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For Smita Sheth, it all began with a table and ended with a house that speaks in tones of vibrant colours, antique touches and classic lines...

Internationally renowned restaurant chains maintain their corporate identity with easily-distinguishable design features. But when Benningan's opened its first outlet in Dubai last year, it subtly incorporated local elements.

For Egyptian kitchen designer Amr Al Helmy, the cooking area is not a drab place where you turn your back to the world... instead, he'd prefer it to be rich in cultural overtones, a room full of warmth; a work area where you can converse with your friends and family even as you turn out various dishes; where you can even watch your favourite television programme...

The play of lights can have a major role in the settings of your home. Capitalising on his expertise, lighting designer Ajaz Ahmed has positioned various bulbs in his home to create different effects

For Egyptian kitchen designer Amr Al Helmy, the cooking area is not a drab place where you turn your back to the world... instead, he'd prefer it to be rich in cultural overtones, a room full of warmth; a work area where you can converse with your friends and family even as you turn out various dishes; where you can even watch your favourite television programme...

Unusual interiors can provide a vibrant edge to the corporate identity of a firm – especially if it's business as usual. <br /> So, when CSS & Grey, an advertising agency in Dubai, decided to make their new office a creative haven, they welcome suggestions that combined innovation with imagination

Although it is cold in appearance, wrought iron has been making a design statement for ages. From tables to chairs, to bed frames, desks, lamps and candle holders, designers are creating metal furnishings in every form imaginable. You'll like the way wrought iron contrasts with fabric and wood. So, why not give your home an arty look?

Indian antiques are popular the world world over. Today it's fashionable for home interiors to have at least one corner which features the 'exotic' Indian look. Interestingly, reproduction items can cost more than antiques – a shortage of craftsmen skilled at carving highly intricate repros makes such items more dearer...

The Giordano outlet at Al Ghurair is the fashion chain's first showroom in the Middle East to start implementing the group's new brand image. As part of Project Lighthouse, it has gone to great lengths to reflect the underlying design theme: simplicity

We have all seen beautiful homes and offices with sad plants lying neglected and dusty in some corner. Or a brown-at-the-edges plant greeting you at the entrance of a building. It is only after they buy plants do people realise that plants do need a lot of attention

An excellent view of Sheikh Zayed Road is not the only thing that Al Habtoor's new office has working for it. Its plush interior is also a perfect blend of classic and modern

Deepak Arora has taken a lot of time to design the interiors of his villa in Dubai. The result is a home which is not only light and uncluttered but is also an interesting mix of the traditional and the modern.