Rabih Hage

Instagram: @raibh_hage_studio

‘His work has a quiet, powerful edge, balancing modern living with old world elegance.’ - New York Magazine.

Rabih Hage is an award-winning RIBA chartered architect and designer with offices in London and New York. His multi-talented team delivers a wide range of private and commercial projects, offering a seamless client experience from start to finish. Blending poetry with pragmatism, Rabih Hage has an established record of creating beautiful, comfortable, and functional buildings and spaces with the end users always in mind. Without compromising on design, Rabih Hage delivers within the financial forecast of each project, while at the same time winning design industry awards and plaudits in the press.

What is your idea of perfect happiness?: A glass of rosé alongside my pool - I don’t believe in perfect happiness. Happiness lasts 3 hours max. There is always something that will happen and re-adjust what happiness is. I believe in satisfaction.

What is your greatest extravagance?: A glass of rosé alongside my pool

What is your current state of mind?: Self-isolationist

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?: Philanthropy as an activity of voluntary giving - altruism is a virtue

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?: "Funky Fresh" ....to describe the current trend in designing 1970s nostalgic interiors

Which talent would you most like to have?: Play the electric guitar properly

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?: Stop thinking of wanting to play the electric guitar properly

What do you consider your greatest achievement?: The Rough Luxe Hotel ...but i am not done yet. So new achievements at the horizon.

If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?: The ocean

Where would you most like to live?: By the ocean

What is your most treasured possession?: A precise inches and centimetres Stanley tape measure lined with tan Hermes leather with saddle stitching. They don't do these anymore.

What is your favorite occupation?: Drawing

What is your most marked characteristic?: Decisive hesitation.

What do you most value in your friends?: Altruism

Who are your favorite writers?: Paulo Coelho and Gibran Khalil Gibran

Who is your hero of fiction?: the unsung hero of fiction ... none

Which historical figure do you most identify with?:

Who are your heroes in real life?: Le Corbusier and Zaha Hadid - two opposite architectural styles but both great creative minds

What is it that you most dislike?: Philanthropy for tax reasons

What is your motto?: Always bring-out the truth in the design