Nada Debs
Nada is a Lebanese designer who has re-invented the Levantine tradition of wood-work making.
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Peer Pressure, Judgement, and Sex - Oh my!
Heba brings aboard her husband, Hazem, again to interview Fara and Yehiaa, a married couple who have chosen not to have children. The four share their different lives and how children has affected their marriages and who they are individually....
#174: Teacups and Mugs
Today we are talking about Teacups and Mugs! Why do we never call them Teamugs? We are talking specifically about decluttering these cups and mugs as well as how to organise them, as people have a lot of them in their cupboards (I see a lot every day). You can...
The UAE presents a sustainable alternative to concrete at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2021
This week, digging into the National Pavilion of the UAE for the Biennale Architettura 2021 Wetland, which is curated by Wael Al Awar and Kenichi Teramoto. The prototype is created from recycled industrial waste brine, handcast into organic shapes to recall the UAE’s traditional coral-built houses and spans 7m...
#173: Tupperware
Exciting topic this week... Tupperware! aka containers with lids which we use to store mostly food. The lids are a pain, the containers if made of plastic are bad for the environment and people have too many of them. It's a hot mess and I'm not...
Max Rodenbeck
Max Rodenbeck is currently the South East Asia Bureau Chief for The Economist, based out of New Delhi, but began his career in Cairo.