Khaled el Mays

New York-trained Lebanese architect and designer Khaled el Mays has developed a series of limited-edition objects and furniture for Milan-based Nilufar Gallery. Palmea is an exploration of the co-existence and contrast between artisanal craft and mass-produced modular furniture, and the handmade and high technology. The large cabinet (pictured) is made from brass, wood and rattan, and displays tropical and early modernist overtones.