A retail space should be an extension of your product; a captivating amalgamation of your merchandise, ethos and brand. It is the ultimate marketing tool, an assurance of your product’s quality and an embodiment of your brand. Customers should be attracted by the store’s design, enticed by every element to purchase your product. The driving force behind every retail space’s design is the sale of merchandise. The customer’s wants should be made to feel like needs. #interiorart

African architecture and design is rich and varied – perhaps none more so than that of Ancient Egypt.

The white-spotted pufferfish, like the bowerbird, uses design for romance. Over the course of a week, these tiny fish make an immensely detailed and complex circle of sand that can reach up to two metres in diameter, complete with geometric patterns, shells, and an array of sediments for flashes of colour. They design this art to attract a mate, to bring the next generation of pufferfish into the aquatic world. The ocean floor is their canvas. #designporn #uxdesign #designwee

The Inuit igloo is a marvelous feat of design. Compact snow bricks are layered on top of each other to form a dome without any additional support, so sturdy that if an adult stood on it, it would hold their weight. With snow as an insulator, it melts in the warm interior, and hardens into ice when the igloo’s occupants leave, strengthening the structure. In the harsh conditions of the Central Arctic, the igloo makes for ingenious structural design, a beacon of warmth in the c

When designing an office space, the company’s corporate identity should be present in every facet of the design, empowered by it.

From a bee’s honeycomb to the elliptical paths of planets, symmetry has long been recognised as a fundamental quality of nature.

In 17th Century Japan, the design of a samurai’s home depended on his social standing.

Nature is a world, a mine rich in gems of inexhaustible inspirations.

Hospitality is relaxation. It is nourishment, entertainment, rejuvenation; gone are the days when a restaurant was simply a place to share a

Confident. Empathic. Spirited. This is Borhan: an award-winning interior designer with fifteen years of international experience.

The bowerbird knows design and uses it to find love!

Bold. Creative. Strategic. This is Borhan: interior design in which philosophy and design are intertwined, creating sanctuaries.

Whether we realise it or not, design impacts every part of our lives.