‘Rental in Dubai is heavy load on the furniture: a new guest every 3–5 days. Suitcases against the corners, children on the sofas, coffee on the tables, beach sand in the fibres of the fabric. An ordinary sofa from a Dubai showroom would not survive that and a quarter.’
‘Through MBL we we selected materials for real-world use: micro-velour (easy to clean, does not rub shiny), porcelain stoneware on the tables (does not scratch, does not swell), eco-leather on the beds (withstands cleaning with disinfectants). And we brought it all together into 10 apartments in a single shipment — each property is put together to its own design concept, but the logistics and purchasing are shared.’
