture, light, music, and national memory. The official…

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December 13, 2025

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Farewell to a Giant: Frank Gehry’s Legacy Lives Beyond Form

Yesterday, the world of architecture lost one of its most fearless visionaries. Frank Gehry, at 96, left us after a lifetime spent reshaping not only skylines, but the very expectations of…

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December 6, 2025

byNima Bavardi

Tracing Light Across a Moving Desert: Manar Abu Dhabi 2025

Editor’s Note: Manar Abu Dhabi has entered its second edition with a clarity that feels both ancient and strangely futuristic. As light artists converge across the Emirates, what emerges is…

November 29, 2025

byDesignooor Editorial Team

LIVE Panel : International Day of Light 2025

🌍 International Day of Light 2025 | LIVE Panel by Designooor | Light, Innovation & Society 💡 This year’s theme, “Light, Innovation, and Society,” explored how light-based technologies…

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May 16, 2025

bySophia Oikonomakou

Nooor Talks : Peter Santrucek

💡✨ Redefining Luxury Through Light & Glass | Nooor Talk ft. Peter Santrucek of LASVIT ✨💡 From the Louvre in Paris to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, LASVIT has transformed lighting into an…

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March 8, 2025

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Nooor Talks : Sunnia Cheng

Nooor Talks Hosted by Designooor I Episode 02 I Sunnia Cheng, Design Director at Lichtvision ✨ Discover the magic of architectural lighting with Sunnia Cheng, Design Director at Lichtvision…

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January 27, 2025

byYusra Shabih

Faraz Izhar - Founder I Lighting Designer

Nooor Talks : Faraz Izhar

Nooor Talks Hosted by Designooor I Episode 1 I Faraz Izhar, Founder & Lighting Designer Faraz Izhar, a renowned lighting designer, joins us as the guest for Episode 1 of the…