&CAIRO

&CAIRO is a new brand of furniture that launched during Cairo’s first design fair at the +20 Egypt Design and Furnex Exhibition. &CAIRO began when brothers Cherif and Ramy Makram decided to expand their family furniture manufacturing business through creation of a new brand. Influenced by the city the brothers live in and love, &CAIRO’s first collection is a fresh and emotional one that gathers pieces by designers from all over the world. I’d keep my eyes on them — their first collection appears very promising.

Pictured above is the L Lounge designed by Karim Mekhtigian, which mixes and matches styles to become a coherent whole — a good representation of the city of Cairo. The lounge has two surfaces, each side is upholstered with a different color of leather portraying the multiple sides of the city. The seat also comes into several versions combining goblin or canvas with leather.

Nut Table by Cherif Makram

ZigZag Bookshelf designed by Viable London

Flow Table by Leonard Bila

E Table and K Table by Cherif Makram

Margo Table by Cherif Makram

Prop Console designed by Viable London

Tea Table Set by Cherif Makram

Utchat Stools by Rami Makram

Photos by Ahmed Zaatar.