Win the ultimate room makeover from Irony Home through Facebook

• First-time ever that a design store offers free interiors worth AED 30,000
• Unique application of social media to involve your friends in winning the makeover

For the first time ever, an interior design store in Dubai is stepping forward to give the public the opportunity to win a free room makeover worth AED 30,000.

Irony Home’s customer-focused initiative is all the more path-breaking as it involves the power of social media – again, unprecedented in the UAE. Read more

The new Bohème collection from ECO Boråstapeter: design with a story to tell

Wherever we look – we see that people like old things with a story to tell – especially in a city as new as Dubai.

One of our favourite pastimes is searching for personal and unusual items at auctions and second hand stores. BOHÈME is a collection that satisfies this interest in antiques with lots of inspiration. Large and small floral patterns, dots and stripes and cake paper patterns in bright, happy colours transport our thoughts back to the days of tea- time in grandmother’s garden.

For more information on ECO Boråstapeter please visit http://www.ecobt.se

Better Life expands to open New Store

Better Life, the leading specialist home appliance company, has opened the doors on its seventh store at Mirdiff City Centre.

With a shop area of 4,700sq ft, Better Life’s new store gives customers a warm and relaxing shopping experience with its entire brand portfolio on offer, which includes Siemens, Electrolux, Grundig, and Lagostina amongst many others.

Ajai Dayal, Head of Retail and Marketing for Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group, of which Better Life is a member says, “We are very excited to open our seventh store and the response from staff and customers has been extremely positive. Read more

Stunning Tunning Siematic Kitchen launches at Gourmet Abu Dhabi

In a crucial role at the famous catering extravaganza ‘Gourmet Abu Dhabi’, the highly anticipated SieMatic S2 kitchen will be unveiled for the first time in the Middle East, featuring as the exclusive kitchen for the event.

The SieMatic S2 is a minimalist high end kitchen, which also has the comforts and convenience of a fully furnished living space. As with its predecessor, the SieMatic S1, the key to the kitchen is its no frills, handless units, and sleek straight lines. As the chefs will demonstrate at Gourmet Abu Dhabi it is a highly functional kitchen with a bare essentials appeal. Read more

ECO BoråsTapeter: award-winning Swedish wallpaper company available in the UAE

• The range will be carrying 10 designs – 5 from ECO and 5 from BoråsTapeter;
• Available in Danube BUILDMART, Dubai Festival Centre;
• Award-winning designs, including the Elle Decoration Design Award for “London”

ECO BoråsTapeter – the Swedish wallpaper and wall coverings company have launched their first Shop in Shop in the UAE at Danube, Dubai Festival Centre, where customers can virtually simulate wallpaper designs within the design centre, to help them create their perfect home or office interior.

ECO offers young, trend-conscious designs that appeal to those with an eye for detail – whether it be for the home or the office. The full range includes exclusive flock wallpaper and bold wall murals, with the Eco range including award-winning designs, such as the Elle Decoration Design Award for “London.” Being stocked in the UAE as part of the ECO range are Line, Velvet, Feeling, Design 2 and Design 3 – as well as the Metallic collection, which is used to match the other collections. Read more

Best Interior Designs in 2009

This is a video that features the best interior designs we came across this year. The designs featured in this video include the works of some of the world’s top interior designers, furniture makers and 3d architectural visualizers.

Global Forum says Accessible Design is the Key to Current Gulf Markets

World Interior Design Congress concludes in Dubai; APID elected as full member of international federation

Interior designers, architects and property developers from across the globe converged recently in Dubai for a six-day assembly, which concluded with a call to make contemporary design more accessible to people and integrate sustainability into development in Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

The 24th General Assembly of the International Federation of Interior Designers/Architects (IFI ’09) and the World Interior Design Congress, held in Dubai from the 6th to the 11th of November 2009, was attended by over 600 delegates from 45 countries, including globally acclaimed trend-setters and thought leaders in design and architecture. Read more

IKEA to deliver 2010 Catalogue to every home in the UAE

IKEA UAE, a part of Al-Futtaim group, will deliver its signature annual publication – the IKEA Catalogue 2010 – to most households in the UAE following the simultaneous 38-country global launch by the world’s most popular home interiors brand.

Themed ‘Long Live Variety’, the 59th edition features 376 pages of the Swedish company’s globally renowned products, fittings, furnishings, accessories with new lower price points and myriad ideas to inspire any living situation.

IKEA UAE has appointed Blue Truck LLC to undertake the door-to-door delivery of nearly 700,000 copies of the catalogue which has attracted almost a cult-like following since it was first published in 1951. Read more

Index Mall comes to Dubai

Index Living Mall Co, Thailand\’s largest furniture chain, will use its first franchise store in Dubai as a springboard to establish itself globally as an international chain.

The US$5 million, 5,000-square-metre store was officially opened at Dubai Mall last week by franchisee Retail Is Detail.Retail Is Detail, a subsidiary of Singapore-based Gill Capital, was set up six months ago to manage Index\’s expansion in Dubai and the Middle East. It operates eight retail, food and fashion brands in Dubai, said Sanveer Gill, director of operations and merchandising at the firm. Read more

My modern home

If your ideal home is modern and sleek, here’s your guide to putting together a futuristic yet aesthetically stylish sanctuary that is classy, hip and definitely beautiful.

It is quite easy to visually identify a modern home with its highly conceptualized interiors. There has been a shift from the steely, chrome looks that have dominated the contemporary market whereby sharp, sleek cuts are now paired with delicate and sensual accents. Rooms are expansive and clutter-free, yet carefully chosen accessories soften the look that could easily appear clinical without them. Drapes that delicately match the interior without being overbearing or intrusive, feminine colors with masculine aesthetics – everything is seamlessly balanced and harmonious. Although there is a strong sense of geometry which leans on sharp angular lines that is the essence of any modern home, it is accompanied by softer fabrics and accessories. The subtle whispers of light seeping through the windows, diffused by the chiffon drapes lend an extra artistic flavor to the room. Read more

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