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YOUR DESIGNS ARE ORIGINAL AND STAND APART FROM THE CURRENT TRENDS IN THE REGION IN THEIR MINIMALISM AND UNDERLYING PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH. HOW DID THIS COME ABOUT, AND HOW HAVE THEY BEEN RECEIVED? I believe in putting together collections that are well thought of, simply because I believe fashion is an…
Sometimes there comes a story of someone overcoming adversity such as war, poverty, and displacement – to achieve beyond expectation. The story of Mark Haidar is one of those. In 2011, Mark Haidar and his business partner Scott Harper pooled their combined savings of just 50 USD to found Dialexa,…
CEO Sami Khoreibi sheds light on how solar power is taking over the grid. His company, Enviromena, is spearheading the way for this hot technology in the Middle East. The future is now, according to Sami Khoreibi, CEO of Abu Dhabi-based Enviromena. With a growing list of large-scale solar projects…
Sabry Marouf, the fashion accessories brand created by Egyptian designers Ahmed Sabry and Daki Marouf in Cairo in 2012, has recently been relaunched in London. Delving initially into progressive jewellery collections that aimed to reinterpret Egyptian heritage in contemporary ways using modern materials, the duo recently expanded their product offering…
War, terror, people smugglers, storms, nothing could get between Syrian swimmer Rami Anis and his dream of sporting glory. Meet one of the athletes who competed in the Refugee Olympic Team in Rio 2016. Rami Anis rolled to one side of his single, carelessly made bed, then to the other.…
Unbelievably, it has already been 20 years since one of the world’s greatest fashion powerhouses, Milanese duo Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, ventured into the world of menswear. In honour of their one-fifth century, Bespoke was granted access to the industrious pair. “It’s the end of an era and the…
James Clar emerged in Dubai as a prominent figure in the contemporary art scene, building his reputation as a creative master of neon light and technology. Now based in Brooklyn, New York, the artists’ star is rising as he capitalises on a generalised hunger for conceptual works that meld art…
With so many social media stars turning fashion designer it’s hard to filter the good from the bad. Dubai-based Mariam Yehia caught our attention for all the right reasons. Wearing a fitted purple Lakers tank and little makeup, Mariam Yehia at first doesn’t look anything like the colourfully fashionable woman…
Gabriel & Guillaume is an ephemeral gallery of decorative arts that’s got eclecticism at its very core. Started by a Lebanese woman and a Frenchman, neither of whom are trained designers, it’s an unconventional business that has found success among a cultured customer base. Standing next to a curvy Mexican…
When architect Nabil Gholam first saw Villa Z, an old abandoned house damaged by years of civil war and military occupation, it was far from love at first sight. From an architectural perspective, it was no gem, with a façade covered in rough stone coursing and a red tile roof…
