This year's Design Doha biennial, which was set to open later this month, has been postponed until November due to the continued war in the Gulf. More about Design Doha Biennial postponed "in light of the evolving situation in the region"
Palestinian designer Majdulin Nasrallah has created key-shaped candle holders made of tear gas canisters salvaged from Bethlehem and Nablus, which intend to reflect "the layers of pain, hope and strength Palestinians carry within them". More about Majdulin Nasrallah transforms tear gas canisters into candle holders as ode to Palestine
Promotion: the world is under-designed and over-branded, designer Karim Rashid argued on stage at Design Doha Forum. More about The world is "over-branded" says Karim Rashid at Design Doha
Promotion: speakers from UNStudio, AMO, and the Venice Biennale share their insights on how architecture and design can be used to make transformative museum experiences during a Design Doha panel that can be streamed on Dezeen. More about Architecture can "intensely" engage the public with museums say Design Doha panellists
Promotion: the Arabian Gulf and the Middle East are poised to influence global design trends in an inversion of the West's decades-long impact on the region, according to speakers at a Design Doha panel that can now be viewed on Dezeen. More about MENA region gaining "a louder voice" in the global design landscape, say panellists at Design Doha
Promotion: three designers working with crafts have shared their experiences of trying to preserve and revive traditional practices at a panel at Design Doha that can now be viewed on Dezeen. More about Reviving traditional crafts is a way of "engaging with your surroundings" say Design Doha panellists
Promotion: architect David Chipperfield has delivered a critique of his profession as part of a panel discussion at the Design Doha Forum that is now available to stream on Dezeen. More about Architects part of historic "social cleansing" of cities, says David Chipperfield at Design Doha
Dezeen has teamed up with Design Doha to make a video reel documenting Arab Design Now, the central exhibition of the Qatari capital's newly launched biennial. More about Arab Design Now exhibition at Design Doha captured in Dezeen video
A disaster-proof chandelier from Lebanon and a towering sand dune-style stone installation feature in Arab Design Now, the main exhibition at the inaugural Design Doha biennial. More about Ten highlights from Design Doha exhibition Arab Design Now
With 100 designers from the Middle East and North Africa, Design Doha is showcasing emerging regional designers, says Rana Beiruti, who is curator of the biennial's Arab Design Now exhibition. More about Design Doha set to be "regional home for design" says curator Rana Beiruti
Qatari art and culture institution Qatar Museums has announced the first edition of Design Doha, a biennial event that will feature over 100 designers from the Middle East and North African region. More about Qatar Museums launches Design Doha biennial for MENA and international designers