Why minimalist aesthetics (smuggled in as the language of progress) are stifling truly Arab design
Culture Index
Score Breakdown
Relevance
14/25
Freshness
22/25
Authority
10/20
Brand Signal
6/15
Depth
3/15
5-Axis Cultural Radar
Our Cairo correspondent looks at how the absence of design criticism in the Arab world has weakened the field’s ability to assess itself, and uses the branding of the Grand Egyptian Museum to ask who really gets to define ‘good design’ in the region.
