Omar Nakkash, Interior Designer at Nakkash Gallery, reveals the inspiration behind the gallery’s new collection.
This spring, Omar and Wajih Nakkash created a limited-edition collection of furniture that captured the imagination of collectors, designers and architects at Design Days Dubai. This inimitable combination of two generations of style, substance and aesthetic judgment bears witness both to the dramatic development of the city’s design scene and to the powerful and profound legacy of the duo’s gallery.
After six consecutive of years exhibiting, the duo decided that this year’s fair was the ideal time for the launch. “At the inaugural edition of Design Days Dubai in 2012 we were the only locally-based exhibitor – and we have returned every year since with collections from international designers, offering them an opportunity exhibit their work… But this year it felt right to use this platform ourselves,” says Omar.
As the son of Dubai design royalty Wajih Nakkash – Founder and Director of Nakkash Gallery – Omar is forging the gallery’s future with his educated eye, keen business acumen and streamlined design philosophy.
His approach to design, influenced by favourites Wajih Nakkash, Gio Ponti, and Herzog & de Meuron, is visionary yet grounded. “My design philosophy revolves around simplicity and elegance. It embodies timeless aesthetics while maintaining a striking look that is unique,” he says.
This story is from the May 2017 edition of Identity.
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