Maktaba Bookshop

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Tri Design Studio | Lead Designer.

Interior & Store Front Renovation.

Client: Kalimat Publishing Group

Maktaba is Kalimat Group's bookstore, café, and event space—a versatile and inviting hub. The open design incorporates flexible bespoke display furniture and movable glass partitions for selective area isolation. Customized modular bookshelves, with unified widths and varied heights, offer diverse combinations to meet specific display needs.

Collaborations with local illustrators, frequent partners of the Kalimat Group, enrich the interior. These collaborations yield site-specific illustrations and artworks, contributing to the distinctiveness of different zones. Maktaba aims to be a dynamic space of literature, art, and community egnagment.