MDes Interior Design School of Design
Fatma Ibrahim
Egyptian designer with a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the American University of Sharjah, and over five years of professional experience in residential interior design and spatial planning. My work explores the role of domestic interiors in shaping everyday living experiences, with a particular focus on how spaces influence identity, memory, and belonging. During my studies, I developed a strong interest in the living conditions of migrants, which continues to inform both my design practice and research, where I investigate how home environments adapt to cultural transitions and diasporic life.
The Fired Plate
Stage 1 Project
A hybrid space that brings together a pizzeria and a pottery studio, located on Sauchiehall Street. The project explores how food and craft can coexist within a shared environment, fostering community interaction while reimagining the commercial high street experience.
Wasted Wonders
Stage 2 Project
This project investigates overconsumption and food waste as its central theme, using the M8 gantry as its site. It seeks to raise awareness of contemporary patterns of excess through spatial design and visual communication. Framed within a hyperpop aesthetic, the project amplifies its message through bold, exaggerated, and playful forms that mirror the culture of abundance it critiques.
Bayt Al-Ghorba
Stage 3 Project
This project explores themes of migration, belonging, and the transformation of domestic space. Building on research into the living conditions of Egyptian migrants, it proposes speculative spatial strategies that respond to cultural adaptation and diasporic identity. The project investigates how architecture and interior design can mediate between memory and new contexts, creating environments that sustain both continuity and change in the migrant home.
