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Ever had a bed you can’t get to sleep in, a new home that just feels wrong or an office where you can somehow never get down to work? Insomnia, unfamiliarity or laziness could be the cause…or perhaps you have a case of bad Feng Shui, writes Lucy Fielder.
Normandy is famous for the D-Day landings, the Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel and horse breeding. Issam Michael Fares’ breathtaking property ties all three together in just one place. Nicolas Shammas takes a closer look. What do the Battle of Normandy, horse breeding and the Abbaye du Mont…
A walk in a beautiful garden, breakfast on a sunny terrace with just the right view, relaxing and recharging are just a few assets your outdoors can offer. And as landscape architect Vladimir Djurovic writes, designing your landscape with close attention to the environment and in harmon…
Cairo-born designer Karim Rashid is making waves with his industrial and progressive designs. Wanting to change perceptions, his creations are colourful and at times provoking. Carole Corm takes a look at his work and philosophy.
The two most conceptually innovative projects in the world of engineering and real estate are Eighty South Street in New York City and the Carloft in Berlin. They offer a totally novel and unique concept of living space. Bespoke believes that if our region’s developers derive inspiration f
Local artisanal work may bring to mind images of your typical uninspired creations. But in the midst of Beirut’s pulsating city, Carole Corm discovers a strong tradition of fashionable and costly cross-stitches that are all heart. Just tucked off Sidani Street in Beirut’s bustling and n…
“We’re in the wrong bloody airport,” says our Libyan host as we touch down in Tripoli International Airport on board the Learjet 45. Of course it wasn’t the city we had faulted on but the actual airfield. It seems that after decades of isolation, Libya has re-emerged still somewhat slee…