Author: Alex

World Arabia's first children's fashion editorial — a spring project with BAMBI MGMT bridging Moscow and Dubai, where professional child modelling meets seasonal freshness.

Farida Al Awadhi on founding the UAE's first female-owned design firm in 1989 — from the Dubai Ladies Club to Qatar's largest auditorium, by a woman…

Tatiana Sinitskaya of Circle Property — selling apartments by text message after 16 years of trust, 60-70% net yields, and the Dubai enchantment that makes clients…

NOAH founders Aram Manukyan and Asmik Kalantaryan — from 13-metre crane lifts on Tverskaya Street to turning impossible requests into impossible achievements, from Italy to Dubai.

Darya and Eugene Avilov of Roomy — grey dishwashing sponges, hand-painted art on every wall, bean-to-cup coffee, and a growing collection of spirits left by Arab…

Olga Tatarkina on building a real estate career in Dubai's competitive market through one principle: never recommend what you would not buy yourself.

Vladislav and Yuri Lomakin on bringing hockey from Kazan to Dubai — building a community around a sport that has no natural home in the desert,…

InterContinental Maldives — the brand's first all-inclusive property in the Raa Atoll, adjacent to the Baa Atoll UNESCO Reserve and its manta rays, where the reef…

Portrait Firenze — the Ferragamo family's hotel on the Arno, facing the Ponte Vecchio, where a century of Florentine craft tradition informs every decision from the…

Portrait Milano on Via Montenapoleone — the Ferragamo family's palazzo hotel in the heart of Italian fashion, where the staff's insider knowledge comes from actually belonging…