Our Team
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Zahir Abdul Latheef
Founder & Design Director
Zahir established the boutique design practice in Muscat in 2015 and subsequently expanded to Dubai in 2021. Graduating with a Bachelors in Civil Engineering in 2012, he has worked on multiple disciplines of architecture, engineering and design over the course of the last decade. He currently holds a colossal 160 projects to his personal record.
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Suhail Rasheed
F&B Strategist
Suhail advises our F&B clients on design strategies they can adopt to stand apart in the restaurant industry. His expertise switches between his background in engineering to his first hand exposure to the F&B market through his other ventures. He serves on the board of directors for Cleresdyne, a commercial kitchen contractor in Dubai and also on an emerging distributor of fast-moving consumer goods in Oman. Over the last 17 years, he has worked in various functions in multiple sectors, including engineering, construction, real estate, consumer goods, and retail.
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Sümeyye Yıldız
Interior Designer
Sümeyye Yıldız graduated from Anadolu University, Department of Interior Architecture in 2016. In 2020, She completed her master's degree in Building Design with her thesis titled "Architecture and Discourse: An Analysis on Conversations with Louis I.Kahn, Le Corbusier, Turgut Cansever and Students". She made various interior and furniture designs during her undergraduate and graduate studies. She also founded a group called The Cordoba Ratio, where space-based readings were made.
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Magdalena Tina Bielawska
Interior Designer
Magdalena has a bachelors in Interior Architecture from University of Ecology and Architecture in Warsaw and a masters on the same subject from Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw-Poland . She believes that "less is more" and is passionate about creating modern, contemporary interiors.
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Jabir Paruvingal
Visual Communications & Photography
Jabir graduated in 2012 with his engineering degree in Information Technology and pursed a creative path in photography and visual communications. He career progressed through Times of India newpaper, various TV channels in India prior to joining our team. He also co-owns two production companies in marketing and advertising.
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Ume Abiha Zaidi
Interior Designer
Ume Abiha Zaidi is a recent graduate from the American University of Sharjah with a Bachelor of Interior Design from the College of Architecture, Art and Design. She has taken part in multiple design competitions, and won the Sharjah Museum Authority Design competition of 2021. Abiha has an interest in retail and residential design which she wishes to explore further and develop in her professional career.