The best of Dubai Design Week. Nic Monisse talks with ARDH Collective co-founders Alyina Ahmed and Max Tettamanzi on turning waste into building materials. Then: Exploring courtyards with Some Kind of Practice’s Omar Darwish.

The best of Dubai Design Week. Nic Monisse talks with ARDH Collective co-founders Alyina Ahmed and Max Tettamanzi on turning waste into building materials. Then: Exploring courtyards with Some Kind of Practice&rsquo;s Omar Darwish.

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Design in Dubai with ARDH Collective and Some Kind of Practice

Dorothée Boissier explains Gilles and Boissier’s approach to interior design. Then: Nic Monisse and Grace Charlton give their take on “digital minimalism” and whether or not designers can help us to stay on task. 

Doroth&eacute;e Boissier explains Gilles and Boissier&rsquo;s approach to interior design. Then: Nic Monisse and Grace Charlton give their take on &ldquo;digital minimalism&rdquo; and whether or not designers can help us to stay on task.&nbsp;

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Australian designer Henry Wilson on why perfection is not something he strives for. Then: Rolf Fehlbaum of Vitra on why fun and friendship make for better work.  

Australian designer Henry Wilson on why perfection is not something he strives for. Then: Rolf Fehlbaum of Vitra on why fun and friendship make for better work.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Henry Wilson’s philosophy of designing imperfection and Rolf Fehlbaum on the importance of friendship    

Mexican architect Fernanda Canales invites us into her modern home. Then: French-American designer Sophie Lou Jacobsen and Thuma’s head of brand, Alec Banks, discuss how ritual and memory shape our relationship with home.

Mexican architect Fernanda Canales invites us into her modern home. Then: French-American designer Sophie Lou Jacobsen and Thuma&rsquo;s head of brand, Alec Banks, discuss how ritual and memory shape our relationship with home.

Design in Dubai with ARDH Collective and Some Kind of Practice

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