Oh, holidays!!!

For many, Dubai is a dream holiday destination, but we couldn't wait to leave it for a couple weeks. So, for next 3 weeks we're hanging around through the Asia - see you in August!! Till then, please enjoy my older posts.

Design Dubai: Kitsch cupcakes

Kitsch cupcakes is a nice little place on Jumeirah Road (on right hand side going in Mercato direction) where you can sample cupcakes which are not only lovely decorated ,but delicious as well. Selection is big enough to make you wonder which one to buy. My favourite is red muffin topped with white cheese cream. Price: 14 Dhs per one.

Design Dubai: 50° at Souk Al Bahar

50° - is another great place with funny gadgets, some clothes, bags and some interesting furniture (yes, this is again armchair from Noel Duigan), like by Ibride (eg. ostrich table). But I think that location is not very convenient, because I noticed that usually there are very few people hanging around.

Design Dubai: XVA

XVA - cafe, gallery and boutique hotel, is one of my favourite places in Dubai. Everything is beautifuly arranged around the courtyard, and adjacent small rooms offer some surprises like window tower room with comfy sofas, shop, and gallery spaces. You can stop here for a coffee and delicious vegetarian lunch or you can just browse around. Upstairs there is a hotel.

Design Dubai: S*uce

S*uce is one of not many independent boutiques in Dubai. If you are fed up of chain shops selling the same clothes all over the world then this is your stop (but rather expensive...). Another thing I like about S*uce (pronunciation: Sauce) is interior of their shops. Make sure you visit their branch in Dubai Mall to see bath tube-transfered-into-quirky-sofa and lights made of vintage tea cups (as seen here ).

Design Dubai: Lime Tree Cafe

Today's Friday, so chill out and relax, especially when it's so hot outside. Make your trip to Lime Tree Cafe on Jumeirah Road, order some mint cooler or nice smoothie, pick out some great looking food (great choice, mostly vegetarian) and take your time, after all - it's Friday!

Design Dubai: O! Concept

New great place on Dubai's scene - O! Concept - concept shop and cafe with loft feel, located on Jumeirah Road (close to Jumeirah mosque, at the back of The One building). There is a great selection of quirky interior products and some clothes and shoes, too. They stock Noel Duigan's gergeous chairs and armchairs (www.noelduigan.com), Nora Badanian's paintings, Thorsten van Elten, Lazyoaf and many more. Must go and see.

Design Dubai: Carluccio's

What can be better than good, simple italian food? At Carluccio's you can both dine and then buy some italian delicatessen.Interior is nice and airy, and you can also choose to seat outside where you'll have a great view of Dubai fountain. Just remember that the bread basket and olives will be added to your bill (22Dhs+18Dhs).

Design Dubai: Kartell

One of my favourite brands - italian Kartell, has got a showroom here, on Jumeirah Road (between Jumeirah Beach Hotel and KFC). Inside they've got all you'd expect them to have - Marcel Wanders' stools, Philippe Starck's Ghost chairs, Ferruccio Laviani's lamps, to name just a few. But there is one disappointing fact - each item is charged double as what you'd pay in Europe...

Design Dubai: Ted Baker at Dubai Mall

Hi, today I'd like to start new series: Design Dubai. In the city has a handful of nice, cool places that offer good interior design and pretty good selection of products. Today: Ted Baker's changing room. Well, I must admit that the cabin is small and darkish, and this makes deciding about buying that new clothes a little bit difficult, but plush curtain, cast iron chair and a quirky squirrel lamp make enough excuse to go there and check it out.

Souk Al Bahar's Chandelier

This gorgeous arabic-style chandelier can be spotted in Souk Al Bahar, which is close to Dubai Mall.

Sheikh Zayed by night

Well..., that's been a few very busy days moving the house. But finally, it's over and now we can enjoy our new very convenient location and...a roof swimming pool with view like this!

The Greens (soon)...

I'm so busy right now that I don't even have time to update my blog :-(

But the thing is that we are moving in/out, so I'm up and down between 2 apartments, trying to arrange things, do some cleaning and painting. Uff...

Grand Hyatt's Panini

Great coffee (my favourite - Illy), and mouth-watering desserts you can find in italian style Panini cafe at Grand Hyatt Dubai (close to Wafi). Also, they sell everyone's favourite italian goodies like Cantucci biscuits.

Atlantis Dubai

So much money spent to build the Atlantis..., but, hmm, public space interiors are so kitchy. Money well spent?