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Beyond the Beige: Mette Degn-Christensen on Downtown Design and Dubai’s Changing Taste
Mette Degn-Christensen has spent a decade helping build Dubai’s design scene. With Downtown Design’s 13th edition under way, she reflects on a more discerning UAE buyer, a generation of local designers reworking heritage, and what they need beyond a stage.
Handmade, Heartmade: Nada Debs on Craft, Gifting, and Building a Brand from the Region
From Japan to Beirut to Dubai, Nada Debs has built a studio on the region’s craft and cross-cultural exchange. She reflects on hospitality, gifting, her work with Louis Vuitton, and her ambition to build a global luxury brand with an Arab identity.
In Conversation: Chloé Reuter, leading luxury entrepreneur and investor
After two decades in Shanghai, where she built and exited a luxury agency, Chloé Reuter has made Abu Dhabi her base. She shares why the Gulf isn’t ‘the next China’, and why she would rather back an exceptional founder than an exceptional product.
More Than a Word in Gold: Nadine Kanso on Twenty Years of Bil Arabi
Through Bil Arabi, her calligraphic jewellery brand, Nadine Kanso has shown that Arabic can be contemporary, beautiful, and deeply personal. Now, she shares why an opportunity must add meaning, and why growing in the right direction matters more than growth alone.
From Pharmacist to Footwear Founder: Titi Adesanya on Building a Luxury Brand in Dubai
From Lagos to London to Dubai, former pharmacist Titi Adesanya is building a footwear house on Nigerian heritage and Italian craftsmanship. She reflects on cultural depth, comfort, and why endurance matters most for emerging brands.
Homegrown, Global: Faiza Bouguessa on Building BOUGUESSA
From French-Algerian roots to the heart of Dubai's fashion scene, Faiza Bouguessa reflects on building a luxury house from the region, the evolving wardrobe of Gulf women, and why the next chapter of Middle Eastern fashion belongs to those who look inward.
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Handmade, Heartmade: Nada Debs on Craft, Gifting, and Building a Brand from the Region
From Japan to Beirut to Dubai, Nada Debs has built a studio on the region’s craft and cross-cultural exchange. She reflects on hospitality, gifting, her work with Louis Vuitton, and her ambition to build a global luxury brand with an Arab identity.
In Conversation: Chloé Reuter, leading luxury entrepreneur and investor
After two decades in Shanghai, where she built and exited a luxury agency, Chloé Reuter has made Abu Dhabi her base. She shares why the Gulf isn’t ‘the next China’, and why she would rather back an exceptional founder than an exceptional product.
More Than a Word in Gold: Nadine Kanso on Twenty Years of Bil Arabi
Through Bil Arabi, her calligraphic jewellery brand, Nadine Kanso has shown that Arabic can be contemporary, beautiful, and deeply personal. Now, she shares why an opportunity must add meaning, and why growing in the right direction matters more than growth alone.
From Pharmacist to Footwear Founder: Titi Adesanya on Building a Luxury Brand in Dubai
From Lagos to London to Dubai, former pharmacist Titi Adesanya is building a footwear house on Nigerian heritage and Italian craftsmanship. She reflects on cultural depth, comfort, and why endurance matters most for emerging brands.Latest Articles
Beyond the Beige: Mette Degn-Christensen on Downtown Design and Dubai’s Changing Taste
Mette Degn-Christensen has spent a decade helping build Dubai’s design scene. With Downtown Design’s 13th edition under way, she reflects on a more discerning UAE buyer, a generation of local designers reworking heritage, and what they need beyond a stage.
Handmade, Heartmade: Nada Debs on Craft, Gifting, and Building a Brand from the Region
From Japan to Beirut to Dubai, Nada Debs has built a studio on the region’s craft and cross-cultural exchange. She reflects on hospitality, gifting, her work with Louis Vuitton, and her ambition to build a global luxury brand with an Arab identity.
In Conversation: Chloé Reuter, leading luxury entrepreneur and investor
After two decades in Shanghai, where she built and exited a luxury agency, Chloé Reuter has made Abu Dhabi her base. She shares why the Gulf isn’t ‘the next China’, and why she would rather back an exceptional founder than an exceptional product.
More Than a Word in Gold: Nadine Kanso on Twenty Years of Bil Arabi
Through Bil Arabi, her calligraphic jewellery brand, Nadine Kanso has shown that Arabic can be contemporary, beautiful, and deeply personal. Now, she shares why an opportunity must add meaning, and why growing in the right direction matters more than growth alone.
From Pharmacist to Footwear Founder: Titi Adesanya on Building a Luxury Brand in Dubai
From Lagos to London to Dubai, former pharmacist Titi Adesanya is building a footwear house on Nigerian heritage and Italian craftsmanship. She reflects on cultural depth, comfort, and why endurance matters most for emerging brands.
Homegrown, Global: Faiza Bouguessa on Building BOUGUESSA
From French-Algerian roots to the heart of Dubai's fashion scene, Faiza Bouguessa reflects on building a luxury house from the region, the evolving wardrobe of Gulf women, and why the next chapter of Middle Eastern fashion belongs to those who look inward.
