Aline Asmar d’Amman

Born in Lebanon, Aline Asmar d’Amman is the architect, interior designer and founder behind Culture in Architecture, a design studio based in Paris and in Beirut. Approaching each project with an evocative and narrative force, Aline Asmar d’Amman weaves intricate dialogues between the raw and the precious, heritage and modernity, poetry and materiality. Culture in Architecture has been at the helm of several iconic interior projects, including the re-opening of the Hôtel de Crillon, a Rosewood Hôtel in Paris, the renovation of the Eiffel Tower’s gastronomic restaurant Le Jules Verne, creative collaborations with design legend Karl Lagerfeld, while overseeing the renovation of  Palazzo Dona Giovannelli, Venice’s historical jewels, home to the future Orient-Express Hotel and Villa Belinzaghi, steeped in the heart of Villa d’Este’s property. Aline Asmar d’Amman is currently developing the designs of Dream of the Desert, the Middle East first five-star train departing from Riyad to Al-Jouf, with a stop at AlUla. Pursuing cross disciplinary work ranging from interior architecture to art direction and scenography for private and public international projects, Aline Asmar d’Amman’s contemporary approach is nurtured by a dedication to savoir-faire and fostering cultural conversations.