Located near the Giza Pyramids, this office belongs to Eva, a third generation pharmaceutical company, and accommodates the sales, marketing and HR departments.
Four years after completing the original Kamelizer, I got a call from Hanan Meguid to design their new office space, literally next door to the first one. I was briefed that the Kamelizer II aimed to appeal to a younger audience, that it needed quiet areas such as meeting rooms and training spaces, and that it would be working with a smaller budget.
When I was offered the chance to redesign the new Casa Cook hotel, formerly Arena Inn, I was initially apprehensive. But once I saw the concept I immediately signed on.
When I first started my career in interiors and furniture, my dream was to design a boutique hotel. A dozen years later, I finally got the chance when I was hired to redesign El Gouna’s Captain’s Inn.
Having previously worked with Ziad Zaki as a contractor, we were already familiar with each other when he became a client for this residential project. Getting to know Ziad from a different lens, I had to study his daily routine, his habits, and his style. Most importantly, I had to get to know Ziad outside of work.
Set on the idyllic North Coast of Egypt, Omar and Naila wanted something minimal and paid homage to Naila’s grandmother’s summer house in Agami, which was inspired by Hassan Fathy.
By merging two of my client’s key characteristics – her love of doodling and the delight she takes in entertaining guests – I was able to determine my launch pad for this design.
I designed these tables for Cairo Kitchen and my inspiration for this project came from Cairo's street cafés. Taking my lead from the typical 'tarabezet el qahwa' (coffee table), I wanted to pay homage to the settings we often see around the city's streets.
For this bathroom my client mentioned that she wanted to play around with water friendly woods. Having a lot of products, towels and other accessories I knew we needed something with a lot of space to store everything.
Designed for Cairo Kitchen, the establishment wanted a station for the servers to store cutlery, condiments and napkins. Wanting to adhere to the retro style of the space, I aimed to design a piece that was old school and would add some soul to the set up.
Custom designed for a residence I was working on, this bed was to take mid-century sensibility and infuse it with locally salvaged wood, which in this case was a genuine Egyptian mashrabia.
When a clumsy couple asked me to create a piece of furniture that represented my vision of Egypt’s future, the first thing I did was ask my client what the requirements were and what was otherwise lacking in their home.
Having previously worked with Ziad Zaki as a contractor, we were already familiar with each other when he became a client for this residential project. Getting to know Ziad from a different lens, I had to study his daily routine, his habits, and his style. Most importantly, I had to get to know Ziad outside of work.
Set on the idyllic North Coast of Egypt, Omar and Naila wanted something minimal and paid homage to Naila’s grandmother’s summer house in Agami, which was inspired by Hassan Fathy.
Located near the Giza Pyramids, this office belongs to Eva, a third generation pharmaceutical company, and accommodates the sales, marketing and HR departments.
The Bespoke furniture of the CSO was designed to balance out the dramatic effect of the exposed walls and to introduce a Nordic quality.
For Mabruka’s first Christmas collection I decided to create Egyptian inspired tree ornaments. Using Finnish plywood and gold and silver colored plexi, I was excited to create two collections in each of these materials.
Mabruka is a decoration and accessory line aimed at all occasions celebrated in the Arab world. Created alongside architect and interior designer, Nermine Mokhtar and Laila Neamatalla of Nakhla and Siwa Creations, we realized one Ramadan that we all had the same idea of producing modern, high-end Ramadan accessories for residential and commercial use.