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Karim El Faramawy, Managing Director, Adze Designs

Karim El Faramawy, Managing Director, Adze Designs

Bio:

Karim Elfaramawy is a workplace strategist, architect, and founder of Adze Designs (2017)—the region’s first evidence-based studio dedicated exclusively to workplace strategy and interior design. His practice blends environmental psychology with hard data to elevate performance. Before Adze, he delivered museums, visitor centres, and high-rise towers across four continents—experience that now sharpens his workplace lens. Karim is also the co-founder of dsgnr, an AI-powered platform that converts raw workplace data into space plans, mood boards, and BOQs in minutes. Building on a long career in computational design, his current work explores how machine learning augments briefing, planning, and decision-making. He regularly lectures at universities and industry events on how AI is reshaping architecture and interiors.
Karim’s LinkedIn:
Karim Elfaramawy is a workplace strategist, architect, and founder of Adze Designs (2017)—the region’s first evidence-based studio dedicated exclusively to workplace strategy and interior design. His practice blends environmental psychology with hard data to elevate performance. Before Adze, he delivered museums, visitor centres, and high-rise towers across four continents—experience that now sharpens his workplace lens. Karim is also the co-founder of dsgnr, an AI-powered platform that converts raw workplace data into space plans, mood boards, and BOQs in minutes. Building on a long career in computational design, his current work explores how machine learning augments briefing, planning, and decision-making. He regularly lectures at universities and industry events on how AI is reshaping architecture and interiors.

Bio:

Adze Designs’s Website and LinkedIn:
Welcome to AdzeDesigns, a team of designers who create work environments that enhance the well-being and productivity across different industries. As workplace specialists, we understand that your employees are the heart and soul of your business. That is why we design work environments that cater to their needs and bring out their best. We’re not just designers; we’re innovative problem solvers. We know that creating a productive workplace is not just about furniture and aesthetics but also about creating a culture that fosters collaboration, creativity, and well-being. We use an evidence-based approach to create workplaces that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also functional, sustainable, and inclusive. Our team includes designers, organizational psychologists, and environmental design researchers. They collaborate with you to understand your goals, culture, and needs to offer offer a context-specific design to your workplace. Our comprehensive services include full workplace design, functional design, space retrofitting, and experiential graphic design. With a wealth of experience working with diverse industries, from tech startups to multinational corporations, we bring a fresh perspective to every project. Our proven track record comes from the testimonials and post-occupancy surveys showing that our workplace design solutions have significantly contributed to improving staff productivity, morale, and operational space efficiency for our clients.
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