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Create Your Interior Design Portfolio: Industry Insiders Share Their Top Tips for Early and Mid Career Designers

1 day ago | admiddleeast.com | Alyssa Giacobbe

A strong portfolio is every designer's best friend, whether they're just starting out, self-employed or finally looking for a new job. So, how to create your interior design portfolio that will get you noticed and help you nail that big interview? Follow these expert tips to climb the career ladder. It’s the ultimate catch-22 for any young creative: How to get work before you’ve actually got any work to show?
James Bond Villain’s Moroccan Villa From Spectre Is for Sale for $2.9 Million

2 days ago | admiddleeast.com | Noelann Bourgade

This stunning Moroccan villa, which doubled as James Bond villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld’s lair in the 007 movie Spectre, is in fact, located in lush Palmeraie, and not the Moroccan desert as the movie suggested. The Dar Bianca villa, with its straight, graphic lines and swimming pool.
9 Women Ceramic Artists From the Arab World Who Are Moulding Their Stories Through Clay

2 days ago | admiddleeast.com | Rawaa Talass

These are the Arab women ceramic artists you need to have on your radar. In contemporary craft and design, the humble and personal practice of working with clay is fast becoming a coveted mainstream artistic medium.
Mocha Zellige Tile and Olive Green Plaster Create a Moreish Interior at Abu Dhabi Café, Mill

3 days ago | admiddleeast.com | Saiqa Ajmal

At new Abu Dhabi café, Mill, the material palette offers unexpectedly pleasing contrasts. Think glossy mocha zellige tile, olive plaster walls, black-and-white terrazzo flooring, brushed steel panels, and exposed plywood, stained to highlight the woodgrain further. But it’s a surprising architectural intervention which designer Tarlan Vaziri is most pleased about.
Art Deco Style Finds a Minimalist Future in Downtown Manhattan

3 days ago | admiddleeast.com | Saiqa Ajmal

“We weren’t trying to recreate the 1930s,” says interior designer Magdalena Keck. “We wanted to distill the essence of Art Deco style – its structure and geometry – and interpret it in a way that feels right for today.”That vision came to life at 270 Broadway, a limestone tower overlooking City Hall Park in New York City. Completed in the 1930s, the building is a Manhattan landmark, with classic Art Deco style proportions and details.
Let Us Introduce You to Our New ‘Creatives at Home’ Issue

4 days ago | admiddleeast.com | Talib Choudhry

It is invariably fascinating to take a peek into the homes of designers and architects. (How do they choose to live? Do they practice what they preach?) Often, a creative’s home is a bold visual manifesto that displays what they stand for. But it can also be surprisingly simple and pared back, providing an antidote to all the design decisions they make for others. It’s something like perfumers not wearing any scent, or the fashion pack’s favoured all-black uniform.
Egyptian Designer Tarek Shamma’s Flip Furniture Collection Explores the Purity of Shapes

4 days ago | admiddleeast.com | Aidan Imanova

In 2023, Egyptian designer Tarek Shamma crafted a palatial double-masted riverboat (felucca-esque, but grander) that celebrated the diverse eras of Egypt’s history. Although newly constructed, its timeless qualities prompted questions about its history. Which is exactly what the designer intended. His globally admired projects for the shoe designer Christian Louboutin include a monumental folly in Portugal, which is of a similar nature.
33 Best Interior Design Software Programs and Apps To Use in 2025

4 days ago | admiddleeast.com | Kelsey Mulvey

What are the best softwares to design a space? What softwares do designers use for photorealistic 3D renders? These are the best interior design software programs and apps to buy in 2025. While the most beautiful projects are imagined by architects, decorators, and contractors – as opposed to a machine – selecting the right interior design software can help turn your spatial dreams into a reality.
From Sage Green to Palest Putty, This Apartment Is Filled the Most Soothing Colours for the Home

5 days ago | admiddleeast.com | Saiqa Ajmal

Perhaps it’s the soothing sage green in the primary bedroom, the sky blue living-dining area or the putty pink hues of the guest room. Or, more likely, the skilful combination of all of these colours that make this apartment so calming and current. “I’ve always been interested in how a room feels, not just how it looks,” says the interior designer responsible for its transformation, Filippo Calvagno of Studio Calvagno.
Earthy Interiors, Vintage Furniture and a Cherished Tapestry Set the Tone for This Wonderfully Whimsical Madrid Home

5 days ago | admiddleeast.com | Marina Asins |Pablo Zamora

A chance encounter with a vintage tapestry that had been on Marta de La Rica's wishlist for years inspired the earthy interiors of her sprawling Madrid home, where colours range from soothing ivory and warm terracotta, to aged silver, sage green and duck egg blue. Marta de La Rica in the formal living room, which is dominated by a Mirco Marchelli painting in a 17th-century frame. The bronze Clotilde Ancarani coffee table sits on a Christopher Farr rug.