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The Setai is the newest and most glamorous hotel in South Beach. It is the hotel to see and be seen in. However a few days surrounded by its sophisticated and studied Zen-like décor and lounging quietly poolside is an experience in serenity, writes Karim Munib.
There is a rising talent in Jordan whose work effortlessly stitches together periods in time within contemporary living. Rana Ballout talks with architect Sahel Al Hiyari about his work and the changes in our modern urban landscape.
Speed may be life’s most powerful addiction, especially when you have nothing but wide desert road before you. Warren Singh-Bartlett spends time with the controversial Riyadh drifters who have turned an underground adrenaline-charged diversion into a growing urban sport.
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.
By Chef Hussein Hadid It’s the diet that has hit Hollywood by storm, but can the Japanese-based macrobiotic diet also conquer the Arab world? We asked Lebanese fine cuisine chef Hussein Hadid to give us his take on the discipline as well as some recipes that can easily be made at home. I m
F House | private residence Dahr El Sawan, Lebanon Area: 1 200 m² + 1 basement Date: August 2000 - June 2004 [Text by Ayssar Arida] The brief A high profile young couple with 2 children, the clients organised a competition for a new family residence to live and entertain in as their home i
The Burj Dubai, with another estimated two years of construction to go, is already setting records. With a current elevation of 380 metres the tower has become the highest structure in the Middle East and Europe and the ninth highest freestanding structure in the world. At 110 storeys it h
Milan, once grey and smoggy is now heralded as the city of Italian chic and great northern cuisine. With the new collections come new shopping sprees but away from the parade is a boutique hotel stunningly combining fashion and fastidiousness and without any fanfare. Fashion is an imper…