After a much too long break from blogging — I’m back!

I have a serious infatuation with tiles. Especially when they’re as beautiful as these Moroccan made tiles by Popham designs. Colorful handmade cement tiles are beautiful – inspired by their Moroccan surroundings and would enhance any room.

Learn more about the tiles and how they’re made (very cool) here.

“The Hive”, made of lacquered wood, inspired by both the natural shelter built by bees and traditional forms of Arab Andalusian architecture. The storage modules of hexagonal shape overlap so as to draw a landscape in space and become a structuring element around which the user can move.

Designed by Mostapha El Ouhlani, from Morocco. This would be a great element of design and function in any home.

Also from Mostapha El Ouhlani, this clock design made with geometric shapes inspired by the work of zellige, resembling Moroccan tile work. Simple and beautiful – I’d love to watch that clock anytime!

Sun screens and shades at Delia Shades will never make you want to open up your blinds. Moorish and Indian jali styles are a few of the wonderful designs and patterns available. Each design is custom designed and fitted for your windows. Simple and subtle decor to make any room beautiful! How fantastic would they look on a summer day! See more here.

Nada Debs, Lebanese designer, uses the philosphy of “less is more” to create chic, contemporary furniture. The combination of disciplines creates pieces with clean lines while the unexpected use of a variety of mediums – mother of pearl in the ‘East & East’ collection, perspex in the ‘floating stools’ (below) – have become the epitome of her design.

Living in various countries, Nada’s multicultural background creates inner tension and leads her to express the vast breadth of these influences through her designs. “The creative process is therapeutic. It allows me to express all my cultural influence, which aren’t always compatible, in a harmonious way.”

Beautiful colors and lines, Nada creates furniture that is unique and modern–something I’d love to have in my own home!
See more at Nada’s site here.

Handmade card by A Crafty Arab (etsy shop here, where you can buy)
Cute and fun – made with old Arabic Economics books.

Modular sofa series by Katrin Greiling for Traffic 2009. Fun and colorful. Download brochure here.