The Best Designers In The Middle East – AD50 2022 Revealed
By: Pratyush Sarup and Amy Bradford
The best of the best. That’s always been Architectural Digest’s motto and this year, AD50, our annual selection of the region’s most influential creatives, casts its net wider than before: From established practices and new home-grown talents, to the dynamic diaspora around the world, these are the names to know.
The New Giza Residence, the studio’s most recent project, exalts a sleek and contemporary design language.
Sensuality runs like a red thread through the Cairo architect’s interiors, which are characterized by flowing spaces, tactile materials and nature-inspired colours. Having recently completed an art-influenced black-and-white loft in Cairo’s Garden City for a performer client and a serene and modern house in Egypt’s Caesar Bay, Mekawy is now working on L’Hotel Noir, an eclectic 40-room boutique hotel in Dubai. laithyarchitects.com
