Asmaa Said Launches The Odd Duck Design

Asmaa Said launches The Odd Duck Design, an interior architecture and design practice based in Dubai. Specializing in the F&B, Hospitality and Residential sectors, the studio seeks to deliver an element of the unexpected.  

 “We named the firm The Odd Duck Design because we embrace the weird, we celebrate the different, and we seek the unexpected. We believe the quirks in our personalities bring out the best in our creations. We take every project as an opportunity to write the client’s story, one that is told through the finest of details, from lighting to textures, from sculpting spaces to unusual material pairings and everything in between.”

– Asmaa Said, Founder of The Odd Duck Design

Fostering a research heavy approach to design, the studio aims to place a high value on human connection and cultural relevance to be able to deliver meaningful and mindful designs that last the test of time.

The award-winning interior & product designer has specialized in Hospitality and F&B design for the past decade and prior to setting up The Odd Duck, Asmaa ran a Dubai based multi-disciplinary office, working on signature projects globally in over 10 countries and 23 cities. During her tenure, she worked with the world’s leading Hotel Operators such as Marriott International, Starwood, Accor, Hilton, Shangri-La, Hyatt, Intercontinental and Viceroy. Her work has been featured in forums such as Architectural Digest, Wallpaper Magazine, Supper, Interior Design Magazine, with her completed projects winning Internationally acclaimed awards such as World Interior News Awards (WIN Awards), AHEAD Awards, International Hotel & Property Awards as well as others.

Earlier this year, the studio was appointed by Meraki Hospitality to work on the brand evolution and interior design of Uma Nota. With already well-established restaurants in Paris and Hong Kong, the Group is collaborating with The Odd Duck Design to envision their new ventures in Milan, Lisbon and Geneva. The Odd Duck Design is also currently collaborating with Lulie Fisher Design Studio on the refurbishment of the pool deck and bar at the iconic Raffles Dubai near Wafi and a new build project for an exciting Gin Garden and Cocktail Bar concept in Bahrain.