Favourite 50 Interior Designs

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SEE THE LISTS: Top Interior Designs: Hotels | Top Interior Designs: Offices | Top Interior Designs: Retail | Top Interior Designs: Leisure & Entertainment | Top Interior Designs: Leisure & Entertainment 2 | Top Interior Designs: Public Sector/Institutional

At CID, we are in the privileged position of seeing, experiencing and writing about some of the most inspired interiors in the Middle East.

From fancy hotel lobbies and atmospheric restaurants to über-functional hospital rooms and ultra-progressive offices, we see, on a daily basis, how spaces can impact experiences… and existences.

It is a remarkable experience, watching your projects unfold; seeing how an under-nourished brief becomes an inspired sketch before evolving into a rendering and then magically morphing into a fully-fledged interior. It is a complex, painstaking, often frustrating process that is catalysed by your creative passion and stubborn determination.

The CID Favourite 50 is a tribute to that passion, and a celebration of your achievements. At the annual CID Awards, we often lament the fact that there can only be a handful of winners, and that countless incredible design schemes have to go unmentioned and unrecognised as a result.

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So we decided to go back and create a collection of some of the most interesting interiors that we have come across over the last few years. We looked back over old case studies; we studied past award entries; we visited spaces that we hadn’t seen before; and we created a list of our 50 favourite interiors.

We’ve tried to include projects from around the region to ensure that this is a true showcase of Middle Eastern design. It’s also important to note that the projects are presented in no particular order. Instead, we’ve divided them into five categories: hotels, offices, public sector and institutional, leisure and entertainment, and retail.

Projects have been selected for a multitude of reasons. In many cases we were struck by the originality of the design scheme; in others we were impressed by the designer’s efforts to address sustainability; in some instances we were awed by the designer’s ability to overcome significant challenges.

Most of the time, we just loved the way a space made us feel. And, truth be told, even with 50 places to fill, there were still plenty of amazing interiors that we just didn’t have the space to include. We hope you enjoy the selection, nonetheless.