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Interior Design Studios in Dubai & Abu Dhabi
Six UAE studios behind the region's villas, penthouses and hospitality interiors, from design-and-furnish specialists to full-service fit-out.
The UAE market mixes villa specialists, hospitality designers, and full-service fit-out firms. These six each differ in scope, from design-and-furnish to whole-house manufacturing, and the profiles below describe the differences.
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OPPEIN UAE
Dubai, with showrooms across all seven Emirates
The UAE arm of OPPEIN, the China-founded company that bills itself the world's largest cabinetry manufacturer after 30 years in the industry. It runs a manufacture-and-fit model rather than a pure design consultancy - kitchens, wardrobes, bathroom vanities and full villa interiors - backed by ISO 9001/14001 certification and awards including a Red Dot and an iF Design Award.
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Algedra Design
Dubai
Founded in Dubai in 2013, Algedra has completed over 500 projects across the UAE and more than 30 countries, handling architecture, interiors, landscaping and fit-out entirely in-house rather than outsourcing phases of a project - unusual at this scale.
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Zen Interiors
Al Barsha, Dubai
Established in 2003, Zen Interiors pairs interior design with its own furniture showroom, offering a design-and-furnish service rather than design alone. The studio has over 900 completed homes in its portfolio, from Burj Khalifa penthouses to family villas in Damac Hills.
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4Space Design
Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai
Founded in 2013 by Amjad Hourieh and Firas Alsahin, 4Space works across hospitality, retail, workplace and luxury residential projects for clients including Emaar and Huawei, with recognition from the Restaurant & Bar Design Awards and the Commercial Interior Design Awards MENA.
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Antonovich Group
Dubai
Founded in 2010, Antonovich Group works at the palace-and-penthouse end of the market, with services spanning architecture, interiors, fit-out and landscape design under one roof - built for clients who want a single studio accountable for the whole build.
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ELE Interior Design
Dubai, with offices in the UK and US
Led by Leali Ezzat, ELE works across residential, commercial and hospitality interiors from offices spanning the UAE, UK and US, with completed projects extending into Saudi Arabia, Europe and North America - a wider geographic reach than most Dubai-based studios.
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