Guides, case studies and process notes from Kenania Inventive Arts — an architecture, interior design and brand studio with offices in the UAE, Egypt, Malaysia and Syria, working with clients across the region and beyond. Everything below comes out of delivered work.
Interior Design Guides
Practical guides on how interiors actually get designed, costed and specified — written from live projects, not theory.
AI in Interior Design: How We Actually Use It (and Where We Don’t)
What generative tools speed up, where they fail every time, and why the fee for a buildable design has not changed.
Space Planning in Interior Design: How a Floor Plan Gets Decided
Circulation first, zoning public against private, door swings, daylight and the clearances that matter.
Interior Design Cost: What Actually Drives the Number
Design fee versus build cost, why bespoke joinery is the biggest lever, and how to compare two quotes fairly.
Specifying Interior Finishes for Gulf Climate
Heat and UV on timber, MDF in wet areas, dust, stone sealing and metals — plus a checklist before you sign.
Office Fit-Out Design That Still Works in Year Three
Headcount, acoustics, meeting-room sizing, power to furniture, lighting for screens, reception and storage.
Interior Design Trends 2026: What Actually Changes a Space
Trends judged by what survives contact with a real budget: quieter materials, lighting as structure, warmer color.
11 Modern Reception Design Ideas in Dubai, UAE
How a reception carries a brand in the first ten seconds — layout, desk, lighting and materials.
Luxury Neo-Classical Interior Design
Proportion, moldings and material weight — how classical language is used without pastiche.
Architecture & Facades
Elevations, shading and site planning for residential and mixed-use buildings across the Gulf and the Levant.
Neo-Classical Villa Facade Design That Works in the Gulf
Proportion, detail depth, finishes, boundary wall, lighting and parapet under Gulf sun and dust.
Residential Building Facade Design in Saudi Arabia
The unit plan behind the elevation, shading depth, window-to-wall ratio and roof plant.
Residential Complex — Modern Architecture & Space Planning in Jeddah
A multi-block residential scheme: massing, unit mix and shared amenity planning.
5 Outstanding Commercial Landscape Design Tips — Damascus
Hard and soft landscape decisions for a commercial site in a hot, dry climate.
Retail & Hospitality Projects
Case studies where lighting, sequence and display do the selling.
Jewellery Store Lighting Design: Getting Stones to Read
Beam angles, color temperature, CRI, case heat and glare — drawn from the Ceres boutique in Kuala Lumpur.
7 Secrets of Jewellery Shop Interior Design in Kuala Lumpur — Ceres
A luxury retail masterclass at Ceres Boutique, Starhill Gallery.
Royal Lounge Bar Interior Design in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
A neo-classical bar and lounge: back-bar as the hero, seating rhythm and low-light detailing.
Spa Interior Design for a Wellness Resort
Sequence from arrival to treatment, wet and dry zoning, planting and quiet.
Furniture & Product Design
Where design tooling and fabrication meet the object itself.
How to Design an AI-Inspired Office Desk
Branding and interior cues translated into a single piece of furniture.
AI Desk Design: How to Keep Generating Fresh Ideas
Using generative tools as an idea engine without losing authorship.
AI-Powered Wood Sculpting: The Future of Furniture Design
CNC and generative form-finding applied to sculpted timber.
Branding, Digital & UI/UX
Identity systems and digital products built for brands that also need a physical presence.
What a Brand Identity Package Should Actually Contain
Logo system, file formats, color for screen and print, font licenses, templates and testing.
PC Builder E-commerce UI/UX: Inside the GameX Configurator
Compatibility that fails helpfully, live pricing that does not shift the page, and order tracking.
Multi-Vendor Marketplace UI/UX — App & Dashboard, Saudi Arabia
Seller dashboard, buyer app and the admin layer that keeps a marketplace honest.
Social Media Poster Design & Management for Brands
How a repeatable poster system kept 150+ brands posting on time and on brand.
Boosted 5X: Digital Marketing for Food Brands
What actually moved the number for a food brand — creative, cadence and offer.
Machine Learning: 55% of People Sort Their Waste
A data and interface problem disguised as a recycling problem.
Choosing & Working With a Design Studio
How to brief, compare and work with a design team you will never meet in person.
How Remote Interior Design Actually Works
The survey we verify, the review rhythm, how finishes get approved, and what still needs someone on site.
How to Choose the Right Design Agency for Your Business in 2026
What to ask, what to ignore, and the signals that predict a good engagement.
Remote Graphic Design Company: 5 Ways to Choose the Right One
Portfolio depth, process, turnaround, file handover and how they handle revisions.
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Case Studies
Delivered projects with the brief, the design moves and the drawings behind them.
Corporate Headquarters and Showroom Interior: Reception, Executive Floor and Model Gallery
Interior design for a developer’s headquarters: a stone-and-timber reception, waiting lounge, executive offices, boardroom and a showroom where architectural models are displayed like jewellery.
Neo-Classical Villa Interior, Dubai: Entrance Hall, Majlis and Living Spaces
Interior design for a family villa in Dubai: a double-height entrance hall with marble inlay, a formal majlis, family living and dining in a light neo-classical language with layered lighting.
La Joya Poly Clinic: Brand Identity for a Boutique Clinic in Mirdif, Dubai
Logo, rose-gold palette, typography and brand guidelines for La Joya Poly Clinic in Mirdif, Dubai: a medical and aesthetic clinic identity that reads premium without looking clinical.
Modern Villa in Saudi Arabia: Exterior, Landscape and Living Hall
Architecture and interior design for a family villa in Saudi Arabia: a beige-and-timber street facade with slot lighting, a pergola car court, side garden, and a grey-and-walnut living hall on marble.