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IN PARTNERSHIP: Whether you’re migrating from your slick apartment Downtown Dubai to a spacious villa in Arabian Ranches or simply want to hit refresh on your interiors, Crate & Barrel offers seamless solutions that will complement any space and taste.
The design team at Crate & Barrel have carefully thought through every scenario to create three distinct yet harmonious themes that compliment every style of living.

Just as you’d approach your wardrobe, the key thing is to not to be rigid with your design choices. Instead, play around with trends and finishes to come up with something unexpected. The warm and balanced colour palette and minimal design makes Crate & Barrel’s latest fall selection ideal for mix and matching.
Below, we take you through the themes and the key pieces to elevate your home with this autumn.
Modern Prairie

Taking inspiration from architect Frank Lloyd Wright who broke away from closed-in architecture and embraced nature, the Modern Prairie is all about bringing the outdoors in. Expert furnishings constructed from warm woods and natural materials with the colour palette rooted in earthy tones, such as browns and warm amber with pops of ochre. Some of the hero pieces from this edit include Wells leather sofa or Anaise bed that will instantly bring a sense of balance to the room. Some of the larger pieces do benefit from high ceilings and plenty of natural light that you find in villas, but you can easily create a nature corner in a studio apartment with the use of preserved botanical flowers placed in a Poe glass vase, cushions with different texture, layers of rugs for added warmth and a walnut floor mirror which brings an illusion of space. To turn it into a secret corner with a retro flair, introduce an Anaise rattan room divider – even Coco Chanel was a fan of dividers. If you want the focus on the dining room then you should explore the unique selection of serving boards and utensils.

Urban Retreat

If you cherish living in an intimate space or want to play up your minimalist interior with some elegant touches, then you might find something extra fabulous in the Urban Retreat selection. Focusing on soft textures, colour-washed hues, sustainable materials, and welcoming silhouettes, there is something extremely soothing about subdued pieces that focus on texture and detail. For example, the curved Rouelle sofa with chenille-like fabric adds an instant statement to the room and yet still comfortable to unwind on after a long day at work, while Ezra Glassware set with its textured glass finish is perfect for hosting a refined and sophisticated dinner party. The selection of home accessories such as candle holders and vases provide plenty of options to help enhance side tables and shelves. Play around with a wide variety of curved shapes, mixed materials, and unusual textures to piece together a statement display.

Trove
 
Just moved into your brand new apartment? Inject it with some youthful spirit from the Trove collection that celebrates colour, striking silhouettes in the forever modern look of Danish design. Updated seasonally, this range is ideal for those who love a clean style of living, but with a hint of classical European décor that has been given a modern twist with punchy colours and eye-catching silhouettes. Think Copenhagen fashion week of interiors. This collection is easy to mix and match, but try to keep it in the same colour spectrum for a contemporary mood and embrace a more down-to-earth lifestyle by choosing low seating, narrow cushions and layered coffee tables. This approach will make the ceilings in an apartment feel higher.
Ofelia Velvet Swivel Dining Chairs

Amalie Small Space Apartment Sofa

Oli Oval Dining Table

The latest collection is available at Crate and Barrel’s Dubai stores at Mall of the Emirates, City Centre Mirdif, and the Dubai Mall. It can also be found online at crateandbarrel.me.
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IN PARTNERSHIP: In the ever-changing dynamics of the world, companies are constantly having to adapt. Whether those dynamics be a pandemic, a shift in technology or a refocus on values, it’s how one deals with the issues and changes at play which ultimately proves which organisations will thrive.
While many issues come and go, one continued problem amongst many organisations, however, is the lack of representation of women in business. In fact, global evidence reveals that women only make up an estimated 25 per cent of middle-management positions worldwide. This figure is even less when it comes to women in board positions making up between five per cent and 17 per cent.

The solution? According to Professor Payyazhi Jayashree, Dean – Faculty of Business at the University of Wollongong, “Empowering women at an accelerated pace is therefore a business imperative.”
As the first female Dean of the Faculty of Business at UOWD, Professor Jayashree is not only an expert through her professional career in this field, but has first-hand experience in the fundamental things that need to be done to solve this issue.

From research she has completed in this field – in partnership with institutions such as the UN, Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC) and Dubai Chamber of Commerce and more – particularly to do with the career development of women in the Arab Middle East, she found the key to success for women in business is to ensure they have access to the relevant career capital.
“Capital creation is a continuous process and while institutional mechanisms are crucial, all of us as women in business will also have to take ownership for continuous learning in formal and informal ways,” Professor Jayashree explains.
It’s through experience with the women studying in her learning cohorts that Professor Jayashree has found that they succeed in the best way through a “personalised, flexible and reflective approach to learning”.
This is where UOWD’s Master of Business programmes come into play, which has a wide-range of programmes suited to enable many women, no matter which arms of business they are looking to go into, to succeed.
The university’s popular Master of Business Administration programme offers a key opportunity for students to not only equip them with the knowledge to operate in the ever-changing global market, but they will have the opportunity to collaborate with senior industry professionals, creating indispensable networking opportunities.

Similarly, UOWD’s one-of-a-kind Global Executive Masters in Luxury Management (GEMLUX) opens doors for students in Dubai like no other university. For many AME women who are aspiring to work in luxury, this master’s course gives students the opportunity to travel to three luxury fashion capitals around the world – Milan, Geneva and Paris – during the four-semester curriculum. In-keeping with the university’s ethos to help their students with the best of the best, GEMLUX is also supported by key players in the luxury industry including Chalhoub Group, Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Ferrari S.p.A.
For those seeking to carve their own paths in the world of business and entrepreneurship – something Professor Jayashree is always encouraged by seeing women taking that leap – UOWD’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation program includes collaborating and receiving feedback from top entrepreneurs from prototypes created during students’ studies, along with mentorship from those in global innovation hubs, which include Germany and Australia.
Through Professor Jayashree’s commitment, as well as the wider faculty of business at UOWD, for innovative and transformative priorities to help both female and male students to succeed in the world of business, further bridging the gap of the lack of representation of women in organisations.
“Discovering one’s authentic leadership is a continuous and evolving process and it is only through collective sense-making and collaboration (with men and women working as equal partners), that we can create sustainable societies, particularly through leveraging empathy and knowledge-creation,” she says.
To grow your career with the University of Wollongong Dubai click here. 
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