FoID feature at INDEX 2011, Dubai

 

Design concept by: Christian Merieau and Anil Mangalat, Samuel Creations SA, Dubai

'CUBOiD' to allow visitors to see and experience the talent and creativity of Middle East region's interior design professionalsAPID will be hosting a new and experimental feature area that will showcase the latest creative works, designs and trends of the region's talented pool of interior designers. This will take place during this year's edition of the INDEX International Design Exhibition 2011, which will be held from October 22 to October 25, 2011 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The unique feature is part of the region's first 'Festival of Interior Design' (FOiD), which will also be held from October 22 to 25, 2011 across Dubai.

The CUBOiD is a distinctive cube-shaped structure designed and conceptualized by a team of local designers and will offer visitors to experience sheer creativity within an interior setting. A look inside the CUBOiD will bring you on an inspiring journey to experience interior design in its purest form. Stretching out over an area of 174 sq meters, the CUBOiD will be composed of 5 key areas with an experimentation zone at the heart of the feature. The feature also includes a library housing contemporary books, magazines and published journals on interior design and related subjects; an information area for both APID and FOiD combined with key exhibition areas displaying the latest works from student designers and entries for FOiD's design competition; and a café and meeting lounge for APID members, INDEX visitors and participants to hold discussions and networking sessions.

Afkart - Lebanese Designers Souk

We are keeping an eye on this event!

Maurizio Anzeri Extraordinary Embroidered Art!

 

 

Fantastic collection! You'd almost think it was photoshop'd! Love it.
Images from: http://www.yatzer.com/The-embroidered-secrets-of-Maurizio-Anzeri

Boxed in 'The National' !

We had the honour to be featured by Selina Denman in The National newspaper yesterday. The National is Abu Dhabi's best printed and online newspaper. Here's the printed version of the article! The same can be found in the digital copy here.

Launched in April 2008, The National sought to establish an institution on par with some of the greatest newspapers in the world, but with the authenticity of a paper made in the UAE. With more than 250 journalists based in the country's seven emirates and in foreign bureaux throughout the world, The National tells the story of the Middle East as seen through the region’s eyes. Focused on the capital, Abu Dhabi, but anchored in the new social and political reality that is the emerging nation within a fast-changing global context, The National offers fresh, compelling content that’s made in the UAE.

/Sarah

Exceptional Ceramics by Jo Davies

We happened to stumble upon this designer's work, and fell in love with these contemporary light fixtures! Take a look at the vases also..exceptional beauty with an exceptional price tag :).
Images from http://www.jo-davies.com

Feelings..

Very unique decorative ceramic pieces from this week's featured designer Ms. Mitsy Sleurs. This is part of a series of babushka’s themed with different ‘feelings’.
L-R: FEELING CAPTURED- Mini Art Feeling , FEELING CHAOTIC- Mini Art Feeling  , FEELING TORN - Mini Art Feeling

Boxed Spotted!

Boxed was spotted in a post in the lovely and talented Ms. Erica Hogenbirk's blog. Thank you for the nice words! Wishing you always the best of luck and brilliant design ideas to come!

The Revolution;The Arab Awakening; The Uprising; The 'Typographic Spring'!

Couldn't help but fall for this illustration!

Typographic Spring, the 1st in the Multiple Baselines series of interviews on contemporary Arabic type technology and design. Illustration by Edo Smitshuijzen, using the Kufam font developed for the " Typographic Matchmaking in the City " project by Artur Schmal and Wael Morcos.

*Image from : http://www.khtt.net/page/29872/en

Sarah

This Week Featured Designer: Ms. Mitsy Sleurs

 

Craft Along With Us!

Feeling a little crafty? Looking for that special touch for your gift wrap? Here's some ideas that caught our attention!

Images Clockwise (L-R):  http://www.ginettelapalme.com/ , http://acreativemint.typepad.com/ , http://www.coxandcox.co.uk/, jordanferney.blogspot.com

Few of Our Favourite Things: On The Table Top!

Preppy and pretty table top decorations are now available online! Don't leave those surfaces empty, decorate them with these special one of a kinds.

1. White Copper Large Paper Mache Vessel available here  2. Feeling Chaotic Mini Art Feeling available here 3.  Kyo PinkVase and Cover available here 

www.wawyaa.com on #Boxed

We were featured today in this lovely new blog, thanks a lot Wawyaa.com!

Confashions from Kuwait on #Boxed

Boxed was featured today at Confashions from Kuwait blog, and the lovely wall tiles from Element Clay Studio was the blogger's favourite!
Thank you for this feature and best wishes from Boxed.

We Love Food As Much As Design w/ Bethany Kehdy

This week's delicious recipe from Ms. Bethany Kehdy is a mouthwatering raspberry & quark cheese summer cake..ohh that's a true piece of art!
Check the details here & bon appetite if you do it!

This week's Featured Designer: Ms. Luzelle van der Westhuizen

 

Few of Our Favourite Things: Lamp Shades

1.Cream Lotus Lamp Shade @$68 by Studio Mold at http://www.boxedonline.com/ 2.Puwai Lamp Shade @ $115.60 by Joug Design at http://www.boxedonline.com/ 3.Bright Blue Beetle Lamp Shade @$80by Hogenbirk Knitwear at http://www.boxedonline.com/

Featured Designer: Erica Hogenbirk

We Love Food As Much As Design

Our appreciation for good design is great and we strongly believe that design brings down all barriers between all nations of the world, but we think of food as the same. Therefore, we have dedicated a section of our blog to feature our favorite cooks and food bloggers of the world, to share with you this second love we have.

This month we are featuring Ms. Bethany Kehdy, a Lebanese-American food blogger, recipe developer, freelance food and travel writer, and food photographer. Ms. Kehdy is the founder of Taste Lebanon, leading culinary tours across Lebanon and Food Blogger Connect; Europe’s first and only conference and forum for food bloggers.

What’s special about this lovely lady; is the sense she has for bringing out the beauty and essence of the Middle Eastern cuisine and framing it in a very modern. We have picked a few of her dishes that left us drooling : )

Hope you like them!

1. Mixed Green Salad with Garlic Butter Beans, Fried Egg & Sumac. 2. A Lebanese Layered Dip.  3. Cardamom Yoghurt Mousse w/Tangerine Compote & Pistachios.

Nothing Beats A Homemade Lemonade!

Image courtesy of Jacob's Kitchen

Our Giveaway to Khaleejesque Readers!

This week we participated as a sponsor for http://www.khaleejesque.com/ readers competition for celebrating their 2nd Anniversary!
We offered a magnificent giveaway; a handmade pillow cover full of vibrant colors and made in the lovely land of Sri Lanka!
Go ahead and check it out here: http://www.khaleejesque.com/2011/06/blog/boxed-giveaway-eye-kandy-pillow-cover/ and maybe participate in the competition to give this lovely pillow cover a home.

Flattered!

We are flattered with this blog post from our dear supplier Ms. Mitsy Sleurs from Artmind. Check some of her work here http://www.boxedonline.com/table-top/decorative-ceramics.html , and take a look at her exciting blog too: http://artmind-etcetera.blogspot.com/

Flowerpress on #Boxed

flowerpress: boxed: "Its taken a while to come together, but with the launch yesterday of the wonderful new Boxed website Flower Press wares are now available..."

Thank you Khaleejesque!

We are extremely excited about this blog post!

Khaleejesque is a thriving lifestyle online magazine that revolves around everything hip and happening in the Arabian Gulf countries when it comes to the continuously evolving cultural scene.
http://www.khaleejesque.com/2011/05/blog/boxedan-online-store-that-supports-independent-designersartisans/