AD100 2026: THE BEST DESIGNERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

• date
  December 03 2025
• publication
  AD
• author
  Aidan Imanova, Amy Bradford, Mona Basharat, and Pratyush Sarup
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Unveiling the AD100 2026. Spanning cities across the region, these 100 creatives capture the breadth of design talent shaping architecture, interiors, product innovation and sustainability in the world today

Meet the AD100 2026 honourees. Bringing together celebrated figures, forward-thinkers and distinctive creative voices, the AD100 2026 highlights the designers and architects shaping the landscape of interiors, architecture and product design across the Middle East and Africa.

This year’s honourees show how design continues to evolve in the region, whether through thoughtful interpretations of heritage, new takes on craft and materiality, or technology-driven approaches that imagine what our built environment can become. Together, they offer a compelling snapshot of where design stands today, and where it’s heading next.

HRH Princess Alanoud Khalid Mishaal Saud Abdulaziz Al Saud

At her Riyadh interiors studio A Interiors, Princess Alanoud harnesses her passions for art and travel to craft spaces that present Saudi Arabia’s heritage in a modern guise. “Working with Saudi artists, we combine the old with the new,” she says. In that spirit, she has recently exhibited as part of Time Space Existence at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025, in which participants were invited to explore the need to “repair, regenerate and reuse”. Set in the historic Palazzo Mora, the studio’s Arab-influenced installation had a contemporary resonance.