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It’s only been five years since Khaled El Mays launched his own furniture design brand but he’s already garnered an incredible amount of coverage with features in Wallpaper, The Observer, The Financial Times’ How to Spend It and Architectural Digest. The Lebanese designer’s …
With an illustrious portfolio of homes and product collaborations to his name, the London-born, Los Angeles-based decorator Martyn Lawrence Bullard has an infinite number of stories to tell, and the charm to tell them well.
House of Today’s Cherine Magrabi is propping up regional talent on the international stage. Her visionary concept is inspired, innovative and most of all- it’s working. Anyone casting even a cursory glance over the Lebanese design scene today will notice that the country’s game has stre…
With a sharp eye and a curator’s approach, Chahan Minassian creates unpretentious, tasteful interiors. It’s little wonder then that he was chosen to help renovate one of Paris’ most prestigious projects – the Hôtel de Crillon. Picture the plump curves of two soft grey armchairs, m…
The port city of Jeddah, located on the shores of the Red Sea in western Saudi Arabia, is home to some of the country’s most spectacularly designed homes. But since virtually all of these extraordinary houses are hidden behind walls – privacy is of the utmost importance in the Kingdom –…
It takes a certain optimism to build a city in the desert. Kuwait's rapid urbanisation in the late 1970s marked a landmark in regional architecture, captured in Modern Architecture of Kuwait by Roberto Fabbri and Ricardo Camacho.
Once the capital of the old kingdom of Oman, Mleiha is now part of the UAE and it happens to be a treasure trove of ancient sites and artefacts. As a result, the Sharjah Department of Antiquities has built a stunning new archaeological centre to attract tourists and residents alike. In …
An inspiring short on Vitra, the family-owned Swiss furniture company, beginning with its roots as a licensed producer of Herman Miller pieces for the European market through its ambitious architectural commissions and its eclectic contemporary design collaborations.
Henry Dakak Jr. is a designer with a singular vision. His beautifully made creations, whether furniture, functional objects or jewellery, exemplify a judicious mix of modernity and antiquity, and bely a delicate attention to detail. The history of design is rife with drama. Truthfully, …
Beirut was once home to hundreds of palaces. Perched on the hills of Ashrafieh, Zokak El Blatt, Clemenceau and Kantari, and spreading east to Gemmayze and Mar Mikhael, these spectacular gems of the Ottoman and French Mandate eras were built by wealthy Lebanese merchants seeking peace an…
Interior designer Francis Sultana creates sumptuous homes and tailored furniture for modern-day gentry. Were Louis XIV around today, the architect of Versailles's splendour might well call on Sultana to design and furnish his fictitious twenty-first-century palace.
With a new presence in Dubai and its first large interior-design project under way in the Emirate, Pininfarina extends its Italian legacy across the GCC. Paolo Pininfarina reflects on reinventing the celebrated house after years of mounting debt.