IIt’s 8am in the Windy City and the eminent architect Gordon Gill is seated at his desk speaking to us before his Chicago office springs to life. His firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture…
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July 2025
The name Emmanuelle was forever changed by cinema – following the release of the 1974 soft porn film, it became the byword for desire, forbidden lust and fancy wicker furnishing. For those of a certain…
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Did you know that the Egyptian jeweller Azza Fahmy has collaborated with the textile-loving Lebanese homeware and furniture creator Bokja? It makes sense on many levels, not least for the fact that both brands share…
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Léa Daaboul, the Lebanese-American founder of Léa the Label, moved to Dubai a decade ago; a decision which she describes as a “mix of business and love’’. As it turns out, she relocated to be…
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