Innovation / Saudi Arabia
A New Lab for Digital Craft Opens in Riyadh
A research studio pairing master artisans with computational designers begins its first cohort.
20716d ago · 6 min read · Majlis Tech
Feature / Entrepreneurship31.12.1969
Ethical Investment Platforms Surge Across Southeast Asia
Seed funding for Sharia-compliant fintech grew sharply this quarter in Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur.
KL Business Daily8 Min Read
Architecture / Oman
The New Vernacular: Redefining Public Space in Muscat
Entrepreneurship / Jordan
The Amman Tech Scene: A Founder's Honest Retrospective
Culture / Morocco
Reviving Zellige for Contemporary Interiors
Fez workshops are finding new markets as designers move away from mass-produced surfaces.
20716d ago · 5 min read · Maghreb Cultural Desk
Startups / Indonesia
Agritech Founders Rethink Food Security in Jakarta
20717d ago · 6 min
Entrepreneurship / Egypt
Funding the Future: Creative-Focused Venture Capital in Cairo
A new fund is backing studios, publishers and cultural platforms rather than pure software.
20718d ago · 5 min read · Nile Capital Brief
Startups / Türkiye
Ankara's Circular Fashion Hub
A platform connecting traditional textile workers with sustainable startups across Anatolia.
20716d ago · 4 min read · Anadolu Makers
Architecture / Uzbekistan
Tashkent's Soviet Modernism Finds Its Archivists
20718d ago · 9 min
Design / United Arab Emirates
Threaded Narratives: The Future of Gulf Textiles
Digital looms are preserving Bedouin craftsmanship while enabling smaller production runs.
20717d ago · 5 min read · The Collective
Art / Senegal
Dakar's New Wave of Material Studios
Senegalese studios are building a practice around sustainable, locally sourced materials.
20717d ago · 7 min read · Sahel Vision
Design / Bangladesh
A Bengali Type Foundry Rewrites Its Own Alphabet
20719d ago · 6 min
Art / Pakistan
Lahore Biennale's Quiet Digital Pivot
The biennale's new online archive makes two decades of Pakistani contemporary art searchable.
20716d ago · 7 min read · Subcontinent Art Journal
Innovation / Nigeria
Kano's Hardware Builders Go Their Own Way
Northern Nigeria's makerspaces are producing agricultural machinery designed for local repair.
20719d ago · 7 min read · Sahel Engineering Notes
Art / United Kingdom
The Geometry of Spirit: A Diaspora Retrospective
20718d ago · 6 min
Culture / Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo's Coppersmiths Enter the Design Market
A cooperative is translating a centuries-old trade into contemporary objects.
20719d ago · 4 min read · Balkan Craft Report
Emerging / Signals
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