Aidan Imanova, Author at identity

Casamia x identity x Dastaangoi - Emirati Women's Day

Culture & Conversations

identity hosted a roundtable and workshop in honour of Emirati Women's Day in collaboration with Casamia

identity Design Awards 2025 launches

identity is excited to announce its annual identity Design Awards 2025.

Dubai Design Week 2025 | Downtown Design

Dubai Design Week is back in 2025

Taking place between 4-9 November, here's what we know so far about the 11th edition of the Middle East's leading design festival.

Architecture

identity Design Awards 2025 launches

identity is excited to announce its annual identity Design Awards 2025.

Interiors

Bold and Experimental

This villa by C'est Ici captures the bold and vibrant personality of its owners

Architecture

Elevated Design

In the heart of Saudi Arabia’s Aseer region, DLR Group has redefined hospitality through bold architecture, regional resonance and a contemporary lens on culture at Hilton The Point

identity Design Awards 2025 launches

identity is excited to announce its annual identity Design Awards 2025.

Bold and Experimental

This villa by C'est Ici captures the bold and vibrant personality of its owners

Elevated Design

In the heart of Saudi Arabia’s Aseer region, DLR Group has redefined hospitality through bold architecture, regional resonance and a contemporary lens on culture at Hilton The Point

The Latest

Abu Dhabi Bright

From cultural icons to world-class entertainment, this latest book by Assouline captures the many layers of the UAE’s capital

A New Urban Destination – The Gold

Located on King Salman Road, the 32,000m2 development will redefine leisure, dining and wellness in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province

The Art of Cooling

Gaggenau’s new refrigeration series blurs the line between architecture and appliance

Designing Movement

RIMOWA’s signature grooved aluminium meets Vitra’s refined design sensibilities

Editor’s Pick

A Brand Symphony

Kader Mithani, CEO of Casamia, and Gian Luca Gessi, CEO of Gessi, reflect on the partnership between the two brands

Read ‘Bold Design’ – Note from the editor – July/August 2025

Read identity magazine's July/August 2025 edition on ISSUU or grab your copy at the newsstands.

The Art of Curation

We interview Karine Obegi, CEO of OBEGI Home, about the brand’s early beginnings, its evolution into a regional design authority, and what lies ahead

Interiors

Step inside Al Huzaifa Design Studio’s latest project

The studio has announced the completion of a bespoke holiday villa project in Fujairah.

Soulful Sanctuary

We take you inside a British design duo’s Tulum vacation home

Elevate Your Reading Space

Assouline’s new objects and home fragrances collection are an ideal complement to your reading rituals

All Aboard

What it will be like aboard the world’s largest residential yacht, the ULYSSIA?

Design

Turkish furniture house BYKEPI opens its first flagship in Dubai

Located in the Art of Living, the new BYKEPI store adds to the brand's international expansion.

Yla launches Audace – where metal transforms into sculptural elegance

The UAE-based luxury furniture atelier reimagines the role of metal in interior design through its inaugural collection.

Designing Spaces with Purpose and Passion

We interview Andrea Savage from A Life By Design – Living & Branding on creating aesthetically beautiful and deeply functional spaces

Craft and Finesse

EMKAY delivers a bold and intricate fit-out by transforming a 1,800 sqm space into SUSHISAMBA Abu Dhabi, a vibrant multi-level dining experience

Into the Woods

Perched among the treetops, this serene home’s permanent connection to nature invites dwellers to unplug and unwind

Design on the Fast Track

Agata Kurzela Studio completes an F1 lounge that blends Emirati hospitality and contemporary design, set against the high-octane drama of Formula 1 in Abu Dhabi

Products

Things to Covet

Elevate your spaces with a pop of colour through these unique pieces

MORPHO chair by Tomorrowland

Swirl Autumn rug by Uchronia

Paradigm by Montana Furniture

Yellow AGARIC stool by The One

Kabila coffee table by Terry Aidoo

Taraxacum by Illulian

Arctic by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and Artemide

Saguaro lamp by Qeeboo

Soda by Yiannis Chikas for Miniforms

Webb by Barovier&Toso

Design Focus

Summer Living

HKLIVING’s Summer ’25 Additions are arriving to the Middle East via Urban Nest

Design Focus

Living with Masterpieces

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and Sedar Global collaborate on a limited-edition collection offering for summer 2025

Architecture

A Sculptural Ode to the Sea

Designed by Killa Design, this bold architectural statement captures the spirit of superyachts and sustainability, and the evolution of Dubai’s coastline